Question

　 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

Answer 1

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