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第一部分 必修2 Unit 1 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2015浙江) Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I've watched one friend after another land highranking, highpaying Wall Street jobs.As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now __1__ on their way to impressive careers.By society's __2__， 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 __3__drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and __4__ out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine __5__ 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 __6__ that despite their success, they aren't happy.Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eighthour workweeks devoted to tasks they __8__.Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __9__.However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the __10__ to which they have so quickly become __11__. People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and __12__ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they __13__ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it's __14__.They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to __15__， retirement to save for.They recognize there's something __16__ in their lives, but it's __17__ to step off the track. | 
