As the society becomes more and more(51) ______ there appears a shrinking of workweek. The average hours worked per week have (52) ______ drastically in the last century. This is because there is less(53) ______ for the production of goods as the individuals are (54) ______ urgently in need of income for their (55) ______ of goods. They may(56) ______ to work fewer hours or to work less hard. On the other band, the industry may recruit fewer workers (57) ______ the old and young of the hard toils. With the rapid change in the labor force, there has emerged a New Class, for whom, work is an important (58) ______ of satisfaction and is taken for (59) ______ that it will be enjoyable. The pay for the job is not the principal (60) ______ but a prime index of prestige – the respect and esteem of others. The overwhelming (61) ______ for a member of the New Class is education, an(62) ______ of money, time and energy. It is believed that education will enable them to gain an (63) ______ to the hierarchical world. Education is, thus, (64) ______ the central goal of the society. But unlike the investment of (65) ______capital, the investment of education is less(66) ______ measurable and tangible. The product can (67) ______ be seen nor valued. Nevertheless, people's efforts to join the New Class are general and obvious, so the New Class is (68) ______ rapidly. An interesting and rewarding (69) ______ is the aspiration of the society as a (70) ______.
51. A. affluent B. afflict C. affidavit D. affiliate
52. A. risen B. declined C. deteriorated D. raised
53. A. urgent B. urge C. urgency D. urgently
54. A. few B. little C. more D. less
55. A. usage B. purchases C. making use D. producing
56. A. be forced B. be made C. force D. choose
57. A. depriving B. separating C. avoiding D. releasing
58. A. resource B. source C. resources D. sauce
59. A. granted B. greeted C. grand D. granddad
60. A. trigger B. motivation C. motivate D. motion
61. A. qualifier B. quarter C. qualification D. quality
62. A. investigate B. investiture C. investment D. invertebrate
63. A. access B. door C. gate D. route
64. A. regarded B. noticed C. observed D. watched
65. A. martial B. mature C. measure D. material
66. A. quantitatively B. qualitatively C. totally D. numerously
67. A. either B. all C. both D. neither
68. A. amplifying B. expanding C. dilating D. distending
69. A. work B. occupation C. job D. business
70. A. union B. completeness C. whole D. group
KEY：A B C D B D D B A B C C A A D A D B B C
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