No matter how employees feel about work, their primary motivation to work is to earn a living. People's attitude ____1____ their jobs are ____2____ to the nature of their work and the reward they receive. For the factory workers, ____3____ is a necessary evil which merely ensures ____4____. The corporation president sees work as a way of obtaining material goods ____5____ what is necessary for survival. Teachers and librarians, ____6____ not highly paid, find ____7____ stimulation and personal ____8____ in their jobs.

　　In the United States there is a belief that people are ____9____ working, producing, and achieving. Many people believe that there is ____10____ of opportunity that allows anyone to become successful. This belief is exemplified by stories written by a nineteenth-century American ____11____, Horatio Alger, who wrote about the "American Dream". In his work he described poor people who become ____12____ because of their hard work, honesty and luck. The stories initiated the idea that all individuals, ____13____ poor, were capable of becoming wealthy as long as they were diligent and ____14____. For many Americans however, Horatio Alger's "rags-to riches" stories do not represent the reality of opportunity. The "American Dream" is always described as a myth; it is still difficult for several million Americans to ____15____.

　　1、A.on　　B.with　　C. about　　D.toward

　　2、A.associated　　B.concerned　　C.depended　　D.related

　　3、A.it　　B.which　　C. there　　D.something

　　4、A.survival　　B.to survive　　C.surviving　　D.being survived

　　5、A.far beyond　　B.close behind　　C.excessive of　　D.much exceeding

　　6、A.even　　B.despite　　C.although　　D.who were

　　7、A.mental　　B.spiritual　　C.intellectual　　D.ideological

　　8、A.saturation　　B.gratification　　C.inauguration　　　D.termination

　　9、A.rewarded by　　B.trained to　　C.reminded of　　　D.succeeded in

　　10、A.equality　　B.alignment　　C.acquisition　　D.segregation

　　11、A.magician　　B.physician　　C.theorist　　D.novelist

　　12、A.rich　　B.famous　　C.fortunate　　　D.confident

　　13、A.even if　　B.no matter how　　C. never being　　D.in case they were

　　14、A.reverend　　B.virtuous　　C.unanimous　　D.unscrupulous

　　15、A.come along　　B.cool down　　C.level off　　　D.get ahead

　參考答案：

　　1、D　2、D　3、A　4、A　5、A　6、C　7、B　8、B

　　9、A　10、A　11、D　12、A　13、B　14、B　15、D