A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to
their old university professor. Shortly
they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about
in work and life. In order to
his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned
a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of
are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The
told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When
the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking
cups were taken up,
behind the plain and cheap ones.
it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the
of your problems and stress.
all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,
you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s
.
Now consider this:
is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are
tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the
of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we
to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . .
the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．call at | B．call on | C．call for | D．call up |
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| 小题2: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．as |
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| 小题3: | | A．happiness | B．joy | | C．satisfaction | D．stress |
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| 小题4: | | A．offer | B．provide | C．make | D．supply |
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| 小题7: | | A．students | B．professor | | C．son | D．wife |
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| 小题8: | | A．all | B．so me of | | C．none of | D．both |
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| 小题9: | | A．cheap | B．ordinary | | C．glass | D．expensive |
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| 小题10: | | A．leaving | B．remaining | | C．keeping | D．staying |
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| 小题11: | | A．Because | B．Since | | C．While | D．If |
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| 小题12: | | A．source | B．resource | | C．end | D．solution |
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| 小题13: | | A．That | B．What | | C．Anything | D．Something |
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| 小题15: | | A．cups | B．coffee | C．eyes | D．faces |
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| 小题16: | | A．Work | B．Life | C．Career | D．Study |
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| 小题17: | | A．more than | B．rather than | | C．just | D．not only |
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| 小题18: | | A．quantity | B．quality | | C．pace | D．style |
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| 小题19: | | A．manage | B．try | | C．attempt | D．fail |
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| 小题20: | | A．enjoy | B．drink | C．have | D．share |
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