He met her at a party. She was so
outstanding, while he was so normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to
have coffee with him. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say
anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, “Please let me go
home… ”
Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would
you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee. ” Everybody
stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in
his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?”
He replied, “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked
playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of
the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee. I always think of my
childhood and hometown.” While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was
deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness, must be a man who has responsibility
of home. Then she started to speak about her faraway hometown, her childhood,
her family.
That was a really nice beginning
of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man
who meets all her damands. He was such a good person but she almost missed him!
Thank to his salty coffee! They got married. Every time she made coffee, she
put some salt in the coffee, as she know that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away,
left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie.
This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we
dated? I was so nervous actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was
hard for me to change so I went ahead. I tried to tell you the truth many times
in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to
you for anything. I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth; I don't like
the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the salty coffee for
my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you.
If I call live for a second time. I still want to know you and have you for my
whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally
wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What's the taste of salty coffee?” she
replied. “sweet,”
1.The reason why the woman wanted
to leave is that _______．
A．the man was normal while
the woman was outstanding
B．the woman was too nervous
to stay
C．the woman felt
uncomfortable to be with the man
D．the man asked for salty
coffee
2.Why did she think the salty
coffee tasted sweet?
A．Because the salty coffee
represented her husband's endless love for her．
B．Because she mistook the
sugar for salt．
C．Because her husband
switched salt with sugar in her coffee．
D．Because the salty coffee
was a white lie with a good intention．
3.What can we learn from the man's
letter?
A．The man wasn't brave
enough to tell the truth because he was scared of the woman,
B．The man had never thought
of telling the truth before he was dying．
C．The man fell in love with
the salty coffee gradually after many years of taking it out of his love for his
wife．
D．The man would still,
choose to drink salty coffee if he had to know and have her through it．
4.In what way does the writer
develop this story?
A．Cause and effect．
B．Problem reasoning．
C．The time order．
D．Statistics analyzing,
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