15．While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning，he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown．What if Mr Larchmont refused to grant his request？Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18months and landed some great accounts for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．Of course，he deserved a wage increase．
The thought of walking into Larchmont's office left Andrew weak in the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior．To his delight and surprise，the ever-frugal（一向節儉的）Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!
Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table set with their best china，and candles lit．His wife，Tina，had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note．It was from his wife．It read："Congratulations，my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you．I am so proud of your accomplishments!"He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．
After dinner，Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read："Don't worry about not getting the raise!You do deserve one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase．"
Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes．Total acceptance!Tina's support for him was not conditional upon his success at work．
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．
31．What was Andrew's plan that Friday？A
A．To request a wage increase from his boss．
B．To get a job with the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．
C．To celebrate his success with his wife at home．
D．To ask his boss to come for dinner．
32．On his way back home，AndrewC．
A．felt weak in the knees
B．was punished by the traffic policeman
C．was too anxious to share the news
D．couldn't wait to enjoy a meal
33．Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE？D
A．Andrew was afraid that his request would lead to disaster．
B．Andrew had worked very hard and done his part for the company．
C．Andrew's boss agreed to his request．
D．One of Andrew's colleagues had told his wife the good news．
34．Why did Tina prepare a grand dinner for Andrew that day？B
A．She was confident of his getting a pay raise．
B．She meant to show her support whatever the result would be．
C．She believed that her husband was the best in his company．
D．She wanted to express her gratitude for his devotion to the family．
35．We can conclude from the text thatD．
A．we should never be afraid to ask for what is due to us
B．work hard and you will be rewarded
C．many fears turn out to be unfounded
D．unconditional love brings courage and strength．
分析 本文敘述了Andrew在公司的工作取得了一定的成績之后，他告訴他的妻子他要請求老板給他漲工資，他經過了思想的準備工作就和老板說了，沒有想到老板答應了，他很高興，準備回家和妻子分享這個好消息，沒有想到妻子為他準備好飯菜，而人沒有在家，卻留了兩張不同的卡片給他，卡片上寫著無論是哪種結果，她都會很愛自己的丈夫．
解答 31．答案A．細節理解題．根據文章第一段While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning，he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．他要向老板請求漲工資，故選A．
32．答案C．細節理解題．根據Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table set with their best china，and candles lit．知，Andrew不怕超速，急于趕往家中，想把這個漲工資的好消息快點和妻子分享，故選C．
33．答案D．推理判斷題．根據從他的妻子給他的兩張卡片的內容上看他的妻子不知道這個好消息，故選D．
34．答案B．細節理解題．根據Total acceptance!以及從兩張卡片的內容也可知他的妻子對于兩種結果都接受，故選B．
35．答案D．推理判斷題．根據最后一段The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．可知，害怕被拒絕往往是軟弱的表現和當我們知道有人愛我們不管我們是成功還是失敗，我們可以接受或拒絕任何挫折，故選D．
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