A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to their old university professor. Shortly they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about in work and life. In order to his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of
are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress.
all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s .
Now consider this: is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . . the coffee instead.
1. A. call atB. call onC. call forD. call up
2. A. afterB. beforeC. whenD. as
3. A. happinessB. joy
C. satisfactionD. stress
4. A. offerB. provideC. makeD. supply
5.A. forB. toC. withD. along
6. A. whomB. whichC. themD. it
7. A. studentsB. professor
C. sonD. wife
8. A. allB. some of
C. none ofD. both
9. A. cheapB. ordinary
C. glassD. expensive
10.A. leavingB. remaining
C. keepingD. staying
11. A. BecauseB. Since
C. WhileD. If
12. A. sourceB. resource
C. endD. solution
13. A. ThatB. What
C. AnythingD. Something
14. A. andB. soC. thusD. but
15. A. cupsB. coffeeC. eyesD. faces
16. A. WorkB. LifeC. CareerD. Study
17.A. more thanB. rather than
C. justD. not only
18. A. quantityB. quality
C. paceD. style
19. A. manageB. try
C. attemptD. fail
20. A. enjoyB. drinkC. haveD. share
(2012·杭州高二检测) Next door to ours _______, who has just returned from abroad.
A. where lives an old man
B. where does the old man live
C. lives an old man
D. does an old man live
There was a long queue for coffee. Having waited for 10 minutes, we _______ gave up.
A. absolutelyB. actually
C. eventuallyD. occasionally
(2012·济南高二检测)—Mum, I can’t see any point in studying hard.
—Come on, dear. Years of hard study will surely _______ in your future career.
A. make sureB. pay off
C. bring backD. pay back
Public places are becoming more _______ to people with disabilities.
A. easyB. accessibleC. hardD. suitable
With a lot of difficult problems _______, the manager felt worried all the time.
A. settledB. to be settled
C. settlingD. to settle