A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor(教授). Soon they began to
________the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned
________ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some
________, some cheap. And he told them to help
________to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were
_______, leaving behind the plain(朴素的) and cheap ones.
While it is
________for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your
________and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.
________ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,
________you consciously(有意识地) went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and
________ in society are the cups. They are just
________ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality (质量)
of our life. Sometimes, by only
________ the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has
________us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!” The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make
________ of everything.
Live simply. Love generously(慷慨地). Care deeply. Speak
________. And leave the rest to God.
16. A.think of | B.thank for | C.complain about | D.drop out |
17. 18. A.expensive | B.ordinary | C.strong | D.serious |
19. A.them | B.themselves | C.him | D.everyone |
20. A.mixed up | B.left | C.taken up | D.refused |
21. A.normal | B.important | C.impossible | D.necessary |
22. A.thoughts | B.failure | C.questions | D.problems |
23. A.Who | B.How much | C.What | D.That |
24. 25. A.position | B.age | C.health | D.purpose |
26. A.tools | B.cups | C.bags | D.bowls |
27. A.cleaning up | B.looking for | C.changing | D.paying attention to |
28. A.taught | B.provided | C.returned | D.bought |
29. A.fun | B.use | C.the best | D.the worst |
30. A.kindly | B.sadly | C.rudely | D.seriously |