____ 2)Mostoftheworkthatmostpeoplehavetodoisinterestinginitself, andsuchworkhascertaingreatadvantages.
____ 3)Mostpeople, whentheyareleftfreetofilltheirowntimeaccordingtotheirchoice,areatalosstothinkofwhattodo.
____ 4)Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization.
____ 5)Accordinglythemoreintelligentrichmenworkhardlyashardasiftheywerepoor.
____ 6)Workthereforeisdesirable,firstandforemost,asacatalystofboredom.
____ 7)Anotheradvantageofmostpaidworkandofsomeunpaidworkisthatitgiveschancesofsuccess.
____ 8)Thedesirethatmenfeeltoincreasetheirincomeisnotasstrongasthedesireforsuccess.
____ 9)Womenwhoselivesareoccupiedwithhouseworkaremuchlessfortunethanmen.
____ 10)Twochiefelementsmakeworkinteresting: first, theexerciseofskill, andsecond, destruction.
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1)Thereasonwhyalotofprivatebusinessmenfailedaftertheirinitialsuccesswasbecausetheyhadbeen _____ bythedesiretograbasmuchmoneyaspossibleinasshortatimeaspossible.
2)Ifyouplaychesswithcomputers, itisnoteasyto _____ it.
3)Theboss’sdescendingattitude _____ himsomuchthathedecidedtoquitthejob.
4)Youhaveto _____ abuildingpermitbeforeyoucanstartaddingawingtothehouse.
5)She _____ waitedforawholehourinthepouringrain, butthebusnevercame.
6)Thoughsuchagreatfigureasheis, healwaystakesvery _____ positionsduringthecommunicationwithcivilians.
7)Her _____ answertowardhisromanticproposalworriedhimsomuchthathelosthissleep.
8)XiaoLihadstrong _____ towinthebattle.
