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."
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．work | C．home | D．dinner |
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| 小题2: | | A．nervous | B．relaxed | C．curious | D．dangerous |
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| 小题3: | | A．anger | B．disappointment | C．sorrow | D．delight |
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| 小题4: | | A．careful | B．cheerful | C．helpful | D．wonderful |
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| 小题5: | | A．deserted | B．burned | C．lighted | D．used |
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| 小题6: | | A．heard | B．found | C．guessed | D．forgot |
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| 小题7: | | A．shared | B．told | C．knew | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．position | B．note | C．raise | D．news |
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| 小题9: | | A．office | B．living-room | C．kitchen | D．study |
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| 小题10: | | A．donate | B．devote | C．demand | D．deserve |
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