Read the following passage and choose the most likely answer to each of the following questions.
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but also explain that there's a big difference between"being a writer"and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write, "I say to them, "not want to be a writer".
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer（自由撰稿人）, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even enough it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
"Shadow land"in the last sentence refers to （ ）.
A、
the wonder land one often dreams about
B、
the bright future that one is looking forward to
C、
the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
D、
a world that exists only in one's imagination
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：
据题可定位到文章最后一句：“这是希望的阴影之地，任何有梦想的人都必须学会在那里生活。”在这之前，作者写到“我会继续把我的梦想付诸实践，即使这意味着生活充满了不确定性和对失败的恐惧。”故结合上文可将"Shadow land"理解为达目标之前的不确定状态，即C项。