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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #37994 Friendship
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Thinking about work is the beginning of one of the happiest and most useful of our experiences. Through work comes to us the pleasure of a growing knowledge of the great world and its wonders, the delight of intercourse with other people and the happiness of friendship with our fellow-workers. Work well done is a doorway to whatever good things we most desire. Best of all, perhaps, is the satisfaction of feeling that we are useful citizens. Today we have a wide field from which to choose our particular form of occupation. To choose wisely is a duty we owe to ourselves and to our motherland — to ourselves, because a wise choice helps to secure our happiness in work; to our motherland, because she has a right to the best we can offer her in return for the peace and freedom in which we live under her laws.

Apart from addition to knowledge and friendship, what other pleasure does work provide us?

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Option 3: "Satisfaction"

Explanation: The text highlights 'the satisfaction of feeling that we are useful citizens' as a significant pleasure derived from work. This aligns with the question, as it emphasizes the emotional fulfillment that comes from being productive and contributing to society.

Option 1: "Experience"

Explanation: While work does contribute to our experiences, the text does not specifically mention 'experience' as a pleasure derived from work. Instead, it emphasizes 'satisfaction' as a key pleasure, making this option not directly supported by the text.

Option 2: "Communication"

Explanation: Although the text mentions 'intercourse with other people,' it does not explicitly refer to 'communication' as a pleasure of work. This option is too narrow and does not capture the broader idea of satisfaction that work provides.

Option 4: "Patriotism"

Explanation: While the text mentions a duty to our motherland, it does not directly state that 'patriotism' is a pleasure derived from work. This option misinterprets the text's focus on personal satisfaction and happiness rather than a sense of national pride.

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