WhenIwasateenager,mydaddideverythinghecouldtodissuade(劝阻)mefrombecomingabrewer(酿酒师).He'dspenthislifeinlocalbreweries,(41)___makingaliving,ashadhisfatherandgrandfatherbeforehim.SoIdida
WhenIwasateenager,mydaddideverythinghecouldtodissuade(劝阻) mefrombecomingabrewer(酿酒师).He'dspenthislifeinlocalbreweries,(41)___makingaliving,ashadhisfatherandgrandfatherbeforehim.
SoIdidasheasked.Iwenttobusinessschoolandgotahighlypaidjobatabusiness-consultingfirm.(42)___,afterworkingtherefiveyears,Iwashauntedby(43)___.IsthiswhatIwanttobedoingwhenI'm50?
Irememberedthatsometimebefore,mydadhadbeencleaningouttheatticand (44)___someoldbeer (45)___"Today'sbeeris (46)___waterthatcanholdahead,"he'dtoldme.
Iagreed.Americanspaygoodmoneyfor (47)___beer,Ithought.WhynotmakegoodbeerforAmericansusingmyfamilyway?
Idecidedtoquitmyjobtobecomeabrewer.WhenItoldDad,Iwashopinghe'dputhisarmaroundmeandget (48)___aboutcontinuingtradition.Insteadhesaid,"Jim,thatisthe (49)___thingI'veeverheard!"
(50)___Dadobjected,intheendhebecamemynewcompany'sfirst (51)___,coughingup(支付) 40,000whenIopenedtheBostonBeerCompanyin1984.Goingfrommyfancyofficetobeingabrewerwaslikemountainclimbing:exciting,liberatingand(52)___.Allmysafetynetsweregone.
Oncethebeerwasmade,Ifacedmybiggest(53)___yet:noonehadeverheardofit.Ineededanamethatwas(54)___andelegant,soIcalledmybeerSamuelAdams,(55)___thebrewerandpatriot(爱国者) whohelpedtofoundtheBostonTeaParty.
Theonlywaytogetthewordout,Irealized,wastoselldirect.Ifilledmybriefcasewithbeerand (56)___everybarinBoston.Sixweekslater,attheGreatAmericanBeerFestival,SamAdamsBostonLagerwonthetopprizeforAmericanbeer.Therestishistory.Itwasn'tsupposedto (57)___thisway---whateverdoes?---butintheendIwas (58)___tobeabrewer.
Myadvicetoallyoungentrepreneursissimple:lifeisverylong,sodon't(59)___tomakedecisions.Lifedoesn'tletyou(60)___.
41.A.barelyB.easilyC.sufficientlyD.adequately42.A.StillB.OtherwiseC.ThoughD.Anyhow43.A.fearB.desireC.regretD.doubt