Whenaclosefrienddiesitoftenforcesyoutoconsideryourowndeath.Themoreyouhaveincommonwiththefriendthemorehisdeathwillmakeyouwonderaboutyourown.Sometimesyouwillnaturallysaytoyourself"Itcouldjustaseasilyhavebeenme."Suchadeathhasawayofremindingushowfragilelifeisanditmaycauseyoutoreassess(重新评价)thedirectionofyourownlife.
Jack'sstoryisagoodexample.AsuccessfulbusinessmanmakingalotofmoneyJackdidn'tspendasmuchtimewithhisfamilyashewanted.Hisjobrequiredhimtoworklonghours.Butthreeyearsagooneofhisbestfriendsamanwhoworkedinthesameofficehadaheartattack.Hediedwhilecelebratinghisdaughter'seighteenthbirthdayinarestaurant.Hewasonlyfiftyyearsold.
Notlongafterhisfriend'sdeathJackstartedtohaveachestpain.Finallyhehadagoodphysicalcheck-up.Hereceivedacleanbillofhealth.Butthechestpaincontinued.Hekeptthinkingofthedeathofhisfriend.Jackthoughtabouthowmuchhisfriendmissedinlifeandhesawhowharditwasforhisfriend'sfamilytomanageafterhepassedaway.
Jackrealizedthathedidn'twanttoenduphislifethatway.Hetalkedhisfeelingsoverwithhiswifeandchildrenanddecidedtochangehiswayoflife.Thefamilymovedtoasmalltownwherehestartedasimplelife.Nowheisrunningasmallartgallery(画廊).Heisrelaxedandsayshehasneverbeensohappyinhislifeandhehasgotnomorechestpain.
63.Yourclosefriend'sdeathis__________________toyou.
A.awarning B.common C.adirectionoflife D.anexample
64.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmeans"________________".
A.Thedoctordidn'twriteawordonhisbill
B.Thedoctordidn'twantJacktopayforthebill
C.Thedoctordidn'tfindanythingwrongwithhim
D.Thedoctordidn'twanttotreathispain
65.Hisfriend'sdeathmadeJack________________.
A.losemuchinterestinlife
B.realizethathemissedthefriendverymuch
C.doubthiswayoflife
D.illforsometime
66.WhilelivinginthesmalltownJack________________.
A.earnslessmoney B.getsmoretime K^S*5U.C#O%
C.hasahappi