五、完形填空
Maya, a 15-year-old girl, loved writing, so her notebook was full of poems and 1. ______. However, both her parents worried about her future. “Writing is not an easy way to get success,” they said. 2. ______ following her heart, Maya had to study business（商业）in college.
During the first term, Maya found a writing competition（比赛）for the college students. Excited 3. ______ afraid, she told her parents about that.
“Fine, but only if you balance it with your studies,” Her parents nodded.
Every night, Maya 4. ______ late until she felt sleepy. She sent stories to the club, but all the replies（回复）were polite “no’s”. Maya asked herself, “Should I stop writing?”
When she was thinking of 5. ______, her mother hugged her, “Remember why you started.”
Weeks later, a message with the subject “Congratulations!” appeared（出现）in her email box. Maya won the competition! She finally joined her dream club. There she shared her ideas with writers who 6. ______ encouraged her to trust herself. “Like the fingerprint（指纹）—it is different from others, your stories have a special 7. ______,” said a bestselling writer.
Now, with many of her books coming out, Maya is invited by lots of schools to share her experience about 8. ______ to be successful. She says, “Our dreams are worth chasing（追逐）.”
Maya still keeps that 9. ______ notebook. Its pages are filled with her old poems. On the back cover, she adds, “Words come from the heart, but action（行动）fires the journey.”
Maya’s experience 10. ______ far and wide, encouraging young people to pick up pens and follow their hearts.
（ ）1. A. jokes
B. songs
C. exercises
D. stories
（ ）2. A. Without
B. After
C. By
D. As
（ ）3. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
（ ）4. A. wrote
B. read
C. drew
D. sang
（ ）5. A. counting down
B. reading off
C. cheering up
D. giving up
（ ）6. A. calmly
B. bravely
C. warmly
D. largely
（ ）7. A. culture
B. picture
C. style
D. answer
（ ）8. A. when
B. where
C. who
D. how
（ ）9. A. colourful
B. thick
C. boring
D. early
（ ）10. A. happens
B. sells
C. spreads
D. lasts