A group of adults, who succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to complain about the trouble and stress in their work and life.
The ____ went to the kitchen and returned ____ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some ordinary looking; some ____, some cheap. And he told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ____, leaving behind the ordinary and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to achieve only the best for yourselves, that is the root (根) of your ____ and stress.
You know that the cup itself ____ no quality to the coffee. What you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, ____ you all reached for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and ____ in society are the cups. They are just ____ to hold life, and the kind of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, paying too much attention to the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has offered us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And leave the__ __ to God.A.adults B.students C.professor
A.for B.at C.with
A.expensive B.ordinary C.strong
A.mixed up B.taken up C.given up
A.problems B.questions C.failures
A.changes B.adds C.puts
A.and B.but C.so
A.position B.pronunciation C.population
A.machines B.tools C.bowls
A.rest B.few C.most
An old woman lived in a house with a large garden. She took care of her flowers all the . One day a young man went by the garden. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy he lived in a beautiful place. his surprise, the old gardener was blind. He asked, “You can’t these flowers. Why are you busy _them every day?” The old woman said, “Let me tell you four . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I am blind, I can touch them as well. , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for .” “Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that everybody loves flowers. We all enjoy the these flowers have brought us.”
A.day B.night C.weekend D.time
A.since B.as C.while D.if
A.so B.such C.very D.really
A.In B.To C.With D.As
A.hear B.see C.touch D.feel
A.take after B.look after C.taking after D.looking after
A.ideas B.problems C.reasons D.matter
A.Finally B.Fine C.Fourth D.Third
A.you B.me C.my mother D.my son
A.fairness B.sadness C.happiness D.kindness
A woman is going shopping. She is going boat. The boat is going across(穿过)the river. Her basket is empty(空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the .“Help!”she says.“Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes _ _his shoes and shirt. “Look my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps _____ the river. A sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets to the basket. The boy in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he calls:“It’s ____ there!” calls the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s that duck! The boy gets to the basket.“Go away!” he says __ __ the duck. The duck out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at ___ __!” says the boy.“ you like to give me my shirt and shoes?”
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s .”
A.on B.in C.by D.to
A.water B.boat C.ship D.tree
A.clean B.buy C.do D.get
A.on B.in C.off D.up
A.after B.at C.for D.like
A.onto B.at C.into D.off
A.dog B.chicken C.duck D.monkey
A.is fishing B.is swimming C.is playing D.is flying
A.under B.in front of C.over D.behind
A.beside B.under C.on D.behind
A.at B.with C.to D.for
A.climbs B.comes C.jumps D.walks
A.once B.it C.all D.work
A.Are B.Do C.Would D.Could
A.meat B.hair C.hand D.Egg
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, _____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him _____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were____.
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small ____ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to ____ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s _____ and her father’s debt (债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would ______ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl ____that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was!” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
A.pleased B.attracted C.loved D.saw
A.if B.unless C.so D.but
A.bored B.frightened C.relaxed D.excited
A.pink B.red C.black D.yellow
A.show B.damage C.check D.choose
A.daughter B.cousin C.wife D.friend
A.again B.still C.never D.hardly
A.said B.feared C.thought D.noticed
A.On . B.About C.For D.Without
A.usually B.surprisingly C.immediately D.slowly
A.worried B.clever C.careless D.lucky
A.laugh B.mind C.cry D.complain
A.tell B.explain C.ask D.arrange
A.saying B.story C.news D.man
A.careful B.funny C.different D.normal
Do you like travelling? Today, I’ll give you some about travelling. You should have a good night’s sleep you travel. If you don’t, you will feel tired he way. You should take some with you. It may be helpful when you feel sick. You should have a meal before travelling. If you eat anything, you’ll feel hungry. And the food on the train is much more .You should listen to the weather report earlier, so you can a good plan for your travel. You’d better take a(n) with you. It can keep off the sun and the rain. You should your right clothes when you prepare your luggage(行李). If you’re going from a hot place to a cold place, you have to some warm clothes. You should drink enough water. Don’t wait to be . You’d better take some water you can have a drink when you want to drink. You should write down all the travel : departure(出发) and arrival time, bus or train number, your parents’ names , address and phone number and so on. You should take a . You can take lots of photos when you see beautiful scenery. When you come back, you can show the pictures to your friends. Above all, yourself when you are travelling. But please look after yourself and your things carefully.
A.idea B.advice C.name D.time
A.before B.after C.while D.as
A.in B.by C.on D.at
A.water B.drink C.food D.medicine
A.not B.won’t C.doesn’t D.don’t
A.difficult B.different C.expensive D.delicious
A.make B.get C.find D.put
A.raincoat B.bag C.box D.umbrella
A.wear B.pack C.put on D.have on
A.take B.carry C.bring D.have
A.hungry B.sad C.happy D.thirsty
A.in order to B.so that C.though D.if
A.kind B.way C.information D.place
A.radio B.TV C.computer D.camera
A.enjoy B.help C.forget D.report
My name is Mary. I am a 15-year-old girl and have different kinds of . Here, I want to share some with you.
I in a public school. There are many different kinds of clubs for us, such as basketball club, volleyball club and dance club. I the dance club, because I am very interested in . After school I enjoy dancing other dance-lovers. And every year in May, there is a big dance party in my school. There are nice songs and dances for .This year I am going to perform Arabic(阿拉伯式的) dance. It must beto dress Arabic clothes.
I also enjoy collecting coins, it can teach me a lot of knowledge(知识) about history and people’s life intimes and places. Through this hobby, I also make many friends. And we plan to give a show in our school next weekend.A. clothes B. hobbies C. friends
A. teach B. live C. study
A. take part in B. leave for C. join in
A. dancing B. singing C. writing
A. for B. with C. in
A. them B. you C. us
A. terrible B. ugly C. fun
A. so B. because C. or
A. different B. exciting C. same
A. dance B. hobby C. coin