第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后

问题：

第三节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.

Soon they began to complain about   21  in work and in life. While the guests were

talking, the professor went to the    22   and prepared coffee. Then he  23   with a large

pot of coffee and a  24   of cups made of porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass or crystal. Some were

plain-looking, some delicate (精致) and   25   ,some. .. The professor told them to   26 

themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee  27  hand, the professor said, "If you took

careful   28 , all the nice-looking, expensive cups were  29  , leaving behind the plain

and cheap ones. While it is  30  for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the  31   of your problems and pressure.  32   what all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you  33   the best cups directly and were  34   each other' s cups. "

The professor paused and then went on, " Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the

jobs, money and   35   in society are the  36 . They are just tools to hold and  37   life

and they do not change the   38   of life. Sometimes, if we are concentrating only on the cup,

we   39   to enjoy the coffee. So, don't let the cup   40  you too much and just enjoy the

coffee instead.

21. A. condition           B. pressure            C .relation            D. communication

22. A. kitchen                 B. bedroom           C. study                D. lab

23. A. went                  B. got                   C. returned           D. turned

24. A. sort                   B. kind                 C. type                  D. variety

25. A. expensive           B. cheap                      C. common            D. rough

26. A. enjoy                 B. turn                 C. wish                 D. help

27. A. for                    B. by                    C. in                   D. with

28. A. sight                  B. notice               C. look                 D. view

29. A. brought                     B. carried            C. fetched              D. taken

30. A. natural                B. formal            C. necessary          D. important

31. A. answer                      B. cause               C. result                D. reason

32. A. Though              B. When         C. If                  D. Since

33. A. cared for            B. looked for     C. went for          D. called for

34. A. facing                B. eyeing            C. smelling           D. tasting

35. A. wealth                      B. attitude           C. position            D. situation

36. A. plates                B. bowls             C. pots                D. cups

37. A. control                      B. include           C. contain             D. experience

38. A. quality                      B. color        C. cost            D. style

39. A. manage         B. start               C. hope                D. fail

40. A. surprise                     B. drive               C. worry               D. move