A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she gathered the
36 to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a
37 . The woman arrived home that evening to find a beautiful table
38 with their best dishes. Candles were softly burning. Her
39 had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had given him the information
40 , or··· did he just somehow know that she would not get the request
41 ?
She found him in the kitchen and
42 him the good news. They happily sat down to enjoy the wonderful
43 . Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered card which was her husband's
44 of writing. It read “Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
45 The supper, her husband went into the kitchen to
46 . She noticed that a second
47 had fallen from his pocket.
48 it up off the floor, she read, “Don't worry about not getting the raise! But you
49 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the
50 of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total
51 and love, whether she succeeds or
52 . His love celebrates her victories and
53 her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throw in their direction..
Upon receiving the Nobel for
54 , Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to
55 to the world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love then without measure.
| 小题1: | | A．strength | B．courage | C．curiosity | D．power |
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| 小题2: | | A．remove | B．cut | C．raise | D．leave |
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| 小题3: | | A．decorated | B．designed | C．filled | D．set |
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| 小题4: | | A．mother | B．father | C．husband | D．boss |
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| 小题5: | | A．secretly | B．intentionally | C．accidentally | D．publicly |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned over | B．turned down | C．turned out | D．turned on |
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| 小题7: | | A．told | B．said | C．spoke | D．added |
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| 小题8: | | A．conversation | B．night | C．news | D．meal |
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| 小题9: | | A．color | B．design | C．style | D．detail |
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| 小题10: | | A．After | B．During | C．Before | D．with |
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| 小题11: | | A．bring up | B．clean up | C．cut up | D．throw up |
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| 小题12: | | A．letter | B．book | C．card | D．bill |
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| 小题13: | | A．Picking | B．Turning | C．Getting | D．Standing |
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| 小题14: | | A．reserve | B．preserve | C．deserve | D．conserve |
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| 小题15: | | A．quality | B．measure | C．quantity | D．depth |
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| 小题16: | | A．tolerance | B．expectation | C．decoration | D．acceptance |
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| 小题17: | | A．fails | B．suffers | C．neglects | D．regrets |
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| 小题18: | | A．relieves | B．heals | C．cures | D．covers |
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| 小题19: | | A．Literature | B．Physics | C．Peace | D．Chemistry |
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| 小题20: | | A．occur | B．lead | C．attach | D．contribute |
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