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He came across her at a party.She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any
__1__to him.After the party, he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.In order not to __2__rude, she
went along.
As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too __3__to say anything.Suddenly, he asked the waiter.
"Could you please __4__me some salt?I'd like to put it in my coffee."
The girl stared at him.He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.__5__,
she asked."Why salt with coffee?"he __6__, "When I was a little boy.I lived near the sea, I liked playing
in the sea...I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it, I think of my __7__and
my hometown.I miss it and my parents, who are still there."
She was deeply __8__.A man who can realize that he's homesick, must love his home and __9__
about his family.He must he __10__.
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her __11__.That was the start of their
love story.
They continued to date each other.She found that he met all her__12__ .He was tolerate, kind, warm and careful.And to think she would have missed the __13__if not for the salty coffee!
So they married and lived happily together.Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt,
the __14__he liked it.
After 40 years, he __15__away and left her a letter which said:"My dearest, please forgive my
lifelong lie.Remember the first time we dated?I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar.If I could
live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for
the rest of my life."

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C． visit       C． seem         C． nervous     C． carry       C． Curious     C． stated       C． playmate     C． pressed     C． know         C． responsible C． relatives   C． needs       C． catch       C． manner       C． died

D．respect           D．appear             D．anxious           D．bring             D．Excited           D．claimed           D．childhood         D．interested         D．attend             D．flexible           D．house             D．standards         D．chance             D．way               D．walked

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