As executives(高级管理人员) 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 longtime 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 cars with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some of 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 in 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(抵押贷款) 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 from 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 costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.1. A: muchB: neverC: seldomD: well2. A: policiesB: standardsC: experimentsD: regulations3. A: lastB: leastC: secondD: best4. A: cycledB: movedC: slidD: looked5. A: sharedB: paidC: equaledD: collected6. A: advertisedB: witnessedC: admittedD: demanded7. A: complainB: dreamC: hearD: approve8. A: distributeB: hateC: applaudD: neglect9. A: calmB: guiltyC: warmD: empty10. A: familyB: governmentC: lifestyleD: project11. A: accustomedB: appointedC: uniqueD: available12. A: yetB: alsoC: insteadD: rather13. A: let outB: turn inC: give upD: believe in14. A: fundamentalB: practicalC: impossibleD: unforgettable15. A: take offB: drop offC: put offD: pay off16. A: missingB: inspiringC: sinkingD: shining17. A: harmfulB: hardC: usefulD: normal18. A: measureB: sufferC: digestD: deliver19. A: disastersB: motivationsC: campaignsD: decisions20. A: assessedB: involvedC: coveredD: reduced

   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(高级管理人员) 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 longtime 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 cars with expensive new sports cars.

    The thing is, a number of them have              that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some              of 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              in 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(抵押贷款) 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 from 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 costs many 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 off

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