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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。 David is a 22-year-old man not having received a college education, he found it difficult to find a job He worked at a small company and wasn't paid well He thought life was unfair and often complained. One day, his boss asked him to go to his office To his sadness he was told he didn't need to come to work again. That day, David didn't go straight back to the small apartment he shared with another man. He wanted to find a quiet place and sit there quietly for some time. Having lost his job, he had no idea what to do.  He walked and walked. Finally he stopped in front of a beautiful house. The house had a very big garden behind it. He saw an old man sitting in the garden. "The old man must be a millionaire," thought David. "How I wish I were him! If I were him. I wouldn't have to work and I'd have a large amount of money. I would be the happiest man in the whole world." Thinking how poor he was. David was even sadder. He hurriedly walked forward and found a place and sat there quietly. Finally, he became hungry and decided to go back home. On his way back home, he passed the old man's house again. This time the old man was sitting in his front yard. When David passed by him, he noticed that the old man was looking at him. The old man looked as if he admired him very much. David was confused. Why would such a rich man admire him? He was so poor while he was so rich. Finally, David decided to have a talk with the old man. So he stopped and walked to the old man. "Hello," he said. "Hello," said the old man. Then they started talking. David told the old man he really admired him. "You have such a beautiful house. You're so rich! How I wish I were you!" said David. Hearing that, the old man smiled and said, "And I admire you too I wish I were you! If I were you, I'd still enjoy my youth. Now I'm so old Wealth doesn't mean much to me!" Paragraph 1 What the old man said struck David. Paragraph 2 David stopped complaining about his life. 答案：Paragraph 1 What the old man said struck David. He suddenly realized that wealth wouldn't really mean much if one was already so old. What the old man really wanted was what he still enjoyed his youth. It was the most valuable thing he had. He realized that he was still young and everything was possible for him. David looked at the old man again and this time he no longer admired him. He knew he still had chances to become rich. But the old man could never become young again. Paragraph 2 David stopped complaining about his life. Instead, he decided to make a change. Later he found work again. This time he worked hard and tried his best to learn new things in his free time. He even went to attend a course at a night school. Two years later, he found better work. And some years later, he started his own business Finally, he became rich. But he knew that wealth wasn't the most important in his life. He wanted to live life to its fullest.

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