A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about 16 in work and life.

　　 Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 17 　——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common, 18 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

　　 When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and 19 ones. While it is 20 　for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __21 of your problems and stress. The cup itself 22 　no quality to the coffee.　 23 　all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went 24 　the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the 25 　; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not 26 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we 27 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has 28 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"

　　 The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just 29 　the best use of everything.

　　 Live 　30 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

(　　 ) 16. A. changes　　　　 B. duties　　　　　 C. experiences　　 D. stress

(　　 ) 17. A. cups　　　 　　B. pans　　　　　 C. bowls　　　　　 D. cans

(　　 ) 18. A. others　　　　　 B. some　　　　 　C. another　　　　 D. other

(　　 ) 19. A. fashionable　　 B.cheap　　　　 C. expensive　　　 D. nice-looking

(　　 ) 20. A. wise　　　　　 B. important　　　 C. natural　　　　 D. necessary

(　　 ) 21. A. use　　　　　　 B. disagreement　　 C. answer　　　　 D. cause

(　　 ) 22. A. waves　　　　　 B. reduces　　　　 C. adds　　　　　 D. leads

(　　 ) 23. A. As　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　 C. That　　　　　 D. Which

(　　 ) 24. A. for　　　　　　 B. into　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 D. on

(　　 ) 25. A. tea　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. wine　　　　　 D. coffee

(　　 ) 26. A. remove　　　　 B. beat　　　　　 C. change　　　　 D. enjoy

( 　 ) 27. A. fail　　　　　　 B. succeed　　　　 C. wish　　　　　 D. try

(　　 ) 28. A. sold　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　　 C. bought　　　　 D. provided

(　　 ) 29. A. keep　　　　　 B. say　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　 D. do

(　　 ) 30. A. wildly　　 　　　B. simply　　　　 C. specially　　　 D. successfully

American people have the habit of saying “Thank you” when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many　 46　 countries.

　 You should say “Thank you” when someone　 47　 you the salt on the table, when someone steps aside to let you　 48　 in a corridor (走廊), when someone　 49　 ahead of you keeps the door open　 50　 you, when someone says your work is well　 51　 or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is　 52　 not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell　 53　 children that they should say “Thank you” in answering to a kind word or act when they are only four　 54　 five years old. Perhaps that’s 　 55　 almost everyone has got this habit.

(　　 ) 46. A. others　　 　　　　　　　 B. another　　　 C. other　　 　　　 D. else

(　　 ) 47. A. puts　　　 　　　　　　　 B. passes　　　 　 C. carries　　　 　　　 D. borrows

(　　 ) 48. A. pass　　　 　　　　　　　 B. jump　　　 　 C. sing　　　　 D. dance

( 　　) 49. A. jumps　　 　　　　　　　 B. walks　　　 C. sits　　　　 　 D. walking

(　　 ) 50. A. to　　　　 　　　　　　 B. with　　　 　　　　　 C. for　　　　 D. on

(　　 ) 51. A. made　　　 　　　 B. done　　 　　　　　　 C. built　　　　 D. doing

(　　 ) 52. A. tell　　　　 　　　 B. said　　　 　　 　　　 C. to say　　 　　　　　　 D. told

(　　 ) 53. A. his　　　　 　　　 B. theirs　 　　　　　 C. their’s　 　　　 D. their

(　　 ) 54. A. but　　　　 　　　　　　 B. and　　　 　　　　　　 C. or　　　 　　　　　　 D. so

(　　 ) 55. A. why　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. because　　　 C. when　　　 　　　　　 D. reason

—It's kind _____ after my grandfather when I went to Guangzhou on business.

—It's a pleasure.

　 A. for you looking　　 B. for you to look　　 C. of you looking　　 D. of you to look