It is the duty of every man to work．The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others．The man who is too lazy to work is the man who's generally most ready to beg or steal（偷窃）．Every boy，when he is young， should learn some useful work．

But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work．He should put his heart and soul（心灵）completely into his work，and not waste his free time．“Working while you work and playing while you play is as good rule for young people as for the old．”

There is no better help to diligence（勤奋）than the habit of early rising，and this， just like all other good habits，is most easily formed in youth．There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent，and make good use of his time．One must study hard when one is young so that one may make great progress（进步），succeed（成功）in life and become useful to one's country．Therefore， we can say that diligence is the mother of success．

（ ）1．After reading the passage, we know that those who are too lazy to work

may become ____ ．

        A．beggars  B．thieves  C．beggars or thieves  D．useful men

（ ）2．If a boy wants to be useful to himself and to the people，he should ___ ．

A．learn to play                   

B．do something in his free time

C．put his heart and soul into his work 

D．try hard to learn to do a certain kind of work

（ ）3．In order to learn to be diligent，it's important for the young people to ____ ．

A．form the habit of getting up late  

B.  learn some good subjects

C．work all the time without playing 

D．work while they work and play while they play

（ ）4．One can't be successful in life unless（除非）he ____ when he is young．

        A．is diligent in his study               B．loves his school

        C．spends some time learning something   D．makes up for his lost time

（ ）5．Which of the following may be the best title（标题）for this passage？

A．Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent

B．Young People Should Rise Early

C．Lost Time Never Returns          

D．Diligence，the Mother of Success