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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．

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　　IF and WHEN often had lunch together．Their conversation always 　　1　　 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them．

　　This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 　　2　　 IF wasn't in a great mood(心情)．After they sat at the usual table 　　3　　 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don't seem your usual 　　4　　 self?” IF replied, “Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take．If only I 　　5　　 the time．”

　　WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 　　6　　 and I' m going to register when I get 　　7　　 money．” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my　　8　　broke down．I couldn't type my resume(简历)．”

　　“Don't worry．I've been thinking about looking for another job also, 　　9　　 I'll wait and when the weather gets 　　10　　 I will look then．I hate this awful weather．”

　　The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that．When he couldn't 　　11　　 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 　　12　　 you could solve your problems．”

　　IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 　　13　　 they faced, there was no way he could help!　　14　　, IF asked the man for advice．The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 　　15　　：IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 　　16　　．”

　　IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 　　17　　 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”．Finally they came to a(n)　　18　　：next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 　　19　　 talk about what they had 　　20　　!

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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．