In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do __1__ but daydream whole day.
One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very __2__. He said, “What a beautiful day! How I wish I could go back to __3__. But then, I will have to go out and get my food.” After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to __4__.
By begging the whole afternoon he managed to get a pot full of __5__.
“It is this pot of milk that is going to make me __6__，” he thought. “I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be __7__ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever！”
“I will then go to the __8__ and sell the ghee，” his dream __9__. “With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have __10__ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats.”
“How __11__ I am，” he thought. “The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house __12__ in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will __13__ in the blue waters of the pool.”
Deep in his __14__， he struck out with his foot, breaking the __15__， and drenched (使湿透) himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and __16__. He lost whatever he had because of his __17__ and day dreaming.
Laziness is the biggest __18__ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant __19__ in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a __20__ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.
语篇解读：懒惰是成功的天敌，有它在身边，成功总是绕道而行。只有克服懒惰，你才能离成功更近一步。
1．A.something B．nothing
C．anything D．everything
解析：选B 他除了整天做白日梦其他什么也不做，do nothing but“除了……什么也不做”。
2．A.hungry B．angry
C．sick D．curious
解析：选A 根据下文的“I will have to go out and get my food.”可知，他非常饥饿(hungry)，所以才会出现下文的寻找食物。
3．A.eat B．work
C．play D．sleep
解析：选D 根据上文的“daydream whole day”可知，他整天就知道睡觉，所以本空选择sleep。
4．A.sell B．beat
C．beg D．entertain
解析：选C 根据下文的“By begging the whole day”可知，他拿出碗去乞讨(beg)。
5．A.money B．soup
C．water D．milk
解析：选D 根据下文的“It is this pot of milk”可知，他通过乞讨获得一罐牛奶 (milk)。
6．A.rich B．happy
C．famous D．strange
解析：选A 根据下文的“I become a rich businessman”可知，他认为这罐牛奶会使他变富(rich)。
7．A.lucky B．able
C．interested D．particular
解析：选B be able to do sth.“能够做某事”，他认为用这个黄油能够做酥油。
8．A.road B．hotel
C．market D．shop
解析：选C 根据下文的“sell the ghee”可知，去市场(market)卖酥油最符合语境。
9．A.changed B．continued
C．paused D．stopped
解析：选B 下文中，他一直在继续(continued)做他的美梦。
10．A.kids B．huts
C．arguments D．wounds
解析：选A 根据下文的“Soon I would have an entire herd of goats.”可知，六个月后这对羊就会生下许多的羊崽儿，用kids来形容。
11．A.generous B．handsome
C．brave D．smart
解析：选D 根据上文的“I am really clever！”可知，Brahmin Ramdas一直认为自己很聪明，smart和clever是近义词。
12．A.ever B．still
C．right D．even
解析：选C 就在村子的中央他将建一座大房子。right意为“恰恰，就在”。
13．A.bathe B．exercise
C．sweep D．surf
解析：选A 根据上文的“swimming pool”应该是他想象着在游泳池的蓝色水里游泳。bathe“游泳”。
14．A.ideas B．opinions
C．thoughts D．expressions
解析：选C deep in thoughts“陷入沉思”，为固定短语。
15．A.heart B．pot
C．toe D．goal
解析：选B 根据上文的“get a pot full of”可知，本空指的是他正想着，脚往前一迈出，把罐子(pot)弄碎了。
16．A.fell B．shouted
C．cried D．laughed
解析：选C 根据情境可知，他的一罐子牛奶都洒了，也意味着刚才他做的美梦都破碎了，所以他看着破碎的罐子哭了(cried)。
17．A.sadness B．laziness
C．carelessness D．anxiety
解析：选B 因为他的懒惰和整日做白日梦使他失去了所有的东西，选择laziness和下一段第一句呼应。
18．A.success B．aim
C．partner D．enemy
解析：选D 懒惰是我们生活中最大的敌人(enemy)。这是本文的中心句，下文也是对这一句的进一步解释。
19．A.condition B．case
C．position D．point
解析：选C 如果你懒惰的话，你就不会取得生活中任何重要的职位，并且一直是一无所有。选择position意为“生活中的职位 (位置)”。
20．A.robber B．thief
C．murderer D．visitor
解析：选B 根据下文的steals可知，此处作者把懒惰比喻成贼(thief)，它正在慢慢偷走我们身边的所有东西。
