He met her at a party．She was so outstanding，with many boys around her，while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him．
At the end of the party，he invited her to have coffee with him．She was surprised，but due to being polite，she agreed．
They sat in a nice coffee shop．He was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home．”
Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee．”
Everybody stared at him——so strange! His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．
She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby?”
He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea．I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee．I always think of my childhood．I miss my hometown so much．I miss my parents who are still living there．”
While saying that tears filled his eyes．She was deeply touched．That's his true feeling，from the bottom of his heart．A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility of home．
Then she also started to speak，about her faraway hometown，her childhood, her family．That was a really nice talk，also a beautiful beginning of their story．
They continued to date．She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands；he was kind-hearted, warm and careful．He was such a good person but she almost missed him!
Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story，the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life…And, every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．
After 40 years, he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie．This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee．
“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt．It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead．
“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything．
“Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don't like the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!
“Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you．Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life．If I can live for a second time，I still want to know you and have you for my whole life，even though I have to drink the salty coffee again．”
Her tears made the letter totally wet．
Someday，someone asked her,“What's the taste of salty coffee?”“It's sweet，”she replied．
After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt ．
A．touched B．satisfied C．disappointed D．embarrassed
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Salt coffee is more delicious and sweeter than sugar coffee．
B．The man ordered the salt coffee in order to create a chance to date with the girl．
C．The man had to have salty coffee all his life to keep his word．
D．The woman hardly believed the man's explanation at their first date．
From the passage we can see that the man is ．
A．caring and kind-hearted B．shy and sly
C．dishonest but responsible D．warm and understanding
It is implied in the passage that the woman _____ when reading the letter left by her husband．
A．was cheated by his husband's behavior B．was touched by his husband's white lie
C．felt sorry to know the truth too late D．felt angry about his dishonesty
【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
【小題1】考察細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)他留給妻子的信里所講的真相“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt”可知他因?yàn)榫o張錯(cuò)把糖點(diǎn)成了鹽，可是當(dāng)時(shí)不得不喝，因此感到很尷尬，難為情。
【小題2】考察細(xì)節(jié)理解。那位男子說(shuō)自己喜歡喝加鹽的咖啡，并且喝了一生，目的就是守信，不讓妻子知道當(dāng)初善意的謊言。
【小題3】考察細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中They continued to date．She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands；he was kind-hearted, warm and careful．從他喝了一生鹽咖啡可知他對(duì)她很關(guān)心，很忠誠(chéng)。本題較難。
【小題4】考察推斷題，根據(jù)文章最后兩段可知她被他善意的謊言和舉止打動(dòng)了。
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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
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He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked i
t. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”
【小題1】 The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.
| A．everybody stared at him at that time |
| B．many guys chased after the woman |
| C．he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman |
| D．he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee |
| A．the man’s lie won the woman’s love |
| B．the man’s parents onced lived near the sea |
| C．the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience |
| D．the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man |
| A．He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death |
| B．He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage |
| C．He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like |
| D．He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love |
| A．A Foolish Lie | B．Salty Coffee |
| C．A Sad Love Story | D．Love in a Coffee Shop |
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He met her at the party. She was so outstanding, with many boys around her, while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him.
At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but due to being polite, she agreed.
They sat in a nice coffee shop. He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, thinking, “Please let me go home.”
Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
Everybody stared at him---so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?”
He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood. I miss my hometown so much. I miss my parents who are still living there.”
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Then she also started to speak, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.
They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands: he was kind-hearted, warm and careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him!
Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life…And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee.
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole-life lie. This was the only lie I said to you ---the salty coffee.”
“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time. Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.”
“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.”
“Now I’m dying, I’m afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee. What a strange and bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!”
“Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for a second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally wet.
Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet,” she replied.
【小題1】 After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt _________.
| A．excited | B．satisfied | C．embarrassed | D．displeased |
| A．To change lifestyle. | B．To please his wife. |
| C．To keep his word. | D．To remember the past |
| A．She meant to leave him on their first date. |
| B．She thought of him every now and then. |
| C．She nearly misunderstood his explanation. |
| D．She could hardly believe this simple fact. |
| A．dishonest but responsible | B．shy but kind-hearted |
| C．caring and loyal | D．warm and understanding |
| A．was confused about his behavior | B．was touched by his white lie |
| C．felt sorry to know the truth too late | D．felt angry about his dishonesty |
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That was a really nice beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her damands. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thank to his salty coffee! They got married. Every time she made coffee, she put some salt in the coffee, as she know that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I went ahead. I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth; I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. If I call live for a second time. I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What's the taste of salty coffee?” she replied. “sweet,”
1.The reason why the woman wanted to leave is that _______．
A．the man was normal while the woman was outstanding
B．the woman was too nervous to stay
C．the woman felt uncomfortable to be with the man
D．the man asked for salty coffee
2.Why did she think the salty coffee tasted sweet?
A．Because the salty coffee represented her husband's endless love for her．
B．Because she mistook the sugar for salt．
C．Because her husband switched salt with sugar in her coffee．
D．Because the salty coffee was a white lie with a good intention．
3.What can we learn from the man's letter?
A．The man wasn't brave enough to tell the truth because he was scared of the woman,
B．The man had never thought of telling the truth before he was dying．
C．The man fell in love with the salty coffee gradually after many years of taking it out of his love for his wife．
D．The man would still, choose to drink salty coffee if he had to know and have her through it．
4.In what way does the writer develop this story?
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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
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