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Group 7
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说明文
/
议论文
)
Cloze 13
During
the time of my growth from childhood, money was
always low. Everyday when I woke
up I
always saw my parents sweating, trying to__1__
enough to make ends for the
mortgage(
按揭
贷款
)
and raise three kids. My parents never __2__ and
seemed happy even though we didn't have
a lot.
Right now
I'm the__3__ my parents were when they had the
third baby. Unlike them, I don't
have
any kids to __4__, I don't have a mortgage to pay,
and luckily I have a higher __5__. In an
outsider's opinion, I should be very
__6__, but in fact I'm not. Here's why.
Money is always a__7__ thing. You think
that by having it you'll be happy.__8__ you start
making some and realise it's not making
you happy, you think maybe it's because you don't
have
enough. So you exchange your __9__
for money, sometimes working at a job you don't
even like to
make more __10__. As time
goes on, you __11__ you've been spending more and
more time at
work. You fail to keep
a(n) __12__ between work and family. Friends
wonder why you don't __13__
them
anymore. As you get a higher position, you feel
more __14__ than you did before. You find
you don't __15__ so well anymore. As a
result, your health begins to fail. Also, the cost
of keeping
up with a higher quality of
life is starting to __16__ and you're not making
as much as you __17__
you
would
be. At
the
same
time,
you
are
worried
about
__18__
some
friends
because
you're
earning more money
than they are. Workmates think you earn very much
and that you must be happy.
If only
that were __19__.
Only you
can__20__ your happiness; money can't buy that for
you.
1
．
A.
collect
B
．
earn
C
．
save
D
．
win
2
．
A.
complained
B
．
changed
C
．
pretended
D
．
< br>escaped
3
．
A.
position
B
．
weight
C
．
height
D
．
age
4
．
A. worry
about
B
．
rely
on
C
．
feed
D
．
help
5
．
A.
level
B
．
degree
C
．
sta
ndard
D
．
income
6
．
A.
happy
B
．
confident
C
．
gra
teful
D
．
independent
7
．
A.
poor
B
．
funny
C
．
nec
essary
D
．
good
8
．
A.
Once
B
．
As
C
．
Although
D
．
Before
9
．
A.
power
B
．
place
C
．
time
D
．
mood
10
．
A.
moves
B
< br>．
efforts
C
．
money
D
．
pro
gress
11
．
A.
doubt
B
．
admit
C
．
pro
mise
D
．
realise
12
．
A.
connection
B
．
agreement
C
．
balance
D
．
dif
ference
13
．
A.
welcome
B
．
like
C
．
call
D
．
believe
14
．
A.
stressed
B
．
important
C
．
successful
D
．
fearful
15
．
A.
prepare
B
．
sleep
C
．
understand
D
．
learn
16
．
A. slow
down
B
．
hold
on
C
．
come
about
D
．
add up
17
．
A.
thought
B
．
promised
C
．
knew
D
．
ask
ed
18
．
A.
consulting
B
．
meeting
C
．
shocking
D
．
losing
19
．
A.
useful
B
．
true
C
．
normal
D
．
popular
20
．
A.
gather
B
．
control
C
．
limit
D
．
express