In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly introduce some of my personal history. The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, sharing my love of music, _16_____ of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family __17____. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years and earned barely enough to __18____ for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that helped the family live a life. As a(an) __19___ of this example in the family, my mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an existence with __20____ financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of a career of music, and so finally I went to college quite happily. Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial problems and I felt it my duty to __21____ college and take a job. Thus was I started a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years. Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for __22___, and apart from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely dissatisfied I became really ___23___. I knew what I wanted is to save enough to __24____ and go to Europe to study ___25__. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”, disappointing my poor mother by eating a hurried breakfast at the last minute. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, saved enough to __26____ me to go abroad. And, by now, the family didn’t need my help any longer. I ended my business career, feeling like a man released from prison, and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than ever and ___27___ every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a __28____ man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a __29____ man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions, which money can never buy. When I broken away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family. Most of us are so accustomed to the association of success with money__30___the thought of giving up a good income for an idea seemed rather crazy. If so, all I can say is “Ah! It’s great to be crazy.”
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C
题目分析：本文通过自己追求精神上的满足于成功告诉我们，富有并非成功，精神上的满足才是最重要的。金钱是好东西，但可能为了金钱，我们付出的代价太昂贵。
小题1:B动词辨析。A认为B不支持C同意D不同意；根据我爷爷的例子，说明我的家人不支持。
小题2:A名词辨析。A背景B经历C传统D信念；从我家的背景来看有这样的想法是可以理解的。
小题3:C动词搭配。Provide…for…提供某人某物；指我的爷爷挣的钱不够养活一个大家庭。
小题4:D名词辨析。A期待B目的C原因D结果；因为我家里的爷爷的这个例子的结果。
小题5:B形容词辨析。A确认B不确定C确定D肯定；指我搞音乐没有确定的经济收入的保障。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A进入B参加C离开D申请；我家里的经济出现了大的问题，我决定离开学校，我参加工作来帮助家里度过这个难关。
小题7:C 上下文串联。我参加工作就是为了挣钱来帮助家里，不仅仅是让家里人满意。
小题8:A 形容词辨析。A痛苦的B兴奋C尴尬D兴奋的；我在做自己不喜欢的事情，很痛苦。
小题9:D 动词辨析。A跌落B满意C居住D放弃；我想做的就是挣得足够的钱以放弃这份工作。
小题10:A 上下文串联。根据上文说明我非常喜欢音乐，所以这里表示我去欧洲学习音乐。
小题11:D 动词辨析。A让B生产C鼓励D使…能够；慢慢挣够钱让我能够去欧洲；
小题12:B 动词辨析。A花费B喜欢C浪费D使用；我在那里待里四年，享受那里的每一分钟。
小题13:A 形容词辨析。A自由B富有C有创造性D热情；我可以做我想做的事情，我很自由。
小题14:C 形容词辨析。A强烈B成功C富有D满意的；如果我做生意，我会是一个很富有的人。
小题15:C 考查固定句式。So…that…如此...以至于…；that引导的是结果状语从句。
点评：本文通过作者自身的故事告诉我们：富有并非成功 追求精神上的满足。精神上的满足是最重要的。从本篇完型我们可以看出完形的考查趋势。突出考察学生词汇与结构，词汇与结构这部分既是整个考试的基础，也是本题考察的重点部分，在以后的复习中，要特别重视词汇与语法的复习，重视自己基础的夯实与提高，只有这样，才能以不变应万变，在高考中中立于不败之地。另外在答题注意上下文理解，同时结合逻辑推理进行答题，题目就能迎刃而解了。