题目内容：

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time！

When I was a senior in high school，I________knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career．

Writing had basically________me when I was only 7 years old，________since that time，I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all________me to have “a back up plan” in case writing didn’t work out．

I’d never even________a different career path，so I was very____6____and worried．After much thought，I decided________would be my “back      up plan,”and I signed up for a class through my high school．

This________that every morning，I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher，Mr．Ralston．Morning after morning，I showed up in Mr．Ralston’s classroom and_______papers for him．

Sometimes，I even________a lesson or two．It was fun，and the students seemed to like me，so I was surprised when it came time for my________．Mr．Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked，“Do you really want to teach？”

“Had I really been that_______？” I thought．

“Don’t misunderstand．You’ll do fine in teaching,”he continued．“But，is your______really in it？”

“Not really,” I______．“I want to write．I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer________I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers______to pursue writing．”

As I shared with Mr．Ralston my hopes，dreams and carefully plotted out back up plan，he smiled and said，“Why are you preparing to______with this back up plan？If you want to be a writer，go for it！Pursue writing！”

Mr．Ralston’s________to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my________of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it！”

That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in________season．So，let’s try and be like Mr．Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today．

1.A．even             B．never             C．already             D．also

2.A．reminded         B．entertained       C．accompanied         D．chosen

3.A．or               B．and               C．for                 D．but

4.A．urged            B．forced            C．taught              D．persuaded

5.A．created          B．taken             C．considered          D．examined

6.A．embarrassed      B．confused          C．annoyed             D．frightened

7.A．writing          B．teaching          C．studying            D．compiling

8.A．meant            B．indicated         C．suggested           D．revealed

9.A．read             B．set               C．graded              D．composed

10.A．reviewed        B．skipped           C．took                D．presented

11.A．application     B．evaluation        C．instruction         D．qualification

12.A．transparent     B．shallow           C．superior            D．ambitious

13.A．eye             B．mind              C．heart               D．focus

14.A．interrupted     B．joked             C．admitted            D．apologized

15.A．unless          B．if                C．because             D．so

16.A．up              B．apart             C．along               D．off

17.A．fail            B．follow            C．depart              D．compete

18.A．encouragement   B．determination     C．tendency            D．attempt

19.A．dreams          B．fears             C．regrets             D．mistakes

20.A．peak            B．low               C．due                 D．New