题目内容：

    Last year my children gifted me a stainless steel coffee plunger(咖啡壶). I love to start the day with a strong black coffee and couldn’t wait to use it. I look forward to the following ____coffee making, knowing that I probably wouldn’t break this plunger as easily as I had done so often in the past.

But as I poured my first cup of coffee, the plunger ____ all over the table.____ no one was around to see my ____ face! I kept trying, but each morning would ____ me wiping up the____. I realized that if I poured very slowly there would be no spilling.

This was at first a very painful ____. My normal practice was to ____ breakfast so that I could get on with my day. ____, in time I learned not only to pour slowly but to ____the experience: the smell, the taste, and the stillness of a new day.

It helped me to ____ upon whether there were other areas of my life I was rushing through. Most of life, it seemed.

I started to ____ extra time to do even the most ordinary tasks. When shop owners would ____ for keeping me waiting, I’d say, “Not a problem, I’m not in a hurry.” Even hanging out washing became pleasurable when a couple of extra minutes of standing still and ____ the birds singing in the trees around me became part of my routine.

Besides, one of my favorite experiences living in the inner city for many years was sitting on the front doorstep of our home spending time with ____. We sat on the ____, each of us with a cup of hot coffee in our hands, listening to each other’s stories. It was one of the ____ things about living in a busy city. It was as if the world around us slowed to a pace we could both ____.

___ and quietness not only slow the pace of life, but also ____ the soul, helping us to enjoy the world’s small pleasure.

1.A.week’s B.day’s C.morning’s D.evening’s

2.A.flowed B.spilled C.appeared D.crashed

3.A.Thankfully B.Doubtfully C.Awkwardly D.Excitedly

4.A.tired B.painful C.disappointed D.unhappy

5.A.find B.see C.discover D.watch

6.A.coffee B.water C.juice D.milk

7.A.plan B.experiment C.idea D.experience

8.A.skip over B.prepare for C.rush through D.go without

9.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Though

10.A.have B.gain C.enjoy D.obtain

11.A.act B.depend C.draw D.reflect

12.A.spend B.leave C.cost D.take

13.A.ask B.apologize C.look D.pay

14.A.taking to B.appealing to C.listening to D.leading to

15.A.strangers B.families C.classmates D.doorkeepers

16.A.steps B.bench C.chairs D.sofa

17.A.funniest B.best C.strangest D.warmest

18.A.set B.keep C.catch D.handle

19.A.Effort B.Stillness C.Loneliness D.Caution

20.A.shape B.form C.save D.feed