M. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s 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 a typewriter. “You’ve got to 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 affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿者), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my 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 manual type writer and felt like a genuine writer.
　　After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
　　This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
　　1. The passage is meant to ________.
　　A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
　　B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
　　C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
　　D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career
　　2. What can be concluded from the passage?
　　A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
　　B. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.
　　C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
　　D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
　　3. Why  did  the  author  begin  to  doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
　　A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.
　　B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.
　　C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.
　　D. He found his dream would never come true.
　　4. “...People who die wondering, What if?” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to “those ________”.
　　A. who think too much of the dark side of life
　　B. who regret giving up their career halfway
　　C. who thinka lot without making a decision
　　D. who are full of imagination even upon death
　　5. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.
　　A. the wonderland one often dreams about
　　B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
　　C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
　　D. a world that exists only in one’s imagination 
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