This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an) 31 husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The 32 had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The 33 was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an 34 of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to 35 that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would 36 .
And it did, 37 from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks 38 on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, 39 and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. 40 the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn 41 a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, 42
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the 43 flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum 44 I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole 45 passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went 46 with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn 47 me. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an) 48 voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that 49 I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into 50 .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
| 【小题1】 | | A．hardworking | B．challenging | C．loving | D．convincing |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．plan | B．idea | C．decision | D．hope |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．speaker | B．driver | C．listener | D．passenger |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．result | B．start | C．process | D．act |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．agree | B．avoid | C．assume | D．admit |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．remain | B．change | C．respond | D．continue |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．properly | B．especially | C．right | D．straight |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．common | B．unusual | C．ugly | D．great |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．surprised | B．frightened | C．disappointed | D．discouraged |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．Before | B．During | C．After | D．For |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．suggested | B．cancelled | C．denied | D．delayed |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．otherwise | B．but | C．yet | D．so |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．neighbors | B．tourists | C．children | D．employees |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．when | B．unless | C．because | D．though |
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| 【小题15】 | | A．plan | B．vacation | C．business | D．week |
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| 【小题16】 | | A．smooth | B．bad | C．wrong | D．well |
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| 【小题17】 | | A．stared at | B．glared at | C．glanced at | D．pointed at |
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| 【小题18】 | | A．loud | B．excited | C．sad | D．doubtful |
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| 【小题19】 | | A．checkup | B．makeup | C．buildup | D．cutup |
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| 【小题20】 | | A．tears | B．cheers | C．anger | D．laughter |
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