“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.”-Jeff Bezos
I got the 41 to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast, and the idea of building an 42 bookstore with millions of titles was very 43 to me. I had just turned 30, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to 44 my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t 45 , and I wasn’t sure what to expect
She told me I should 46 the idea. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my dream.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a 47 boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and 48 with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened 49 to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, 50 it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours 51 making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult 52 , but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret 53 and failing. And I suspected I would always be 54 by the decision not to try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my dream, and I’m 55 of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
41. A. idea B. support C. fund D. message
42. A. online B. available C. intelligent D. expensive
43. A. foolish B. exciting C. flexible D. productive
44. A. take B. land C. exchange D. quit
45. A. matter B. work C. fail D. share
46. A. give up B. set up C. stick to D. put off
47. A. cruel B. brilliant C. greedy D. modest
48. A. shared B. argued C. reasoned D. questioned
49. A. gradually B. eventually C. carefully D. generously
50. A. so B. and C. otherwise D. but
51. A. while B. before C. once D. since
52. A. puzzle B. suggestion C. choice D. report
53. A. managing B. requesting C. changing D. trying
54. A. chased B. troubled C. spotted D. shocked
55. A. confident B. regretful C. hopeful D. proud
41-45 AABDB 46-50 CBACD 51-55 BCDBD