This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an)   31   husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The   32    had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The   33   was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an   34   of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to   35   that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would   36 .
And it did,   37   from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks   38   on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said,   39  and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.   40   the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn   41  a walk on the beach. I started to refuse,   42 
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the   43  flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum   44   I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole   45   passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went   46   with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn  47  me.    “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an)   48   voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that   49   I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into   50  .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

A．hardworking B．challenging C．loving D．convincing

A．plan B．idea C．decision D．hope

A．speaker B．driver C．listener D．passenger

A．result B．start C．process D．act

A．agree B．avoid C．assume D．admit

A．remain B．change C．respond D．continue

A．properly B．especially C．right D．straight

A．common B．unusual C．ugly D．great

A．surprised B．frightened C．disappointed D．discouraged

A．Before B．During C．After D．For

A．suggested B．cancelled C．denied D．delayed

A．otherwise B．but C．yet D．so

A．neighbors B．tourists C．children D．employees

A．when B．unless C．because D．though

A．plan B．vacation C．business D．week

A．smooth B．bad C．wrong D．well

A．stared at B．glared at C．glanced at D．pointed at

A．loud B．excited C．sad D．doubtful

A．checkup B．makeup C．buildup D．cutup

A．tears B．cheers C．anger D．laughter