6．I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care．
What I （16）A most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we （17）C ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to （18）A his family as cold．When we got into the （19）C to go home，his father suddenly appeared．（20）B，he began to wash his son's windscreen（挡风玻璃）．I could feel he is a caring man through the glass．
I learned another lesson about love a few years later．My father often （21）D
me early in the morning．"Buy Xerox．It's a good sharp price，"he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant（22）A or enquiry about my life，just financial instructions．This manner of his （23）B me and we often quarreled．But one day，I thought about my father's success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his （24）B morning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock（股票），I （25）D him．
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends，I've often felt （26）D．For example，I always return phone calls（27）C and regularly contact my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who rarely called，answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the（28）C：She wasn't a good friend!My anger （29）B as the holidays approached．But then she came to the gathering I （30）C and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was （31）D at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for how I'd considered her to be （32）A．Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends．
Far too often，I ignored their （33）A expressions，eagerly expecting them to do thing in my （34）B．Over the years，however，I've learned to（35）Bother persons'love signs．
| 16．A．remember | B．enjoy | C．value | D．admire |
| 17．A．excitedly | B．nervously | C．silently | D．quickly |
| 18．A．regard | B．treat | C．find | D．love |
| 19．A．bus | B．train | C．car | D．plane |
| 20．A．Punctually | B．Carefully | C．Proudly | D．Angrily |
| 21．A．visited | B．interrupted | C．warned | D．telephoned |
| 22．A．greeting | B．tone | C．apology | D．explanation |
| 23．A．interested | B．angered | C．encouraged | D．surprised |
| 24．A．long | B．short | C．warm | D．polite |
| 25．A．praised | B．ignored | C．blamed | D．thanked |
| 26．A．content | B．guilty | C．curious | D．disappointed |
| 27．A．in order | B．in turn | C．without delay | D．without difficulty |
| 28．A．feeling | B．suggestion | C．judgment | D．belief |
| 29．A．disappeared | B．grew | C．helped | D．declined |
| 30．A．missed | B．attended | C．hosted | D．invited |
| 31．A．satisfied | B．upset | C．puzzled | D．shocked |
| 32．A．uncaring | B．dishonest | C．stubborn | D．selfish |
| 33．A．unique | B．common | C．pleasant | D．familar |
| 34．A．opinion | B．way | C．mind | D．life |
| 35．A．send | B．read | C．give | D．show |
