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I 1 some of the things Morrie was saying on a yellow pad. I did this 2 because I didn’t want him to know what I was thinking. I didn’t want him to see my eyes, that I had been, for much of my life since graduation, 3 these very things he had been railing 4 — bigger toys, nicer house. Because I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic, my greed 5 compared to theirs. This was a smokescreen. Morrie made that 6 . “Mitch, if you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down 7 you anyhow. And if you’re trying to show off for people at the 8 , forget it. They will only envy you. Status will 9 you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to 10 equally between everyone. ” A) jotted B) get C) float D) attitude E) reject F) against G) attribute H) odd I) bottom J) identity K) trival L) on M) mostly N) pursuing O) obvious