【Ifellinlovewithmusicfromayoungageandoftensatdownmakingafewsongsofmyown．Whatwouldlifebelike，Iwondered，withoutabeautifulsong？In1992，ImadetwolovesongstomydarlingwifeandwatchedtearsrundownherfaceasI】

　　Ifellinlovewithmusicfromayoungageandoftensatdownmakingafewsongsofmyown．Whatwouldlifebelike，Iwondered，withoutabeautifulsong？In1992，ImadetwolovesongstomydarlingwifeandwatchedtearsrundownherfaceasIsang．"Sam，"shesaidearnestly，"Yoursongsshouldbeheardbymorepeople，"

　　Shegotmyballadsandstartedbotheringvariousmediapeopleaboutme，hersingingbarberhusband．Tworadiostationstookaninterestandplayedthesongs．Aftertheprogrammewasaired，IbecameknowninourcommunityastheSingingBarber．

　　Thebiggestsurprise，however，wasstilltocome．Ireceivedacallfromamusicpromoterwhoofferedmealong-termrecordingcontract．Heexplainedthathewouldbeinvestingalotofmoneytomarketmysongs．IneededtobewhollyfocusedonsellingmyrecordsalloverAustralia．

　　ButIhesitated．

　　Myfriendsalltoldmetogoforit．AndMaryalsothoughtIshoulddo．"Go，Sam．I'llmanagewiththefamily…it'llbeOK．"

　　Iwatchedmydaughterandsonplayinginthebackyard．Soontheywouldbothbeinhighschool…andwherewouldIbe？Iwassousedtomyfamilyturningtomeforloveandsupport．IfIweretostartasingingcareer，Iwouldnotonlymissthemterribly，I'dalsocertainlymissoutonwatchingthemgrowup．Signingthiscontractwouldputahugegapbetweenmyfamilyandme…andIcouldn'tbearit．Myfamilywasmylife．SoIrefusedthemusicpromoter'soffer．I'mstillmakingmusic，I'mrichinloveandIhavenoregrets．

　　56．Whentheauthorwasofferedthecontract，mostofhisfriends___．

　　A．enviedhim B．laughedathim

　　C．encouragedhim D．didn'tbelievehim

　　57．Whydidtheauthorgiveupthecontract？___

　　A．Becausehiswifewasstronglyagainstit．

　　B．Becausethepaywasnotattractiveenough．

　　C．Becausehewantedtocareabouthistwokids．

　　D．Becausehedidn'twanthisfamilylifedamaged．

　　58．Accordingtothepassage，wecaninfertheauthor___．

　　A．usedtobeacountrysinger B．preferredhispresentlife

　　C．wentontheroadtofame D．regrettedgivinguphiscontract

　　59．Whatdoesthea