Directions: For each blank in the following
passages there are four words or phrases marked (A) (B) (C) and (D) . Fill in
each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A
It is the duty of every man to work. The
lazy man wastes his time, and his __51__ is of no use to himself or to others.
The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is __52__ most ready to beg or
to steal. Everyone when he is young should learn some useful work.
But it is not __53__ that one should learn
some kind of work. He should work hard, and not waste his spare minutes or half
hours. ＂Work while
you work and play while you play＂ is as good a __54__ for young people as for old.
There is no __55__ aid to diligence than
the habit of early rising, and this, like all other good habits, and must make
easily __56__ in youth.
There is an English saying ＂Lost time never returns＂. This __57__ that everybody must
be diligent, and must make good use of his time. One must study hard when he is
young, so that he may succeed in his __58__ and become useful to his country.
I have __59__ heard that those who are
diligent will become beggars, but I know that lazy fellows will become beggars.
Therefore, I should say that diligence is the __60__ of success.
51. (A) work (B)
life
(C) body
(D) idea
52. (A) likely (B) rarely (C) generally (D) luckily
53. (A) true (B)
enough (C)
effective
(D) difficult
54. (A) lesson (B) advice (C) instruction (D) rule
55. (A) better (B) other (C) more
(D) less
56. (A) gained (B) grown (C) existed (D)
formed
57. (A) means (B) shows (C)
illustrates (D)
suggests
58. (A) childhood (B) study (C) life
(D) youth
59. (A) often (B) always (C) sometimes (D) never
60. (A) way (B)
road
(C) mother
(D) father