I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
1.A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire
2.A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly
3.A. regard B. treat C. take D. think
4.A. bus B. train C. car D. plane
5.A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly
6.A. visited B. interrupted C. warned D. telephoned
7.A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation
8.A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised
9.A. long B. short C. warm D. polite
10.A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked
11.A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed
12.A. in order B. in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty
13.A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief
14.A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined
15.A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited
16.A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked
17.A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative
18.A. unique B. common C. pleasant D. familiar
19.A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life
20.A. send B. read C. give D. express
---Tom was caught cheating in the exam. ---Just his luck. ______
A. He has to kill the fatted calf. B. He has to face the music.
C. He must be the apple of his parents’ eve. D. He must be a black sheep.
Not until ___ on TV ___ that the Chinese was rescued by the European Union Task Force.
A. did I turn; did I know B. did I turn; I knew
C. I turned; did I know D. I turned; I had know
---Oh, how depressed! I’m bound to lose to him in tomorrow’s competition.
---Cheer up! In fact, he is _________ than you.
A. not more nervous B. no more nervous
C. no less nervous D. a little less nervous
______ the crisis of economy getting more and more serious, the government is searching for ways to improve people’s life.
A. As B. With C. When D. If
Each of us is likely to develop a personal _______ for certain types of entertainment.
A. comparison B. possession C. preference D. advantage
