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    I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
    She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．
    The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs．I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．
    But I hesitated．
    My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"
    I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．
    小题1:When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．
    A．envied himB．laughed at himC．encouraged himD．didn't believe him
    小题2:Why did the author give up the contract?
    A．Because his wife was strongly against it．
    B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．
    C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．
    D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．
    小题3:According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．
    A．used to be a country singer
    B．preferred his present life
    C．went on the road to fame
    D．regretted giving up his contract
    小题4:What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
    A．One should know himself．
    B．Interest is the best teacher．
    C．Family should come first．
    D．Every dog has its day．

    小题1:C
    小题2:D
    小题3:B
    小题4:C
    本文讲述了一个会唱歌的理发师在得到一个音乐发起人的邀请去投入音乐生涯时，他犹豫了，为了家人，理发师最终放弃了与音乐发起人签约。
    小题1:细节理解题。有文章第四段首句My friends all told me to go for it，可知答案。
    小题2:细节理解题。由文章最后两段描述作者内心活动可知答案。
    小题3:推理判断题。由文章最后一段内容可知答案。
    小题4:主旨大意题。由文章最后一段作者的决定可知，他把家庭看作高于一切。
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