阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

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(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now1on their way to impressive careers. By society's2, 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 3drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and4out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine5a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have6that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some7of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they8. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and9. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the10to which they have so quickly become11.People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and12the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they13or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it' s14. They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to15, retirement to save for. They recognize there's something16in their lives, but it's17to step off the track.
In a society that tends to18everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our19in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs20in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore - and the very ones we need to consider most.

1．	A． much B． never C． seldom D． well

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

3．	A． last B． least C． second D． best

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

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

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

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

8．	A． distribute B． hate C． applaud D． neglect

9．	A． calm B． guilty C． warm D． empty

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

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

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

13．	A． let out B． turn in C． give up D． believe in

14．	A． fundamental B． practical C． impossible D． unforgettable

15．	A． take of B． drop off C． put off D． pay off

16．	A． missing B． inspiring C． sinking D． shining

17．	A． harmful B． hard C． useful D． normal

18．	A． measure B． suffer C． digest D． deliver

19．	A． disasters B． motivations C． campaigns D． decisions

20．	A． assessed B． involved C． covered D． reduced