As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ___1_____at work in people of all _____2____. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about __3_____with their new toys. But their ____4____soon wear off and by January those___5______toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of____6_____stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s ___7______interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child____8____bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the__9_____of caring the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great____10___but soon looking forward to____11____. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many____12_____, who complain about the long drives to work, ___13______drove for hours at a time when they first_____14____ their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually __15_____to do a lot of_16____things, which never had __17___while working. But ___18_____after retirement, the golfing, the fishing , the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they __19_____. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new___20______. 1.A.principle B.habit C.way D.power 2.A.parties B.races C.countries D.ages 3.A.working B.living C.playing D.going 4.A.confidence B.interest C.anxiety D.sorrow 5.A.same B.extra C.funny D.expensive 6.A.well-organized B.colorfully-printed C.newly-collected D.half-filled 7.A.broad B.passing C.different D.main 8.A.silently B.impatiently C.gladly D.worriedly 9.A.promise B.burden C.right D.game 10.A.courage B.calmness C.confusion D.excitement 11.A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success 12.A.children B.students C.adults D.retirees 13.A.carefully B.eagerly C. nervously D.bravely 14.A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered 15.A.need B.learn C.start D.plan 16.A.great B.strange C.difficult D.correct 17.A.time B.money C.skills D.knowledge 18.A.only B.well C.even D.soon 19.A.lost B.choose C.left D.quit 20.A.pets B.toys C.friends D.colleagues
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