While receiving     1     (拒绝和批评), Tom     2     (感到烦恼和尴尬). Nevertheless, he didn’t give up but persevered.     3     (正是他的耐力和毅力保证了他的成功) in his writing. He considered success a blessing. He became     4     (感激无数次的拒绝)and he thought his writing was worthwhile. He     5     (变得热情和自信) and didn’t dread failure any longer.