The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town. In Pressure, struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape. _ , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _ whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office sipping coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure. Some of the young were addicted to because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes. 小题1: A．connect B．keep C．keep out D．prevent 小题2: A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．somebody 小题3: A．have B．like C．compete D．try 小题4: A．health B．joy C．children D．wealth 小题5: A．seldom B．always C．hardly D．sometimes 小题6: A．much time B．no reason C．many reasons D．no time 小题7: A．Meanwhile B．At the same time C．Therefore D．Virtually 小题8: A．pleasure B．pressure C．work D．happiness 小题9: A．must B．need C．could D．dared 小题10: A．know B．find C．recognize D．care 小题11: A．in the morning B．in the evening C．all day long D．in the afternoon 小题12: A．Thanks to B．Regardless of C．Owe to D．According to 小题13: A．money B．time C．pleasure D．pressure 小题14: A．strongest B．slightest C．most D．smallest 小题15: A．the old B．the new C．the best D．the same 小题16: A．books B．work C．money D．drugs 小题17: A．pressure B．life C．pleasure D．money 小题18: A．improved B．failed C．succeeded D．lived 小题19: A．content B．surprised C．patient D．angry 小题20: A．built B．put down C．pulled down D．set up