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A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about 1 in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2 ——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common, 3 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and 4 ones. While it is 5 for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6 of your problems and stress. The cup itself 7 no quality to the coffee. 8 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went 9 the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the 10 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not 11 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we 12 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has 13 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just 14 the best use of everything.
Live 15 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
1. A.changes B.duties C.experiences D.stress
2. A.cups B.pans C.bowls D.cans
3. A.others B.some C.another D.other
4. A.fashionable B.cheap C.expensive D.nice-looking
5. A.wise B.important C.natural D.necessary
6. A.use B.disagreement C.answer D.cause
7. A.waves B.reduces C.adds D.leads
8. A.As B.What C.That D.Which
9. A.for B.into C.by D.on
10. A.tea B.water C.wine D.coffee
11. A.remove B.beat C.change D.enjoy
12. A.fail B.succeed C.wish D.try
13. A.sold B.gave C.bought D.provided
14. A.keep B.say C.make D.do
15. A.wildly B.simply C.specially D.successfully
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—No, they aren't. We can afford them.
B. large
C. cheap
D. heavy
many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment (家具齐全的公寓) or to buy
used furniture (家具). But they soon learned that the renting (出租) of home furnishings (beds, tables, dishes,
and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing business.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people:
international businessmen,government officers, airline workers, young married couples--the people whose jobs
may make them move frequently (频繁地) from one city (or country) to another. They saved the trouble and
cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new home.
Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike. They
prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile (另一方面), they
find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, 1ike their rented furniture so much that
they decide to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But they don't like to tell people about it. The idea
of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbours might think.
B. why some people rent their furniture
C. how some people rent their furniture
D. a new way of moving from place to place
B. They are young.
C. They move frequently.
D. They change their ideas frequently.
B. simple furniture
C. cheap furniture
D. used furniture
B. they like the furniture and pretend (假装) to be the owners
C. they are afraid others might laugh at them
D. they want to show that they are rich
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