This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an)   31  husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The   32   had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The   33  was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an   34  of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to   35  that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would   36 .
And it did,   37  from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks   38  on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said,   39  and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.   40  the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn   41  a walk on the beach. I started to refuse,   42 
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the   43  flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum   44  I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole   45  passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went   46  with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn  47 me.    “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an)   48  voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that   49  I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into   50 .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

【小題1】
A.hardworkingB.challengingC.lovingD.convincing
【小題2】
A.planB.ideaC.decisionD.hope
【小題3】
A.speakerB.driverC.listenerD.passenger
【小題4】
A.resultB.startC.processD.a(chǎn)ct
【小題5】
A.a(chǎn)greeB.a(chǎn)voidC.a(chǎn)ssumeD.a(chǎn)dmit
【小題6】
A.remainB.changeC.respondD.continue
【小題7】
A.properlyB.especiallyC.rightD.straight
【小題8】
A.commonB.unusualC.uglyD.great
【小題9】
A.surprisedB.frightenedC.disappointed D.discouraged
【小題10】
A.BeforeB.DuringC.AfterD.For
【小題11】
A.suggestedB.cancelledC.deniedD.delayed
【小題12】
A.otherwiseB.butC.yet D.so
【小題13】
A.neighbors B.touristsC.childrenD.employees
【小題14】
A.whenB.unlessC.becauseD.though
【小題15】
A.planB.vacationC.businessD.week
【小題16】
A.smoothB.badC.wrongD.well
【小題17】
A.stared at B.glared atC.glanced atD.pointed at
【小題18】
A.loudB.excitedC.sadD.doubtful
【小題19】
A.checkupB.makeupC.buildup D.cutup
【小題20】
A.tearsB.cheersC.a(chǎn)ngerD.laughter


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D
【小題6】B
【小題7】C
【小題8】D
【小題9】A
【小題10】C
【小題11】A
【小題12】B
【小題13】C
【小題14】D
【小題15】B
【小題16】C
【小題17】A
【小題18】C
【小題19】A
【小題20】D

解析【小題1】考查形容詞。結(jié)合Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.可知作者要盡力做個充滿愛心的丈夫和父親。
【小題2】考查名詞。 結(jié)合下文可知作者“要盡力做個充滿愛心的丈夫和父親”的想法是來自車載收音機(jī)中聽到的一個談話節(jié)目。
【小題3】考查名詞。這里是指談話節(jié)目的主持人引用了圣經(jīng)中有關(guān)夫妻關(guān)系的文章。
【小題4】考查名詞。根據(jù)下文 A person can choose to love可知“愛是出于自愿的行為”。
【小題5】考查動詞。admit 承認(rèn)。此處作者反思自身的缺點。
【小題6】考查動詞。由首句 “I made a promise to myself...”可知,“所有這些情況都會改變”。
【小題7】考查副詞。right用于加強(qiáng)語氣,以便精確地表達(dá)時間關(guān)系或空間關(guān)系,如right after, right in the middle of等。right from the moment就在從那一刻。
【小題8】考查形容詞。作者贊美妻子的sweater漂亮。
【小題9】考查形容詞。結(jié)合Tom, you noticed可知丈夫的贊美出乎妻子的意料,聽了之后感到“又驚又喜”。
【小題10】考查介詞。結(jié)合第一段可知是作者在去海邊的路上許的諾言,而下文又講的是在海灘上散步,是到了之后的事。
【小題11】考查動詞。suggest sth.提議;提出。對應(yīng)下文的I started to refuse。本處不是“took a walk”,而是“……提出到海灘上去散散步!
【小題12】考查連詞。but表示轉(zhuǎn)折!拔议_始相拒絕,可想到她想和我單獨在一起”。
【小題13】考查名詞。我和妻子在散步,孩子們在放風(fēng)箏。對應(yīng)前文的father。
【小題14】考查連詞。承接上文“雖然我usually hate museums, 但我還是去visit the shell museum”。
【小題15】考查名詞。文章開頭提到的vacation。
【小題16】考查形容詞。前文講的是作者一直按自己的承諾對待妻子和孩子,過得很愉快;46空后的however表轉(zhuǎn)折,所以此處應(yīng)是出問題了(go wrong)。
【小題17】考查動詞短語。 結(jié)合上文的puzzled可知對于作者的變化,Evelyn有些迷惑,所以她盯著作者,想弄清楚是怎么回事。
【小題18】考查形容詞。結(jié)合下文Evelyn以為自己要死了,自然是很難過。
【小題19】考查名詞。結(jié)合doctor 可知幾周前Evelyn做了次體檢。
【小題20】考查名詞。結(jié)合全文可知Evelyn 把作者的轉(zhuǎn)變誤以為自己快要死了,才對她這么好,弄明白妻子的意思后,作者哄然大笑?山Y(jié)合Evelyn and I still laugh about it today判斷答案。

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