[填空题]Tom found in the newspaper that it is easier to 76. ______
find works in the south of England. So he got 77. ______
on a train which is going to London. He was 78. ______
the only passenger in his car when a man of a 79. ______
knife burst in and said to him in a loud voice, 80. ______
"Your money and your life " Tom was frightened 81. ______
and answered, "I have not got no money." The 82. ______
man asked him, "So why are you trembling 83. ______
so much " Tom said, "I think you were the ticket 84. ______
collector and I have not got even ticket." 85. ______

The American idea that hard work was to be esteemed distinguishes us from Europeans who (1) their gentlemen of leisure. For us, hard work (2) idleness was the way (3) distinction.
Now, (4) , like many other traditional values, hard work is coming under (5) . In academic journals, conferences and classrooms, the idea of hard work is considered to be another of those notions that the dominant forces of our society (6) on the rest of Us. It (7) advances white-male interests (8) any woman or minority foolish enough to buy into the dominant value system will find out.
In a recent survey, high-school students in the United States and Japan were asked to (9) factors that (10) to success in the classroom. Of the Japanese, 72 percent listed hard work first (11) only 27 percent of Americans agreed.
Many factors contribute to the devaluing of hard work. Thinking that self-esteem is crucia
A. almost
B. merely
C. scarcely
D. seldom

Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry. One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is (21) , the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker. (22) any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out (23) effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or (24) ,often err)ugh, in other departments of the same firm. The degree of secrecy naturally (25) considerably. Some of the bigger firms are (26) in researches which am (27) such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive (28) to them not to keep them secret. (29) a great many processes depending on such research am sought for with complete secrecy (30) the stage at which patents can be (31) . Even more processes am never patented (32) but kept as secret processes.
A. attaining
B. acquiring
C. obtaining
D. achieving