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A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to 16 their old university professor. Shortly 17 they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about 18 in work and life. In order to 19 his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned 20 a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of
21 are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The 22 told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When 23 the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking 24 cups were taken up, 25 behind the plain and cheap ones. 26 it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 27 of your problems and stress.
28 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, 29 you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s 30 .
Now consider this: 31 is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are 32 tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the 33 of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we 34 to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . . 35 the coffee instead.
16. A. call at B. call on C. call for D. call up
17. A. after B. before C. when D. as
18. A. happiness B. joy
C. satisfaction D. stress
19. A. offer B. provide C. make D. supply
20. A. for B. to C. with D. along
21. A. whom B. which C. them D. it
22. A. students B. professor
C. son D. wife
23. A. all B. so me of
C. none of D. both
24. A. cheap B. ordinary
C. glass D. expensive
25. A. leaving B. remaining
C. keeping D. staying
26. A. Because B. Since
C. While D. If
27. A. source B. resource
C. end D. solution
28. A. That B. What
C. Anything D. Something
29. A. and B. so C. thus D. but
30. A. cups B. coffee C. eyes D. faces
31. A. Work B. Life C. Career D. Study
32. A. more than B. rather than
C. just D. not only
33. A. quantity B. quality
C. pace D. style
34. A. manage B. try
C. attempt D. fail
35. A. enjoy B. drink C. have D. share
15. (2012·杭州高二检测) Next door to ours _______, who has just returned from abroad.
A. where lives an old man
B. where does the old man live
C. lives an old man
D. does an old man live
14. There was a long queue for coffee. Having waited for 10 minutes, we _______ gave up.
A. absolutely B. actually
C. eventually D. occasionally
13. (2012·济南高二检测)—Mum, I can’t see any point in studying hard.
—Come on, dear. Years of hard study will surely _______ in your future career.
A. make sure B. pay off
C. bring back D. pay back
12. Public places are becoming more _______ to people with disabilities.
A. easy B. accessible C. hard D. suitable
11. With a lot of difficult problems _______, the manager felt worried all the time.
A. settled B. to be settled
C. settling D. to settle
10. _______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. If B. While C. Because D. As
9. —How long is it since you picked up your badminton training?
—It was not until my finance became better last December _______ I started the training.
A. when B. before C. where D. that
8. I don’t mind _______ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A. you to delay making B. your delaying making
C. your delaying to make D. you delay to make
7. Measures _______ to raise the employees’ salaries if the prices are rising all the time.
A. had been taken B. have been taken
C. will be taken D. were taken
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