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　　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．