Rwxwnrly, a professor of philosophy in the U．S．has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we 1 money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to 2 every penny they spend for a week． 3 they spend their money, they can see what they really 4 in life．
He says our relation with others often becomes clearly 5 when money enters the picture．You might have 6 with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will 7 him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does, it brings 8 to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before．Or it can suddenly 9 the friendship if he doesn’t．
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author 10 some millionaires for 11 ．Question：What is the most 12 thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer：What makes me surprised most is how people give me 13 ．I am nothing I don’t know much．
People just 14 making more and more money, but what is it 15 ? How much do I need for a given 16 in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back 17 that money is an instrument 18 the end． 19 plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be 20 the meaning of life．
Mr．Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders(stupid mistakes)．Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party．Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation．
At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严)．The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr．Smith before．She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her．Between the first and the second 6 of the meal, she turned to Mr．Smith and said, “Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table?The one 8 glasses．”
“Ah, yes．Who is he?” asked Smith．
“He’s the Secretary of the interior!” she replied．
Mr．Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the interior!I’m afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary．”
The woman sat still and did not reply．Mr．Smith continued in spite of her 11 ．“I really can’t see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President．”
“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said．“He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 ．If he does the job well, you should have no complaint．”
“That’s just it,” said Mr．Smith．“No one 16 the things he does, unless be is a complete 17 !”
“Sir!” said the woman all her 18 ．“Do you know who I am?”
“No, ” replied Mr．Smith．
“I am the Secretary’s wife, ” she said coldly．
Mr．Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘)．“Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t, ” the woman replied．
“ 20 !” cried Mr．Smith, as he quickly left the table．
Mr．Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders(stupid mistakes)．Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party．Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation．
At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严)．The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr．Smith before．She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her．Between the first and the second 6 of the meal, she turned to Mr．Smith and said,“Do you 7 ,that gray-haired man at the end of the table?The one 8 glasses．”
“Ah, yes．Who is he?”asked Smith．
“He’s the Secretary of the interior!”she replied．
Mr．Smith said,“So 9 is the Secretary of the interior!I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him ,although he is the Secretary．”
The woman sat still and did not reply．Mr．Smith continued in spite of her 11 ．“I really can’t see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President．”
“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,”she said．“He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 ．If he does the job well, you should have no complaint．”
“That’s just it,”said Mr．Smith．“No one 16 the things he does, unless be is a complete 17 !”
“Sir!”said the woman all her 18 ．“Do you know who l am?”
“No,”replied Mr．Smith．
“I am the Secretary’s wife,”she said coldly．
Mr．Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘)．“Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,”the woman replied．
“ 20 !”cried Mr．Smith, as he quickly left the table．