"Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink."

" 48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups.... And then you began 50 each other's cups."

Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups 55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.

36. A. stress B. dream C. sorrow D. truth

37. A. friends B. customers C. fellows D. guests

38. A. carried B. returned C. arrived D. reached

39. A. kind B. variety C. sort D. number

40. A. devote B. expose C. help D. addicted

41. A. searched B. witnessed C. noticed D. discovered

42. A. taken up B. brought in C. sold out D. cut down

43. A. expensive B. cheap C. beautiful D. usual

44. A. point B. answer C. source D. result

45. A. by itself B. on its own C. for itself D. itself

46. A. At no time B. At times C. In no case D. In most cases

47. A. ever B. even C. never D. hardly

48. A. What B. That C. Which D. Whether

49. A. but B. so C. and D. for

50. A. suspecting B. liking C. envying D. eyeing

51. A. Love B. Life C. Future D. Failure

52. A. They B. We C. You D. What

53. A. quantity B. style C. quality D. standard

54. A. have B. hesitate C. forget D. fail

55. A. force B. drive C. puzzle D. amaze