“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(说法)I heard．” Mary's aunt said．
She poured tea．There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table．
They grabbed(拿起)their tea cups．
“What quote? ” Mary asked．
“Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story, ” aunt said, “I heard there was this wise teacher who took all his students for tea．They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different．They all took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others．The teacher let them do that for a while and then said： “ Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other's tea cup and I can see some of you with the chipped(有殊缺的)ones are even envious(羡慕的)of the finer cups of others．Is this not so? ”
The students agreed, amused by their own behavior．
“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose．You see-they represent life itself．Life is like that tea–-and the cups are like the physical circumstances(状况)of your life．You all got the same thing in your cups-tea．And yet you cannot truly enjoy it in your envy of another's cup．It's just the same with life．You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else's life．
So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea．Really taste it．And tell me – did it matter from which cup it came from? ”
Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, savoring(品尝)their tea．A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作响)past, a bird sang in the tree．And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank．
(1)
When the students found they had different tea cups, they ________．
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A．
were satisfied with their own cup
B．
were angry about the chipped cups they had been given
C．
asked the teacher to get new cups for them
D．
were curious about the difference between the cups
(2)
From the text, we can conclude that ________．
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A．
the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student
B．
the teacher should have given the students the same tea cups
C．
the chipped tea cups were actually made of better materials
D．
each student took their time to choose a cup they liked
(3)
By comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people's lives, the teacher meant that people ________．
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A．
shouldn't focus on the physical circumstances
B．
can't change their physical circumstances
C．
should try different ways of life
D．
should always be prepared for strange things in life
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．