第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Soon they began to complain about 21 in work and in life. While the guests were
talking, the professor went to the 22 and prepared coffee. Then he 23 with a large
pot of coffee and a 24 of cups made of porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass or crystal. Some were
plain-looking, some delicate (精致) and 25 ,some. .. The professor told them to 26
themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee 27 hand, the professor said, "If you took
careful 28 , all the nice-looking, expensive cups were 29 , leaving behind the plain
and cheap ones. While it is 30 for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the 31 of your problems and pressure. 32 what all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you 33 the best cups directly and were 34 each other' s cups. "
The professor paused and then went on, " Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the
jobs, money and 35 in society are the 36 . They are just tools to hold and 37 life
and they do not change the 38 of life. Sometimes, if we are concentrating only on the cup,
we 39 to enjoy the coffee. So, don't let the cup 40 you too much and just enjoy the
coffee instead.
21. A. condition B. pressure C .relation D. communication
22. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. study D. lab
23. A. went B. got C. returned D. turned
24. A. sort B. kind C. type D. variety
25. A. expensive B. cheap C. common D. rough
26. A. enjoy B. turn C. wish D. help
27. A. for B. by C. in D. with
28. A. sight B. notice C. look D. view
29. A. brought B. carried C. fetched D. taken
30. A. natural B. formal C. necessary D. important
31. A. answer B. cause C. result D. reason
32. A. Though B. When C. If D. Since
33. A. cared for B. looked for C. went for D. called for
34. A. facing B. eyeing C. smelling D. tasting
35. A. wealth B. attitude C. position D. situation
36. A. plates B. bowls C. pots D. cups
37. A. control B. include C. contain D. experience
38. A. quality B. color C. cost D. style
39. A. manage B. start C. hope D. fail
40. A. surprise B. drive C. worry D. move
