A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and  36  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  37  enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and  38  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He  39  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was  40  or tired, he did not stop  41  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was   42 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I  43  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only  44  a very small area to  45  myself.”

       The above story is  46  to the journey of our  47 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  48 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our  49  , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding  50  and the things we love to do. One day  51  we look back, we will  52  that we don’t really need that much,  53  then we cannot turn back time for what we have  54 .

       Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only  55  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 or tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16we look back, we will 17 that we don’t really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19.
Life is not about making money. Life is of course not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      use
   2. B.
      cover
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      get
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Sure
   2. B.
      Bad
   3. C.
      Strange
   4. D.
      Good
3. 3.
   1. A.
      ran
   2. B.
      struggled
   3. C.
      rushed
   4. D.
      rode
4. 4.
   1. A.
      asked for
   2. B.
      kept on
   3. C.
      gave up
   4. D.
      succeeded in
5. 5.
   1. A.
      full
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      hungry
   4. D.
      sad
6. 6.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      because
   3. C.
      if
   4. D.
      So
7. 7.
   1. A.
      dying
   2. B.
      tiring
   3. C.
      smiling
   4. D.
      sleeping
8. 8.
   1. A.
      make
   2. B.
      prove
   3. C.
      pull
   4. D.
      push
9. 9.
   1. A.
      need
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      find
   4. D.
      show
10. 10.
    1. A.
       live
    2. B.
       bury
    3. C.
       support
    4. D.
       sleep
11. 11.
    1. A.
       useful
    2. B.
       similar
    3. C.
       special
    4. D.
       certain
12. 12.
    1. A.
       history
    2. B.
       past
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       future
13. 13.
    1. A.
       friends
    2. B.
       progress
    3. C.
       discoveries
    4. D.
       money
14. 14.
    1. A.
       career
    2. B.
       honor
    3. C.
       health
    4. D.
       freedom
15. 15.
    1. A.
       beauty
    2. B.
       things
    3. C.
       people
    4. D.
       condition
16. 16.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       unless
    4. D.
       since
17. 17.
    1. A.
       realize
    2. B.
       regret
    3. C.
       apologize
    4. D.
       explain
18. 18.
    1. A.
       or
    2. B.
       until
    3. C.
       if
    4. D.
       but
19. 19.
    1. A.
       won
    2. B.
       saved
    3. C.
       reduced
    4. D.
       missed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       probable
    3. C.
       necessary
    4. D.
       suitable

 A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and  36  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered(走的路程).  37  enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and  38  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He  39  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was  40  or tired, he did not stop  41  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was  42 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I  43  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only  44  a very small area to  45  myself.”

       The above story is  46  to the journey of our  47 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  48 , to gain power or recognition（承认）. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our  49  , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding  50  and the things we love to do. One day  51  we look back, we will  52  that we don’t really need that much,  53  then we cannot turn back time for what we have  54 .

       Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only  55  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

36. A. use             B. cover    C. work           D. get

37. A. Good     B. Strange C. Sure       D. Interesting

38. A. rode      B. ran            C. expanded        D. struggled

39. A. kept on   B. asked for       C. gave up        D. succeeded in

40. A. sad             B. excited    C. confused        D. hungry

41. A. but             B. so             C. because           D. if

42. A. sleeping     B. arguing     C. dying             D. smiling

43. A. push           B. make          C. destroy          D. prove

44. A. need           B. have          C. find               D. show

45. A. live            B. bury          C. support          D. sleep

46. A. useful     B. certain        C. similar        D. special

47. A. future     B. past        C. history              D. life

48. A. friends  B. progress   C. discoveries D. money

49. A. health     B. career         C. honor      D. freedom

50. A. things     B. condition C. people             D. beauty

51. A. before     B. when          C. unless        D. since

52. A. realize  B. regret      C. apologize  D. explain

53. A. or    B. until     C. however   D. but

54. A. saved      B. missed         C. reduced         D. won

55. A. possible  B. probable    C. necessary        D. suitable