Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are__1___ than housewives．Evidence shows that __2_  are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that _3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．

Why is work good for health? It is because work ___4_   people busy,  _5__ loneliness and  solitude . Researches show that people feel unhappy，_6__ and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are  _7___．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as __8___  between man and reality．By work，people_9__  each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work __10__  the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and __11_   him liable to disease．

__12__  ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _13__  ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When __14__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15__   a patient or a teacher sees his students __16_  ，they are happy ___17__ ．

From the above we can _18__  to the conclusion that the more you work, _19___ and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and __20__  a happy and healthy life．

1.                A．richer          B．weaker         C．healthier  D．wors

2.                A．the old         B．the busy        C．the hard-working   D．the jobless

3.                A．whether        B．whenever       C．though   D．since

4.                A．forces          B．keeps          C．needs    D．require

5.                A．away from      B．in lack of        C．in touch with   D．in charge of

6.                A．worried        B．joyful          C．concerned    D．interested

7.                A．free           B．busy           C．lazy  D．dull

8.                A．a bridge        B．a gap           C．a channel D．a guard

9.                A．come across     B．look down upon  C．come into contact with   D．watch over

10.               A．stands         B．means         C．helps D．matches

11.               A．makes         B．orders         C．finds  D．forces

12.               A．Then          B．Besides         C．However  D．Yet

13.               A．disappointment B．regret          C．achievement   D．apology

14.               A．a worker       B．a farmer        C．a manager D．a writer

15.               A．makes friends with                 B．has a talk  C．deals with D．operates on

16.               A．raise           B．rise            C．grow D．increase

17.               A．beyond words   B．without a word   C．at a word D．in a word

18.               A．reach          B．come          C．arrive     D．draw

19.               A．the happier     B．the weaker      C．the stronger    D．the lonelier

20.               A．make          B．lead           C．earn  D．share

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are__1___ than housewives．Evidence shows that __2_  are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that _3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health? It is because work ___4_   people busy,  _5__ loneliness and  solitude . Researches show that people feel unhappy，_6__ and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are  _7___．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as __8___  between man and reality．By work，people_9__  each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work __10__  the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and __11_   him liable to disease．
__12__  ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _13__  ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When __14__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15__   a patient or a teacher sees his students __16_  ，they are happy ___17__ ．
From the above we can _18__  to the conclusion that the more you work, _19___ and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and __20__  a happy and healthy life．