One Friday morning, Andrew announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt worried --- what if Mr. Larchmont refuses to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard and of course, he deserves a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he finally mustered up the courage to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give him a raise!
Andrew arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina had prepared a fine meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office might have broken the good news to her!
Next to his plate Andrew found a lettered note, reading: "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 when he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina's pocket onto the floor. He picked it up. He read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! 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 when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.
小題1:Why was Andrew worried about asking for a salary raise?
A．He was afraid of being turned down.
B．He didn’t think he ought to get a raise.
C．He wife didn’t support him in this.
D．His superior had refused him once.
小題2:What does the underlined word “muster” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A．To gather something.
B．To make use of something .
C．To create something.
D．To consume something
小題3:Andrew felt ______ when he discovered the truth.
A．a(chǎn)ngry B．disappointed C．relaxedD．moved
小題4:Tina prepared a good meal, _________.
A．because she knew her husband would make it
B．because she wanted to comfort her husband
C．but she didn’t know what the result would be
D．a(chǎn)nd she wrote a letter to her husband.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述了安德魯決定向他的老板提出加薪要求，但他并不知道是否成功過。在要求被滿足之后，回到家中看到妻子準備的一桌豐盛的晚餐，還以為妻子已經(jīng)知道了結(jié)果。但在廚房看到妻子第二張紙條后，安德魯深受感動，妻子并不知道自己加薪成功的事，妻子不管他工作是否成功都會愛著他，支持他。
小題1:推理題：根據(jù)第一段中“All day Andrew felt worried --- what if Mr. Larchmont refuses to grant his request?”一整天安德魯感到很擔心，如果Larchmont 先生拒絕他漲薪的要求怎么辦。故選A。
小題2:推理題：劃線部分的句意是下午晚些時候,他終于鼓起勇氣走向他的上級。由此可知 mustered是聚集，鼓起的意思，只有A符合語境。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句“Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes.”突然眼淚溢滿安德魯?shù)难劬Γ芍驳卖敽苁芨袆�。故選D。
小題4:推理題：根據(jù)Tina的兩張紙條可知她當時并不知道丈夫的要求是否被滿足，加薪的事是否成功。故選C。
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