2024年12月六级 第1套 Section A 选词填空

With the rapid progress in the economy, it is natural that people's ideology is bound for change. Being __26__ is no longer a virtue to some people, and they are not alone in holding this view. Each might have different viewpoints on how to lead one's lifestyle: some prefer simplicity, some love luxuries, some spend __27__, some accumulate as much as they can like a country mouse. As I was born poor and in the countryside, the simple rural life seldom loses its __28__ to me, but as my station changes, I have an opportunity to __29__ with the newly rich, an experience which has revolutionized my view of lifestyle.

It is evil or sinful to spend little and to save much, an idea only recently being revealed to me. Actually the whole world is in a __30__ to borrow and to spend, with the USA leading the trend. The USA is still the richest and most powerful country in the world, but the __31__ is that they borrow money from us. Though a __32__ of economics, at least I know that investing with borrowed money will turn the borrower into the __33__ rather than the decent and kind lender. An apparent case is real estate. Those who are __34__ and have got loans from the bank become relatively rich by selling their purchased home at a price several folds higher. Even education is not immune from this theory. Many of those poor parents who have the vision to send their children to college have benefited from this investment, even though they have to __35__ a living. It is reasonable to conclude that spending is praiseworthy, supposing it is not beyond your means.