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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
Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his(1)___ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) _____ . But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"
A．hand B．head C．eyes D．feet
A．hard B．fast C．harder D．faster
A．asleep B．alone C．afraid D．awake
A．well B．hungry C．thirsty D．tired
A．looked for him B．looked at him C．looked after him D．looked him over
A．after B．because C．before D．if
A．stood up B．woke up C．sat down D．lay down
A．lunch B．dinner C．supper D．breakfast
A．always B．usually C．never D．often
A．laughed B．shouted C．smiled D．asked
Here is a photo __11__ a bedroom. __12__my bedroom. Look __13___the walls. __14__ very white. You can see (看见)__15__ old picture __16__ the wall. And a map of China __17__ on the wall, too. __18__ my books? Oh, They’re under my backpack. My computer game is __19__ it, too. Look! My __20__ are on the sofa.
A．in B．of C．on D．at
A．It’s B．They C．They’re D．This
A．like B．after C．at D．for
A．It’s B．They’re C．This is D．Those are
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．in B．under C．for D．on
A．is B．am C．are D．be
A．Where B．Where is C．Where are D．What are
A．in B．on C．under D．at
A．notebook B．baseball C．math book D．keys
The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns__46__ the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth runs away __47__ the sun, it is __48__.
The sun is much __49__ than the moon. But sometimes the moon _50__ bigger than the sun, because it’s much __51_ to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It gives very __52__light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it doesn’t give any light at all. The light __53_ the moon comes from the sun.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars, _54__ in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. __55__ smaller than the moon because they are farther away from the earth.
A．to B．from C．around D．on
A．from B．to C．off D．at
A．day B．noon C．night D．evening
A．small B．big C．smaller D．bigger
A．look B．looks C．sees D．watches
A．near B．far C．nearer D．farther
A．stronger B．poor C．weak D．strong
A．from B．of C．to D．away
A．and B．so C．but D．because
A．It look B．They look C．They looks D．It look
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason 31a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 32 hard-working employees, but only raised those 33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really 34 .
In order to help Jason to realize the 35 between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the 36 --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 37 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the 38 question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 40 ."
Jason was 41 and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more 42 person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in 43 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 44 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
Hello, I’m Robert Croft. I don’t have many 1 at home. In my room, for example, I can do 2 I want to do. Mom thinks it’s OK. My favorite pop 3 is Take Four. I can play 4 music loudly, but sometimes Mom is not happy about this. I have a TV in my room. 5 Monday to Friday, I usually don’t watch TV. But if I 6 to watch TV, I have to do my homework first. “7 comes first.” On weekends, I can watch TV till 11 o’lock. On Sundays, I do some8. I clean my room. It only takes me half an hour, so it’s not too 9 . But Mom often has a lot of housework to do, so I have to 10 her. When we have time, we go shopping.
A．rooms B．halls C．rules D．keys
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．show B．play C．club D．group
A．their B．her C．his D．my
A．As B．From C．For D．By
A．stand B．mind C．think D．want
A．Breakfast B．Sleep C．Work D．Food
A．reading B．cleaning C．cooking D．washing
A．bad B．dirty C．pretty D．lazy
A．call B．ask C．help D．tell