Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高級(jí)管理人員) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now __________ on their way to impressive careers. By society’s __________, they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a _____________ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with long time roommates, and __________out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine____________a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have _________that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some _____________ about unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ______________. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ___________. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the___________to which they have so quickly become ___________

People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and _____________ the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they _____________ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s _____________ . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押貸款）to ___________, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something _____________ in their lives, but it’s _____________ to step off the track.

In a society that tends to ___________everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our ________ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ____________ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

1.A. much B. never C. seldom D. well

2.A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations

3.A. last B. least C. second D. best

4.A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked

5.A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected

6.A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded

7.A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve

8.A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect

9.A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty

10.A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project

11.A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available

12.A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather

13.A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in

14.A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable

15.A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off

16.A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining

17.A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal

18.A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver

19.A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions

20.A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced

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