第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1。5分，满分30分)
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do
to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries
only to make a living, 37 had his father and grandfather before
him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of
beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was
accepted into a graduate program there that 40
me to study law and
business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize
that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So,
at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a
great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43
till you’re 65 to do
what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to
become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go
back to 44 . I finished Havard and got a
highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five
years, I 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when
I’m 50?” At that time, Americans
spent good money on beer in 46
quality. Why not
make good beer for 47 ? I
thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48
. When I told Dad, he was 49
, but in the end he 50
me. I called my
beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers
to get the 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great
American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒) won
the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My 54
to the young is simple: Life
is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions.
Life doesn’t let you plan.
36.A.cost B. spent
C. taken D. paid
37.A.like B. as if
C. so D. nor
38.A.anywhere
B. anyway C. anyhow D. somewhere
39.A.habits B. teachers C. grades D. work
40.A.promised B. convinced C.
advised D. allowed
41.A.never B. ever C. always D. hardly
42.A.Fortunatnely
B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Surprisingly
43.A.assure B. decline C. deny
D. wait
44.A.school B. Colorado C. my home D. my
decision
45.A.thrilled B. stressed C. wondered D. sneezed
46.A.cheap B. expensive C.
low
D. high
47.A.Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans
48.A.a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer
49.A.astonished B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious
50.A.hated
B. supported C. raised D. left
51.A.for B. at C. in
D. after
52.A.Therefore B. Otherwise C.
Also
D. Yet
53.A.price B. name C. company D. party
54.A.advice B. life C. job
D. experience
55.A.hard B. busy C. short D. long
