A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about
36 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the 37 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of
38 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some
39 , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the
40 .
When all the students
41 a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up,
43 the plain and cheap ones. While it is
44 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the
45 of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no
46 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even
47 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee,
48 the cup, but you
49 went for the best cups … And then you began
50 each other's cups. "
"Now consider
51 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain
52 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, no
r 53 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we
54 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups
55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．stress | B．progress | C．condition | D．pride |
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| 小题2: | | A．advisor | B．professor | C．monitor | D．graduate |
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| 小题3: | | A．glasses | B．bowls | C．trays | D．cups |
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| 小题4: | | A．plain-looking | B．beautiful | C．modern | D．nice-looking |
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| 小题5: | | A．pot | B．sugar | C．milk | D．coffee |
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| 小题6: | | A．made | B．had | C．cooked | D．served |
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| 小题7: | | A．talked | B．discussed | C．noticed | D．decided |
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| 小题8: | | A．leaving behind | B．falling about | C．leaving about | D．falling behind |
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| 小题9: | | A．strange | B．wonderful | C．normal | D．important |
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| 小题10: | | A．source | B．purpose | C．doubt | D．result |
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| 小题11: | | A．price | B．quality | C．sweet | D．color |
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| 小题12: | | A．proves | B．tastes | C．hides | D．steals |
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| 小题13: | | A．more than | B．less than | C．other than | D．rather than |
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| 小题14: | | A．consciously | B．wisely | C．shyly | D．carelessly |
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| 小题15: | | A．showing | B．eyeing | C．exchanging | D．praising |
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| 小题17: | | A．jobs | B．money | C．position | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．change | B．increase | C．discover | D．lower |
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| 小题19: | | A．try | B．manage | C．fail | D．plan |
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| 小题20: | | A．envy | B．drive | C．support | D．assess |
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