I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care. What I most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to his family as cold. When we got into the to go home, his father suddenly appeared. , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass. I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 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 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I him. When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt . For example, I always return phone calls and regularly contact with 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 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends. Far too often, I ignored their expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to other persons, love signs. 小题1: A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．admire 小题2: A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly 小题3: A．regard B．treat C．take D．think 小题4: A．bus B．train C．car D．plane 小题5: A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly 小题6: A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned 小题7: A．greeting B．meeting C．apology D．explanation 小题8: A．interested B．angered C．encouraged D．surprised 小题9: A．long B．short C．warm D．polite 小题10: A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked 小题11: A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed 小题12: A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty 小题13: A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief 小题14: A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined 小题15: A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited 小题16: A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked 小题17: A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．uncooperative 小题18: A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar 小题19: A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life 小题20: A．send B．read C．give D．express