Please don’t Hope．Decide!

While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me.

Trying to locate my friend among the passengers, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags．He stopped right next to me to greet his family.

First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you．I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing．They stared at each other’s eyes, beaming big smiles at one another, while holding both hands．For an instant they reminded me of a couple who recently got married, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be.

Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without stopping staring at his lovely wife’s face．“Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked． “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was surprised． By the intensity(強度) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks---if not months．I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and murmured offhandedly(隨便的，不假思索的), “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”

The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked at me straight in the eye．With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person．“Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”

With that, he and his family turned and went away together.

I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A． The man talked with the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’ face.

B． After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much.

C． It was fourteen years since the couple had got married.

D． Their three kids reminded the author of a couple who recently got married．

2.By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that _______.

A． his expression was not faithful to him

B． he didn’t believe in his expression any more

C． the man sensed his real feelings from his expression

D． he failed to express his ideas to the man

3.From the passage, we can infer that __________.

A． the experience may be easily forgotten by the author

B． the author will live a passionate life from now on

C． the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return

D． Americans prefer to save the best for last

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