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In order to tell what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my promising business job and study music. My parents didn¡¯t think it was a good choice I took up music as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had taught music for forty years at Spring Hill College. Although he was much loved by his students, he didn¡¯t earn(ÕõÇ®) enough to provide for his large family. As a result of this example in the family, my parents strongly asked me to the college instead of a music school, and so to college I went.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job. That was why I took a business job, which I always think of as the wasted years. I went into it for money, for being able to help the family. Money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. I became very sad.
My wish was to save enough money to quit(Í˳ö) and go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad.
At that time, my family got out of the trouble. ____________, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before, and enjoyed every minute of it.
¡°Enjoyed¡± is too soft a word. I walked on air. I really lived. When I broke away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family, but if I had stayed in business, I do not believe I would have made a success of living.
Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it.
1.The writer gave his grandpa¡¯s example in order to ______.
A. show how great his grandpa was forty years ago
B. thank his parents¡¯ support for studying in a music school
C. tell others that a musician wasn¡¯t a good choice for the writer
D. explain why his parents disagreed him to take up music as a job
2.Which of the following can be best filled in ¡°_______¡±?
A. My dream came true at last B. I went on to practice the violin
C. My family no longer needed my help D. I made so much money to support my family
3.The underlined sentence ¡°I walked on air¡± means the writer______.
A. couldn¡¯t find his place in a new environment B. couldn¡¯t make a success of living
C. felt free because he was doing what he loved D. felt a pity for beginning new life
4.What¡¯s the best title of the passage?
A. Life in a Business World. B. Money Is Success.
C. Stick to Something in Your Life. D. Learning Music in Europe.
B. 
C. 