Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are
__1___ than housewives．Evidence shows that
__2_ are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that
_3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health? It is because work _
__4_ people busy,
_5__ loneliness and solitude . Researches show that people feel unhappy，
_6__ and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are
_7___．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as
__8___ between man and reality．By work，people
_9__ each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work
__10__ the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and _
_11_ him liable to disease．
__12__ ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of
_13__ ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When
__14__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully
__15__ a patient or a teacher sees his students
__16_ ，they are happy _
__17__ ． From the above we can _
18__ to the conclusion that the more you work,
_19___ and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and _
_20__ a happy and healthy life．
| 小题1: | | A．richer | B．weaker | C．healthier | D．wors |
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| 小题2: | | A．the old | B．the busy | C．the hard-working | D．the jobless |
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| 小题3: | | A．whether | B．whenever | C．though | D．since |
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| 小题4: | | A．forces | B．keeps | C．needs | D．require |
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| 小题5: | | A．away from | B．in lack of | C．in touch with | D．in charge of |
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| 小题6: | | A．worried | B．joyful | C．concerned | D．interested |
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| 小题8: | | A．a bridge | B．a gap | C．a channel | D．a guard |
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| 小题9: | | A．come across | B．look down upon | C．come into contact with | D．watch over |
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| 小题10: | | A．stands | B．means | C．helps | D．matches |
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| 小题11: | | A．makes | B．orders | C．finds | D．forces |
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| 小题12: | | A．Then | B．Besides | C．However | D．Yet |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．regret | C．achievement | D．apology |
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| 小题14: | | A．a worker | B．a farmer | C．a manager | D．a writer |
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| 小题15: | | A．makes friends with | B．has a talk | C．deals with | D．operates on |
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| 小题16: | | A．raise | B．rise | C．grow | D．increase |
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| 小题17: | | A．beyond words | B．without a word | C．at a word | D．in a word |
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| 小题18: | | A．reach | B．come | C．arrive | D．draw |
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| 小题19: | | A．the happier | B．the weaker | C．the stronger | D．the lonelier |
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| 小题20: | | A．make | B．lead | C．earn | D．share |
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