One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed   36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37   for granted, just as he   38   himself. Now, however, he felt   39   －and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his   40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying   41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate （命运）played a cruel   42   on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was   43   to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy . He began to   44   the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only   45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated （带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are   46   you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world   47   seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49   making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is   50  . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be   51  . Everything will be all right for us －as it is for the “small people”in Jimmy’s books－if we make choices that are   52   for us.
In spite of his new   53   and wealth, Jimmy prefers working   54   at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could   55  .

A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy

A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses

A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to

A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless

A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration

A．home B．condition C．situation D．work

A．game B．trick C．role D．part

A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult

A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize

A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests

A．that B．what C．which D．whoever

A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually

A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted

A．after B．about C．with D．before

A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful

A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal

A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple

A．product B．fame C．name D．job

A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly

A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn