Monday
It’s after 10 am and the kids are still sleeping. It’s Sunday. This is a traditional day of 1 .
Every culture on the planet has 2 one day of rest a week. Some use that time to go to church, 3 others sleep, watch TV, and just give themselves the gift of a 4 day. And there are those who 5 that working up a sweat in the backyard is just what the doctor ordered, but I 6 that exact activity.
We need to give ourselves a break, and a little rest 7 well for almost everybody. It doesn’t 8 matter what the activity is. The idea is to give your body, mind, and heart a(n)
9 to relax. If you keep going at full speed every day, it can be really 10 on you, both physically and mentally.
Some people find 11 hard to take a real vacation, let alone a day off. I have seen many people work themselves 12 an early grave because they were too 13 , and some too scared to give themselves a break.
It doesn’t matter what 14 your free time takes. You 15 yourself the gift of a deep breath and a view of the long sunset. Remember that you can’t work well if you’re 16 by never stopping to take a rest. Again, it doesn’t matter 17 you do it. This is not about tradition. Find out whatever time works best for you, and 18 a plan.
19 this and talk it over with others. The idea here is that by giving ourselves a break and just 20 a day off, we can make our lives better and actually create greater things in our world.
( ) 1. A. rest B. work C. travel D. exercise
( ) 2. A. at most B. at least C. more than D. no more than
( ) 3. A. though B. since C. unless D. while
( ) 4. A. busy B. tired C. lazy D. terrible
( ) 5. A. feel B. suggest C. insist D. dream
( ) 6. A. oppose B. favour C. doubt D. refuse
( ) 7. A. sells B. goes C. works D. manages
( ) 8. A. regularly B. equally C. finally D. really
( ) 9. A. chance B. measure C. step D. answer
( ) 10. A. good B. meaningful C. helpful D. hard
( ) 11. A. that B. it C. which D. what
( ) 12. A. at B. on C. with D. into
( ) 13. A. taken B. found C. driven D. expected
( ) 14. A. advice B. form C. gift D. tradition
( ) 15. A. bring B. show C. owe D. choose
( ) 16. A. exhausted B. relaxed C. scared D. disappointed
( ) 17. A. where B. how C. why D. when
( ) 18. A. accept B. agree C. make D. announce
( ) 19. A. Think about B. Talk about C. Bring about D. Come about
( ) 20. A. asking B. enjoying C. sending D. creating