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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.

1.                A．changes        B．duties          C．experiences   D．stress

2.                A．cups           B．pans           C．bowls    D．cans

3.                A．others         B．some           C．another  D．other

4.                A．fashionable      B．cheap          C．expensive D．nice-looking

5.                A．wise           B．important       C．natural   D．necessary

6.                A．use            B．disagreement    C．answer   D．cause

7.                A．waves          B．reduces        C．adds D．leads

8.                A．As             B．What           C．That D．Which

9.                A．for            B．into            C．by   D．on

10.               A．tea            B．water          C．wine  D．coffee

11.               A．remove        B．beat           C．change    D．enjoy

12.               A．fail            B．succeed        C．wish  D．try

13.               A．sold           B．gave           C．bought    D．provided

14.               A．keep          B．say            C．make D．do

15.               A．wildly          B．simply          C．specially   D．successfully

If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use  36  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the  37   of the light because the light shines on their work.

Every  38  gets its light either from daylight  39  the window or from the lamps,   40   no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines is very important to the eyes.

Take a book and sit with your  41  towards the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it  4  for your eyes as if you were in a  43  room. Now turn around and face the window. The page is in shadow again,  44  the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your  45  side towards the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow  46   fall across the page and trouble you  47  .There is another way – sit  48  your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for  49   as well.

Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is  50  the same. So you see different ways to sit make much difference in writing or studying.

1.. A. eyes                           B. heads                              C. books                               D. hands

2. A. road           B. path              C. way              D. trail

3.A. house                     B. woman                            C. man                                 D. animal

4.A. from                    B. through                           C. into                                  D. inside

5. A. but                         B. until                                 C. if                                       D. when

6. A. side                    B. back                                 C. body                                 D. front

7.A. good                           B. bad                                   C. useful                              D. clear

8.. A. bright                        B. clean                                C. dirty                                 D. dark

9. A. while                           B. or                                      C. if                                  D. till

10. A. front                         B. back                                 C. left                                   D. right

11.. A. can                         B. may                                  C. has to                         D. ought to

12. A. few                            B. a few                               C. little                                 D. a little

13.A. by                     B. with                                 C. against                                     D. near

14. A. speaking                  B. reading                           C. writing                        D. playing

15.. A. only                          B. never                               C. hardly                         D. always

If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use  36  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the  37  of the light because the light shines on their work.
Every  38  gets its light either from daylight  39  the window or from the lamps,   40  no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines is very important to the eyes.
Take a book and sit with your  41  towards the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it  42  for your eyes as if you were in a  43  room. Now turn around and face the window. The page is in shadow again,  44  the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your  45  side towards the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow  46  fall across the page and trouble you  47 .There is another way – sit  48  your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for  49   as well.
Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is  50  the same. So you see different ways to sit make much difference in writing or studying.

You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．

What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．

1.We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because___________.        

A．We lose our mind.                      B．We are not thirsty.

C．We think about something too quickly.       D．we won’t be able to remember things.

2.What can you do to help get back the missing short-term memory?

A．Stay where you are.                     B．Make yourself thirsty.

C．Listen to some music.                    D．Try tracing your steps back in your mind

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Only a few of us will have such experiences,

B．People always forget why they hurry into the kitchen.

C．It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember why you do a certain thing at times.

D．Have something cold to drink can help you to remember the things.

4.Which is the best title?

A．Lose your memory                      B．What’s wrong with you?

C．Learn to forget                         D．Just open the refrigerator