8、       In some cities, workaholism （工作狂） is so common that people don’t consider it unusual, they accept the lifestyle as  1 ．Government workers in Washington D．C． 2    , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they   3  to．Workaholism can be a  4  problem．Because true workaholism would rather work than do anything else, they   5  have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not  6  movies, sports, or other types of entertainment．Most of all, they  7  to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholism are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause  8  problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases． 9  , typical workaholism don’t pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in  10   as they spend little time with their families．

       Is workaholism  11  dangerous? Perhaps not．There are, certainly, people who work  12   under stress．Some studies show that many workaholism have great energy and interest in work．They feel  13  is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholism, work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs  14  them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

       15   do workaholism enjoy their jobs so much? There are several  16  to work．Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important．But it offers  17   financial security．It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction  18  they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I  19   it”．Psychologists（心理學(xué)家） claim that their work gives people an identity（自身價(jià)值）．After they take part in work, they  20  a sense of self and individualism．

1．A．strange            B．boring           C．pleasant            D．normal

2．A．for example         B．on the other hand C．what’s more      D．a(chǎn)fter all

3．A．a(chǎn)gree             B．promise          C．dare            D．want

4．A．slight             B．serious           C．obvious          D．difficult

5．A．still               B．probably         C．certainly          D．mostly

6．A．a(chǎn)fford            B．enjoy              C．watch         D．a(chǎn)llow

7．A．dream            B．decide           C．intend             D．hate

8．A．physical               B．cultural           C．social            D．mental

9．A．Therefore             B．However           C．Anyway          D．Besides

10．A．happiness        B．silence           C．failure            D．surprise

11．A．sometimes       B．a(chǎn)lways             C．seldom           D．hardly

12．A．sadly             B．differently        C．efficiently         D．slowly

13．A．study          B．family            C．life                D．work

14．A．equip          B．pack             C．provide              D．fill

15．A．When              B．Why             C．How             D．Where

16．A．factors           B．a(chǎn)dvantages       C．steps             D．ways

17．A．no more            B．more or less      C．no more than     D．more than

18．A．when              B．before           C．unless              D．until

19．A．valued            B．failed              C．caught               D．made

20．A．give             B．lose             C．get                  D．need