2017年学位英语完形填空练习及答案（17）

　　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 befere 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

　　答案解析：

　　36.B

　　37.C

　　38.A

　　39.C

　　40.D

　　41.A

　　42.B

　　43.D

　　44.A

　　45.C

　　46.C

　　47.D

　　48.B

　　49.A

　　50.B

　　51.D

　　52.C

　　53.B

　　54.A

　　55.D