2 . 根据课文内容,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用正确的形式填入空白处,使短文意义连贯。
furniture, fortune, measure, drop out of, dormitory, guilty, turn one’s back on, be regarded as, charity, make little sense |
Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor with a huge six-bed room house and a 1 of two million dollars. But he 2 his millions a few years ago. He gave almost all of his money to 3 . When he had two thousand dollars left, he gave away small bank notes in the streets of local poor areas because he worried a lot and felt 4 . Many people think he must be mad. However, living in a small 5 room with second-hand 6 , Jason has finally found happiness. According to Jason, he was tired of 7 a person who had everything in a world where many people had nothing. And he has discovered that having a lot of money 8 . What he wants is to live simply and be helpful to others. In that way, he has got a kind of satisfaction and is pleased to 9 the successful lifestyle people commonly expect, Jason believes that success is not 10 by now much money you have but by how you understand the true meaning of life.