46. A. stomach　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mouth

45. A. devote　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dedicate　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

44. A. plain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fine

43. A. cups　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pans　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bowls　　　　　　　　　　 D. bottles

42. A. living-room　　　　　　　 B. waiting-room　　　　　　　　 C. bedroom　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 　41　 　into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 　42　 　and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 　43　 　- porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 　44　 　looking, some expensive, some delicate - telling them to 　45　 　themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in 　46　 , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 　47　 　behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to 　48　 　only the best for yourselves, that is the 　49　 　of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 　50　 　no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. 　51　 　all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you 　52　 　went for the best cups... And then you began 　53　 　each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the 　54　 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not 　55 , nor change the quality of life we 　56　 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 　57　 　to enjoy the coffee God has 　58　 　us. God brews the coffee, not the cups... Enjoy your coffee! ”

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just 　59 　the best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the 　60　 　to God.

41. A. stopped　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

40. --- How about going to the jazz concert tonight?

--- I’d rather not. ___________.

　 A. That’s settled　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. It’s not my cup of tea

　 C. That’s not the point　　　　　　　 　 D. It’s up to you

39. It worried Tony a bit __________ his homework wasn’t finished.

　 A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　 　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. for

38. Only in this way __________ progress in your English.　

　 A. you can make　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. can you be able to make　　

C. you will be able to make　　 　　　　　 D. can you make

37. I arrived late; I _____ the road to be so icy.

　 A. wouldn’t expect　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. haven’t expected

　 C. hadn’t expected　　 　　　　　　　 D. wasn’t expecting