became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks，weeks like months，and those many months felt like everlasting __9__．And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried，I just couldn't seem to make any __10__．

　　So what did I do to keep my good sense？I decided to __11__．Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer-a little brighter. Something about writing gave me __12__．And if you want something badly enough，sometimes a little hope is all you __13__！

　　I put my __14__ into a children's book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero，a little fish，who __15__ to give up his dream.

　　And then one day，without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world-just a lot of hard work and determination-I was offered a __16__ contract(合同)for my first book！After that，things slowly began to fall into __17__．I was offered a second book deal. Then，a few months later，I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was __18__ shortly after.

　　Don't give up. Even if things look __19__ now，don't give up.If you work hard，things will always get better. Often our dreams lie in water just a little further upstream... all we need is the __20__ to push beyond the river.

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