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　　I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care．

　　What I 　　1　　 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 　　2　　 ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to 　　3　　 his family as cold．When we got into the 　　4　　 to go home, his father suddenly appeared．　　5　　, he began to wash his son’s windscreen．I could feel he was a caring man through the glass．

　　I learned another lesson about love a few years later．My father often 　　6　　 me early in the morning．“Buy Xerox．It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant 　　7　　 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions．This manner of his 　　8　　 me and we often quarreled．But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 　　9　　 morning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 　　10　　 him．

　　When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 　　11　　．For example, I always return phone calls 　　12　　 and regularly contact with my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the 　　13　　：She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 　　14　　 as the holidays approached．But then she came to a gathering I 　　15　　 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was 　　16　　 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 　　17　　．Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends．

　　Far too often, I ignored their 　　18　　 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 　　19　　．Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 　　20　　 other persons, love signs．

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　　Cecile and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years．Our friendship has 　　1　　 constant．We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend．In 　　2　　 of our friendship, Cecile and I took our first 　　3　　 trip together．

　　The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico．　　4　　 from the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner．We sat down and 　　5　　 our meal．As we talked, I noticed a(n)　　6　　 couple sitting a short distance away from us．The look of 　　7　　 on the woman’s face attracted me．She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 　　8　　 me of a teenager in love!

　　I called Cecile’s 　　9　　 to the couple．As we watched, the man reached 　　10　　 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek．She 　　11　　．“Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time．” I said．“　　12　　 maybe,” remarked Cecile, “they haven’t been together long．” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 　　13　　 they care much for each other,” I said．

　　Cecile and I watched and listened 　　14　　 to their conversation．She smiled and 　　15　　 whatever he said．We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing(见证)．Then the 　　16　　 changed．The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 　　17　　 look．She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me．I’m Ralph, your husband．We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said．“Oh, I 　　18　　 to have forgotten．I’m not sure,” she said．

　　“That’s okay, sweetheart．You’ll be all right,” he 　　19　　 her, kissing her cheek again．Tears rolled down our cheeks as Cecile and I looked at each other．“We were right,” she said 　　20　　．“It is the real thing．That is love．”