It’s duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. If the man is too lazy to work, he will usually become a not useful man. Everyone, when he is young, should learn some useful work.
But it’s not enough for a man to learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul (精力) into his work, and not waste his free time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good rule for young people as old.
There is no better to help to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth (青年). There is an English say “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
【小题1】The underlined word “diligence” in the third paragraph means “ ________” in Chinese.

But it is not enough for a man to learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul (精力) into his work, and not waste（浪费） his spare time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good rule for young people as old.

There is no better to help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit (习惯) of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

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1.After reading the passage we know that a diligent man will ______.

A. lose time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.succeed in life

C.lose his life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.make little progress

2.If a man wants to be of use to himself and to the people, he should ______.

A. learn some useful work

B.do something in his spare time

C.put his heart and soul into everything

D.try his best to work without rest

3.In order to learn to be diligent, it’s very important for the young people to ______.

A. work while they work and play while they play

B.work all the time without playing

C.form the habit of getting up early

D.learn some good subjects

4.One will be successful (成功的) in life if he ______ when he is young.

A. spends some time learning

B.is diligent in his study

C.loves his school

D.gets up early

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent

B.Young People Should Rise Early

C.Diligence, the Mother of Success

D.Lost Time Never Returns

　　Everyone should work hard every day. That's his duty. Everybody, when he is young, should learn some kinds of work. But is it enough? No, he should learn some kinds of other things. And he should do his best to do the jobs well. It's important that he doesn't waste his spare time. Diligence（勤奋）is as helpful as the habit of early rising. As we know, there is an English saying: “Lost time never comes.” This means that everyone should make use of his time. Everyone must study hard when he can work so that he may succeed in life. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

(1) We should work hard every day because ________.

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(2) It's very important for us ________.

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A．to have a good sleep in our spare time

B．to make others happy in our spare time

C．to spend our spare time

D．to make our spare time useful

(3) Why does it say diligence is the mother of success at the end of the passage?

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A．Because success was born from diligence.

B．Because everything was born by its mother.

C．Because diligence can make someone succeed in his life.

D．Because diligence gave successful life.