Once upon a time,
there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of 36 and
perseverance (毅力), while
the other was 37_ and never did any work. One night, they decided
to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the 38
_person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would__ 39_a
prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man
immediately_ 40 and ran towards the west after the sun,
while the lazy man just sat there and_ 41__ . The hard-working man,
looking at the competitor, _42__ at his foolishness and kept going at
his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming 43 _the
rivers and seas, and he kept running and running, __44__ that he
would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still
sleeping.
The hard-working man
had been 45_ for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that
he still had not 46__ daylight. Thinking it would be
just around the corner, he 47_ on running until he finally came
back to where he started, 24 hours 48 _. Upon arriving, he saw the
lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the
49 he earned.
The hard-working man
was 50 how this lazy man could earn it—he hadn't done
anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are 51 a
persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the
52 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your_ 53__ whereas
I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to
54 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The
hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes,
perseverance can__ 55_ you from the truth that what you are doing is
wrong.
1.A.
hobbies
B. ideas C.
patience D.
money
2.A.
lazy
B. patient C.
kind-hearted D.
hard-working
3.A.
last
B. first C.
second
D. only
4.A.
accept B.
keep C.
win
D. defeat
5.A. set
in B.
set aside C.
set
up
D. set out
6.A.
worked B.
drank C.
slept
D. played
7.A.
laughed B.
glared C.
stared
D. looked
8.A.
across B.
through C.
over D.
past
9.A.
representing B.
believing C.
emphasizing D.
complaining
10.A.
swimming B.
jumping C.
resting
D. running
11.A.
admired B.
invented C.
found
D. realized
12.A.
commented B. carried C.
figured
D. depended
13. A.
before B.
later C.
next
D. further
14.A.
money B.
medal C.
prize
D. gold
15.A.
believing B.
recognizing C.
discussing D.
wondering
16.A.
true
B. indeed C.
certain
D. hardly
17.A.
west B.
east C.
north
D. south
18.A.
ears B.
hands C. sight
D.
mind
19.A. hide
from B. learn
from C. keep
from D.
come from
20.A.
make B.
let C.
blind D.
protect