【Ifellinlovewithmusicfromayoungageandoftensatdownmakingafewsongsofmyown.Whatwouldlifebelike,Iwondered,withoutabeautifulsong?In1992,ImadetwolovesongstomydarlingwifeandwatchedtearsrundownherfaceasI】
Ifellinlovewithmusicfromayoungageandoftensatdownmakingafewsongsofmyown.Whatwouldlifebelike,Iwondered,withoutabeautifulsong?In1992,ImadetwolovesongstomydarlingwifeandwatchedtearsrundownherfaceasIsang."Sam,"shesaidearnestly,"Yoursongsshouldbeheardbymorepeople,"
Shegotmyballadsandstartedbotheringvariousmediapeopleaboutme,hersingingbarberhusband.Tworadiostationstookaninterestandplayedthesongs.Aftertheprogrammewasaired,IbecameknowninourcommunityastheSingingBarber.
Thebiggestsurprise,however,wasstilltocome.Ireceivedacallfromamusicpromoterwhoofferedmealong-termrecordingcontract.Heexplainedthathewouldbeinvestingalotofmoneytomarketmysongs.IneededtobewhollyfocusedonsellingmyrecordsalloverAustralia.
ButIhesitated.
Myfriendsalltoldmetogoforit.AndMaryalsothoughtIshoulddo."Go,Sam.I'llmanagewiththefamily…it'llbeOK."
Iwatchedmydaughterandsonplayinginthebackyard.Soontheywouldbothbeinhighschool…andwherewouldIbe?Iwassousedtomyfamilyturningtomeforloveandsupport.IfIweretostartasingingcareer,Iwouldnotonlymissthemterribly,I'dalsocertainlymissoutonwatchingthemgrowup.Signingthiscontractwouldputahugegapbetweenmyfamilyandme…andIcouldn'tbearit.Myfamilywasmylife.SoIrefusedthemusicpromoter'soffer.I'mstillmakingmusic,I'mrichinloveandIhavenoregrets.
56.Whentheauthorwasofferedthecontract,mostofhisfriends___.
A.enviedhim B.laughedathim
C.encouragedhim D.didn'tbelievehim
57.Whydidtheauthorgiveupthecontract?___
A.Becausehiswifewasstronglyagainstit.
B.Becausethepaywasnotattractiveenough.
C.Becausehewantedtocareabouthistwokids.
D.Becausehedidn'twanthisfamilylifedamaged.
58.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfertheauthor___.
A.usedtobeacountrysinger B.preferredhispresentlife
C.wentontheroadtofame D.regrettedgivinguphiscontract
59.Whatdoesthea