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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about _________ in work and life. To offer his _________offee, the professor went to the kitchen and_________ with a large pot of coffee and a _________ of cups---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), crystal, some plain-looking, some beautiful. The professor told his students to _________ themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “lf you have _________, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been_________, leaving behind the plain and _________ ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _________ of your problems and stress.”
The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no _________ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even_________what we drink. What all of you _________ wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went_________the best cups.”
Now _________this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and _________in society are the cups. _________are just tools to hold and contain life, and the different types of cups we have don’t decide, nor _________ the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will _________to enjoy the coffee in it. So don’t let the cups _________ you...enjoy the coffee instead."
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in _________ embarrassment.
1.A. stressB. dreamC. sorrowD. truth
2.A. friendsB. customersC. fellowsD. guests
3.A. carriedB. returnedC. arrivedD. reached
4.A. kindB. varietyC. sortD. number
5.A. devoteB. exposeC. helpD. addicted
6.A. searchedB. witnessedC. noticedD. discovered
7.A. taken upB. brought inC. sold outD. cut down
8.A. expensiveB. cheapC. beautifulD. usual
9.A. pointB. answerC. sourceD. result
10.A. qualityB. energyC. weightD. color
11.A. makesB. givesC. hidesD. includes
12.A. finallyB. reallyC. especiallyD. nearly
13.A. forB. withC. offD. to
14.A. forgetB. discussC. considerD. try
15.A. positionB. relationC. workmatesD. friends
16.A. TheyB. WeC. YouD. What
17.A. damageB. determineC. changeD. increase
18.A. comeB. stopC. haveD. fail
19.A. driveB. forceC. takeD. amaze
20.A. quietB. speechlessC. amazingD. reasonable