第三节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Soon they began to complain about   21  in work and in life. While the guests were
talking, the professor went to the    22   and prepared coffee. Then he  23   with a large
pot of coffee and a  24   of cups made of porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass or crystal. Some were
plain-looking, some delicate (精致) and   25   ,some. .. The professor told them to   26 
themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee  27  hand, the professor said, "If you took
careful   28 , all the nice-looking, expensive cups were  29  , leaving behind the plain
and cheap ones. While it is  30  for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the  31   of your problems and pressure.  32   what all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you  33   the best cups directly and were  34   each other' s cups. "
The professor paused and then went on, " Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the
jobs, money and   35   in society are the  36 . They are just tools to hold and  37   life
and they do not change the   38   of life. Sometimes, if we are concentrating only on the cup,
we   39   to enjoy the coffee. So, don't let the cup   40  you too much and just enjoy the
coffee instead.
21. A. condition           B. pressure            C .relation            D. communication
22. A. kitchen                 B. bedroom           C. study                D. lab
23. A. went                  B. got                   C. returned           D. turned
24. A. sort                   B. kind                 C. type                  D. variety
25. A. expensive           B. cheap                      C. common            D. rough
26. A. enjoy                 B. turn                 C. wish                 D. help
27. A. for                    B. by                    C. in                   D. with
28. A. sight                  B. notice               C. look                 D. view
29. A. brought                     B. carried            C. fetched              D. taken
30. A. natural                B. formal            C. necessary          D. important
31. A. answer                      B. cause               C. result                D. reason
32. A. Though              B. When         C. If                  D. Since
33. A. cared for            B. looked for     C. went for          D. called for
34. A. facing                B. eyeing            C. smelling           D. tasting
35. A. wealth                      B. attitude           C. position            D. situation
36. A. plates                B. bowls             C. pots                D. cups
37. A. control                      B. include           C. contain             D. experience
38. A. quality                      B. color        C. cost            D. style
39. A. manage         B. start               C. hope                D. fail
40. A. surprise                     B. drive               C. worry               D. move