阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly established(很有成就) in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.Conversation soon __41__ into complaints about stress(压力) in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the __42__ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of __43__ —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, __44__ expensive, some delicate—telling them to __45__ themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in _46__ ,the professor said:“If you noticed,all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, __47__ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __48__ for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the __49__ of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself __50__ no quality to the coffee.In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.__51__ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went __52__ the best cups.And then you began __53__ each other’s cups.Now consider this:Life is the __54__; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define(详细说明) , nor __55__the quality of life we __56__.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we __57__ to enjoy the coffee God has __58__ for us.God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.They just __59__ the best of everything.
Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the __60__ to God.
1.A.crowded B.looked C.burst D.turned
2.A.living-room B.waiting-room C.bedroom D.kitchen
3.A.cups B.pans C.bowls D.aprons
4.A.some B.others C.another D.other
5.A.devote B.help C.take D.pick
6.A.stomach B.hand C.mind D.mouth
7.A.running B.leaving C.hiding D.piling
8.A.wise B.important C.natural D.necessary
9.A.use B.disagreement C.answer D.cause
10.A.likes B.reduces C.adds D.relies
11.A.As B.What C.That D.Which
12.A.for B.into C.by D.on
13.A.looking B.guiding C.eyeing D.exchanging[
14.A.tea B.water C.wine D.coffee
15.A.worsen B.beat C.change D.improve
16.A.dislike B.live C.make D.use
17.A.fail B.succeed C.wish D.try
18.A.sold B.gave C.bought D.provided
19.A.keep B.say C.make D.do
20.A.dignity B.argument C.rest D. thinking
After graduation from high school we will reach a point _________ we have to decide
which university to attend.
A.that B.what C.which D. where
_______ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A. Whether B. Which C. What D. That
Most whales must come up for air after several minutes, _______ a few can stay under water for an hour or more.
A. while B. or C. for D. so
The story carries a strong message, _______ that will hopefully touch all who read it.
A. any B. one C. it D. each
A truly rich man is a person _______ children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
A. whose B. that C. whom D. who