A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she gathered the 36 to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a 37 . The woman arrived home that evening to find a beautiful table 38 with their best dishes. Candles were softly burning. Her 39 had e home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had given him the information 40 , or··· did he just somehow know that she would not get the request 41 ?
She found him in the kitchen and 42 him the good news. They happily sat down to enjoy the wonderful 43 . Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered card which was her husband's 44 of writing. It read “Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.” 45 The supper, her husband went into the kitchen to 46 . She noticed that a second 47 had fallen from his pocket. 48 it up off the floor, she read, “Don't worry about not getting the raise! But you 49 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the 50 of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total 51 and love, whether she succeeds or 52 . His love celebrates her victories and 53 her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throw in their direction..
Upon receiving the Nobel for 54 , Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to 55 to the world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love then without measure.
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(答案→)B
解析：本文通过描述一位丈夫非妻子无条件的爱，来告诉我们对待家人要付出自己所有的爱，这样才会让我们的世界更美好更和谐。
【小题1】B 名词辨析。A力气B勇气C好奇心D权力；指她鼓足勇气向老板要求加薪。
【小题2】C 上下文串联。根据第二行for a raise说明她是向老板提出加薪的要求。
【小题3】D 动词辨析。A装饰B设计C充满D铺设；本题是指丈夫已经铺好了一张桌子。
【小题4】C 上下文串联。根据下文44空前的her husband说明C正确。
【小题5】A 副词辨析。A秘密B有意C偶然D公开；她以为有同事秘密地把消息告诉了她的丈夫。
【小题6】B 短语辨析。A接管B拒绝C结果是D打开；这里是指请求被拒绝。
【小题7】A 动词辨析。A告知B说C讲D增加；她来到厨房告诉他这个好消息。
【小题8】D 上下文串联。根据39空后面的prepared a festive meal说明D正确。
【小题9】C 名词辨析。A颜色B设计C风格D细节；指这是他丈夫写字的风格。
【小题10】A 介词辨析。After the meal指吃完饭以后。
【小题11】B 短语辨析。A抚养B清理C切碎D扔掉；吃完饭以后，丈夫去清理卫生。
【小题12】C 上下文串联。根据上文43空后的lettered card说明C正确。
【小题13】A 动词短语。Pick up指捡起；她从地上捡起丈夫口袋里掉下来的卡片。
【小题14】C 动词辨析。A保存，储备B保护C应得D保藏，保存；丈夫认为应该得到加薪。
【小题15】B名词辨析。A品质B衡量C数量D深度；对爱的衡量就是在无条件下的爱。
【小题16】D 名词辨析。A容忍B期待C装修D接受；这个丈夫对妻子的爱就是无条件的接受。
【小题17】A 动词辨析。A失败B遭受C忽视D后悔；无论她是成功还是失败，总是无条件地爱着她。
【小题18】B 动词辨析。A缓解B使…愈合C治愈D覆盖；他的爱使她的伤口愈合。
【小题19】C 考查常识。Mother Teresa获得是诺贝尔和平奖。故C正确。
【小题20】D 动词辨析。A发生B带来C附着D贡献；我们对这个世界的贡献就是爱自己的家人。