A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher.
These classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to complaining about the stress (压力) in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cups—china (瓷制的) ones, plastic ones and glass ones. Some are plain (朴素的) looking, some are expensive and some are lovely. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? You want only the best for yourselves, and that is the source (根源) of your problems.”
“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began looking at each other’s cups.”
“Now think about this： life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position (位置) in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. So don’t let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.”
1.What did the group of classmates get together for?
A. Visiting their old teacher.
B. Enjoying coffee.
C. Complaining about their stress in work and life.
D. Showing each other’s good jobs.
2.What cups did the teacher give to his students?
A. All china cups. B. Plastic and glass cups.
C. Beautiful cups. D. Different kinds of cups.
3.In their teacher’s eyes, why did they have so much stress?
A. Because they cared too much about things that were not important.
B. Because they understood the meaning of life.
C. Because they knew about life itself and enjoyed it.
D. Because they drank too much coffee.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Coffee or Cup B. An Old Teacher
C. Stress in Your Life D. What Do You Want
5.What can we learn from the teacher’s words?
A. We should use the plain and cheap cups to drink coffee.
B. We should think much of cups.
C. We should care about life itself instead of unimportant things.
D. We should learn how to work out problems in our work and life.
New Books this Month | ||
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and … | Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop… | Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do? |
1.The Long Night was written by _________.
A. David Reilly B. Maha
C. Joanna D. Marcie Jacome
2.The story of Hard Work happened in _______.
A. Australia B. Thailand
C. India D. England
3.From the passage we can see Tina is_________.
A. a doctor B. a film star
C. a writer D. a college(大学) student
4._______ is about a difficult journey.
A. Hospital or Cinema B. Hard Work
C. The Long Night D. Harry Potter
5.The passage above is___________.
A. an advertisement B. a story
C. a novel D. a diary
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions：
● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
● Do I have a good place to do my homework?
● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
1.What do kids often worry most about?
A. Their hobbies.
B. Their homework.
C. Their marks at school.
D. A fight with their friends.
2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
A. work hard
B. talk to someone
C. get ready for class
D. write down your worries
3.If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
A. Why are grades important?
B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class?
D. Why not give up my studies?
4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game
B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends
D. leave him or her alone
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Who is often worried.
B. When people are worried.
C. How to deal with worries.
D. What kinds of worries people have.
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How was your holiday? My wife and I went on a trip to ________ last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the best ________ to visit England. The ________is usually quite fine and there aren’t too many ________ in October.
We ________ in a small hotel in the west of England. We did most of the sightseeing on foot. We went to look at ________ wonderful places of interest. We also ________ shopping and spent much ________.What we liked most was going to watch some plays(戏剧)， ________ we don’t have the chance(机会) to watch such good ________ at home. A lot of people say that ________ food is not very nice. We don’t think so. It’s true that most of the ________ were French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some really good traditional(传统的) English ________.We enjoyed our holiday so much that we decided to go there ________ this year. We are going to take our umbrellas(伞) with us. I believe sometimes we’ll________ them.
1.A. New York B. Washington C. London D. Tokyo
2.A. autumn B. year C. season D. day
3.A. UK B. weather C. people D. library
4.A. visitors B. trucks C. houses D. places
5.A. came B. stayed C. bought D. borrowed
6.A. much B. many C. a lot D. plenty
7.A. played B. looked C.bought D. went
8.A. sport B. food C. money D. drink
9.A. but B. or C. so D. because
10.A. plays B. jokes C. films D. stories
11.A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Canadian
12.A. halls B. houses C. buildings D. restaurants
13.A. visitors B. friends C. meals D. clothes
14.A. more B. again C. once D. second
15.A. like B. give C. see D. Need
The camera fell on the ground and _______ yesterday.
A. did wrong B. went wrong
C. went away D. left
My cousin ________ a light in his bedroom and _____ three pictures on the wall.
A. put in/ put on B. put up/ put up
C. put in/ put up D. put on/put up
