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 action to__45__what we want!”
After his talk,I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his__46__email address.Over the next months,I sent him emails__47__my vision and dreams with him.He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement.But my life got__48__with other things.I stopped emailing Jack.
A year later,my dreams had worn away.I thought Jack would inspire me into action,like a giant__49__that would show me the way.
I emailed him,and then again—but got no__50__.As I sat down at my computer to check my emails,I__51__woke up.What was I doing?I was waiting!Now I remembered the crowd,most likely__52__that hundreddollar bill,while they sat__53__to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack”
for whom we wait—whether it’s a person,a place or a thing.We__54__believe the gifts of life are just around the corner,and that everything will come in a(n)__55__way.So we don’t try.We give up.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?
36.A.stretched out B.reached for C.stuck to D.handed in
37.A.Cheers B.Shouts C.Heads D.Hands
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