I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  36  . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   37  . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.

    “Why?” he asked,   38  .

“I am tired; there are no  39  for everything in the world!” I answered.

He kept  40  , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   41  ?”

Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  42  . Will you do it for me?”

He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”

I   43  the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   44  .”

My feeling of disappointment only   45  , but I continued reading:

“You always leave the   46  keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  47  home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   48  that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   49  the computer and that will do nothing  50  for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   51  , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   52  I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”

My tears fell on the   53  and I continued reading:

“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   54  , please open the front door for I am standing outside   55  your favorite bread and fresh milk.”

Love, not words, wins arguments.

1.A. supporter         B. opposite        C. follower        D. advocate

2.A. marriage          B. connection      C. career          D. future

3.A. annoyed           B. shocked         C. frightened      D. amused

4.A. results           B. signs           C. causes          D. reasons

5.A. easy              B. normal          C. silent          D. calm

6.A. habit             B. feeling         C. attitude        D. mind

7.A. death             B. injury          C. happiness       D. trouble

8.A. hurried up        B. looked up       C. woke up         D. went up

9.A. love              B. explain         C. stay            D. change

10.A. arose            B. disappeared     C. reduced         D. increased

11.A. car              B. office          C. bicycle         D. house

12.A. leave            B. walk            C. rush            D. get

13.A. worry            B. think           C. believe         D. remind

14.A. at               B. to              C. on              D. in

15.A. bad              B. good            C. terrible        D. important

16.A. weak             B. ill             C. old             D. close

17.A. unless           B. if              C. since           D. because

18.A. photos           B. flowers         C. floor           D. letter

19.A. hungry           B. thirsty         C. satisfied       D. regretted

20.A. buying       B. bringing        C. heating         D. catching

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】略

 

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