题目内容：

He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any       to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to     rude, she went along.

      they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too       to say anything. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please      me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

The girl stared at him. His face turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.       , she asked, “Why salt with coffee?”He       ,“When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea…I could       its taste—salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my      and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there.”

She was deeply     . A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and      about his family. He must be       .

She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood and her     . That was the start to their love story.

They continued to date( 约会) each other. She found that he met all her      . He was kind, warm, and careful. And to think she would have missed the     if it had not been for the salty coffee.

So they      and lived happily together. Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the      he liked it.

After 40 years, he       away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my life-long       . Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,       it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”

1.A. money  B. attention    C. visit      D. respect

2.A. show      B. suggest  C. present   D. appear

3.A. As   B. Because  C. Since    D. Though

4.A. eager      B. proud   C. nervous   D. anxious

5.A. lift   B. take   C. carry    D. bring

6.A. Mysterious B. Moved  C. Curious   D. Excited

7.A. explained     B. argued   C. stated    D. claimed

8.A. taste      B. feel   C. smell    D. touch

9.A. boat      B. friend   C. playmate   D. childhood

10.A. touched  B. hurt   C. pressed   D. interested

11.A. mind  B. care   C. know    D. attend

12.A. smart  B. intelligent  C. responsible        D. honest

13.A. family  B. school     C. relatives   D. house

14.A. bills      B. requirements C. fares         D. situations

15.A. sight      B. train         C. man       D. home

16.A. settled  B. married  C. harvested   D. gathered

17.A. memory  B. belief      C. trick     D. way

18.A. moved  B. passed   C. died       D. walked

19.A. benefit  B. debt   C. lie    D. scene

20.A. as if      B. now that  C. even if       D. so that