Valentine Taylor gently pulled back on the reins, slowing the big gray horse from a canter to a trot,
then to a walk. The Gray Ghost knew they were
heading for home, and he was looking forward to
his cozy stall at Animal Inn. He'd have broken into
a gallop if Val hadn't held him back. But she knew
that since The Ghost didn't see very well, it was
dangerous to let him run. He might stumble and fall,
and she loved him too much to risk that.
Even though it was fall, the sun was beaming
down as if it wanted summer to last as long as pos-
sible. Val found it hard to believe that, though she
was riding down a little country lane through the rich
Pennsylvania farmland, the little town of Essex where
the Taylors lived was only a short distance away. She
leaned down and patted The Ghost's glossy dappled
shoulder. He wasn't sweating at all, in spite of the
heat. Val glanced at her watch. It was almost four
o'clock time to take up her duties as her father's
assistant in his veterinary practice. Doc had told her

Ineed . read this textbook passage. select the five (5) statements which are most logically supported by the given information. what would you do if you won ten million dollars in a lottery? your first reaction might be, “i’d spend the rest of my life on the beach (or skiing or traveling).” but in all likelihood you, like most other people who receive financial windfalls,would seek some kind of work eventually. a variety of motives keeps people working,even when they don’t need a paycheck to survive. if you’ve ever worked as a volunteer, you know that someone can be more satisfying than receiving pay. work also provides a sense of identity. one man aged 81 said, “i’ve been in the fabric business since i was a kid, and i still get a kick out of it." studies suggest that rats, pigeons, and children sometimes work to gain rewards,even if they can get the same rewards without working. one researcher wrote the following on the subject: rats will run down an alley tripping over hundreds of food pellets to obtain a single, identical pellet in the goal box, . . and pigeons will peck a key . . to get exactly the same food that is freely available in a nearby cup. given the choice of receiving marbles merely by waiting a certain amount of time for their delivery, children tend to prefer to press a lever . . to get the same marbles. 1. serving a purpose is satisfying. 2. it is not so lucky to win a large amount of money in a lottery. 3. endless “vacationing” eventually becomes dissatisfying. 4. the pay we receive is unimportant. 5. most people try to work as little as possible. 6. people, rats, and pigeons enjoy the challenges and interaction that work offers. 7. it generally feels better to achieve something than to be given something. 8. people who don’t retire continue to work only because they need the money. 9. most people who work as volunteers resent the fact that they are not paid for their work. 10. work can be its own reward.