Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.

Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout 26 inworkandlife.Toofferhisguestscoffeethe 27 wenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyof 28 —porcelainplasticglasscrystalsome 29 someexpensivesomedelicate—tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothe 30 .

Whenallthestudents 31 acupofcoffeeinhandtheprofessorsaid"Ifyouhave 32 allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeentakenup 33 theplainandcheapones.Whileitis 34 foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselvesthatisthe 35 ofyourproblemsandstress."

"Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsno 36 tothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecaseseven 37whatwedrink."

"Whatallofyoureallywantiscoffee 38 thecupbutyou 39 wentforthebestcups…Andthenyoubegan 40 eachother'scups."

"Nowconsider 41 :Lifeisthecoffee;thejobsmoneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontain 42 andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdeterminenor 43 thequalityoflifewelive.Sometimesbyconcentratingonlyonthecupwe 44 toenjoythecoffee.Fullyappreciatethecoffeenotthecups!Don'tletthecups 45 you...enjoythecoffeeinstead."

1.A.stress B.progress C.condition D.pride

2.A.advisor B.professor C.monitor D.graduate

3.A.glasses B.bowls C.trays D.cups

4.A.plain-looking B.beautiful C.modern D.nice-looking

5.A.pot B.sugar C.milk D.coffee

6.A.made B.had C.cooked D.served

7.A.talked B.discussed C.noticed D.decided

8.A.leavingbehind B.fallingabout

C.leavingabout D.fallingbehind

9.A.strange B.wonderful C.normal D.important

10.A.source B.purpose C.doubt D.result

11.A.price B.quality C.sweet D.color

12.A.proves B.tastes C.