There are two kinds of people in the world. Those of the first kind are born idlers (游手好闲者), taking interest in nothing. It seems that they live just to pass time idly. They simply don’t know why they have to do so, nor will they bother to ask. The other kind of people are those who take things seriously and never wish to idle away their life. But only a part of the second group are eager enough to make success. All the others fail to make enough effort to realize their dreams.

Why things so happen to them? What are the reasons?

I later find out some people are determined. They are “igniters” that catch fire

of their own, giving light and heat. But that’s not the case with others. They may be fuels but not igniters. As pieces of wood or coal, they need a match or lighter to make them burn so that their energy can be released.

The majority of people need some igniters to light them. Thus an igniter becomes a must for those people to succeed. Unless a suitable igniter comes their way, they will always remain like cold unused firewood or coal.

Fortunately, such an igniter is not difficult to meet. One may find it in an instructive book, a film story, some advice of a good teacher, a pleasant journey, or an unexpected love.

Any of these, coming at the right time, can serve as an igniter to start one’s enthusiasm for learning or for a better career, to turn him from a passive state of waiting to an active state of pursuing, to lend him strength to go ahead bravely. In that case, what he has prepared for years will be quickly turned into fruitful reality.

Such an igniter may turn up of itself, but most likely we have to find it ourselves. Never let a chance slide away, for it is the key to our success.

68. Who take things seriously but may not be able to succeed in this passage?

A. Fuels.       B. Lighters.       C. Idlers.       D. Igniters.

69. What does the writer value most in order to succeed?

A. Great interest in everything.     

B. Storing a lot of energy.     

C. Great dreams about a bright future.

D. An igniter coming at the right time.  

70. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is _____ .

A. to describe two kinds of people

B. to try to make fun of idlers

C. to praise those who devote themselves to work

D. to encourage people to find chances to succeed