One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed
36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their
37 for granted, just as he
38 himself. Now, however, he felt
39 －and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his
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Seeking more personally satisfying
41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate （命运）played a cruel
42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was
43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy . He began to
44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only
45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated （带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are
46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world
47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be
48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is
50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be
51 . Everything will be all right for us －as it is for the “small people”in Jimmy’s books－if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new
53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working
54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could
55 . | 小题1: | | A．unhappy | B．unusual | C．unfair | D．uneasy |
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| 小题2: | | A．health | B．wealth | C．happiness | D．illnesses |
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| 小题3: | | A．ought to | B．had to | C．needed to | D．used to |
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| 小题4: | | A．ashamed | B．disappointed | C．helpless | D．endless |
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| 小题5: | | A．crying | B．painting | C．imagination | D．consideration |
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| 小题6: | | A．home | B．condition | C．situation | D．work |
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| 小题7: | | A．game | B．trick | C．role | D．part |
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| 小题8: | | A．unable | B．impossible | C．unfit | D．difficult |
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| 小题9: | | A．understand | B．face | C．refuse | D．recognize |
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| 小题10: | | A．failures | B．efforts | C．choices | D．interests |
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| 小题11: | | A．that | B．what | C．which | D．whoever |
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| 小题12: | | A．always | B．seldom | C．sometimes | D．usually |
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| 小题13: | | A．found | B．drawn | C．written | D．accepted |
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| 小题14: | | A．after | B．about | C．with | D．before |
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| 小题15: | | A．powerful | B．hopeful | C．useful | D．successful |
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| 小题16: | | A．great | B．strong | C．brave | D．equal |
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| 小题17: | | A．scientific | B．basic | C．right | D．simple |
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| 小题18: | | A．product | B．fame | C．name | D．job |
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| 小题19: | | A．rapidly | B．separately | C．slowly | D．quietly |
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| 小题20: | | A．offer | B．gain | C．gather | D．earn |
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