阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　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 increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude(孤独)．Researches show that people feel unhappy, 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who aye busy．Many high achievers who 　　7　　 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(集体的)activity, they find 　　10　　 and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　11　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him easy to have(a/an) 　　12　　．

　　　　13　　 ，work gives one a sense of satisfaction and a sense of 　　14　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　15　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　16　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　17　　 ，they are happy 　　18　　．

　　From the above we 　　19　　 come to the conclusion 　　20　　 the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be．Let's work hard and live a happy and healthy life．

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　　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 increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health?It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude(孤独)．Researches show that people feel unhappy, 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who aye busy．Many high achievers who 　　7　　 their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Word serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective(集体的)activity, they find 　　10　　 and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　11　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him easy to have(a/an)　　12　　．

　　　　13　　, work gives one a sense of satisfaction and a sense of 　　14　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　15　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　16　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　17　　, they are happy 　　18　　．

　　From the above we 　　19　　 come to the conclusion 　　20　　 the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be．Let's work hard and live a happy and healthy life．

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　　The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火星)fly from his hammer．

　　The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．

　　“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(钉), even if it is only to pass the time? ” said the blacksmith．“ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you．”

　　The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

　　Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country．It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes．

　　Our young Mr．Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．And after a while, Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village．

　　“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make money．My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches．”

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