As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.

A．search B．realize C．understand D．enter

A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something

A．in the end B．for example C．by the way D．on the contrary

A．Determination B．Courage C．Desire D．Convince

A．but B．so C．or D．and

A．building up B．suffering from C．looking for D．talking about

A．predict B．discover C．wonder D．question

A．tasks B．jobs C．lives D．games

A．surprised B．satisfied C．frightened D．disappointed

A．failure B．history C．procedure D．development

A．abandoned B．possessed C．offered D．required

A．stood B．stayed C．rose D．fell

A．alone B．awake C．alive D．alike

A．Teachers B．Managers C．Friends D．Parents

A．passing B．exposing C．devoting D．throwing

A．ordinary B．cruel C．good D．physical

A．thirst B．anger C．worry D．fortune

A．stands for B．turns to C．goes against D．applies to

A．success B．loss C．salary D．result

A．carry on B．insist on C．depend on D．bring on