SincemychildhoodIalwaysdreamedofbecomingafull-timewriter.TwoyearsaftermygraduationI  21  myjobandmadeupmymindtorealizemy  22 .

Noonecouldtellme  23  Iwouldsucceedornot.Irentedacoldstorageroominabuildingsetupauseddeskand  24  towrite.IhadtoomanythingstowriteandIhadtowritebecausethe  25  wasfullofmyheart.

   AfterayearorsohoweverIbegantodoubtmyself.Ifoundit 26  toearnmylivingbysellingwhatIwrote.Ican’trememberhowmanytimesmynovelswere  27  duringthatyear.ButI  28  toputmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearof  29 .Ibelievedanyonewithadreammustlearntostruggleforthe  30 .

Duringthemostdifficultperiodofmylifeoneofmyclassmatescametoseemeandtriedto 31  me“Yuncometoourcompanyandwewill  32  you2000yuanamonth.”2000yuanwasreallyabig  33  atthattime.Itwouldenablemetolive  34 .Asthemoneyweredancinginmy  35 somethingclearedmysenses.Hadn’tIdreamedofbeingawriter?Afull-timewriter.

“Thanksbutno”Isaid  36 “I’mgoingtosticktowriting.”

   AgainandagainIsaidtomyself“Iwillbe  37 .Peoplewilllovemynovels.”

Finallymyfirstnovelwas  38  in1991.Ihadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwritersever  39 .

Twentyyearshavepassedbuttheeffectithadonmylifehaslasted.NowIoften  40  thetimeworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.Iwillsay“Anyonewithadreamcourageandpersistencewillbesuccessful.”

21.A.attained                   B.quit                      C.paused                  D.seized

22.A.project                    B.glory                    C.dream                   D.liberty

23.A.whether                  B.what                    C.that                       D.when

24.A.gaveaway              B.settleddown         C.putdown               D.tookover

25.A.principle                 B.justice                  C.career                   D.enthusiasm

26.A.difficult                  B.changeable            C.permanent             D.skeptical

27.A.adjusted                  B.at