阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.

But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the _　, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk _　by myself. Then the doctor began the _　. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I  suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I _　you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never _　a day in your life…”

My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an   _　result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly _　a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without_　. I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to_　and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the _　of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which_　me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of _　each time I completed a paper.

Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I _　  appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my _　, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and   _　up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness   _　I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I  _　so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in  _　.

Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my _　into success. He set the bar too _　and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.