9. Let’s talk about ambitions and hopes. Match these words with the definitions below.

desire for	contrasting the two situations or things
compared to	equivalent
inside	a feeling of deep pleasure
equal	to achieve the desired result
pride	wanting to have something
to graduate	a mark indicating the quality of a student's work
to shape	to complete an academic degree
to succeed	to form
to announce	position of someone
job title	to gain or acquire knowledge
to believe	physical force exerted on or against an object
grade	to give information
contribution	within
to learn	the latest time or date by which something should be completed
pressure	a gift or payment to a common fund or collection
deadline	having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others
competitive	to feel sure that

9. Write a word from the box in each gap to complete the text.

until in x 2 to x 4 inside under because

after out for when with

When you are a student it means you have the desire (1) ________ something great. No feeling can equal the pride a student feels (2) ________ he graduates. Ambition is important (3) ________ it is what will shape your future. Without the desire to (4) _________succeed, there is absolutely no way we can succeed (5) ________ life. And after all:

- staying up (6) ______________ 3 a.m.,

- saying “no” to your friends (7) ___________ you know you need to study,

- all the caffeine consumed (8) ___________ your body,

- all the times you have felt like quitting,

- every class you wanted to walk (9) _____ of,

- all the stress you have experienced,

- every hour you spent in the library even hours spent on writing and reading

….are nothing compared (10) ___________ the final result. It is the pride you

will have (11) _________when you announce your job title to strangers and friends. It is a pride you will have forever. So, I believe that I’ll graduate (12) ________ high grades. I’ll make a positive contribution (13) __________ university life. I’ll learn to work (14) ____________ pressure and to meet deadlines. I want (15) ___________ become competitive and to be a good team worker.