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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.
A．changes B．duties C．experiences D．stress
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．cans
A．others B．some C．another D．other
A．fashionable B．cheap C．expensive D．nice-looking
A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary
A．use B．disagreement C．answer D．cause
A．waves B．reduces C．adds D．leads
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．remove B．beat C．change D．enjoy
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided
A．keep B．say C．make D．do
A．wildly B．simply C．specially D．successfully
Children like to copy（模仿）what they hear．They copy their parents，their friends and even the TV．This teaches them how to speak the language．Copying is also（36） for students of a second language．When you listen to foreigners speak English，repeat （37）____ they say．
Children don't practice grammar，but they can use the language to talk about things that （38）______them．They don't complain （39） their small vocabulary or poor grammar．They can find ways to express themselves，and they do it（40） ．
Students who are learning English should also pay their attention to （41） ．Look for chances to talk with people in English．If you can't find a （42） to talk to，you may talk with other students who know English instead．（43） an English discussion and talk about music，movies（44） whatever interests you．Don't worry about（45） ．The objective（目标）is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably．Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary．
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36．A．terrible |
B．good |
C．bad |
D．unimportant |
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37．A．when |
B．where |
C．what |
D．which |
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38．A．interest |
B．surprise |
C．bore |
D．excite |
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39．A．about |
B．on |
C．in |
D．for |
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40．A．carefully |
B．differently |
C．successfully |
D．politely |
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41．A．grammar |
B．communication |
C．vocabulary |
D．sentences |
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42．A．book |
B．topic |
C．chance |
D．foreigner |
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43．A．Send |
B．Build |
C．Use |
D．Start |
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44．A．so |
B．but |
C．or |
D．although |
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45．A．making mistakes |
B．having exams |
C．wasting time |
D．having lessons |
I love animals．However，there is one animal that I love more than any other﹣﹣my（26） ，Zoe．My family got Zoe when she was only eight weeks old．I loved her the first time I saw her，（27） a few days later we found that something was wrong．Zoe was really（28） ，so we had to take her to the animal hospital quickly．
Zoe got a serious illness，and I was scared that she wouldn't （29） the pain．After a long time，Zoe came home from the hospital，but the illness damaged her （30） ，Zoe was deaf．
I （31） that I wouldn't let that change her life，so I began （32） her sign languages so that she could learn orders．I helped（33） to learn to sit，come，and do all the other things that dogs do．
Today，Zoe is a happy four﹣year﹣old dog．We spend lots of time（34） ，for example，when I'm playing the piano，Zoe jumps up to try to play，too!I guess that part of loving a dog is （35） it．Play with it often，and find a way to train it．In return，your dog will give you so much love．
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26．A．cat |
B．dog |
C．rabbit |
D．bird |
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27．A．so |
B．because |
C．but |
D．unless |
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28．A．sick |
B．active |
C．shy |
D．lazy |
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29．A．keep |
B．stand |
C．improve |
D．catch |
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30．A．ears |
B．nose |
C．eyes |
D．teeth |
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31．A．imagined |
B．expected |
C．agreed |
D．decided |
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32．A．lending |
B．offering |
C．teaching |
D．sending |
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33．A．her |
B．hers |
C．him |
D．his |
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34．A．carefully |
B．together |
C．quietly |
D．abroad |
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35．A．checking out |
B．listening to |
C．trying out |
D．looking after |
It's the day before Christmas．Karen Hartley，33，was skiing（滑雪）by（41） at Powder Mountain in Utah．By mistake，she began to ski off the trail．Soon she（42） ．She shouted for help，but no one heard her．Night came，and the temperature（43） below freezing（凝冻）．Karen was very cold and afraid of（44） ．But she stayed calm．She played music in her mind and danced all night long to stay（45） ．She danced to old disco songs，pop songs，and Christmas songs．"It was either dance（46） die，"she said．"I kept on（47） ．I didn't give up．"
The next morning，a helicopter began to（48） Karen．After 18 hours in the cold，she was（49） just before it's too late．Karen was very cold but all right．She（50） Christmas Day in a hot tub（浴缸）．
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41．A．himself |
B．herself |
