Four years ago， Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements， but now he had money trouble． He says that he wishes he'd never（1） to set up his own business．
"I am now in such a bad situation" says Joel， "I hope I am（2） working as an editor．
You see， I was（3） with my job， and I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to（4） me around all the time． I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me（5） ，so I told my boss l was leaving． At first， everything was（6） ：I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant（助理），my best friend at work， Don， just to be（7） to finish things on time． And soon we（8） large amounts of money． Don and I had a really great lifestyle， and when the work was finished， we used to take good（9） in places like Cancum and the Bahams，just to get relaxed．
At first，we were busy having fun， and charged（支付）everything to my credit cards instead， but then I began to（10） how much in debt（负债）I was． At last， I had to（11） Don off． I then had to sell all my office equipment（设备）．Now I could do almost nothing even if people （12） me． Things got so bad that I even asked my old boss if I could do some work for the（13） ， but he said that I'd been so（14） to him when I left that he would never employer（雇佣）me again． I've had to（15） my business now and I don't know what I'm going to do for money． It just goes to show， if you set up your own business， you shouldn't spend money you don't have．"
（1）A． pretended |
B． learned |
C． failed |
D． decided |
（2）A． specially |
B． still |
C． also |
D． certainly |
（3）A． pleased |
B． strict |
C． bored |
D． patient |
（4）A． show |
B． order |
C． serve |
D． lead |
（5）A． time |
B． money |
C． food |
D． work |
（6）A． perfect |
B． wrong |
C． hard |
D． fun |
（7）A． afraid |
B． ready |
C． able |
D． about |
（8）A． lost |
B． borrowed |
C． donated |
D． made |
（9）A． vacations |
B． pictures |
C． courses |
D． chances |
（10）A． imagine |
B． remember |
C． wonder |
D． realize |
（11）A． lay |
B． see |
C． take |
D． put |
（12）A． paid |
B． helped |
C． forgot |
D． asked |
（13）A． advertisement |
B． magazine |
C． equipment |
D． lifestyle |
（14）A． shy |
B． rude |
C． lazy |
D． straight |
（15）A． close down |
B． pick up |
C． turn down |
D． set up |
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