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
—May I open the window to let in some fresh air ?
—_____.
A. Come on ! B. Take care ! C. Go ahead ! D. Hold on !
The project _____ by the end of 2011, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 2000000 users.
A．being completed B．completed
C．to be completed D．having been completed
Living in the dormitory means _____to take care of yourself, understand each others ' differences and share _____ interests.
A. to learn, common. B. learning, ordinary
C. to learn, ordinary D. learning, common
Some equipment as well as a number of maps and books _____to Zhouqu since the mud-rock flow occurred.
A. has been offered B. have been offered
C. are offered D. is being offered
The Spanish football team won the South Africa World Cup on July 13th, _____it the 8th country to have won the World Cup.
A. made B. making C. to make D. to have made
