Work is helpful to health．Scientists find that the hard﹣working people live longer than those who have no jobs．Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job﹣holders．Career（ 职业的） women are healthier than housewives．

Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy，away from loneliness．Researches show that people feel unhappy，worried and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，Instead，the happiest people are those who are busy．Many high achievers who love their careens feel they happiest when they are working hard．They work as a bridge between dream and reality，so they have energy every day．By work，people get to know each other．By taking part in all kinds of activities，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss（丧失）of work means the loss of everything．It affects man's spirit and it will cause more illnesses．

Besides，work gives one a sense of hope and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his

value and status（形象） in society．When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow，they are happy beyond（ 超越） words．

From the above，we can come 如o a conclusion； the more you work，the happier and healthier

you will be．

29．How will people feel when they have nothing to do from the passage？　　

A．Relaxed and excited．

B．Happy but bored．

c．Worried and unhappy．

D．Relaxed but unhealthy．

30．Who are the real happiest people？　　

A．Those who are rich．

B．Those who are friendly．

C．Those who are famous．

D．Those who are busy．

31．The underlined word "it" in the passage means 　　

A．the loss of happiness．

B．the loss of work．

c．the loss of energy．

D．the loss of health．

32．What's the main idea of this passage？　　

A．I you are happy，you will have more work to do．

B．If you are healthy，you will have more work to do．

c．The more you work，the happier you will be．

D．The more work you do，the more money you will have．