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Joy in the Journey If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me 36 . Two brothers decided to 37 a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 38 . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the 39 !” one of the brothers volunteered 40 . The older boys began to 41 , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 42 . After a long silence, one of the 43 picked up a jar full of spiders, 44 and many other kinds of insects. He 45 the lid and showed the wonderful 46 to the scoffing(嘲笑的)visitors. Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found 47 the way!” Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is 48 a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, 49 , to set us digging! But not every goal will be fully 50 . Not every job will end 51 . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be 52 . But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, 53 look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the wonderful things 54 my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 55 . 36. A. say B. explain C. think D. study 37. A. find B. fill C. dig D. search 38. A. rest B. work C. laugh D. watch 39. A. house B. earth C. wall D. road 40. A. calmly B. patiently C. excitedly D. impatiently 41. A. laugh B. think C. stare D. smile 42. A. important B. difficult C. impossible D. interesting 43. A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D. diggers 44. A. worms B. rabbits C. wolves D. flies 45. A. moved B. removed C. broke D. pushed 46. A. contents B. scenes C. pictures D. jars 47. A. in B. along C. to D. out 48. A. what B. how C. where D. which 49. A. other than B. in other words C. rather than D. instead 50. A. made B. prepared C. produced D. achieved 51. A. hopelessly B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. successfully 52. A. come true B. realized C. made D. predicted 53. A. and B. or C. but D. so 54. A. breaking into B. turning to C. coming into D. holding to 55. A. matters B. happens C. appears D. proves (责任编辑：admin) |