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TooLatetoRegretItWhenIwasajunior,Imetasecond-yearstudentinmydepartment.Hewasn'ttallorgood-looking,buthewasverynice,attractiveandathletic.HehadsomethingthatIadmiredverymuch.Hewasnatural,warm,andsincere.Idisregarded(不顾)myparents'disapproval.Wewereveryhappytogether.Hepickedmeupfrommydormeverymorning,andafterclasswewouldsitalongsidethestreamthatranthroughcampus,orsunbathe(晒太阳)onthelawn.Atnighthewouldwalkmebacktomydorm.Hecamefromapoorfamily,butinordertomakemehappy,heborrowedmoneyfromhisfriendtobuypresentsandmealsforme.Ourfellowstudentslookeduptohimasarolemodel,andthegirlsenvied(妒忌)me.Hewasn'talocal,butwantedtostayhereaftergraduation.Ithoughtwehadafuturetogether.However,whenIgotapart-timejobduringthesummervacation,peoplebegangivingmealotofpressure,sayingthatapretty,intelligentgirllikemeshouldfindabetterguytospendtimewith.Thiswasalsowhatmyfamilythought.Hespentthesummerinhishometown,soIwasallbymyself.Whenhegotback,Ibeganfindingfaultwithhim.Buthisbigheartandwarmthsoondroveallunpleasantthoughtsaway.However,IhadnoideahowbadlyIhadhurthimandthatthingswouldgetworse.Ihadagoodpart-timejoboffcampusthatpaidprettywell.Withmygoodperformanceatschool,IalsogotadmissiontograduateschoolatoneofChina'sbestuniversities.He,ontheotherhand,didnotdosowellatschooloratwork.Ihadtoworryabouthislivingexpenses,jobandscores.Almostallmycolleaguesandfriendsadvisedmetobreakupwithhim.ThenwehadaquarrellastJune.Hewasingreatpain,andmycoldwordsandbadmoodsstartedturninghimaway.Graduationtimewasdrawingnear,andhesaidhewantedtogobacktohishometown.Hesaidthathecouldn'tputupwithmeanymore.Iwasshockedandlookedathimindespair.Truelovehappensonlyonce,butIfounditouttoolate.31Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewiththeboy?AAftershehadaquarrelwithhim,BWhenshewasajunior.CWhenshewasasecond-yearstudent.DAftershefoundapart-timejob.32Whatdidhedotomakeherhappy?AHestudiedmuchharder.BHeoftentookherforaride.CHealwaysenduredherinsults.DHeoftenboughtherpresentsandmeals.33Whoadvisedhertobreakupwithhim?AHisparents.BHerteachers.CHercolleaguesandfriends.DTheirfellowstudents.34Whydidheleaveher?ABecausehecouldnolongerbearher.BBecausehehatedher.CBecausehisparentsneededtakingcareof.DBecausehewasn'talocal.35Uponlearningthathewouldleaveher,shewasAveryhappy.Bextremelyjoyful.Cquiterelieved.Dingreatpain.第二篇MotherKnowsBest?Oncewhilebeingprepped(准备)foratelevisioninterview,Iwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwe'reseeingmorestay-at-homedadsmaybethatit'snolongeragiven(假定的事实)thatamanmakesmoremoneythanhiswife.Manyfamiliesnowtakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayhome.Atthatpoint,oneofthemalecrewmemberscommented,almosttohimselfbutloudenoughformybenefit,Itshouldbethebetterparentwhostayshome.Alotofguyssaythingslikethat.Usuallyit'sacodefor,Mywife,(read:anywoman)isthebetterparent.Iwasastay-at-homefatherforeightyears,sohisdeclarationmademebristle(激动).Itimpliedthatourfamily'schoicecouldonlyhavebeencorrectifIwasabetterparentthanmywife.IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthebetterparent:SheI-DadspentmoretimewithRy,couldreadhimbetterandcalmhimmorequickly.Andgivenachoice,he'dhavepickedheroverme.Butasshewasthemoreemployableone,mywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithhim,IsoonknewRywell,understoodwhatheneededandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessaswellasmywifecould.Actually,theexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld'sgreatsecrets:Womenaregoodatlookingafterchildrenbecausetheydoit.It'snotbecauseofanyinnate(先天的)femaleaptitude(天资)oramother'sinstinct.It'sbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejob.Womenobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartfromgivingbirthandnursing,butoverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgottheexperiencemyself,Iwasgood,too.Asgood?Idon'tknow.Whocares?Childrenarenotmadeofglass.OtherpeoplearecapableoflookingafterthembesidesMorn.36Whichofthefollowingdoesthefirstparagraphimply?AMenlikestayingathome.BTheauthorworksataTVstation.CInmoreandmorefamiliesthewifeisearningmorethanthehusbandDThehusbandisthebetterparent.37TheauthordecidedtostayathometolookaftertheirsoneightyearsagobecauseAhethoughthewasthebetterparent.Bhewastoolazytowork.CtheirsonRylikedhimbetter.Dhewaslesslikelytofindajobthanhiswife.38WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedorimpliedinthepassage?AGoodparentsshouldspendsufficienttimewiththeirchildren.BGoodparentsshouldtaketheirchildrentoschool.CGoodparentsshouldreadstoriestotheirchildren.DGoodparentsshouldbeabletocalmtheirchildrendown.39WomenaregoodattakingcareofchildrenbecauseAtheydevotemuchoftheirtimeandattentiontothem.Btheywanttostayathome.Ctheywerebornwiththisability.Dtheylearnedtodoitatschool.40Whatdoestheauthorconclude?AHeisbetterthanhiswifeattakingcareofchildren.BAchildpreferstostaywithhis/herfather.CAmancantakegoodcareofchildrenifhegetstheexperienceDAchildpreferstostaywithhis/hermother.第三篇IstheTieaNecessity?Ties,orneckties,havebeenasymbolofpolitenessandeleganceinBritainforcenturies.ButthecasualPrimeMinisterTonyBlairhasproblemswiththem.Reportssuggestthateventhecivilservan