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of a children"s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the
kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and
a pocket full of money shouting, "Mama, all the people couldn"t wait to buy my cards!" A salesperson
was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall
listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone"s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything.
When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to make people feel like that." My
father asked me what I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler," I replied. A
dream was born.
Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had
accomplished - the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and
managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager- had prepared me for this moment. I
told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height
in career. He told me to proceed and he believed I would succeed.
Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was
laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my
former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never
leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of "if onlys" later on.
A motivational speaker was born.
When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles(奇迹) really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn"t miss a mortgage payment. And I was
able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户). I discovered the incredible power
of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my
dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one
wall she marked, "The world always makes way for the dreamer."
B. Collecting greeting cards.
C. Buying greeting cards.
D. Sending greeting cards.
B. After giving notice to leave her secure position in the company.
C. After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company.
D. After listening to Mr. Ziegler"s inspiring speech.
B. She left her post at the height of her career.
C. She was not sure whether the former company could accept her.
D. She didn"t miss paying the monthly mortgage payment.
B. Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed.
C. The world belongs to dreamers.
D. Everyone will find their dreams.
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Roosevelt"s friends wrote to him and 2 him not to take it to his heart so much. President Roosevelt 3
immediately, saying, "Dear friend, thank you for your letter to 4 me. I am all right now. I think I should
thank God. This is because of the following three 5 : Firstly, the thief only stole things from me 6 did not
hurt me at all; 7 , the thief has stolen some of my things 8 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was
the man 9 me who became a thief."
It is certainly 10 for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt had three reasons to be
11. This story tells us we should learn to be grateful in our life. There is a 12 from Mahatma Gandhi-Live as you were to die tomorrow; learn as you were to live forever. Great people are always 13 their love to
the world, just as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and so on. How about us?
You can not do 14 , but still you can do something. So, be grateful to your life, all the people and the
things in your life.
Be grateful to nature, for the fresh air you 15 , the clean water you drink, and the beautiful flowers you
smell.
Be grateful to your parents, for they 16 to you and taught you right from wrong.
Be grateful to your 17 , for they taught you with great patience.
Be grateful to your friends, for you have known 18 since you were 9 or 10 and faced the 19 together
for so many years.
20 I want to say: being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life. Why don"t we have a try?
Let"s get it started!
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| A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing.But the price-five dollars-was far beyond Reuben Earle"s wealth.Five dollars would buy almost a week"s groceries for his family. But hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea. He ran towards the 1 and stopped at a construction site.People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails _2_ in hessian sacks(麻袋)from a local factory.Sometimes the sacks were _3_, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the 4_ for five cents a piece. Back home, he looked at his mother Dora and _5_.Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hair.Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Every day after school, Reuben walked down the town, _6_ the hessian nail bags.On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 7 than Reuben.Now he would have more time for his _8_. Then one day the _9_ had come. Reuben ran down Water Street to the store."Please, Mister.I have to sell the sacks now." The man took the sacks, 10 his pocket and put four coins in Reuben"s hand.Reuben murmured (小 声说)a thank you and 11 , home. When he got home.Reuben 12 the tin can.He poured the coins out and began to 13 . He had enough. Then, he headed for the shop, "I have the 14 ," he told the owner. The man went to the window and took out Reuben"s 15 . He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper.Then he placed it in Reuben"s hands. Racing home, Reuben _16_ the front door."Here, Mum! Here"." He placed a small box in her work-roughened hands. She 17 it carefully. A jewel box appeared.Dora lifted the cover, 18 beginning to blur (模糊) her vision. Dora had never received such a 19 ; she had no jewellery except her wedding ring. 20 ,she smiled and gathered her son into her arms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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