On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack   36   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   37   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would  38  . But I jumped up, ran up the   39   to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   40  raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   41   security guards and take me from the stage?   42   my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   43  voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   44   to come to us. We must take    45    to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I   46   to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   47   my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   48  other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   49   . As I sat down at my computer to 50   my e-mails, I  51   woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   52   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   53   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   54   way. So we don’t try. We  55  . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?

A．brought in B．reached for C．took over D．handed in

A．Cheers B．Shouts C．Heads D．Hands

A．offer B．trust C．like D．choose

A．path B．road C．steps D．route

A．thoughts B．opinions C．ideas D．plans

A．ask B．call C．demand D．order

A．And B．So C．But D．Or

A．noisy B．doubtful C．meaningful D．helpful

A．opportunities B．consequences C．results D．aims

A．step B．measure C．way D．action

A．expected B．tried C．permitted D．managed

A．stating B．describing C．presenting D．sharing

A．with B．in C．about D．over

A．news B．message C．response D．reaction

A．check B．examine C．inspect D．review

A．gradually B．suddenly C．immediately D．slowly

A．desiring B．claiming C．begging D．dreaming

A．particularly B．honestly C．falsely D．correctly

A．difficult B．impressive C．early D．natural

A．give up B．put up C．take up D．set up