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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”

“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”

“ 48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”

Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.

36. A. stress　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　 D. truth

37. A. friends 　　　　　 B. customers　　　　 C. fellows　　　　　 D. guests

38. A. carried　　　　　　　 B. returned　　　　　 C. arrived　　　　　 D. reached

39. A. kind　　　　　　　　　 B. variety　　　 C. sort　　　　　　　 D. number

40. A. devote 　　　　　 B. expose　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　 D. addicted

41. A. searched 　　　 B. witnessed　　　　 C. noticed　　　　　 D. discovered

42. A. taken up　　　　　　 B. brought in　　　　 C. sold out　　　　 D. cut down

43. A. expensive　　　　　 B. cheap　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　 D. usual

44. A. point　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 C. source　　　　　　　 D. result

45. A. by itself　　　　　　 B. on its own　　　　 C. for itself　　　　 D. itself

46. A. At no time　　 B. At times　　　　　　 C. In no case 　　 D. In most cases

47. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　 D. hardly

48. A. What　　　　　　　　 B. That　　　　　　　　 C. Which 　　 D. Whether

49. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　 D. for

50. A. suspecting　　　　　 B. liking　　　　　　　　 C. envying　　　　 D. eyeing

51. A. Love　　　　　　　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　　　 C. Future 　　 D. Failure

52. A. They　　　　　　 B. We　　　　　　　　　 C. You　　　　　 D. What

53. A. quantity　　　　　　 B. style　　　　　　　　 C. quality 　　 D. standard

54. A. have　　　　　　　 B. hesitate　　　　　　 C. forget 　　　　 D. fail

55. A. force 　　　　　　　 B. drive　　　　　　　　 C. puzzle 　　　　 D. amaze

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　　Just at that time，a telegram arrived from his brother．Mr．Jameson opened it quickly．It said，“Come home at once．Your wife is ill and in a critical（危急的）condition．West End Hospital．”Mr．Jameson began to think．Since the work at the mine was going well，he decided to go home at once．He just told himself again and again that he couldn't lose his wife，or his life would be meaningless．

　　At about 6 the next morning，he and one of his assistants reached Lamesa，where they were going to Chicago at 6：30．There was still half an hour left before the train started，so Mr．Jameson decided to telephone to Chicago to ask about his wife．And after that，if still enough time was left he could see a doctor and have the piece of coal or the piece of metal removed out of his eye．His eye and his whole head ached now．

　　After he sent his assistant to the railway station to buy tickets for the train，he went to make the phone call．When the operator put through his call，he sat down and waited．His eye felt like a piece of hot iron．And he was worried about his sick wife．The phone rang．Soon Mr．Jameson talked with the hospital in Chicago．A voice said，“Yes，sir！Your wife is here．She is much better．There is no danger now．You don't have to return．”

Everything was all right．His wife was going to live．He would not lose his wife．Quite excited，Mr．Jameson began to cry like a little child and could not stop．Big tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks．Soon his eye felt better．He touched his eye and felt something in the corner of his eye．That was a small piece of coal．His tears had washed it out of his eye！

1．What happened to Mr．Jameson before setting off？

A．He was hurt and couldn't walk．

B．A small piece of coal stuck him in the eye．

C．His eye was suffering from a certain disease．

D．A piece of metal got into his eye．

2．The writer doesn't mention but we can infer that Mr．James on probably________．

A．worked in a factory in Chicago

B．sold coal in a faraway village

C．was worried about his work on the way to Chicago

D．worked as a mining engineer in a company

3．How was the coal removed out of Mr．Jameson's eye？

A．It was washed out by his tears．

B．A good rest helped it out．

C．He robbed his eyes slightly．

D．It was taken out by a doctor．

4．After hearing the doctor's words，Mr．Jameson cried because________．

A．his wife was dying

B．his eye was getting worse and worse

C．he couldn't buy any train tickets

D．he was too excited at his wife's news

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With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction （拍卖）. It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house. 1 the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts． 3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the 4 that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．

Now the 5 moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6 ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her 7 tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was 8 . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her 12 ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering 13 so many people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 14 .

　　 After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some 15 ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written 16 was pinned to the quilt, which 17 :

Dear Madam,

　　 I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 18 to you．Please accept this quilt as my 19 . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a 20 favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．

Yours,

A stranger

1．A．Naturally　　 B．Unfortunately　 C．Luckily　 D．Probably

2．A．hoped B．waited C．expected D．forced

3．A．With B．At C．By D．Over

4．A．house B．present C．furniture D．quilt

5．A．interesting B．necessary C．big D．sad

6．A．turned over B．turned up C．turned back D．turned on

7．A．purse B．picture C．book D．quilt

8．A．glad B．frightened C．moved D．shocked

9．A．rose B．climbed C．reached D．raised

10．A．told B．helped C．filled D．gave

11．A．pleased B．anxious C．angry D．familiar

12．A．thought B．chance C．way D．money

13．A．whether B．what C．how D．why

14．A．relative B．customer C．friend D．stranger

15．A．reason B．secret C．mistake D．fun

16．A．check B．wallet C．address D．note

17．A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．showed

18．A．wonderful B．basic C．pretty D．important

19．A．honor B．respect C．gift D．thank

20．A．particular B．common C．major D．similar

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　 A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.