The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn’t __36__ it as a profession. My grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much __37__, earned merely enough to support his family. As a result of this _38 in the family, I went to college -----quite 39 , for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other _40 _. Before my graduation from Columbia, I felt _41_ my duty to leave college and take a job. Aside from the satisfaction of being able to 42 the family, money is all I got out of it. My only ambition was to save enough to _43_ the job and go to Europe to study __44 . I used to get up at dawn to practice_45 I left for “downtown “to work. . I continued to make money, and _46__, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to _ 47_.
The situation of my family improved, and my help was _48_ necessary, so I resigned from my __49__and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50_ . I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and _51_ every minute of it. I was a _52__man and I was doing what I__53 to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a quite wealthy man today, __54 I wouldn’t have made a success of living . I would have _55 all those that money can never buy.
Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.
【小题1】A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．keep【小题2】A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded【小题3】A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example【小题4】A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously【小题5】A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems【小题6】A．thisB．thatC．itD．one【小题7】A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit【小题8】A．give upB．give inC．go onD．throw away【小题9】A．puterB．lawC．historyD．music【小题10】A．afterB．in caseC．beforeD．the moment【小题11】A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately【小题12】A．go backB．go homeC．go abroadD．go down【小题13】A．no longerB．of courseC．in factD．much too【小题14】A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends【小题15】A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．North America【小题16】A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD．enjoyed【小题17】A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak【小题18】A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed【小题19】A．soB．andC．butD．for【小题20】A．missedB．gainedC．achievedD．wonB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文从自己的亲身经历告诉我们钱很重要，但是做自己喜欢的事情更重要，要在金钱和心中真正的追求之间取得平衡，要去做能自己喜欢做的事情。
【小题1】B 动词辨析。A受到B接受C拒绝D保持；我的不能接受我把音乐当成事业。
【小题2】A 动词辨析。A被尊重B被恨C被怀疑D被责备；尽管我爷爷受人尊重但挣的钱不够养家。
【小题3】D 名词辨析。A借口B机会C诺言D例子；爷爷就是学习音乐的例子。
【小题4】A 副词辨析。A开心地B悲哀地C绝望地D紧张地；我上大学时候很开心，我有别的兴趣。
【小题5】A 名词辨析。A兴趣B遗憾C实验D问题；我上大学时候很开心，我有别的兴趣。
【小题6】C 语法分析。It是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语。
【小题7】B 动词辨析。A询问B帮助C警告D参观；除了能够帮助家里以外，我还能挣到钱。
【小题8】A 动词辨析。A放弃B屈服C继续D扔掉；我唯一的愿望就是放弃这份工作去欧洲学音乐。
【小题9】D 上下文串联。根据句意：我唯一的愿望就是放弃这份工作去欧洲学音乐。
【小题10】C 连词辨析。A在…后B以防C在…前D一…就；我在上班之前，练习音乐。
【小题11】B 副词辨析。A首先B最后C逐渐D最近；最后我积累了足够地钱出国了。
【小题12】C 短语辨析。A返回B回家C出国D下降；指积累了足够多的钱可以出国去欧洲学音乐。
【小题13】A 副词辨析。A不再B当然C实际上D太…；指家庭情况好转，我的帮助也不再有必要。
【小题14】A 名词辨析。A职位B大学C家庭D朋友；我辞职了，离开了那份工作。
【小题15】B 上下文串联。根据上文提及要去欧洲学习音乐，说明要去欧洲。
【小题16】D 动词辨析。A浪费B失去C忘记D享受；指我享受在欧洲的每一分钟。
【小题17】C 形容词辨析。A本地的B自由的C聪明的D虚弱的；指我是一个自由的人了。
【小题18】C 动词辨析。A重复B提供C爱D示意；指我在做我所喜欢的事情。
【小题19】A 上下文串联。如果我不辞职，我会是一个很富有的人，但是我的生活就不会如此成功。
【小题20】A 动词辨析。A错过B得到C实现D赢得；指错过这些钱难以买到的东西。