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27兴趣与爱好10-ok英语阅读理解精选

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Passage1Both of Jessica's parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. So she went to lawschool, got a job at a great firm in Washington, DC, and worked as a lawyer for a decade. But herheart was never in it. “I had a big salary but no personal satisfaction,” she says.Jessica found pleasure in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choirat the age of 12. “Singing always felt like communicating something real at a spiritual andemotional level,” says Jessica. Yet she never considered it a career option.” That seemed likesomething people did in fairy tales, and I would never let my parents down.” She says.It was her mom's diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize she had to writeher own happy -ever-after.” Work was busy and my mother was ailing. SoI was flying back andforth from Washington, DC to Houston to see her,” Jessica says. “I finally said, “ enough!” and quit.”While caring for her mom, Jessica made a plan. She would spend her savings and study music for ayear, and then open a part-time law practice so she could pursue her passion. Before her motherpassed away two years later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. Her song Live This Lifewas inspired by her mom, and her dad came to watch her perform at clubs.In 2012, Jessica moved to Nashville to try singing and songwriting. A decade of presentingcases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd. “At 20, I would have been too shy toperform,” says Jessica.“Doing music is so free.” Jessica says. “There's no pressure to be a star. Success, to me, isn'ta dollar amount or a record deal; it's doing what I love.”1. Which of the following is TR...

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