疲惫不堪，而且不快乐。他们被困在自己不喜欢的职业中，只是为了赚钱而工作。即使是那些赚了大钱的人也没有时间去消费和享受生活。故D项正确。

　　3．What does the underlined word "fluid" in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A．Strict.　　　 B．Fixed.

　　C．Changeable. D．Exciting.

　　答案与解析：C　考查词义猜测。根据第三段第二句"I know many friends, both Chinese and expats, who changed careers because they wanted something new and it didn't require going back to university to study for four more years"可知，在中国，许多职业并不需要四年的大学学习，人们可以自由选择职业，故中国的工作体制不是僵化的，而是可变的。据此可知，该词意为"可变的"，故C项正确。

　　干扰项分析：A项意为"严格的"，B项意为"固定的"，D项意为"令人兴奋的"，都与文意不符。

　　4．What does the author think of China?

　　A．A country without motivation.

　　B．A land of opportunities.

　　C．A nation full of foreigners.

　　D．A place short of jobs.

　　答案与解析：B　考查推理判断。根据第四段最后一句"In China, if you have the motivation to work hard and the drive to succeed then opportunities present themselves around every corner"可知，"我"认为，在中国，如果你有努力工作的动力和成功的魄力，那么机会就会出现在你眼前。据此可以判断，"我"认为中国是一个充满着机会的国度，故B项正确。

　　B

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