第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Inahall,alecturerwasgivingalecturetohisstudentsonstressmanagement.Atthebeginningofthespeech,he41aglassofwaterandaskedtheaudience,“How42doyouthinkthisglassofwateris?”

Thestudents’answers43from20gto500g.

“Actually,itdoesnotmatterontheabsolute44.Butitdependsonhow45youholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditfora(n)46,Iwillhaveanacheinmyrightarm.IfIholditforaday,youwillhaveto47 anambulance.Itisexactlythe48weight,butthelongerIholdit,the49itbecomes.”Hearingthesewords,thewholeaudiencebecamesilent,lostinthought.

Afteramoment,thelecturercontinued,“50wecarryourburdenallthetime,51,wewillnotbeabletocarryonwiththeburdenbecomingincreasinglyheavier, 52heavyforustobear.

“So,whatyouhavetodoisto53theglass,restforawhile54holdingitupagain.”

Asisshowninthestoryabove,wehavetoputdowntheburdenperiodically,55wecanberefreshedandareabletocarryon.

Sobeforeyou56homefromworktonight,puttheburdenof57down.Don’tcarryitback58.Youcanpickituptomorrow.

Whateverburdenyouarehavingnowonyour59,letitdownforamomentifyoucan.

Lifeisshort, 60it!

41.A.supported B.drank C.needed D.raised

42.A.heavy B.pure C.sweet D.many

43.A.differed B.ranged C.numbered &nbs