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

Key 1-5: D D A A A 6-10:C B B A A 11-15:D A B B D