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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