Blackwhoismyhusbandamanagerofacompanycamehomefromworkonedaysaying"It'slookingterrible."AtmidnightIwokeupseeinghimsittinginachairhishandonhisforehead.Iwasworried.Ihadtocheerhimupandhelpourselves
Blackwhoismyhusbandamanagerofacompanycamehomefromworkonedaysaying"It'slookingterrible."AtmidnightIwokeupseeinghimsittinginachairhishandonhisforehead.Iwasworried.Ihadtocheerhimupandhelpourselvesfinancially.
AsanadvisorfortopcompaniesandateacherincreativethinkingatthecollegeofNewJewseyforyears.Ithoughtofagoodplan.Whatifweundertakeandadventurewhilemakingmoneyfromit?we’dalwaystalkedabouttravelingmore.butwe’dbeentiedtoroutines.NowIsawnopointinsittingaroundworryingwhenwecouldseethecountry.We’dtakeourthreeyoungkids.leachthemontheroad.Itwastheperfecttimebeforetheyreachedhighschool.We’drentoutourhouse.
Welistedourhouseforrentandcreatedabrandstrategylogoandwebsiteforus----familyofftrackcomandpersuadefivecompaniessosupportus.Theiradsonoursitewouldhelppaytravelcostsandwe’dpromotetheirbrandsonourtripinexchangefortheirsupport.
WitheverythingdonewetookoffonApril3.Allspringandsummerwevisitednationallandmarksandtreasuredlands.ByAugustwhenwereturnedhomeBlack’scompanycontinuedtoslideandnowmayhavetoclosedown.Butwe’vemadethetravelapermanentpartofourlives.What’smorewithaChicago-basedproductioncompanyI’vedevelopedtheFamilyOffTrackbrandbycreatingvideoseducationalprogramsandexhibits.AndBlackhasnewideasformanagementbusiness.It’sgreattoseethesparkinhiseyesagain.
NowIfeelitevenmore.Togetherwetaughtourkidsalesson;Nobodyevermadehistorybyliving100percentbythebookintimesofrecession（不景气）
21.Blackwasinlowspiritsbecause_____
A.hecouldn’tsleepwellformanydays
B.helosthisinterestinhisbusiness
C.hiscompanywasinfinancialtrouble
D.hismanagerwasabouttofirehim
22.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat_____
A.theauthor’splanwouldbenefitthefamilyinseveralaspects
B.itisimpossibleforpoorpeopletosparetheirtimefortraveling
C.chancescouldcomewhenafamilywasinfinancialtrouble
D.theirchildren’seducationwouldhavetobestoppedtemporarily
23.Howdidtheycoverthecostoftraveli