He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43  . In order not to appear rude, she went   44  .

As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .

Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47  ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  48  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53  .

So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:

My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59 

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60  , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

1.A. before       B. beyond         C. after    D. near

2.A. invited       B. paid      C. forced  D. asked

3.A. interested         B. frightened   C. moved D. surprised

4.A. away         B. along   C. over     D. down

5.A. coffee        B. tea       C. beer     D. wine

6.A. comfortable      B. different       C. uncomfortable     D. indifferent

7.A. sugar         B. pepper          C. candy   D. salt

8.A. Angrily      B. Curiously      C. Worriedly     D. Happily

9.A. feel   B. see       C. notice  D. find

10.A. think over        B. bring up        C. think of         D. remind of

11.A. this B. it  C. him       D. her

12.A. highly      B. specially       C. hardly  D. deeply

13.A. responsible     B. reasonable  C. sensible        D. representative

14.A. married  B. engaged       C. separated    D. split

15.A. walked away  B. left away      C. passed away        D. got away

16.A. forget     B. forgive C. imagine        D. value

17.A. instead   B. instead of    C. in spite of     D. other than

18.A. many       B. more    C. any       D. much

19.A. studied   B. learnt  C. adapted       D. used

20.A. however B. as it      C. when   D. even if

---The weather report says the fine weather is _____ in a day or two.

   ---We’d better get in our corn before that.

   A. breaking down    B. breaking up    C. breaking through     D. breaking off

She said that I could use her car while mine _________________.

   A. was repaired    B. repaired     C. was being repaired    D. would be repaired

If you’d like me to do the job for you, I want to ____________ in cash.

   A. get paid     B. paid     C. be paying    D. pay

As time _____, she became more and more anxious about her son’s safety.

   A. passing      B. going by     C. goes by    D. passed

We waited and waited until the wind ____________ and then we started with our trip again.

   A. died away     B. died out     C. died down      D. died off

--- It was not until she had arrived home _________ her appointment with the doctor.

A. when she remembered                  B. that she remembered 

C. did she remember                      D. and she remembered

The professor sort of dislikes the student, because he always asks some questions that have nothing to _______ his lessons.

A. deal with        B. do with       C. connecting with    D. go with

The father as well as his three children________ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon.

A. is going         B. go               C. goes             D. are going

My sister______ the League last month and she has decided to ______ the activity to help the aged next week.

A. joined; join in    B. took part in; join  C. joined; attend    D. joined in; join in