My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately. We didn’t argue, but we hardly ___11___. I knew that one ___12___ was that I often scolded him. Unluckily, I looked only at his fault(缺点)and forgot to notice how ___13___ he had done in everything.
I really didn’t want to be ___14___ talking too much, but it seemed as if I couldn’t ___15___. However, I made up my mind to have a ___16___. Could I ?
I decided to try. Each day I would find one thing I liked in ___17___ and mentioned it to him.
The first day, again, appeared the greatest problem. I noticed ___18___ things I didn’t like about Val. Why did he leave his books everywhere in his study instead of putting them ___19___?
How could he wear that ______20______shirt again? And I had a difficult time ______21______with anything good I could mention.
I thought and thought. ______22______ he was good sometimes. When something needed repairing around the house, Val ______23______until he discovered what was wrong. ______24______ , I told Val I was glad he was patient ______25______my fault and said something about the way I often scolded him. He smiled,a small, weak smile ______26______ made me angry, “Maybe this isn’t going to work.” I said to myself. But as three weeks continued, finding something good about my husband came more ______27______ . He deals honestly with everyone; he treats our children with ______28______. Why had I seen so many unpleasant things?
By the end of the 21 days, I couldn’t believe how easy ______29______ had become to praise Val. And Val did seem ______30______. In fact, he mentioned that I seemed to have changed a lot.
11. A. exchanged B. spoke C. touched D. communicated
12. A. result B. idea C. problem D. method
13. A. well B. badly C. angrily D. really
14. A. a girl B. a lady C. a student D. a wife
15. A. improve him B. scold him C. help myself D. believe myself
16. A. rest B. chance C. look D. change
17. A. my husband B. myself C. our children D. himself
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A. quite a few B. few C. much D. little
19. A. in ways B. in order C. on the way D. out of order
20. A. clean B. smart C. dirty D. tidy
21. A. making up B. putting up C. turning up D. coming up
22. A. After all B. In all C. At all D. All above
23. A. paid attention B. took care C. worked hard D. was tired
24. A. Next day B. Someday C. The next day D. After a day
25. A. to B. with C. for D. in
26. A. that B. what C. who D. whose
27. A. difficultly B. easily C. directly D. surprisingly
28. A. kindness B. pride C. rudeness D. fear
29. A. this B. that C. it D. I
30. A. the same B. active C. bad D. different
