The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music.My parents，although sympathetic，and sharing my love of music，disapproved of it as a profession.This was understandable in view of the family background.My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years.Though much beloved and respected in the community，he earned barely enough to provide for his large family.As a consequence of this example in the family，the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards.My parents insisted on college instead of a music school，and to college I went- quite happily，as I remember，for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing，I had many other interests.
   Before my graduation from college，the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job.Thus was I launched upon a business career—which I always think of as the wasted years.Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage （貶低）business.My whole point is that it was not for me.I went into it for money，and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family，money is all I got out of jye.ai.It was not enough.I felt that life was passing me by.
   I continued to make money，and finally，bit by bit，accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad to study music.I resigned from my position and，feeling like a man released from jail，sailed for Europe.I stayed four.jye.ai，worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it."Enjoyed" is too mild a word.I walked on air.I really lived.I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.
   If I had stayed in business，I might be a comparatively wealthy man today，but I do not believe I would have made a success of living.I would have given up all those inner satisfactions that money can never buy.

（1）The writer's parents didn't want him to take a music career mainly because

C

C

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A．the writer didn't show much talent in playing music
B．college was a much better option than a music school
C．it seemed an unstable and financially-challenged profession
D．the living conditions of the writer's parents weren't good enough
（2）What can be learned about the writer's experience of college？

B

B

A．The writer enjoyed the fruitful college life.
B．The writer dropped out before graduation.
C．The writer kept playing the violin every day.
D．The writer went to college unwillingly.
（3）What was the most important thing the writer achieved from his business career？

B

B

A．A sense of belonging.
B．A considerable fortune.
C．The satisfaction of helping others.
D．The pride of being a wealthy man.
（4）What does the underlined sentence I walked on air.in Paragraph 3 mean？

D

D

A．I was interviewed by a broadcaster.
B．My music was alive on broadcast.
C．I felt very relaxed indeed.
D．I was extremely excited.
（5）What message does the passage mainly convey？

A

A

A．Being able to do what one loves is the best kind of life.
B．A success of living depends on one's adaption to life.
C．One should think twice before he/she makes a decision.
D．Ups and downs make one even stronger.