A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was or tired, he did not stop he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was . Then he asked himself, “Why did I myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only a very small area to myself.”
The above story is to the journey of our . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽,忘记) our , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding and the things we love to do. One day we look back, we will that we don’t really need that much, then we cannot turn back time for what we have .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A.use B.get C.work D.cover
A.Sure B.Strange C. Good D.Interesting
A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled
A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in
A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited
A.because B.so C.but D.if
A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling
A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove
A.find B.have C.need D.show
A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep
A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar
A.future B.past C.history D.life
A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends
A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health
A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people
A.before B.when C.unless D.since
A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain
A.but B.until C.however D.or
A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed
A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable