You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.
　 What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve racking(緊張）and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?
　A really good relationship should be about “being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’ may be subverted(顛覆，破壞) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(大聲爭吵).”  In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’ m bored with you’ first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’ t be unfaithful to me’ ?” By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that. Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”
小題1: What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The importance of “I love you”　
B．The meaning of “I love you”　
C．The time of saying “I love you”　
D．The place of saying “I love you”
小題2: In the first sentence the author means that _________.
A．it is easy to say “I love you”　　　
B．it is hard to say “I love you”　
C．we have many troubles in our life
D．people usually do not know when to say “I love you”
小題3: According to the expert, a good relationship should be _______.
A．fair and equal　　B．fair and kind
C．powerful and equalD．confident and fair
小題4: In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _________.
A．being low in spiritB．having only one hand
C．being active 　　D．being passive
小題1:C小題1:D小題1:A小題1: C
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As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46  .
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小題5:
A．coffeeB．teaC．beerD．wine
小題6:
A．comfortableB．differentC．uncomfortableD．indifferent
小題7:
A．sugarB．pepperC．candyD．salt
小題8:
A．AngrilyB．CuriouslyC．WorriedlyD．Happily
小題9:
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A．thisB．itC．himD．her
小題12:
A．highlyB．speciallyC．hardlyD．deeply
小題13:
A．responsibleB．reasonableC．sensibleD．representative
小題14:
A．marriedB．engagedC．separatedD．split
小題15:
A．walked awayB．left awayC．passed awayD．got away
小題16:
A．forgetB．forgiveC．imagineD．value
小題17:
A．insteadB．instead ofC．in spite ofD．other than
小題18:
A．manyB．moreC．a(chǎn)nyD．much
小題19:
A．studiedB．learntC．a(chǎn)daptedD．used
小題20:
A．howeverB．a(chǎn)s itC．whenD．even if

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“Mom, can I bake some bread?” We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I, determined to try our hands at creating some beautiful bread.
“It’s not worth the trouble,” my mother said. “It takes lots of time and makes a big mess. Our bakery bread is delicious without all that effort.”
Begging was useless. Mom’s “no” meant “No!”
But several weeks later, opportunity knocked. My parents were going out for the evening. I immediately invited Hanna to be my partner in bread-baking crime.
We studied the recipe. That was easy. “Mix oil into flour then beat in four eggs, one at a time, with remaining sugar and salt.”
We were not good at breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother.
“Gradually add eight cups of flour. When dough (面團(tuán)) holds together, squeeze it.”
We took turns working like that. “Is the dough ‘holding together’?” we asked each other.
I remembered my neighbor’s instructions: “If it’s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry, add water.”
We added water. Then more flour. Then more water. By then, the mass of our dough had grown very much.
“Place dough on floured surface and squeeze till smooth,” the recipe instructed.
We took turns burying our hands in the damp dough, pinching, squeezing, and feeling it leak between fingers. “Clean and oil bowl, and then return dough to bowl. Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for one hour.”
This was good news—we’d have a break. On the dirty kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful bread. “See?” we would tell my mom. “Isn’t it worth the work?”
Hanna and I couldn’t help glancing at the rising process every few minutes. But nothing happened.
“Maybe something will happen in the hot oven,” I said.
Unfortunately, when we removed the loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.
Mom was right; it takes time and effort. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it feels good, somehow, to be part of that long, ongoing chain of bread bakers. Since that night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it right.

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