It is by no _____________絕非 easy money. The a____________________{天文數字的} salaries are only enjoyed by a tiny portion of all athletes. The competition is f__________激烈的, even brutal, among the professionals_{職業選手們}. To get ahead, a sportsman has to under_____歷經 years of systematic training and even then he will find himself far _________遠離;不 succeeding. For every Olympic champion, there are countless participants who have tried almost as hard as the gold medalist but fail to make their names k__________ (to the world)_留名於世.

Besides, sport is not a life-_________終生的 career and an athlete’s professional life is often shortened by i______________受傷 and accidents. An athlete can only maintain his p________巔峰的 performance and salary for a certain p___________期間. They do their marvelous jobs at the r__________{冒著…的風險} of causing harm to their health and l___________四肢. Professional sports are demand________{要求嚴苛的} both physically and mentally.

However, it is also argued_{也有人反駁} that professional athletes as a group are paid too much and the exceptionally high salaries for top athletes cannot be j_______________{有正當理由的,有合理解釋的}. Competition is i____________激烈的 in all professions. Sports should not be singled ________{從多數中挑選出} as particularly demanding.

Indeed, many/ jobs require years of education and professional training. To become an expert in our chosen field requires life-long dedication/ d_________________奉獻投入. But we don’t see top-performing police officers, professors, or even nurses paid in millions. In addition, object_______ speaking_客觀說來, sport is less important than such professions as policing and teaching. Sport serves no practical purposes other than providing entertainment/ a____________________娛樂. The salary and attention (which are) enjoyed by athletes are _______________ proportion_{比必要的超出許多,不成比例的}.

Indeed, many/ jobs require years of education and professional training. To become an expert in our chosen field requires life-long dedication/ d_________________奉獻投入. But we don’t see top-performing police officers, professors, or even nurses paid in millions. In addition, object_______ speaking_客觀說來, sport is less important than such professions as policing and teaching. Sport serves no practical purposes other than providing entertainment/ a____________________娛樂. The salary and attention (which are) enjoyed by athletes are _______________ proportion_{比必要的超出許多,不成比例的}.

From my points of views/ As far as I am c___________就我而言, those sports professionals don’t deserve what they get. U__________過度的 attention and importance have been given to sports. I would like to see other more professionals get more r_________賞識；表彰 and financial r________報酬.

In a worldwide survey (which was) conducted/________________________ last year, researchers found a vast c_________{巨大的差距} in salary between sports c______________名人 and o___________ 普通平凡的employees. In my opinion, the astronomical salaries that those sports stars have earned are not justified正當化的 and it is quite unfair for nurses and professors and teachers to receive an appal_________驚人地 low pay.

In __________spect_{回想起來,回顧往事}, the majority of modern people can easily see the absurdity of paying sports stars such a large _______________一大筆的 of money because their contribution to our society is no more than/ _只是 to excite and (to) entertain_娛樂 the otherwise bored audiences_{原本感到百般無聊的觀眾們} by participating in l_______現場的 sports competitions. In other words, the b_________助益 from their spectacular performances are i__________間接的 and s____________膚淺的.

Moreover, superstars in the sports and entertainment industries can often make large fortunes by appearing in TV commercials or newspaper advertisements. Acting as the m____________代言;扮演喉舌 of some multinational corporations and b__________ing_提升 their corporate_企業的 images_形象, sports stars rely s__________僅僅是 on their reputation and attractive appearance to help the sales p__________{叫賣,推銷活動} for the advertised new products.

In s________ contrast with_{與…形成鮮明的反差} the g_________輝煌的 careers of those sports professionals, people who hold seemingly_{表面上看起來} r__________{普通平凡的} jobs are actually devoting_奉獻犧牲 much of their time and energy to assisting_協助 others ______ a direct and meaningful way.

For instance, although nurses are often assigned the men______{卑微的;僕役的} tasks of cleaning the w_____s_病房 and dressing the patients, nurses c____________________組成 an essential part of the staff that any hospital cannot dispense _________{[因已無必要]不再使用} because without them it is almost impossible for the doctors to carry _______執行 any working procedure.

Another example is found in teachers, who are called the engineer of the human soul in many countries. P_________擁有 such a nice title and dedicating themselves to cultivating/ _{培養;滋養} the minds of young children/ _幼苗, a large number of teachers, especially in remote villages, are poorly paid.

In summary, the extreme ____equality_不公平 in our salary system between sports l___________名人們 and ordinary_平凡的 employees must be a_____________廢除 because it f___________s_助長 the erroneous belief that commonplace_{稀鬆平常的} o________________s_職業 are of an insignificant social value_{微不足道社會價值的}. In fact, many of today’s young people have already been led a_________{被引入歧途} by the unrealistic ambition to achieve stardom_{成就明星地位}.