Order is the best manager of time. It illustrates many subjects. Thus, obedience to the natural law is order. Virtue is order. The world began with it. 36 was once common before its establishment.
The merchant, the clerk and the laborer are all of the same 37 , born with the same expectations and affected by similar influences. They are, it is 38 , born in different positions, but it 39 with themselves whether they shall live nobly or evilly. They may not have their choice of riches or poverty, but they have their 40 of being good or evil.
People of the highest position, 41 culture and education, have often as great hardships as the common people. They have to make their incomes go much further. They have to 42 their social status. 43 their incomes may be less satisfactory, they are desperate to 44 and bring the children up as gentlemen.
Hume, a famous historian, was a man of good family but his 45 were very small when he was young. In his autobiography, he uses his own case as a(n) 46 of the advantages of frugality (节省). Despite a considerable debt, his mother, a widow, 47 met the difficulties and eventually overcame them. Though her income was less than that of many highly paid men, she educated her children well and brought them up 48 .
Hume says, “While studying in France, I 49 that plan of life which I have steadily and successfully pursued. I determined to make a 50 frugality supply of my shortage of fortune and to 51 my independence.” At thirty-six he thought himself rich. These are his own words: “My appointments, with my frugality, had helped me reach a fortune which made me 52 .”
Goethe says, “It doesn’t matter within what circle an honest man acts, provided he knows how to
53 that circle.” “What is the best government?” Goethe asks, “That which teaches us to 54
ourselves! Let every one only do the right in his place, without 55 himself about the confusion of the world.”
36. A. Chaos B. Offence C. Punishment D. Condemnation
37. A. origin B. race C. nature D. interest
38. A. hopeful B. strange C. vital D. true
39. A. agrees B. rests C. corresponds D. conflicts
40. A. idea B. option C. freedom D. intention
41. A. in defence of B. in course of C. in anticipation of D. in respect of
42. A. give up B. depend on C. look for D. keep up
43. A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. When
44. A. educate B. encourage C. blame D. spoil
45. A. ambitions B. achievements C. means D. contributions
46. A. assurance B. consequence C. illustration D. criterion
47. A. bravely B. stubbornly C. sharply D. tentatively
48. A. faithfully B. plainly C. gratefully D. virtuously
49. A. proposed B. made C. discussed D. approved
50. A. rigid B. casual C. liberal D. flexible
51. A. balance B. restore C. value D. maintain
52. A. attractive B. proud C. independent D. knowledgeable
53. A. fit in B. move in C. end in D. engage in
54. A. protect B. justify C. govern D. display
55. A. questioning B. troubling C. scolding D. abandoning
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