【题文】He met her at a party. She was outstanding while he was normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee. She was
36 but due to being polite, she
37 . Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too
38 to say anything.
Suddenly he asked the
39 , "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." Everybody stared at him, so
40 ! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him
41 , "Why you have this hobby?" He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked the
42 of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee.
43 I have the salty coffee, I always
44 my childhood and my hometown. I miss my hometown and my parents."
45 saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness must be a man who has
46 of home.
That was a really beautiful
47 of their story. Then the story was just like every beautiful love story —the princess
48 the prince. And every time she made
49 for him, she put some salt in it, as she

knew that's the
50 he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away,
51 her a letter which said, "My d

earest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie — the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time,
52 I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to
53 so I just went ahead. If I can live for the second time, I still want to have you for my whole life,
54 I have to drink the salty coffee again."
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, "What's the taste of
55 coffee? " She replied, " It's sweet."
【小题1】 | A.surprised | B.pleased | C.satisfied | D.excited |
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【小题2】 | A.answered | B.promised | C.provided | D.refused |
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【小题3】 | A.curious | B.jealous | C.nervous | D.cautious |
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【小题4】 | A.waiter | B.girl | C.partner | D.customer |
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【小题5】 | A.outstanding | B.bitter | C.delicious | D.strange |
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【小题6】 | A.constantly | B.curiously | C.suddenly | D.seriously |
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【小题7】 | A.color | B.character | C.quality | D.taste |
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【小题8】 | A.Every time | B.Next time | C.The first time | D.By the time |
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【小题9】 | A.think out | B.think over | C.think of | D.think up |
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【小题10】 | A.Since | B.Though | C.While | D.Because |
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【小题11】 | A.responsibility | B.concept | C.consideration | D.control |
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【小题12】 | A.scene | B.beginning | C.comedy | D.result |
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【小题13】 | A.dated | B.admired | C.devoted | D.married |
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【小题14】 | A.tea | B.water | C.coffee | D.milk |
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【小题15】 | A.way | B.method | C.means | D.route |
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【小题16】 | A.left | B.leaving | C.writing | D.wrote |
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【小题17】 | A.fortunately | B.actually | C.happily | D.possibly |
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【小题18】 | A.change | B.remind | C.overcome | D.remove |
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【小题19】 | A.as thoug h | B.now that | C.even though | D.so that |
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【小题20】 | A.sugared | B.old | C.instant | D.salty |
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