As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this       at work in people of all         . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about           with their new toys. But their    soon wears off and by January those        toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of        stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s     interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child     bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the      of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great     but are soon looking forward to       . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many      , who  now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work,       drove for hours at a time when they first         their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually     to do a lot of        things, which they never had       to do while working. But      after retirement , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they     . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new      .

A．weaker B．habit C． principle D．power

A．ages B．races C．countries D．parties

A．working B．playing C．living D．going

A．confidence B．sorrow C．anxiety D．interest

A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive

A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed

A．broad B．different C． passing D．main

A．silently B．impatiently C．worriedly D．gladly

A．promise B．burden C．right D．game

A．excitement B．calmness C．confusion D．courage

A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success

A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees

A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly

A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered

A．need B．learn C．plan D．start

A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct

A．knowledge B．money C．skills D．time

A．only B．well C．soon D．even

A．lost B．chose C．quit D．left

A．pets B．toys C．friends D．Colleagues