As a boy, my family used to vacation to Oregon. Without even 41 it at the time, I formed a (n) 42 attachment(impression) to those beautiful mountains and forests. Years later, this attachment would 43 itself in a powerful and life-changing way. Sometime during my first year in college I began to get really restless. I grew__44 school and wanted to do something else. Without analyzing the 45 , I quit school and took a job in a big construction company. It was my 46 that this temporary change would provide me with a whole new idea. Well it 47, because I soon realized that I wanted something 48 . I wanted peace and quiet. I also wanted lots of space around me and a much slower pace. Then it 49 me what I really wanted was those beautiful forests of Oregon that I had visited when I was a(n)50 . This is 51 my restlessness gained some focus and my wants changed into intention. At the time, I had no idea how I was going to be successful, 52 I was completely certain that I would turn this new vision into 53 . My wants became the seeds of my 54 to create a whole new life for myself. __55 , that intention moved me to take decisive action in the direction of my goal. Within two years, I had bought 56 , pulled up stakes in Southern California, and was living in the forests of Oregon. I had left everything familiar 57 . Besides the property, I had a tent, a jeep, and $1,000. I was 21 years old and it was an amazing adventure. 58 on your dreams is the only way to breathe life into them. Your life can be whatever you want it to be, but it won’t 59 just because you want it to. One intention can 60 the course of your whole life; that’s what happened to me. 41. A. handling B. realizing C. focusing D. enjoying 42. A. deep B. bitter C. simple D. honest 43. A. prove B. drag C. show D. pay 44. A. curious about B. interested in C. lost in D. tired of 45. A. situation B. pressure C. pay D. part 46. A. story B. hope C. excuse D. shame 47. A. stuck B. rose C. worked D. faded 48. A. wrong B. distant C. tight D. different 49. A. occurred B. struck C. lifted D. lit 50. A. grown-up B. worker C. artist D. boy 51. A. where B. when C. which D. that 52. A. really B. still C. likely D. never 53. A. reality B. service C. power D. shape 54. A. doubt B. intention C. effect D. state 55. A. On the whole B. In particular C. In turn D. On average 56. A. nursery B. furniture C. jewels D. property 57. A. behind B. out C. off D. for 58. A. Keeping B. Taking C. Acting D. Calling 59. A. go B. strike C. stay D. happen 60. A. fail B. disturb C. change D. pick
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