Question

We sometimes think it would be very nice to have no work to do. How we envy rich peoplewho have not to work for their living, but can do just what they please all the year around. Yetwhen we feel like this, we make a mistake. Sometimes rich people are not as happy as wethink they are, because they are tired of having nothing to do. Most of us are happy when wehave regular work to do for our living, especially if the work is what we like to do. The firstthing work does for us is to give us happiness. Then work gives us self-respect. The idler,however rich he is, lives on the work of others. He is like the beggar in the streets, who takesthe money of others who have had to toil for it. Such people do not live independently, andought to feel ashamed of themselves. But the honest worker, who earns his living by usefultoil, can hold up his head and respect himself. Lastly, regular work helps to build upcharacter. It teaches us such good habits as punctuality, carefulness, thoroughness, andfaithfulness in work. It is the man who works, not the idler that, as a rule, develops the bestcharacter.

Questions
I. Why are rich people not as happy as we think they are?
II. What gives us happiness?
III. What three things does work give us?
IV. How does the idler live and feel?
V. What good habits does work teach us?
VII. Complete the following sentences:
a. Most of us are happy when we have regular_
b. Regular work helps toc. We sometimes think it would be
VI. Use the following words in your sentences to bring out their meaning:
a. Nice
b. Idler
c. Toil
d. Ashamed​

Answer 1

Answer:

I. Rich people are not as happy as we think they are because they are tired of having nothing to do.

II. Work gives us happiness.

III. Work gives us happiness, self- respect and build our character.

IV. An idler is dependent on others for his needs and feels ashamed of himself.

V. Work teaches us good habits such as punctuality, carefulness, thoroughness and faithfulness in work.

VI. a. He was a nice person.

b. The beggar on the street is an idler.

c. We should toil hard for success.

d. He was ashamed of himself when he was caught stealing.

VII. a. Most of us are happy if we have regular work to do for our living, especially if the work is what we like to do.