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1. After 22 years of marriage, I’vediscovered the secret of ____ love and ____ alive in my relationship with mywife.

A keeping, intimacy B keep, intimacy C keeping, intimate D keep, imitating

2. The other woman my wife was _____ me todate is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived _____ since my father died20 years ago.

Aencourage, lonelyB encouraging, alone C encouraged, alone

3. But with the demands of my job and threekids, I never _____ seeing her much beyond (除…以外)family get-togethers and holidays.

A got off to B gotaround to C got away D got round

4. _____ she didn’t like therestaurant I chose?

A If B What C If what D What if

5 When I _____ her driveway,she was waiting by the door with her coat _____.

A pull into, on B pulled out of, off C pulled into, on D pulling into, on

6 They can’t wait to _____ ourevening.

A hear B listen C hear about D hearing about

7 My mother ___ my arm, halfout affection and half to help her _____the restaurant steps.

A touched, negotiate B attached, to negotiate

C clutched, negotiate D fetch, go through

8 Halfway through _____ the entrees, Iglanced upand saw Momlookingat me, a _____smile on her lips.

A recited, wishful B reciting,wistful

C recited, wrist D reciting, wicked

9 From caregiver to ____, from _____ tocaregiver, our relationship had ____.

A caring-for,caring-for, came full circle

B cared-for,cared-for, come half circle

Ccared-for, cared-for, come full circle

10 “I’ll go out with you again,” my mothersaid as I dropped her ____, “But ______you let me buy the dinner next time.”

Aout, only if B off, if only C in, if only D off, only if

11 Sometimes we ____ a movie, but mostly wetalk.

Atake up B take out C take in D take off

12 I tell her about my ____ at wok andbragaboutthe kids and Peggy.

A trials B traits C triangle D tribe

13 ______ time with my mother has taught methe importance of ______.

A Spend, slowing down B Spent, slow down C Spending, slowing down

答案：1A 2B 3B 4D 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 B 9 C 10D 11 C 12A 13 C