Question

One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. Before going to     , he told his wife about it. All day long he felt     and uneasy. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer. To his     , the boss agreed to give him a raise.

That evening, the     husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and     candles. Smelling the aroma (香味)of the wonderful meal, he     that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off (透露消息).

Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly     the details of his good news. When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling. I knew you'd get the     . This dinner is to show you how much I love you. ''

After dinner, on his way to the     to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket. Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise. You     it anyway. This dinner is to show how much I love you."

1.A. school    B. work    C. home    D. dinner

2.A. nervous   B. relaxed   C. curious   D. dangerous

3.A. anger    B. disappointment C. sorrow   D. delight

4.A. careful   B. cheerful   C. helpful   D. wonderful

5.A. deserted   B. burned   C. lighted     D. used

6.A. heard    B. found   C. guessed    D. forgot

7.A. shared   B. told    C. knew    D. talked

8.A. position   B. note    C. raise     D. news

9.A. office    B. living-room  C. kitchen     D. study

10.A. donate   B. devote   C. demand   D. deserve

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位丈夫向老板提出加薪，在经得老板同意后，把消息带回家和妻子一起分享快乐，在晚饭后看到妻子为他准备的两份纸条，其中包含了对丈夫浓浓爱意。

1. going to work，去上班。故选择B项。

2.A. nervous紧张的B. relaxed放松的C. curious好奇的D. dangerous危险的，丈夫应该是紧张不安的，所以应该是A项。

3.A. anger生气，愤怒B. disappointment失望C. sorrow痛苦D. delight高兴，老板同意给他加薪，他应该是高兴的，即D项。

4.

5.A. deserted 放弃的，抛弃的B. burned烧过的C. lighted点着的D. used使用过的，这里蜡烛应该是燃烧着的，亮着的，即C项。

6.

7.

8.A. position职位，地位 B. note便条C. raise增加，加薪D. news新闻 选择C项。

9.

10.A. donate捐赠B. devote贡献C. demand要求D. deserve应得，故选择D项。

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