Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the typewriter. "You want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying profession, for not every writer is kissed by future. There are thousands whose expectation is never rewarded. When I left a twenty-year career (职业) in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself.
A. a world that exists only in one’s imagination
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D. the beautiful land one often dreams about
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In an ideal world, the nation’s elite schools would enroll the most qualified students. But that’s not how it （1）Applicants whose parents are alums get special treatment, as (2) athletes and rich kids. Underrepresented minorities are also given (3) Thirty years of affirmative action have changed the character of (4) white universities; now about 13 percent of all undergraduates are black or Latino. (5) a recent study by the Century Foundation found that at the nation’s 146 most (6) schools, 74 percent of students came from upper middle-class and wealthy families, while only about 5 percent came from families with an annual income of (7) $ 35,000 or less.
Many schools say diversity—racial, economic and geographic— is (8) to maintaining intellectually (9) campuses. But Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation says that even though colleges (10) they want poor kids, "
A. require
B. ensure
C. locate
D. generate
The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.
As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today’s relatively high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.
For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age.
A. Ten percent of the Americans live a poor life.
B. Poor people are those who live below the poverty line.
C. The poverty line rises as the general standard of living rises.
D. The poverty line tends to be at the same level.
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