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While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to his family.

First he moved to his youngest son as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. they separated, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”

Then the man stood up, gazed in the of his oldest son and said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug.

After several , he turned to his wife and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I remember seeing.

For an instant they me of newlyweds(新婚夫妇), but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my courage to ask, “Wow! How long have you been married?”

“Almost twelve years.” he replied, breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man turned and looked at me,. “Two whole days”

Two days? I was . By the intensity of the greeting, I had he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I know my expression me. Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my for my friend, I said almost immediately, “I hope my is still that passionate after twelve years!”

The man suddenly smiling. He looked me straight in the eye, and with power that burned right into my soul, he told me something that left me a person. He told me, “Don’t , friend …decide!” Then with wonderful smile, he and his family turned and left together.

I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friend to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without , and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “ My future!”

1.A. greet B. hugC. comfortD. appreciate

2.A. AsB. Before C. Because D. Since

3.A. mindB. eyesC. heart D. head

4.A. monthsB. hoursC. momentsD. weeks

5.A. proceededB. managedC. pretendedD. promised

6.A. never B. already C. ever D. almost

7.A. rememberedB. remindedC. warnedD. informed

8.A. nervously B. strangely C. casually D. excitedly

9.A. onB. afterC. withoutD. by

10.A. directlyB. finallyC. cautiouslyD. deliberately

11.A. shockedB. frightened C. delightedD. discouraged

12.A. assumedB. plannedC. realizedD. decided

13.A. discoveredB. overlookedC. betrayedD. withdrew

14.A. research B. controlC. searchD. reach

15.A. marriageB. relativesC. familyD. friends

16.A. continuedB. keptC. stoppedD. tried

17.A. differentB. reliableC. wonderfulD. perfect

18.A. remarkB. imagineC. hopeD. quit

19.A. called onB. dropped inC. came upD. waved at

20.A. hesitationB. decisionC. difficultyD. intention

 

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.A

【解析】试题分析:文章大意:“我”去机场接朋友,看到一位男子下飞机后与家人相聚,他们才分开两天但见面时的热烈场景让“我”以为是分开了好长时间。原来这就是他们二十多年幸福婚姻的秘诀。“我”希望十多年后“我”的婚姻也是这样,而男子告诉“我”说,不要希望而是要去做。

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7. “使……想起”;C warn sb of “敬告某人某事”;D inform sb of “通知某人某事”。

8.

9.,没有回头。所以用介词without。

10.D故意地。

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19. D招手。 所以答案选C。

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