阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now _ on their way to impressive careers. By society's _ ，they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a _ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and _ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine _ a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have _ that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some _ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they _ . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _ . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the _ to which they have so quickly become _ .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and _ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s _ . They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to _ , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something _ in their lives, but it's _ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to _ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our _ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs _ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
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本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：作为银行、咨询公司、法律公司和大公司的高级管理人员，许多人正好正在步入令人钦佩的职业生涯。A许多B从不C几乎不D良好的。所以选择D。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：按照社会标准，他们似乎已经成功了。A政策B标准C实验D规则。所以选择B。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：当他们毕业时，许多人在便宜但却友好的小酒吧里喝最后一次酒，和多年的室友握手告别，然后搬出小公寓搬入高楼。A最后B至少C第二D最好。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意：同上。A循环B移动，搬出C滑落D看到。所以选择B。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：他们在饭店里定位置，在那里一瓶酒的花费等同于大学时一个月的房租。A分享B支付C平等D收集。所以选择C。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：许多人承认尽管他们成功，但他们并不快乐。A广告B目击C承认D要求。所以选择C。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：一些人抱怨不友好的同事关系，对讨厌的工作所投入的每天8小时的工作感到难过。A抱怨B梦想C听说D支持。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A分配、散布B讨厌C鼓掌D否定。所以选择B。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：一些人不尊重他们工作的公司并且道出他们感到疲惫、空虚。A镇静B有罪的C温暖D空。所以选择D。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：....他们发现自己工作是为了支持这种生活方式，对此他们已经习以为常。A家庭B政府C生活方式D项目。所以选择C。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A习惯的B任命C唯一D可利用的。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：人们总是谈及尝试一种令人满意的道路，然后最终这种为了自己的信仰或多陪伴家人而去工作的想法导致了一个相同的结论：这不可能。A但是B也C反而D宁愿。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A放出，泄露B提交C放弃D信任。所以选择D。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A基础的B实际的C不可能D难忘的。所以选择C。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：他们有贷款、账单、抵押贷款要偿还。A脱下、拿掉、拆去B减少、下车、睡着C推迟、扔掉、阻止D付清、取得成功、报复、贿赂。所以选择D。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：他们意识到生命中缺失了一些东西，但是很难步出那个轨道。A错过、想念B启发C沉默D闪耀。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A有伤害的B艰苦C有用D正常的、标准的。所以选择B。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：在这个社会，我们倾向于用美金来测量一切，我们小时候就学会考虑我们的决定的经济成本。A衡量B遭受C消化D投递。所以选择A。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：同上。A灾难B动机C陪伴D决定。所以选择D。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。
本题考查了词义辨析。句意为：但追求金钱时所涉及的个人和社会成本是什么呢？A评定、估价B参与、涉及C覆盖D减少。所以选择B。
此题是词义辨析题，
单词意思不明。