Find in the text synonyms to the following words. Mind that the verbs in the text are used intheir appropriate tense.1. to take up

2. things

3. to be of the same opinion

4. pot

5. to be important

6. to answer

7. existing

8. to stay

9. space

10. apparatus

11. to repair

12. to determine

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TEXT:

A philosophy professor stood before his class with

some items on the table in front of him. When the class

began, without a word, he picked up a very large and

empty jar and filled it with rocks, about 2 inches in

diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They

agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and

poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The

pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between

the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it

into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining

open areas of the jar.

He then asked once more if the


jar was full. The students respond-

ed with a unanimous “Yes.”


“Now,” said the professor, “I

want you to recognize that this jar

represents your life. The rocks are


the important things – your fami-

ly, your partner, your health, your


children – things that if every-

thing else was lost and only they


remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are

the other things that matter – like your job, your house,

your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”


“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he contin-

ued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The


same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and

energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for

the things that are important to you. Pay attention to

the things that are important to your happiness. Take

care of your self and your family members. It will never

be too much to say you love them. Take your friend

out. There will always be time to go to work, clean the

house, give a dinner party.”

“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really

matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”