Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often.achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a 36 hole behind his house. As he was 37 ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an 38 . “What are you doing？” asked one of the 39 .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy 40 excitedly. The older boys began to 41 , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 42 . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He 43 it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and 44 ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, 45 look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too 46 ,but it did cause his to go on. And that is what a goal is 47 --to cause us to move in the 48 we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not 49 goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will 50 up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you 51 short of your aim, maybe you can say,“ Yes, but look at 52 I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have 53 my life because I tried to do something!” 54 is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the 55 that really makes sense.
36.A.small B. big C. deep D. wide
37.A.working B. playing C. moving D. wondering
38.A.hand B. look C. tool D. order
39.A.visitors B. girls C. friends D. neighbors
40.A.dug B. answered C. admitted D. debated
41.A.laugh B. shout C. attack D. explain
42.A.dangerous B. illegal C. impossible D. unnecessary
43.A.took B. gave C. passed D. showed
44.A.excitedly B. happily C. confidently D. successfully
45.A.but B. or C. so D. and
46.A.good B. difficult C. clear D. common
47.A.with B. on C .for D. in.
48.A.road B. way C. path D. direction
49.A.every B. each C. all D. both
50.A.begin B. end C. start D. finish
51.A.reach B. fall C. find D. set
52.A.whether B. when C. where D. what
53.A.come into B. got into C. devoted to D. turned to
54.A.That B. This C. It D. There
55.A.life B. goal C. failure D. journey