18．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）（16）C husband and father．Totally loving．No ifs，ands or buts．
The（17）A had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio．The（18）A was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives．Then he went on to say，"Love is a（n）（19）D of will （意志）．A person can choose to love．"To myself，I had to（20）D that I had been a selfish husband．Well，for two weeks that would（21）B．
And it did，（22）C from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said，"That new yellow sweater looks（23）D on you．"
"Oh，Tom，you noticed，"she said，（24）A and pleased．Maybe a little puzzled．（25）C the long drive，I wanted to sit and read．However，Evelyn（26）A a walk on the beach．I started to refuse，（27）B then I thought she wanted to be along with me．We walked on the beach while the（28）C flew their kites．
So it went．Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director．We visited the shell museum （29）D I usually hate museums．Relaxed and happy，that's how the whole （30）B passed．I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love．
There was one thing that went （31）C with my experiment，however．Evelyn and I still laugh about it today．On the last night at our cottage，preparing for bed，Evelyn （32）D at me．
"What's the matter？"I asked her．
"Tom，"she said in a（an）（33）C Voice，"do you know something？I don't…"
"What do you mean？"
"Well…that physical（34）A 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 （35）D．
"No，honey，"I said，wrapping her in my arms，"You're not dying； I'm just starting to love．"
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）（16）C husband and father．Totally loving．No ifs，ands or buts．
The（17）A had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio．The（18）A was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives．Then he went on to say，"Love is a（n）（19）D of will （意志）．A person can choose to love．"To myself，I had to（20）D that I had been a selfish husband．Well，for two weeks that would（21）B．
And it did，（22）C from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said，"That new yellow sweater looks（23）D on you．"
"Oh，Tom，you noticed，"she said，（24）A and pleased．Maybe a little puzzled．（25）C the long drive，I wanted to sit and read．However，Evelyn（26）A a walk on the beach．I started to refuse，（27）B then I thought she wanted to be along with me．We walked on the beach while the（28）C flew their kites．
So it went．Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director．We visited the shell museum （29）D I usually hate museums．Relaxed and happy，that's how the whole （30）B passed．I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love．
There was one thing that went （31）C with my experiment，however．Evelyn and I still laugh about it today．On the last night at our cottage，preparing for bed，Evelyn （32）D at me．
"What's the matter？"I asked her．
"Tom，"she said in a（an）（33）C Voice，"do you know something？I don't…"
"What do you mean？"
"Well…that physical（34）A 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 （35）D．
"No，honey，"I said，wrapping her in my arms，"You're not dying； I'm just starting to love．"
| 16．A．hardworking | B．challenging | C．loving | D．convincing |
| 17．A．idea | B．plan | C．decision | D．hope |
| 18．A．speaker | B．driver | C．listener | D．passenger |
| 19．A．start | B．process | C．result | D．act |
| 20．A．advise | B．achieve | C．approve | D．admit |
| 21．A．keep | B．change | C．remain | D．continue |
| 22．A．properly | B．especially | C．right | D．straight |
| 23．A．common | B．simple | C．comfortable | D．great |
| 24．A．surprised | B．frightened | C．dissatisfied | D．disappointed |
| 25．A．Before | B．During | C．After | D．For |
| 26．A．suggested | B．required | C．insisted | D．demanded |
| 27．A．otherwise | B．but | C．yet | D．so |
| 28．A．neighbors | B．tourists | C．children | D．friends |
| 29．A．when | B．unless | C．because | D．though |
| 30．A．plan | B．vacation | C．business | D．week |
| 31．A．splendid | B．well | C．wrong | D．wild |
| 32．A．smiled | B．glanced | C．glared | D．stared |
| 33．A．loud | B．excited | C．sad | D．ann oyed |
| 34．A．examination | B．test | C．check | D．treatment |
| 35．A．complaints | B．cheers | C．anger | D．laughter |
17．We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives．Life （41）A to be full of problems for them．I would like to think of such a life （42）C unusual．If there were no problems in your job，then your （43）B would hire a much less capable person than you to do the things that don't （44）D much thought．In the business world，those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most（45）Bto the employer．
Many times the problems or challenges we face （46）C us to grow and become more capable．The runner who（47）A for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal（48）B．The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to（49）D the speed and endurance（忍耐力） needed to win the medal．
The（50）B thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he（51）C both hands in the ring．But at that time his manager felt that he could（52）A again punch（重击） hard enough to be the heavyweight champion．Instead，Tunney（53）C that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer，not a slugger（重击者）．Boxing historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought．They will（54）B tell you that as a puncher，he would not have had a chance（55）D Jack Dempsey，who was considered by many to be the hardest（56）C in heavyweight history．Tunney would never have been champion （57）B he had not had the problem of his broken hands．
The（58）D time you meet with a difficult climb，obstacle or problem，you should（59）Aand say，"Here's my chance to（60）A．"
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Many times the problems or challenges we face （46）C us to grow and become more capable．The runner who（47）A for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal（48）B．The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to（49）D the speed and endurance（忍耐力） needed to win the medal．
The（50）B thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he（51）C both hands in the ring．But at that time his manager felt that he could（52）A again punch（重击） hard enough to be the heavyweight champion．Instead，Tunney（53）C that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer，not a slugger（重击者）．Boxing historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought．They will（54）B tell you that as a puncher，he would not have had a chance（55）D Jack Dempsey，who was considered by many to be the hardest（56）C in heavyweight history．Tunney would never have been champion （57）B he had not had the problem of his broken hands．
The（58）D time you meet with a difficult climb，obstacle or problem，you should（59）Aand say，"Here's my chance to（60）A．"
| 41．A．seems | B．pretends | C．occurs | D．indicates |
| 42．A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
| 43．A．conductor | B．employer | C．ministry | D．applicant |
| 44．A．obtain | B．attain | C．grasp | D．need |
| 45．A．dynamic | B．valuable | C．convenient | D．merciful |
| 46．A undertake | B．cast | C．press | D．forbid |
| 47．A．trains | B．leaves | C．looks | D．waits |
| 48．A．in all | B．at all | C．above all | D．after all |
| 49．A．resist | B．decrease | C．owe | D．develop |
| 50．A．worst | B．best | C．easiest | D．fastest |
| 51．A．bothered | B．tapped | C．broke | D．struck |
| 52．A．never | B．always | C．often | D．occasionally |
| 53．A．filed | B．seized | C．decided | D．dialed |
| 54．A．still | B．already | C．hardly | D．also |
| 55．A．against | B．for | C．on | D．with |
| 56．A．survivor | B．worker | C．hitter | D．trainer |
| 57．A．unless | B．if | C．because | D．so |
| 58．A．first | B．other | C．last | D．next |
| 59．A．smile | B．reform | C．bear | D．claim |
| 60．A．win | B．abandon | C．adore | D．retire |