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He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party. She was so outstanding while he was so
__1__. At
the end of the party, he invited her to have__
2__with him. She was very
__3__, but she promised.
Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too
__4__to say anything. Suddenly he said to the waiter,"Would
you please give me some
__5__?" Everybody stared at him, so strange!His face turned red, but still, he
__6__the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him__
7__,"Why do you have this __
8__?"
He replied,"When I was a little boy, I was living near the
__9__. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my
__10__. "
While saying that tears
__11__his eyes. She was deeply__
12__. That was a really nice talk, also a
beautiful beginning of their story. Later they got
__13__… And, every time she made coffee for him, she
put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which
__14__:
My dearest, please forgive my lie, the only __15__I said to you --the salty coffee. The first time
we__16__I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar. I __17__to tell you the truth many
times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have__18__not to lie to you forever…Having you is my
biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee. Her tears
__19__the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her,"What's the taste of salty
coffee?"She replied,"It's
__20__. "
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B. pretty B. coffee B. disappointed B. eager B. paper B. took B. carefully B. practice B. village B. family B. filled B. moved B. married B. spoke B. will B. dated B. offered B. asked B. beat B. salty |
C. humorous C. tea C. shocked C. nervous C. salt C. mixed C. seriously C. hobby C. sea C. hometown C. collected C. inspired C. drunk C. told C. fact C. gathered C. tried C. ordered C. covered C. sweet |
D. ordinary D. meal D. ashamed D. serious D. spoon D. dipped D. elegantly D. act D. road D. friend D. appeared D. encouraged D. hurt D. said D. lie D. talked D. failed D. persuaded D. made D. cosy |