_______that he did not know what to do .

   A So excited he was  B S o exciting he was  C So excited was he  D So exciting was he

 

At the end of a party，he invited her to have coffee with him．In a nice coffee shop，he was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home．’’

Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee．’’

Everybody，stared at him—so strange! His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby?”

He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea．I liked playing in the sea，and I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my childhood．I miss my hometown and my parents so much．’’  

She was deeply touched．A man who can tell out his-homesickness must be a man who loves home，cares about home，and has responsibility for home．

They continued to date．She found that actually he was such a good person，but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story went just like every beautiful love story．．．And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．

After 40 years，he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie．This was the only lie I told to you—the salty coffee．

“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said salt．It was hard for me to change，so I just went ahead．

“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything．

 “Now I'm dying，I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don’t like the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee in my whole life!…”

 Her tears made the letter totally wet．Someday，someone asked her，“What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet.” she replied．

1.After ordering some salt for his coffee，the young man must have felt         ．   

A．excited                    B．satisfied       C．embarrassed     D．displeased

2.Why did the man have salty coffee all his life?   

A．To change lifestyle．     B．To please his wife．

C．To keep his word．      D．To remember the past．

3.What did the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him” in Paragraph7 ?

A．She meant to leave him on their first date。  

B．She thought of him every now and then．

C．She nearly misunderstood his explanation．

D．She could hardly believe this simple fact．

4.It is implied in the passage that the woman       when reading the letter left by her husband．   

    A．was confused about his behavior      B．was touched by his white lie

C．felt sorry to know the truth too Late                    D．felt angry about his dishonesty

 

At the end of a party，he invited her to have coffee with him．In a nice coffee shop，he was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home．’’

Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee．’’

Everybody，stared at him—so strange! His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby?”

He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea．I liked playing in the sea，and I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my childhood．I miss my hometown and my parents so much．’’  

She was deeply touched．A man who can tell out his-homesickness must be a man who loves home，cares about home，and has responsibility for home．

They continued to date．She found that actually he was such a good person，but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story went just like every beautiful love story．．．And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．

After 40 years，he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie．This was the only lie I told to you—the salty coffee．

“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said salt．It was hard for me to change，so I just went ahead．

“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything．

 “Now I'm dying，I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don’t like the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee in my whole life!…”

 Her tears made the letter totally wet．Someday，someone asked her，“What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet.” she replied．

36．After ordering some salt for his coffee，the young man must have felt         ． 

A．excited           B．satisfied         C．embarrassed    D．displeased

37．Why did the man have salty coffee all his life? 

A．To change lifestyle．     B．To please his wife．

C．To keep his word．      D．To remember the past．

38．What did the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him” in Paragraph7 ?

A．She meant to leave him on their first date。  

B．She thought of him every now and then．

C．She nearly misunderstood his explanation．

D．She could hardly believe this simple fact．

39．It is implied in the passage that the woman       when reading the letter left by her husband． 

         A．was confused about his behavior          B．was touched by his white lie

C．felt sorry to know the truth too Late        D．felt angry about his dishonesty

At the end of a party，he invited her to have coffee with him． In a nice coffee shop， he was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home．’’

Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee．’’

Everybody，stared at him—so strange! His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby?”

He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea．I liked playing in the sea，and I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my childhood．I miss my hometown and my parents so much．’’　

She was deeply touched．A man who can tell out his-homesickness must be a man who loves home，cares about home，and has responsibility for home．

They continued to date．She found that actually he was such a good person，but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story went just like every beautiful love story．．．And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．

After 40 years，he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie．This was the only lie I told to you—the salty coffee．

“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said salt．It was hard for me to change，so I just went ahead．

“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything．

“Now I'm dying，I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don’t like the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee in my whole life!…”

Her tears made the letter totally wet．

Someday，someone asked her，“What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet?” she replied．

56．After ordering some salt to put into the coffee，the young man must have felt ．

A．excited　 　　　　 B．satisfied　 　　　　　 C．embarrassed D．displeased

57．Why did the man have salty coffee all his life?

A．To change lifestyle． B．To please his wife．

C．To keep his word． D．To remember the past．

58．What did the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him” in Paragraph ?

A．She meant to leave him on their first date。　

B．She thought of him every now and then．

C．She nearly misunderstood his explanation．

D．She could hardly believe this simple fact．

59．It is implied in the passage that the woman　　　 when reading the letter left by her husband．

A．was confused about his behavior B．was touched by his white lie

C．felt sorry to know the truth too Late 　　　　　 D．felt angry about his dishonesty

"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

 

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

 

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

 

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

 

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

 

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

 

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

 

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

 

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

 

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

 

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

 

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

 

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

 

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

 

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．attractive

 

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

 

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

 

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

 

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．arguing    D．moving

 

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．ashamed