C. Pay for other's help D. Care about one another.

C

　　Having a great collection of books at home doesn't really mean that you are a person who loves reading. It may be got from your father or your father's father, and it can just impress people around you with the fact that you are a person of culture.

　　From my point of view, reading is very important in our daily life. For example, reading is a way of gaining knowledge in different areas. It can help us have a great imagination, and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don't work in this field. You can express your opinions about a political event because you have read something about that.

　　Secondly, reading gives us the possibility to enter the world of imagination. We can imagine what life will be like in the future. Sometimes, we compare ourselves with the people in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve the problems and tell us what to do in certain situations. Books are based on real life. Even if writers are considered to be somehow different from common people, they often face the same problems as we all do.

　　In short, I would like to say that literature is the perfect way of enriching our culture, expressing correctly, having a rich vocabulary, being able to understand different fields and really being considered to be a learned person.

29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Reading a lot is good for writing B. Reading can help us gain knowledge

C. Reading can help us have a great imagination

D. Reading helps us enter the field of politics easily

30. We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.

A. people in stories are always unbelievable B. books may help us solve problems

C. writers are good at dealing with problems in life

D. writers often have different experiences in life

31. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Why Is Reading Important in Our Life B. How Can We Become a Learned Person

C. Different Reading, Different Functions D. Having a Good Collection of Books Means a Lot

A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining (抱怨) about the stress (压力) in their work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, "Have you noticed all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the cheap ones? It's OK for you to want only the best for yourselves, but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you're very successful now."

"All of you really wanted the coffee, not the cups, but you chose the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups."

"Now think about this: life is the coffee, and money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life. They do not change the quality (质量) of life. Sometimes, we just care about the cups, and we fail to enjoy the coffee. So, don't let the cups drive you, enjoy the coffee