C．myself |
D．itself |
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42．A．got up |
B．got to |
C．got off |
D．got lost |
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43．A．fell |
B．felt |
C．rose |
D．stayed |
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44．A．die |
B．dead |
C．death |
D．died |
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45．A．cold |
B．warm |
C．hot |
D．cool |
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46．A．but |
B．and |
C．nor |
D．or |
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47．A．dance |
B．to dance |
C．dancing |
D．danced |
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48．A．look for |
B．look at |
C．look up |
D．look back |
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49．A．rescue |
B．rescues |
C．rescuing |
D．rescued |
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50．A．cost |
B．spent |
C．took |
D．paid |
Recently，many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet．They are interested（1） it．Why is it becoming more and more popular now？There are some （2） ．First，more and more people （3） their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet．（4） it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet．Second，shopping through the Internet can save them some money and （5） time．Third，they don't need to go to the （6） themselves．Because of these good facts，few people refuse it．
On the other hand，some people don't like this new way of （7） ．They are （8） about the safety of shopping online．Customers can only （9） the pictures of a product on the Internet．And they can't enjoy the pleasure of getting things at once．There are the reasons why they do not like it．
But I think more and more people （10） this new kind of shopping in the future．
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（1）A． on |
B． to |
C． in |
D． at |
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（2）A． excuses |
B． reasons |
C． things |
D． methods |
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（3）A． have |
B． has |
C． had |
D． having |
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（4）A． So |
B． And |
C． But |
D． Because |
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（5）A． a number of |
B． a lot of |
C． a few |
D． many |
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（6）A． library |
B． hospital |
C． gym |
D． store |
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（7）A． eating |
B． visiting |
C． shopping |
D． cooking |
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（8）A． pleasing |
B． worrying |
C． pleased |
D． worried |
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（9）A． draw |
B． see |
C． show |
D． buy |
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（10）A． will like |
B． likes |
C． like |
D． liked |
A woman was waiting for her plane at an airport．
She bought a bag of cookies，found a place to （46） and took out her （47） ．She started to read and （48） noticed that a man，sitting beside her，took a cookies （49） her bag．She just （50） not to see this．So she ate the cookies quickly and at the same time watched how the shameless （51） was stealing her cookies．She thought to herself．"If I wasn't such a （n）（52） person，I would hit him in the eye．"
（53） only one cookies was left，she looked with interest and （54） what he would do．He smiled，took the （55） cookies and broke it in half．She thought．"This guy is so impolite，he didn't even show any （56） !"
After her flight was called，the woman （57） her luggage and headed to the gate．She took her seat in the（58） ，and started to look for her book，which was almost completed．As she reached her luggage，she gasped（喘气） with （59） ，because there was an unopened bag of cookies．A terrible thought crossed her mind．"If my cookies bag is here，the other one was his and he just tried to （60） ．"She realized that she was the impolite one，but it was too late to say sorry to him．
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46．A．stand |
B．sit |
C．lie |
D．walk |
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47．A．book |
B．phone |
C．ticket |
D．wallet |
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48．A．proudly |
B．hardly |
C．really |
D．suddenly |
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49．A．on |
B．at |
C．from |
D．to |
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50．A．tried |
B．preferred |
C．hoped |
D．meant |
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51．A．pilot |
B．worker |
C．thief |
D．waiter |
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52．A．right |
B．nice |
C．special |
D．old |
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53．A．When |
B．Where |
C．What |
D．How |
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54．A．planned |
B．asked |
C．found |
D．wondered |
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55．A．big |
B．first |
C．small |
D．last |
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56．A．interest |
B．thanks |
C．courage |
D．pleasure |
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57．A．posted |
B．opened |
C．collected |
D．forgot |
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58．A．hall |
B．airport |
C．plane |
D．car |
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59．A．surprise |
B．happiness |
C．sadness |
D．pain |
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60．A．save |
B．take |
C．sell |
D．share |