After the classmates reunion, some graduates decided to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into about stress in work and life. his guests with coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some , some expensive, some exquisite— them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee , the professor said, “ you have noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups... and then you began each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this: life is the ; 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 , nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups you ... enjoy the coffee 50 .”
1.A. compliments B. conflicts C. challenges D. complaints
2.A. Showing B. Offering C. Providing D. Handing
3.A. turned B. returned C. replaced D. placed
4.A. ever-lasting B. plain-looking C. easy-going D. best-selling
5.A. demanding B. saying C. ordering D. asking
6.A. in order B. in place C. in hand D. in number
7.A. Since B. For C. But D. As
8.A. leaving out B. leaving behind C. leaving aside D. leaving off
9.A. normal B. convenient C. guilty D. unbearable
10.A. key B. source C. resource D. symptom
11.A. cost B. charm C. quality D. credit
12.A. hides B. pollutes C. changes D. rejects
13.A. constantly B. mildly C. positively D. consciously
14.A. looking B. eyeing C. pouring D. stabbing
15.A. coffee B. pot C. cup D. race
16.A. limit B. defend C. define D. deny
17.A. in B. at C. on D. by
18.A. Take B. Buy C. Tell D. Taste
19.A. treat B. defeat C. delight D. drive
20.A. yet B. instead C. meanwhile D. anyway
Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and _______ I’m treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner.
A. in charge B. in place
C. in turn D. in return
Mrs. Jones, who let out a cry of pain from time to time, had to ________ an operation on her right ankle to relieve the pain.
A. subscribe to B. link to
C. expose to D. submit to
Every time I take part in a friend’s big party I always go to talk to those who just sit alone so that they don’t feel ________.
A. let out B. wiped out
C. left out D. faded out
The students in our school are encouraged to _______ their own opinions about any school rules and require the authority to give them reasonable explanation, which is helpful to develop their critical thinking.
A. draw B. voice C. spin D. polish
In order to enrich people’s life, the local government has _________ the construction of another stadium.
A. rejected B. agreed
C. approved D. delivered