Now-a-days, under the __(1)__ system of education, however good it may be, when a young man comes out of the university, there seems to be this __(2)__ in him that the higher the standard of living rises, the less should a man work. Thus, mathematically, higher the standard of living, according to this misconceived notion, the less the __(3)__ ultimately, what should be the highest standard of living then? __(4)__ work ! This leads to an unhealthy __(5)__ among the workers . A typist who types over twenty letters a day asks his __(6)__ how many letters he had typed that day. The latter __(7)__ ” fifteen”. The former thinks , ” Tomorrow I should type only fifteen or even __(8)__. This tendency is quite __(9)__ and may ultimately lead to __(10)__ even one’s family life may be affected adversely due to such tendency.

1.
a) extinct
b) proposed
c) developed
d) modern

2.
a) apprehension
b) realisation
c) misconception
d) worry

3.
a) work
b) time
c) salary
d) energy

4.
a) Ample
b) No
c) Minimum
d) Less

5.
a) ambition
b) jealousy
c) delay
d) dispute

6.
a) colleague
b) client
c) boss
d) subordinate

7.
a) remembers
b) types
c) suggests
d) replies

8.
a) more
b) all
c) less
d) some

9.
a) unnatural
b) unfortunates
c) healthy
d) discouraging

10.
a) retardation
b) denial
c) evil
d) complexity