“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard．” I got the to start Amazon 16 years ago．I the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an bookstore with millions of titles was very to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t since most start-ups don’t，and I wasn’t sure what to ．She told me I should the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my ． I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea， it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult ，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much ，I took the less path to follow my dream，and I’m of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices． 小题1: A．idea B．support C．fund D．message 小题2: A．got through B．set aside C．came across D．turn down 小题3: A．online B．available C．intelligent D．expensive 小题4: A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive 小题5: A．take B．1and C．exchange D．quit 小题6: A．matter B．work C．fail D．exist 小题7: A．do B．finish C．plan D．expect 小题8: A．give up B．set up C．stick to D．put off 小题9: A．dream B．pace C．hobby D．example 小题10: A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．honest 小题11: A．shared B．argued C．reasoned D．required 小题12: A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously 小题13: A．so B．and C．otherwise D．but 小题14: A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain 小题15: A．while B．before C．once D．since 小题16: A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report 小题17: A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying 小题18: A．consideration B．determination C．conversation D．application 小题19: A．difficult B．secure C．amusing D．interesting 小题20: A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud