He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were1her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to appear2, she went along.
As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too3to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some4? I'd like to put it in my coffee."
They stared at him. He turned5, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.6, she asked, "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea ... I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now7I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I8it and my parents, who are still there."
She was deeply touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and9his family. He must be responsible.
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story.
They continued to10. She found that he met all her11. He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. She would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee!
So they12and lived happily together. And every time she made13for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said:
My dearest, please14my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of15.
It was hard for me to ask for a16, so I just went ahead. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would17everything.
Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it18so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you19me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,20it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      after
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      beyond
   4. D.
      behind
2. 2.
   1. A.
      polite
   2. B.
      rude
   3. C.
      nice
   4. D.
      clever
3. 3.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      terrible
   3. C.
      pleased
   4. D.
      nervous
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sugar
   2. B.
      salt
   3. C.
      fruit
   4. D.
      coffee
5. 5.
   1. A.
      yellow
   2. B.
      black
   3. C.
      blue
   4. D.
      red
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Curious
   2. B.
      Happy
   3. C.
      Nervous
   4. D.
      Frightened
7. 7.
   1. A.
      some time
   2. B.
      every time
   3. C.
      no time
   4. D.
      any time
8. 8.
   1. A.
      get
   2. B.
      know
   3. C.
      miss
   4. D.
      ask
9. 9.
   1. A.
      care about
   2. B.
      care to
   3. C.
      take care
   4. D.
      do care
10. 10.
    1. A.
       think
    2. B.
       live
    3. C.
       drink
    4. D.
       date
11. 11.
    1. A.
       needs
    2. B.
       ways
    3. C.
       requirements
    4. D.
       conditions
12. 12.
    1. A.
       married
    2. B.
       dated
    3. C.
       worked
    4. D.
       laughed
13. 13.
    1. A.
       meal
    2. B.
       coffee
    3. C.
       tea
    4. D.
       soup
14. 14.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       excuse
    4. D.
       forgive
15. 15.
    1. A.
       tea
    2. B.
       sweet
    3. C.
       sugar
    4. D.
       juice
16. 16.
    1. A.
       word
    2. B.
       change
    3. C.
       leave
    4. D.
       talk
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ruin
    2. B.
       get
    3. C.
       hurt
    4. D.
       injure
18. 18.
    1. A.
       cared
    2. B.
       surprised
    3. C.
       satisfied
    4. D.
       mattered
19. 19.
    1. A.
       of
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       besides
20. 20.
    1. A.
       as if
    2. B.
       because
    3. C.
       even if
    4. D.
       no matter

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43  . In order not to appear rude, she went   44  .

As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .

Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47  ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  48  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53  .

So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:

My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59 

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60  , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

A. before     B. beyond       C. after   D. near

A. invited    B. paid    C. forced D. asked

A. interested B. frightened  C. moved       D. surprised

A. away       B. along  C. over    D. down

A. coffee     B. tea      C. beer    D. wine

A. comfortable    B. different     C. uncomfortable   D. indifferent

A. sugar       B. pepper       C. candy  D. salt

A. Angrily   B. Curiously   C. Worriedly   D. Happily

A. feel  B. see      C. notice D. find

A. think over       B. bring up     C. think of      D. remind of

A. this  B. it C. him    D. her

A. highly     B. specially     C. hardly D. deeply

A. responsible     B. reasonable  C. sensible      D. representative

A. married   B. engaged     C. separated    D. split

A. walked away   B. left away    C. passed away       D. got away

A. forget      B. forgive       C. imagine      D. value

A. instead    B. instead of   C. in spite of   D. other than

A. many      B. more   C. any     D. much

A. studied    B. learnt  C. adapted      D. used

A. however  B. as it    C. when  D. even if

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43  . In order not to appear rude, she went   44  .

As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .

Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47  ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  48  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53  .

So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:

My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59 

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60  , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

A. before     B. beyond       C. after   D. near

A. invited    B. paid    C. forced D. asked

A. interested B. frightened  C. moved       D. surprised

A. away       B. along  C. over    D. down

A. coffee     B. tea      C. beer    D. wine

A. comfortable    B. different     C. uncomfortable   D. indifferent

A. sugar       B. pepper       C. candy  D. salt

A. Angrily   B. Curiously   C. Worriedly   D. Happily

A. feel  B. see      C. notice D. find

A. think over       B. bring up     C. think of      D. remind of

A. this  B. it C. him    D. her

A. highly     B. specially     C. hardly D. deeply

A. responsible     B. reasonable  C. sensible      D. representative

A. married   B. engaged     C. separated    D. split

A. walked away   B. left away    C. passed away       D. got away

A. forget      B. forgive       C. imagine      D. value

A. instead    B. instead of   C. in spite of   D. other than

A. many      B. more   C. any     D. much

A. studied    B. learnt  C. adapted      D. used

A. however  B. as it    C. when  D. even if

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43  . In order not to appear rude, she went   44  .

As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .

Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47  ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  48  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53  .

So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:

My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59 

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60  , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

A. before     B. beyond       C. after   D. near

A. invited    B. paid    C. forced D. asked

A. interested B. frightened  C. moved       D. surprised

A. away       B. along  C. over    D. down

A. coffee     B. tea      C. beer    D. wine

A. comfortable    B. different     C. uncomfortable   D. indifferent

A. sugar       B. pepper       C. candy  D. salt

A. Angrily   B. Curiously   C. Worriedly   D. Happily

A. feel  B. see      C. notice D. find

A. think over       B. bring up     C. think of      D. remind of

A. this  B. it C. him    D. her

A. highly     B. specially     C. hardly D. deeply

A. responsible     B. reasonable  C. sensible      D. representative

A. married   B. engaged     C. separated    D. split

A. walked away   B. left away    C. passed away       D. got away

A. forget      B. forgive       C. imagine      D. value

A. instead    B. instead of   C. in spite of   D. other than

A. many      B. more   C. any     D. much

A. studied    B. learnt  C. adapted      D. used

A. however  B. as it    C. when  D. even if

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43  . In order not to appear rude, she went   44  .

As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .

Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47  ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  48  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53  .

So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:

My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59 

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60  , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

1.A. before       B. beyond         C. after    D. near

2.A. invited       B. paid      C. forced  D. asked

3.A. interested         B. frightened   C. moved D. surprised

4.A. away         B. along   C. over     D. down

5.A. coffee        B. tea       C. beer     D. wine

6.A. comfortable      B. different       C. uncomfortable     D. indifferent

7.A. sugar         B. pepper          C. candy   D. salt

8.A. Angrily      B. Curiously      C. Worriedly     D. Happily

9.A. feel   B. see       C. notice  D. find

10.A. think over        B. bring up        C. think of         D. remind of

11.A. this B. it  C. him       D. her

12.A. highly      B. specially       C. hardly  D. deeply

13.A. responsible     B. reasonable  C. sensible        D. representative

14.A. married  B. engaged       C. separated    D. split

15.A. walked away  B. left away      C. passed away        D. got away

16.A. forget     B. forgive C. imagine        D. value

17.A. instead   B. instead of    C. in spite of     D. other than

18.A. many       B. more    C. any       D. much

19.A. studied   B. learnt  C. adapted       D. used

20.A. however B. as it      C. when   D. even if