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In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly introduce some of my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, sharing my love of music, _16_____ of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family __17____. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years and earned barely enough to __18____ for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that helped the family live a life. As a(an) __19___ of this example in the family, my mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an existence with __20____ financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of a career of music, and so finally I went to college quite happily.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial problems and I felt it my duty to __21____ college and take a job. Thus was I started a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years.
Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for __22___, and apart from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely dissatisfied I became really ___23___. I knew what I wanted is to save enough to __24____ and go to Europe to study ___25__. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”, disappointing my poor mother by eating a hurried breakfast at the last minute. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, saved enough to __26____ me to go abroad. And, by now, the family didn’t need my help any longer. I ended my business career, feeling like a man released from prison, and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than ever and ___27___ every minute of it.
“Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a __28____ man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a __29____ man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions, which money can never buy.
When I broken away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family. Most of us are so accustomed to the association of success with money__30___the thought of giving up a good income for an idea seemed rather crazy. If so, all I can say is “Ah! It’s great to be crazy.”
小题1:
A.thought B.disapproved C.agreed D.disagreed
小题2:
A.background B.experience C.tradition D.belief
小题3:
A.offer B.support C.provide D.give
小题4:
A.expectation B.intention C.cause D.consequence
小题5:
A.certain B.uncertain C.sure D.ensured
小题6:
A.enter B.join C.leave D.apply
小题7:
A.interest B.dreams C.money D.hope
小题8:
A.painful B.excited C.embarrassed D.cheerful
小题9:
A.drop B.satisfy C.live D.quit
小题10:
A.music B.medicine C.economy D.Business
小题11:
A.let B.make C.encourage D.enable
小题12:
A.spent B.enjoyed C.wasted D.used
小题13:
A.free B.wealthy C.creative D.enthusiastic


小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:B

小题6:C

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:A

小题11:D

小题12:B

小题13:A

小题14:C

小题15:C