At the end of a party，he invited her to have coffee with him．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 and my parents so much．’’  

She was deeply touched．A man who can tell out his-homesickness must be a man who loves home，cares about home，and has responsibility for home．

They continued to date．She found that actually he was such a good person，but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story went just like every beautiful love story．．．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 told 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 in my whole life!…”

 Her tears made the letter totally wet．Someday，someone asked her，“What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet.” she replied．

1.After ordering some salt for his coffee，the young man must have felt         ．   

A．excited                    B．satisfied       C．embarrassed     D．displeased

2.Why did the man have salty coffee all his life?   

A．To change lifestyle．     B．To please his wife．

C．To keep his word．      D．To remember the past．

3.What did the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him” in Paragraph7 ?

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．

4.It is implied in the passage that the woman       when reading the letter left by her husband．   

    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

 

The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can       from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit.    , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自殺 ) every year by children under 15, and one child       five needs psychiatric (心理上的) advice.

      There are many good things about       in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbors for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between       and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.    , the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbors working      and often shares in that work..

     A child       in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's       ：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than       playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets      playing with dolls.

     These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the      children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,          , are provided with a watch as one of the       signs of growing up, so that they can      along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

     Third World children do not usually       to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments. Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of        to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them       from ten floors up.

            , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all     

1.A. come            B. survive        C. suffer         D. learn

2.A. As usual                    B. In fact           C.For instance    D. In other words

3.A. in                B.by            C. to            D. under

4.A. childhood          B. poverty       C. spirit                D. survival

5.A. neighbors          B. fathers        C. adults         D. relatives

6.A. Anyhow           B. Instead        C.However       D. Still

7.A. away             B. alone          C. nearby       D.along

8.A. working                      B. living through   C.playing           D. growing up

9.A. fun                             B. life            C. study         D. work

10.A. by                             B. through        C.from          D. with

11.A. or                     B. but            C. and          D. so

12.A. Western                       B. good          C. poor          D. Eastern

13.A. at any moment   B. at the same time  C. on the other hand       D. on the whole

14.A. easiest                         B. quickest      C. happiest               D. earliest

15.A. care                           B. worry         C. hurry            D.fear

16.A. dare                          B. expect         C. have            D. require

17.A. freedom                      B. danger        C. disappointment      D.control

18.A. eagerly                     B. anxiously      C. impatiently    D. proudly

19.A. Above all                       B. In the end      C. Of course     D. What's more

20.A. poor                B. good          C. rich          D. bad

 

The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long andhard. But in the rich world, children can   1  from a different kind of poverty - of the spirit.   2 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自殺 ) every year bychildren under 15, and one child   3 five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

There are many good things about   4 in the Third World. Take the close and constantrelation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, thevery nature of work puts distance between   5  and children. But in most Third World villagesmother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.    6  , the child seesmother and father, relations and neighbours working   7 and often shares in that work.

A child   8 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   9：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than   10playing with water andsand in kindergarten, keeping pets   11playing with dolls.

These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   12children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions ofthe sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,    13, are provided with a watch asone of the   14signs of growing up, so that they can   15long with their parents aboutbeing late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

Third World children do not usually   16o stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments(公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers",there is often a sense of   17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside ratherthan observe them   18from ten floors up.

 19, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease.But childhood in the Third World is not all   20

1. A. come            B. learn           C. suffer          D. survive

2 A. As usual          B. For instance     C. In fact          D. In other words

3. A. by               B. in             C. to              D. under

4 A. childhood         B. poverty         C. spirit            D. survival

5 A. adults            B. fathers          C. neighbours       D. relatives

6 A. Anyhow          B. However        C. Instead          D. Still

7 A. away             B. alone           C. along           D. nearby

8 A. growing up        B. living through    C. playing          D. working

9 A. activity           B. life             C. study           D. work

10A. by               B. from            C. through         D. with

11A. and              B. but             C. or              D. so

12A. Eastern           B. good            C. poor           D. Western

13. A. at any moment    B. at the same time   C. on the other hand  D. on the whole

14. A. easiest          B. earliest           C. happiest         D. quickest

15. A. care            B. fear              C. hurry           D. worry

16. A. dare            B. expect            C. have           D. require

17. A. control          B. danger            C. disappointment  D. freedom

18. A. anxiously        B. eagerly           C. impatiently      D. proudly

19. A. Above all        B. In the end         C. Of course       D. What's more

20. A. bad             B. good              C. rich           D. poor