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Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高級管理人員) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 41 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 42 , they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 43 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and 44 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 45 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have 46 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 47 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 48 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 49 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 50 to which they have so quickly become 51 .

People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 52 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 53 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s 54 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押貸款）to 55 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 56 in their lives, but it’s 57 to step off the track.

In a society that tends to 58 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 59 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 60 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

41. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well

42. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations

43. A. last B. least C. second D. best

44. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked

45. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected

46. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded

47. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve

48. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. overlook

49. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty

50. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project

51. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available

52. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather