Have you ever been sad because you failed in something？ If so， please remember， for often，achieving what you expect is not the most（1） 　　thing．

One day， after watching a science program，a little boy（2） 　　to dig a hole behind his house． As he was working， a couple of boys stopped by to watch． "What are you doing？" asked one of them． "I want to dig a hole all the way through the（3） 　　!" the boy answered excitedly． The older boys laughed and told him that it was impossible to do it． Then they left．

The little boy kept on digging and digging． Suddenly， a few small colorful stones caught his eyes． He（4） 　　them and put them into a glass jar（罐子） Patently．The jar was full soon．Then the boy went to the older boys with the jar and said（5） 　　， "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth， but look at what I have found in the process（过程） of digging!"

The boy's goal was too difficult， but it caused him to（6） 　　， in other words， to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be achieved． When you can't achieve your goal， maybe you can say，"Yes， but there are so many wonderful things that have come into my life（7） 　　I tried to do something!" It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a（8） 　　． Just like the little boy， it is in the digging that life is lived．

（1）A． traditional	B． important	C． difficult
（2）A． refused	B． needed	C． decided
（3）A． house	B． hill	C． earth
（4）A． collected	B． threw	C． dropped
（5）A． angrily	B． proudly	C． politely
（6）A． give up	B． come out	C． go on
（7）A． because	B． before	C． whether
（8）A． problem	B． meaning	C． choice