【題組】
This past Friday my wife and I were invited to New York for a dinner in Manhattan. It was attended by 【56】 fifty very wealthy people. It was organized by a Wall Street group to try 【57】 attract investors to place some of their money with them. My invitation came from a person I met in Los Angeles 【58】 seven months ago. He did this as a token of appreciation 【59】 a connection I made for him. He even 【60) to pay for our flights, hotel, and a Broadway play.
The seating for dinner was ten to a table. We each 【61】 going around and introducing ourselves. I was 【62】 the reaction when everyone found out I wasn't a millionaire. 【63】 , people were interested and attentive. 【64】 , quite a few wealthy people look at the Hollywood business as an exciting one that they would like to be a par of. 【65】 they didn't make much money from them, it was a chance to pretend that they were a celebrity. Thus, 【66】 really seemed to care whether they made money or not.
To make the long story short, I 【67】 a lot of business cards to those at the table and those that I met 【68】 in the cigar room. A few of them were really eager to talk more about investing in animation, but 【69】 . When my wife and I came back home on Sunday, I was 【70】 some of them had already left voice messages confirming th interest. 【題組】68. (A) afterwards
(B) wherever
(C) ever since
(D) beforehand