Question

Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of1 and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was2 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the3 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would4 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man immediately5 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and6 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor,7 at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming8 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,9that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.
The hard-working man had been10 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not11 daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he12 on running until he finally came back to where he started,13 hours14 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the44he earned.
The hard-working man was15 how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are16a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the17 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your18 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to19 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes, perseverance can20 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hobbies
   2. B.
      ideas
   3. C.
      patience
   4. D.
      money
2. 2.
   1. A.
      lazy
   2. B.
      patient
   3. C.
      kind-hearted
   4. D.
      hard-working
3. 3.
   1. A.
      last
   2. B.
      first
   3. C.
      second
   4. D.
      only
4. 4.
   1. A.
      accept
   2. B.
      keep
   3. C.
      win
   4. D.
      defeat
5. 5.
   1. A.
      set in
   2. B.
      set aside
   3. C.
      set up
   4. D.
      set out
6. 6.
   1. A.
      worked
   2. B.
      drank
   3. C.
      slept
   4. D.
      played
7. 7.
   1. A.
      laughed
   2. B.
      glared
   3. C.
      stared
   4. D.
      looked
8. 8.
   1. A.
      across
   2. B.
      through
   3. C.
      over
   4. D.
      past
9. 9.
   1. A.
      representing
   2. B.
      believing
   3. C.
      emphasizing
   4. D.
      complaining
10. 10.
    1. A.
       swimming
    2. B.
       jumping
    3. C.
       resting
    4. D.
       running
11. 11.
    1. A.
       admired
    2. B.
       invented
    3. C.
       found
    4. D.
       realized
12. 12.
    1. A.
       commented
    2. B.
       carried
    3. C.
       figured
    4. D.
       depended
13. 13.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       later
    3. C.
       next
    4. D.
       further
14. 14.
    1. A.
       money
    2. B.
       medal
    3. C.
       prize
    4. D.
       gold
15. 15.
    1. A.
       believing
    2. B.
       recognizing
    3. C.
       discussing
    4. D.
       wondering
16. 16.
    1. A.
       true
    2. B.
       indeed
    3. C.
       certain
    4. D.
       hardly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       west
    2. B.
       east
    3. C.
       north
    4. D.
       south
18. 18.
    1. A.
       ears
    2. B.
       hands
    3. C.
       sight
    4. D.
       mind
19. 19.
    1. A.
       hide from
    2. B.
       learn from
    3. C.
       keep from
    4. D.
       come from
20. 20.
    1. A.
       make
    2. B.
       let
    3. C.
       blind
    4. D.
       protect

Answer 1

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