A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the
36 topic-happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about
37 in work and life.To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and
38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of
39 -plastic glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plain-looking some very
40 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in
41 . the professor said:" lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking
42 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is
43 for you to want only the best for Your belives, that is the
44 of your problems and stress. The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no
45 to the coffee. ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even
46 what we drink. What all of you
47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went
48 the best cups. Now
49 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and
50 in society are the cups， which are just tools to hold and
51 life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor
52 the quality of life. lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will
53 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups
54 you...enjoy the coffee instead."
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in
55 embarrassment.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B．sensitive | C．famous | D．easy |
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| 小题2: | | A．pay | B．joy | C．experience | D．stress |
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| 小题3: | | A．cooked | B．took | C．returned | D．met |
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| 小题4: | | A．cups | B．gifts | C．plates | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．common | B．special | C．rare | D．delicate |
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| 小题6: | | A．order | B．time | C．hand | D．place |
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| 小题7: | | A．pretty | B．different | C．colorful | D．expensive |
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| 小题8: | | A．necessary | B．normal | C．good | D．possible |
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| 小题9: | | A．situation | B．answer | C．result | D．source |
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| 小题10: | | A．quality | B．energy | C．weight | D．color |
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| 小题11: | | A．makes | B．gives | C．hides | D．includes |
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| 小题12: | | A．finally | B．really | C．especially | D．nearly |
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| 小题14: | | A．forget | B．discuss | C．consider | D．try |
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| 小题15: | | A．position | B．relation | C．workmates | D．friends |
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| 小题16: | | A．create | B．support | C．contain | D．own |
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| 小题17: | | A．damage | B．determine | C．change | D．increase |
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| 小题19: | | A．drive | B．hold | C．take | D．control |
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| 小题20: | | A．quiet | B．speechless | C．amazing | D．reasonable |
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