StrugglingintheUS?MovetoChina!
Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofcivilengineering.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.Iwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustry…livingacreativelife.MychoiceofcivilengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolate.AssoonasIgraduatedImovedstraighttoLosAngeles—thehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!
ForthreeyearsItriedtogetajobinthatfield.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshows—standinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforeground.ThiswasfunforawhilebutIwantedarealactingjobwhereIwasspeaking!SadlyinLosAngelesthereistoomuchcompetition.Everyraceandageisrepresented:oldyoungblackwhiteAsianandthousandsofblondish-redhairedMidwesterntypeslikeme.Beinganextracouldn’tmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLosAngeles.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.
AfterthreeyearsoftryingIgaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.Ithentriednetwork-marketingbutintheendthatfailed.SevenyearsaftergraduatingcollegeIwasstillindebtstillsearchingforasatisfactorylife.Idecidedtogobacktocivilengineering.
HoweverIwasstartingtogetverydisappointedwithmylife.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?Iexpectedtohavemadealotofmoneygottenmarriedwithahouseandnicecarskidstimefreedometc.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsshelvedexistingbutnotreallyliving.Iwantmylifetobedifferentmoresatisfactorymorealive.Americawasnotprovidingthatforme…
InadditionAmericawastooexpensive—alwaysworryingaboutmoneywasaheadache.Iwantedalifefilledwithadventureromancefriendshipssuccessesanddreamsrealized.
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IdecidedtomovetoChina.
69.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife?
A.Practical B.Passive C.Disappointed D.Positive
70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?
A.Alotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlife.
B.Alotofpeoplearelivingwithdreamsthoughtheirlifeisnotthatenjoyable.
C.Alotofpeoplegiveuptheirdreamsandyetarelivingagoodlife.
D.A
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