完形填空：
A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about
1 in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个)
2 ——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common,
3 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and
4 ones. While it is
5 for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __
6 of your problems and stress. The cup itself
7 no quality to the coffee.
8 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went
9 the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the
10 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not
11 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we
12 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has
13 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just
14 the best use of everything.
Live
15 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
| 小题1: | | A．changes | B．duties | C．experiences | D．stress |
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| 小题2: | | A．cups | B．pans | C．bowls | D．cans |
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| 小题3: | | A．others | B．some | C．another | D．other |
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| 小题4: | | A．fashionable | B．cheap | C．expensive | D．nice-looking |
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| 小题5: | | A．wise | B．important | C．natural | D．necessary |
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| 小题6: | | A．use | B．disagreement | C．answer | D．cause |
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| 小题7: | | A．waves | B．reduces | C．adds | D．leads |
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| 小题10: | | A．tea | B．water | C．wine | D．coffee |
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| 小题11: | | A．remove | B．beat | C．change | D．enjoy |
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| 小题12: | | A．fail | B．succeed | C．wish | D．try |
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| 小题13: | | A．sold | B．gave | C．bought | D．provided |
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| 小题15: | | A．wildly | B．simply | C．specially | D．successfully |
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