WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(试演).IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential．Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendevent

　　WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(试演).IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential．Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious(有声望的)modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend．Atl3，myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego．Wehave neverbeenrich，buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed．

　　Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies．Formonths，anyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel．IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!

　　Ofcourse，Iwasn’tsigned，butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5'9”(about1．75metres)Icouldbeasuccess．Iprayedforagrowthspurt(冲刺)becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream．Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses．$500foraphotoshootand$300forotherexpenses．Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging．

　　Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions，butwitheverydayIdidn’treceiveacall，Igrewmoredepressed．

　　ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling．TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity．Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaiting．onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort．Iwasdevastated(感到难以承受的)．

　　Yearslater，IrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn’tactuallylovemodeling，justtheideaofit．Iwantedtobespecialand1wasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal．Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuture．

　　29．What’sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?

　　A．Shewonanationalcontest．

　　B．Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth．

　　C．Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies．

　　D．Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel．

　　30．What’stheauthor’sparents’attitudetowardherdream?

　　A．Encouraging． B．Worried． C．Doubtful．D．Enthusiastic．

　　31．Whatwasitthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?

　　A．Herparentswerestronglyagainstit．

　　B．