Actor Anthony Anderson has realized a dream 30 years in the making. The 51-year-old ________ a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University last week. “It was all a dream! Words fail to________ the feeling I’m having right now,” Anderson wrote on a social media platform. “My proudest moment is a sense of ________—finishing what I started many years ago.”
Anderson finished his junior year at Howard 30 years ago. ________ some financial difficulties, he had to ask for a________ from school. He worked hard to make a________. Later he started a family and his career ________. He played the starring roles in many films and became a________. The following years he was occupied in his work and didn’t return to school. It was something he always felt________ about — until his son, Nathan, gained ________ to Howard four years ago. That inspired his longing for university study, so he was________ to go back and finish his degree.
“This spring I was________ able to finish the work to graduate from Howard University,” Anderson said. He marked it as a________ by calling it “a full-circle moment” and ________ his fans, “It’s never too late. Things happen when they’re supposed to happen!” Anderson, now a father of two, plans to ________ his education and go to graduate school for a master’s degree.
1.A.received | B.took | C.deserved | D.held |
2.A.cause | B.give | C.describe | D.hide |
3.A.purpose | B.identity | C.completion | D.belonging |
4.A.In terms of | B.With regard to | C.By comparison with | D.On account of |
5.A.reward | B.favor | C.job | D.break |
6.A.fortune | B.living | C.promotion | D.reputation |
7.A.took off | B.started over | C.slowed down | D.pulled up |
8.A.hit | B.leader | C.singer | D.director |
9.A.confused | B.upset | C.anxious | D.regretful |
10.A.assistance | B.admission | C.invitation | D.permission |
11.A.willing | B.cautious | C.determined | D.satisfied |
12.A.eventually | B.gradually | C.obviously | D.temporarily |
13.A.bonus | B.milestone | C.dreamland | D.wonder |
14.A.warned | B.taught | C.commanded | D.reminded |
15.A.record | B.acquire | C.further | D.finish |