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　　A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor．Soon they began to 　　1　　 the stress in work and life．

　　The professor went to the kitchen and returned 　　2　　 a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups-crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some 　　3　　 , some cheap．And he told them to help 　　4　　 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 　　5　　 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is 　　6　　 for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root of your 　　7　　 and stress．

　　You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, 　　8　　 you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, 　　9　　 you consciously went for the best cups．

　　Now consider this： Life is the coffee．The jobs, money and 　　10　　 in society are the cups．They are just 　　11　　 to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life．Sometimes, by 　　12　　 only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has 　　13　　 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 　　14　　 of everything．

　　Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak 　　15　　．And leave the rest to God．

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　　Do you know who invented tea?In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented by accident(偶然)．According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说), the emperor Shen Nong 　　1　　 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a nearby bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 　　2　　．The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 　　3　　 smell．Later he decided 　　4　　 the hot mixture(混合物)．It was quite delicious．And 　　5　　, one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented．

　　China is the home of tea, 　　6　　 has more than 4,000 years history．People throughout China drink tea daily．　　7　　 the three major drinks－tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 　　8　　 people in the world．Tea from China, along 　　9　　 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 　　10　　．

　　Tea leaves 　　11　　 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild 　　12　　 and rich soil there．Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 　　13　　 kinds of tea．

　　Over the past centuries, Chinese people 　　14　　 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on．Tea is 　　15　　 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels．

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Many years ago, people didn't know how to (1)　 their teeth. They used charcoal (木炭), lemon juice, ash (the stuff left over from fire) or tobacco and honey (2)　together to clean their teeth! It was only about 100 years ago (3) someone(4)　 toothpaste to clean teeth. Most people don't know that snails (蜗牛) have teeth. But they (5) . In fact, they have around 25,600!

Rats chew to wear out their front teeth. If they lose a top tooth, the bottom tooth will grow up in its place. And it won't (6)　! It will grow right into their brain. John Massis (7) Belgium (比利时) was famous for his strong teeth. On April 4, 1974, John Massis went to New York to (8) his teeth. He bit down on a long thick rope. The rope was tied to two trains. They weighted 80 tons. He (9) the trains away for several metres with his teeth. People have used fake teeth for many years. (10)　ndline, they used other people's teeth, animals' teeth, and wooden teeth! The (11)　 president (总统) of the United States, George Washington, had bad teeth. (12) he used fake ones made from animal teeth. But they hurt when he (13) ndline. And they went bad after a short time. Queen Elizabeth I of England used to have a serious tooth (14) .(15)　her time, fake teeth were hard to find in England. She was always in pain. Her fake teeth were made out of porcelain (瓷), which is often used to make plates. They were difficult to eat with.

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