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Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has ___1___ that how we deal with money in our day to day life has more meaning than we usually ___2___. One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a ___3___ of every penny they spend for a week. From the ___4___ they spend their money, they can see what they really ___5___ in life.

The professor says our ___6___ with others often becomes clearly defined (明确) when money enters the picture. You ___7___ have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some ___8___. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems ___9___ than ever before. ___10___ it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are ___11___ to be very important. The professor ___12___ some rich people in researching his book.

Question: What is the most ___13___ thing you have discovered about being rich?

Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much ___14___. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it ___15___ ? How much money do I need for any given ___16___ in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important ___17___ in modern society: to bring back the idea that the money is an instrument ___18___ than the end. Money plays an important ___19___ in the material world, but ___20___ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

1. A. pointed               B. studied                  C. discovered               D. noticed

2. A. imagine               B. think                     C. recognize                D. plan

3. A. secret                 B. diary                     C. promise                   D. record

4. A. way                    B. method                 C. opinion                    D. attitude

5. A. mean                   B. value                    C. get                          D. make

6. A. work                   B. friendship             C. relation                    D. union

7. A. should                 B. must                    C. had to                      D. might

8. A. care                    B. books                   C. rooms                      D. money

9. A. stronger              B. weaker                  C. worse                      D. looser

10. A. But                   B. Otherwise              C. And                         D. Then

11. A. rich                  B. poor                      C. helpful                      D. ordinary

12. A. saw                  B. interviewed            C. questioned                 D. knew

13. A. puzzling            B. disappointing          C. surprising                  D. interesting

14. A. worry               B. doubt                    C. hate                           D. respect

15. A. about                B. against                   C. for                            D. at

16. A. achievement      B. result                     C. purpose                     D. success

17. A. need                 B. discovery               C. lack                           D. event

18. A. better                B. rather                    C. more                         D. less

19. A. action                B. performance          C. role                           D. trick

20. A. demanding         B. hoping                   C. getting                       D. expecting

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