题目内容
When I was a kid, most of my friends could stay home from school due to a stomachache or a fever but not me. I had to be lying in order to ______ home. My parents used to say that they were teaching me how to have a ______ work ethic (职业道德). I didn’t see the ______ until last week.
I was on the train and sat behind a young man who was ______ to his friend about his life. His dream in life was to make movies but he wouldn’t ______ it because he had no clue if he could make enough money and he didn’t want to ______ time because it probably would take months or years to make it ______. He then admitted to thinking about becoming a(n) ______ because he thought he could easily make six figures within one year. His ______ agreed because as he put it, “I have no ______ to work long hours and not make much money. Besides, defending cases in court is good because you can make a lot of money and only work short hours.”
Many people these days don’t ______ that when things seem to happen immediately, it is only because a lot of ______, determination and time have ______ into it. It wasn’t due to some unbelievable ______. Someone once told me that you may know ______ someone is an expert in his given field or not by how easy he makes it look. The ______ it looks, the more hours go into it.
There is no excuse for ______. In the television show Fame, the dancer teacher told her students, “If you want fame, fame ______ and here’s how you start paying for it, in sweat.” Every time I watch that show, my dad would state how ______ she was because in order to ______ you have to work hard. He would go on and on about how bad it is to be lazy.
1.A. leave B. stay C. get D. call
2.A. reliable B. different C. good D. new
3.A. answer B. evidence C. result D. connection
4.A. explaining B. complaining C. writing D. lying
5.A. read B. follow C. appreciate D. change
6.A. share B. get C. save D. waste
7.A. big B. important C. strong D. proper
8.A. expert B. artist C. editor D. lawyer
9.A. companion B. teacher C. parent D. brother
10.A. choice B. time C. desire D. chance
11.A. convey B. ensure C. show D. realize
12.A. potential B. pressure C. effort D. intelligence
13.A. put B. gone C. broken D. reached
14.A. event B. accident C. story D. speed
15.A. because B. why C. whether D. when
16.A. easier B. lighter C. better D. harder
17.A. sorrow B. laziness C. despair D. envy
18.A. splits B. arises C. works D. costs
19.A. natural B. beautiful C. right D. kind
20.A. succeed B. develop C. finish D. rest