XI. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, D for each of the following
blanks (1 pt)
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever
had the time to consider this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of
weakness or confidentiality, you (1) _________ well have heard some or all of
the (2)_________. It's the money, of course, some say with a smile, as if
explaining something to a child. Or it's the satisfaction of a task well-done, the
sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important (3) _________. I
worked as a bus conductor once, and I can't say I (4) _________ the same as I
staggered along the swaying gangway trying to (5) _________ out tickets
without falling over to someone's lap. It's the company of other people perhaps,
but if that is the (6) _________, what about farmers? Is it the conversation in the
farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and sense of
status say those (7) _________ have either attained these elusive goals, or feel
aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership qualities. Or we can
blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman, I suspect, and I say this
under my breath, that most of us work rather as Mr. Micawber lived, hoping for
something to (8) _________ up. We'll win the pools, and tell the boss what we
really think. We'll scrape together the (9)_________ and open that little shop
we have always dreamed of, or go round the world, or spend more time in the
garden. One day, we'll get that (10) _______ we deserve, but until then at least
we have something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won't have time
to wonder why.

1. A. might B. can C. will D.
should
2. A. below B. rest C. following D. latter
3. A. deal B. position C. job D.
engagement
4. A. enjoyed B. wished C. hoped D. felt
5. A. make B. turn C. issue D. give
6. A. one B. case C. question D.
problem
7. A. people B. must C. who D. may
8. A. move B. turn C. ease D. end
9. A. resources B. opportunities C. riches D.
money
10. A. ambition B. station C. vocation D.
promotion