A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to __31__ the stress in work and life.

       The professor went to the kitchen and returned __32__ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some __33__, some cheap. And he told them to help __34__ 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 __35__, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __36__ for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root of your __37__ and stress.

       You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, __38__ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, __39__ you consciously went for the best cups.

       Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and __40__ in society are the cups. They are just __41__ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by __42__ only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has __43__ 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 __44__ of everything.

       Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak __45__. And leave the rest to God.

1.A. think of                B. thank for                 C. complain about        D. drop out

2.A. for                    B. at                       C. in                   D. with

3.A. expensive              B. ordinary                 C. strong                 D. serious

4.A. them                  B. themselves               C. him                  D. everyone

5.A. mixed up              B. left                      C. taken up               D. refused

6.A. normal                B. important                 C. impossible             D. necessary

7.A. thoughts               B. failure                   C. questions              D. problems

8.A. Who                  B. How much               C. What                  D. That

9.A. and                   B. but                     C. so                     D. or

10.A. position               B. age                     C. health                  D. purpose

11.A. cups                 B. tools                     C. bags                   D. bowls

12.A. putting               B. getting                   C. turning                  D. concentrating

13.A. taught                B. provided               C. returned         D. bought

14.A. fun                  B. use                    C. the best          D. the worst

15.A. kindly               B. sadly                   C. rudely           D. seriously

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some medicine. Upon entering the house, I  36  that there was a piano in the living room beside the wall.Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and   37  that she had been taking lessons—at the age of 54!

“I have been  38  for 8 years now.” I said, after hearing her words.

“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested(请求).

I thought she was kidding and I  39  smiled. When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music. I thought for a moment and 40   to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart,   41  she had so much passion(热情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs.

I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible. She  42  it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”

I  43  , and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the  44  song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good.” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her  45   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It was  46  to its name, returning to one’s heart to  47  and joy. 

1.A. noticed        B. heard        C. learned          D. knew

2.A. explained      B. added        C. dreamed      D. wished

3. A. waiting       B. writing      C. practising       D. playing

4.A. simply     B. proudly      C. shyly            D. happily

5.A. promised       B. agreed       C. decided      D. hoped

6. A. since         B. until            C. because      D. if

7. A. hated         B. remembered   C. heard            D. loved

8.A. turned around  B. looked up        C. ran away     D. went on

9. A. valuable      B. pretty           C. beautiful        D. popular

10. A. kindness     B. experience   C. appreciation D. condition

11.A. correct       B. true         C. right            D. real

12. A. sadness      B. happiness        C. peace            D. honesty

“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are 36  a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.
Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”
But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.
Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.
Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were   31  him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face.   32  I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped   33  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   34  they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the   35  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”   36 , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is   37 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   38  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He   39   to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so   40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   41  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to   42  someone in need, but I felt sad that   43  else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them   44  that they could have made a difference with a little   45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.