I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete
36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our
37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.
“Why?” he asked,
38 .
“I am tired; there are no
39 for everything in the world!” I answered.
He kept
40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your
41 ?”
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your
42 . Will you do it for me?”
He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”
I
43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to
44 .”
My feeling of disappointment only
45 , but I continued reading:
“You always leave the
46 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to
47 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I
48 that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare
49 the computer and that will do nothing
50 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow
51 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,
52 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”
My tears fell on the
53 and I continued reading:
“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are
54 , please open the front door for I am standing outside
55 your favorite bread and fresh milk.”
Love, not words, wins arguments.
| 小題1: | | A．supporter | B．opposite | C．follower | D．advocate |
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| 小題2: | | A．marriage | B．connection | C．career | D．future |
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| 小題3: | | A．annoyed | B．shocked | C．frightened | D．amused |
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| 小題4: | | A．results | B．signs | C．causes | D．reasons |
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| 小題5: | | A．easy | B．normal | C．silent | D．calm |
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| 小題6: | | A．habit | B．feeling | C．attitude | D．mind |
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| 小題7: | | A．death | B．injury | C．happiness | D．trouble |
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| 小題8: | | A．hurried up | B．looked up | C．woke up | D．went up |
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| 小題9: | | A．love | B．explain | C．stay | D．change |
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| 小題10: | | A．arose | B．disappeared | C．reduced | D．increased |
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| 小題11: | | A．car | B．office | C．bicycle | D．house |
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| 小題13: | | A．worry | B．think | C．believe | D．remind |
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| 小題15: | | A．bad | B．good | C．terrible | D．important |
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| 小題17: | | A．unless | B．if | C．since | D．because |
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| 小題18: | | A．photos | B．flowers | C．floor | D．letter |
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| 小題19: | | A．hungry | B．thirsty | C．satisfied | D．regretted |
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| 小題20: | | A．buying | B．bringing | C．heating | D．catching |
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for clothes was considered to be an affair of females，while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking clothes consciousness．
collar may be wearing a white shirt，but the importance of dress has not become less. Other researchers in recent years have helped to prove its importance in the lives of individuals at various age levels and in different social and economic status groups.
esearchers find that，on average，wealthier people are happier．But the link between money and happiness is complex．In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries，yet happiness levels have remained almost the same．Once your basic needs are met，money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends，neighbors and colleagues．
halos found that the people whose desires-not just for money，but for friends，family, job，health-rose furthest beyond what they already had，tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller
gap(差距)．Indeed，the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone．“The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income，”says Michalos．
could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen．
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