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In 1920, Walt Disney moved to Kansas City and worked at the Kansas City Film Ad Company. There he became interested in animation and started to experiment with his stories. Soon he opened up his own animation business. Later, Disney and his employee, Fred Harman, made a deal with a Kansas City theater to screen their cartoons. They were very popular, and Disney used the profits he made to start his own studio. Afterwards, he expanded his business, but, by 1923，had to declare bankruptcy (破产).
Moving to Hollywood with his brother Roy, they started the Disney Brothers Studio一 which later became The Walt Disney Company — to produce films. From there, they were on their way up. They made the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and, soon after, created Mickey Mouse and associated characters, with the first successful Mickey Mouse film being a short called “Steamboat Willie”.
After some setbacks (挫折)，such as the character of Oswald having its rights stolen by his distributors, Disney soon found himself and his studio well on their way to great success. From there, Disney went on to create hundreds of movies, as well as Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida.
Walt Disney’s story is a great inspirational story. It’s about a man who had a dream and put his entire effort into making it happen. Whenever there were setbacks, Disney kept going to make his dream come alive.
The inspirational message to take from Disney’s story is to keep your dream in your sights and to go after it with all of your faith, trust, belief and joy. If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
21. Which of the following can be learnt from the text?
A. Walt Disney found his love for animation in Hollywood.
B. Walt Disney's studio was funded by Kansas City theater.
C. Walt Disney felt depressed when Oswald’s rights were stolen.
D. Walt Disney went through many ups and downs on his way to success.
22. Which of the following best describe Walt Disney?
A. Adventurous and generous.
B. Hard-working and determined.
C. Serious and honest.
D. Creative and outgoing.
23. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To promote people’s interest in animation.
B. To share Walt Disney’s personal experience.
C. To inspire readers to follow their dreams and keep trying.
D. To introduce the development of The Walt Disney Company.
