Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions．I  36 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 37, he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me he was 38 I would ask him for money if I 39 him in this way.

Money! I 40 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 41, it cannot be 42 with good or bad.

The problem 43 what attitude we have towards it.

At present, we have a more 44 material life than ever before, but we’re becoming more and more 45 . Why? In my opinion, the 46 is the change in people’s personal 47 .They wrongly believe that 48 money should be their only aim in life, so they 49 all sorts of ways they can to  50 this aim.

They are afraid of being 51 and fooled. If everyone thinks like this, what will our 52 be like?

Needless to say，money is becoming more and more important in our society, 53 it shouldn’t be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person only concentrates on 54 , he will be lonely and void(空虚), and even go astray(犯错误).

It is up to us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 55  and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.

36．A．advised     B．offered       C．asked       D．wished

37．A．joy         B．fear         C．excitement   D．surprise

38．A．anxious     B．glad         C．sorry        D．afraid

39．A．stopped     B．told         C．asked        D．helped

40．A．fell         B．felt         C．kept         D．caught

41．A．problem     B．price        C．life          D．use

42．A．joined       B．judged      C．connected     D．seemed

43．A．takes in      B．depends on   C．1eads to     D．smooths away

44．A．powerful     B．beautiful     C．plentiful     D．healthy

45．A．cold-hearted    B．warm-hearted    C．good-looking   D．humorous

46．A．key         B．money       C．man         D．creature

47．A．worth       B．habits        C．fame        D．values

48．A．taking       B．habits        C．spending     D．making

49．A．think up     B．pick up       C．take         D．shoot

50．A．realize      B．recognize     C．take         D．shoot

51．A．found       B．discovered    C．cheated      D．followed

52．A．1ife         B．society       C．belief       D．money

53．A．or          B．but          C．if           D．since

54．A．1ife         B．nature       C．society       D．money

55．A．separately    B．obviously    C．mainly       D．whole-heartedly

　　Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 1 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 2 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way.

　　Money! I 5 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ; it cannot be 7 with good or bad.

　　The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it.

　　At present, we have a more 9 material life than ever before, but we're becoming more and more 10 . Why? In my opinion, the 11 is the change in people's personal 12 . They wrongly believe that 13 money should be their only aim in life, so they 14 all sorts of ways they can to 15 this aim.

　　They are afraid of being 16 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 17 be like?

　　Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 18 it shouldn't be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person only concentrates (全神贯注) on 19 , he will be lonely and void (空虚), and even go astray (犯错误).

　　It is important for us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 20 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.

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A few days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped to ask me 1 ．I decided to tell him how to get to the destination，but to my surprise ，he coldly 2 my offer．I asked him why．Finally he told me he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way．

Money! I 5 deep into thought．Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ，it cannot be 7 with good or bad．

The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it．

Nowadays，we have a more 9 material life than ever before,but we’re becoming more and more 10 Why? In my opinion，the 11 is the change in people’s personal 12 .They wrongly think that 13 money should be their only aim in life，so they 　14　 　all kinds of ways they can to 15 this aim．

They are afraid of being 16 and fooled．If everyone thinks like this，17 will our society be like? Needless to say，money is becoming more and more important in our society， 18 it shouldn’t be the “be-all and end— all” of life．If a person only concentrates(全神贯注)on 19 　,he will be lonely and void(空虚)，and even make very serious mistakes．

It is up to us to make our lives happy，not money．We should try our best to help others 20 and freely．If everyone does so，our society will be better and better．　

1. A. questions　　　　 B. directions 　 　　C. problems　　　　 D.instructions

2. A. agreed　　　　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. received 　　 D. refused

3. A. afraid　　 　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. sorry　　　　 　 D. curious

4. A. stopped　　　　　 B. helped 　　　　 C. asked 　　 　　D. explained

5. A. kept 　　　　 　　B. felt　　　　　 　 C. fell　 　 　　　　D. dropped

6. A. sense　　　　 　 B. value 　 　　C. life 　　　　　　 D. problem

7. A. connected　　　　 B. judged　　　　　 C. joined　 　　　　 D. appeared

8. A. lies in　　　 　 B. depends on 　　 C. 1eads to　　　　 D. smooths in

9. A. powerful　　　　　 B. realistic 　　　 C. plentiful 　　　 D. healthy

10. A. ugly—looking　　 B. stubborn　　　 　 C. cold—hearted 　 D. warm-hearted

11. A. creature　　　　 　 B. attitude　　　　 C. man 　　　　　　 D. key

12. A. actions　　　　　 　 B. habits 　　　　 C. values 　　　　 D. fame

13. A. earning　 　 　　B. carrying　　　　 C. spending　　　　 D. taking　

14. A. come up with 　 B. pick out　　　 　 C. take away 　　D.carry away

15. A. shoot 　　　 　　B. recognize　　　　 C. take 　　　　 　　D. realize

16 A. followed　　　　　 　 B. discovered 　　 C. approached 　 　　D.cheated

17. A. what　 　　　 　　B. how　　 　　　 C. that　 　　　　D. which

18. A. or　 　　　　　 B. if 　　 　　　　　 C. but 　　　　 　　D. and

19. A. society 　　　　　　 B. nature 　　　 　　C. money　　 　　　 D. life

20. A. whole-heartedly　　 B. mainly 　　　　　 C. obviously 　　D. separately

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　　Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 1 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 2 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way.

　　Money! I 5 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 ; it can not be 7 with good or bad . The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it.

　　At present, we have a more 9 material life than ever before, but we're becoming more and more 10 . Why? In my opinion, the 11 is the change in people's personal 12 . They wrongly believe that 13 money should be their only aim in life, so they 14 all sorts of ways they can to 15 this aim.

　　They are afraid of being 16 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 17 he like?

　　Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 18 it shouldn't be the “be-all and end-all ”of life. If a person only concentrates(全神贯注)on 19 , he will be lonely and void(空虚), and even go astray(犯错误).

　　It is important for us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 20 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.

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I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang."Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.
The biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.
But I hesitated.
My friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do."Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK."
I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.

1. 1.

   When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____.

   1. A.
      envied him
   2. B.
      laughed at him
   3. C.
      encouraged him
   4. D.
      didn't believe him
2. 2.

   Why did the author give up the contract?

   1. A.
      Because his wife was strongly against it.
   2. B.
      Because the pay was not attractive enough.
   3. C.
      Because he wanted to care about his two kids.
   4. D.
      Because he didn't want his family life damaged.
3. 3.

   According to the passage, we can infer the author _____.

   1. A.
      used to be a country singer
   2. B.
      preferred his present life
   3. C.
      went on the road to fame
   4. D.
      regretted giving up his contract
4. 4.

   What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

   1. A.
      One should know himself.
   2. B.
      Interest is the best teacher.
   3. C.
      Family should come first.
   4. D.
      Every dog has its day.