Question

    He met her at a party. She was outstanding and many boys were after her. But nobody _______ any attention to him. _______ the party, he invited her for coffee She was _______ but went with him.

As they sat in a nice coffee shop he was too nervous to say _______ and she felt uncomfortable too. Suddenly, he asked the _______ , Could you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee. "And when the _______ came, he put it in his coffee and drank. Curiously（好奇地）, she asked,“ Why coffee _______ salt?” He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived _______ the sea, I could feel its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I _______ my childhood and my hometown. I miss____________  and my parents”.

She was deeply moved. A man who could tell that he was homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be responsible（负责任的）. She also talked about her faraway hometown, her childhood and her family. That was the ____________ of their love story. They continued to go out for a date. She found that he met all her needs. So they married and lived happily together. And every time she ____________ coffee for him, she put in some salt—the way he liked it.

After 40 ____________ , he passed away and left her a letter which said, "My dearest please forgive（原谅）my life-long lie. Remember our first date? I was so nervous that I asked the waiter for salt instead of sugar. Many times, I tried to tell you the ____________, but I was afraid that it would break everything. Sweetheart, I don’t exactly ____________ salty coffee. But I've learned 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, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”

1.A.took B.spent C.paid D.cost

2.A.Before B.After C.While D.When

3.A.surprised B.excited C.sad D.happy

4.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

5.A.worker B.clerk C.waiter D.boss

6.A.salt B.sugar C.pepper D.sauce

7.A.of B.in C.on D.with

8.A.around B.on C.near D.under.

9.A.think up B.think out C.think of D.think over

10.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs

11.A.begin B.start C.end D.result

12.A.drank B.baked C.made D.gave

13.A.hours B.days C.weeks D.years

14.A.truth B.lie C.joke D.story

15.A.have B.eat C.hate D.like

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一个男孩用一个咖啡里加盐的谎言打动了他喜欢的女孩，他们成为了夫妻，四十年后，男孩去世，留给女孩一张纸条解释了真相，并说如果还有下辈子，他还愿意喝加了盐的咖啡。

1.句意：但没人注意到他。

took拿；spent花费，主语为人；paid支付；cost花费，主语为物品，固定搭配pay attention to sb.注意某人，故选C。

2.句意：聚会结束后，他邀请她去喝咖啡。

Before之前；After之后；While在…期间；与…同时；When当……时候，根据She was ___3___ but went with him.可知在聚会之后，和他一起去了。故选B。

3.句意：她很惊讶，但还是和他一起去了。

surprised惊讶；excited兴奋；sad伤心；happy高兴，根据转折连词but，可知她很惊讶，故选A。

4.句意：当他们坐在一家漂亮的咖啡店里时，他太紧张了，什么也说不出来，她也感到不舒服。

something某事；anything任何东西，用于否定句、疑问句中； everything一切；nothing没有东西，根据…too nervous to say…“太紧张了以至于不能说……”，可知本句为否定意思“说不出任何话”，故选B。

5.句意：突然，他问服务员：你能给我一些盐吗？

worker工人；clerk职员；waiter服务员；boss老板，根据As they sat in a nice coffee shop，可知他向咖啡店的服务员要东西，故选C。

6.句意：当盐来的时候，他把盐放在咖啡里喝了。

salt盐；sugar糖；pepper辣椒；sauce调味汁，根据下文he put it in his coffee，可知it指代上句提到的盐，故选A。

7.句意：为什么要加盐的咖啡？

of关于；in在…里面；on在…上；with和，跟，根据上文he put it in his coffee and drank.，可知他把盐和咖啡混合在一起喝了，故选D。

8.句意：小时候，我住在海边。

around在…四周； on在…上；near附近；under在…下面，根据常识，可知是住在大海附近，故选C。

9.句意：我想起我的童年和我的家乡。

think up想出；think out想出；think of想起；think over仔细考虑，根据上文Now every time I drink it，可知每次喝加盐的咖啡，就想起童年和家乡，故选C。

10.句意：我想他们和我的父母。

they他们，主格；them他们，宾格；their他们的，形容词性物主代词；theirs他们的，名词性物主代词，根据I miss我想念，miss为动词，所以其后用代词宾格形式，故选B。

11.句意：这就是他们爱情故事的开始。

begin开始，动词；start开始动词或名词；end结束；result结果，根据句意，可知这就是他们爱情故事的开始。开始start， 动词，其名词形式也是 start，而 begin 的名词形式是 beginning，由空前的定冠词the，可知空处应填名词，故选B。

12.句意：每次她为他煮咖啡时，她都会放一些盐——他喜欢的方式。

drank喝；baked烤；made做，制；gave给，根据下文she put in some salt—the way he liked it. 可知她用他喜欢的方式做咖啡，故选C。

13.句意： 40年之后，他去世了，给她留了一封信，上面写着：“我最亲爱的，请原谅我的终身谎言。”

hours小时；days天；weeks周；years年，根据he passed away，他去世了，可知应该是40年过去了，故选D。

14.句意：很多次，我试图告诉你真相，但我担心它会打破一切。

truth真相；lie谎言； joke笑话；story故事，根据下文but I was afraid that it would break everything.可知他想说出真相，但我担心它会打破一切就没说，故选A。

15.句意：亲爱的，我真的不太喜欢咸咖啡。

have有；eat吃；hate厌恶；like喜欢，But I've learned to enjoy it. 但我已经学会了享受它。由but但是，可知他不喜欢和咸咖啡，故选D。