After a year or so，however，Alex began to__17__himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by__18__what he wrote.But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—__19__it meant living with uncertainty and fear of__20__.This is the shadowland of hope，and__21__with a dream must learn to live there.

　　One day Alex got a call，“We need a(n)__22__，and we’re paying $6,000 a year.”$6,000 was__23__money in 1960.It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment，a used car and more.__24__，he could write on the side. __25__the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head，something__26__his senses.He had dreamed of being a__27__—full time.“Thanks but no，”Alex said__28__，“I’m going to stick it out and write.”

　　After Alex got off the phone，he__29__everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Alex put the cans and cents into a__30__bag，saying to himself，“There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”

　　Finally his work was__31__in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that__32__writers ever experienced.The shadows had turned into limelight.

　　Then one day，Alex__33__a box filled with things he had owned years before.__34__was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he__35__himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Alex，and anyone with a dream，of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.16．A.expensive B．priceless C．excellent D．used

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