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Howard Brock, in his column in Sunday’s edition, discussed a recent report about consumer lifestyles. The report
said more and more people are able to buy more luxury products. 42 , this doesn’t necessarily make them happy.
Mr. Brock believes that society’s attitudes toward material goods are wrong. He wrote about the need for us to return
to old-fashioned values.
While I agree with much of what Mr. Brock wrote, I was disappointed that he didn’t 43 a more important
issue. Many of us are enjoying a consumer lifestyle, but we don’t think about whether it is 44 . We are using up
the world’s resources at a rapid rate. Unfortunately, many of them cannot be replaced, though. By 45 increasing
their own wealth and comfort, humans are living in a dream. When we wake up, we will find many things have
changed. There will still be people who cannot afford to buy much. But the gap between rich and poor will be
impossible to 46 . Also, the earth’s resources will have mostly disappeared. In short, people are becoming victims
of their own success. The future does not look so promising. 【題組】45 (A)slowing down (B)kicking in (C) caring about (D) putting off
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