A team of students who were successful in their work got together to visit their old teacher after graduating from college many years later. The talk soon turned into complaints about in work and life.

Before offering his students coffee, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and different kinds of cups—plastic, glass, porcelain(陶瓷), crystal(水晶), some common and cheap, some beautiful and 16 —telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

After all the guests had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said: “If you noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is where your problems and stress come from. We all know that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you all went for the best cups. And then you began looking at each other’s cups.”

Now consider this: is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life, and the type of cup we have does not decide, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by only paying attention to the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.

God makes the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!

“The people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.”

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

1.A. stress B. difficulty C. sadness D. loss

2.A. excellent B. bright C. expensive D. comfortable

3.A. careful B. natural C. polite D. formal

4.A. increases B. affords C. adds D. provides

5.A. this B. it C. either D. one

6.A. possibly B. generally C. really D. hardly

7.A. Life B. Joy C. Chance D. Success

8.A. fail B. hope C. need D. learn

9.A. coolest B. richest C. saddest D. happiest

10.A. have B. use C. make D. put

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Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars are produced.One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars with gas.American won't live without cars!

Most Americans find it hard to think what life would be like without a car.However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars.The polluted air is poisonous(有毒的)and dangerous to health.

One way to get rid of(排除)the polluted air is to build a new kind of car.That's what several of the large car factories are trying to do.But progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine(发动机) by something else.Engineers are now working on some new cars.Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that satisfies man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we'll have to make some changes in the way of us live.Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their cars.They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike.Riding a bike is thought to help keep the air clean.

But this change does not come easily------a large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down.And the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment(失业).

Advantages &disadvantages of the cars

Cars are very important to Americans, If a car factory closes down, lots of workers will1.________ out of work.

More cars are moving than before. More air pollution is produced by cars. It is 2._________to health.

Problem-solving methods

Try to build a new kind of clean cars, though it’s easier 3._______than done.

Develop something practical to take the place of the 4._________car engine.

Change or choose some other5._______ways to reduce the pollution.

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