Society can be broken up into three classes: the Elite, the Meek and the Masses. The Elite are (51) of the top 10% of society, those that don’t need anyone’s help (52) it comes to getting what they want. They have the status, the money, the power, and the respect to (53) whatever they need. In spite of the fact that they enjoy the upper hand, people outside of this class will still go to great (54) to help them even further.
The Meek are comprised of the bottom 10% of society, those who need our help, and badly at that. But (55) so many of us are eager to get in well with the Elite, few actually care enough to provide any (56) to the Meek. The Masses are the largest class, (57) up the middle 80% between the Meek and the Elite. Most of the Masses could use some help getting by, and (58) it would usually improve their lives considerably, but they (59) get it. Why do most people would rather help the Meek or the Elite Because they are (60) with instant gratification or the anticipation of future benefits. We rarely help the Masses because there is nothing really in it for us, and this shows humanity’s true colors.
53().
A.require
B.receive
C.obtain
D.achieve
参考答案：C
解析：
根据上下文，空格处表示“获得，得到”之意。四个选项中，A项require意为“需要；要求”，不符合句意；B项receive表示“收到；接受”之意，也不符合句意；D项achieve表示经过努力而“获得”了预期的结果，其宾语通常为抽象名词；C项obtain表示经过努力最终“获得”长久渴望之物，符合原文意思，是正确答案。