Passage Six

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipeis Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed 1 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 2 for granted, just as he 3 do. He felt 4 at that time—and he couldnt even show his disappointment in his 5 .

Seeking more personally satisfying 6 , he had just left a successful career as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate (命運(yùn)) played a cruel 7 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 8 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 9 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 10 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated (帶插圖的) books.

According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can 11 or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 12 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be 13 in Jimmys books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 14 making their choices. The message that accompanies Jimmys drawings, however, is 15 : Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 16 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmys books if we make choices that are

17 for us.

Despite his new 18 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 19 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 20 .

1. A. unhappy B. unusual C. unfair D. uneasy

2. A. health B. wealth C. happiness D. illness

3. A. ought to B. had to C. needed to D. used to

4. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. helpless D. endless

5. A. crying B. painting C. imagination D. consideration

6. A. home B. condition C. situation D. work

7. A. game B. joke C. role D. part

8. A. unable B. impossible C. unfit D. difficult

9. A. understand B. face C. refuse D. recognize

10. A. failures B. efforts C. choices D. interests

11. A. get through B. give up C. keep away D. take over

12. A. always B. seldom C. sometimes D. usually

13. A. found B. drawn C. written D. accepted

14. A. after B. about C. with D. before

15. A. powerful B. hopeful C. useful D. successful

16. A. great B. angry C. brave D. equal

17. A. scientific B. basic C. right D. moral

18. A. product B. fame C. name D. job

19. A. loudly B. efficiently C. slowly D. quietly

20. A. offer B. gain C. gather D. earn