1. (2021九上·温州月考) 阅读下列短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.

A woman, who had worked for a company for 3 years, finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary*. All day she felt1and worried. In the afternoon she slowly entered the office of her boss. To her surprise, he agreed to a 2 without a word.

The woman arrived home that evening and3the best dishes on a beautiful table. Her husband had come home early and prepared a great meal. She wondered if4from the office had told him the news, or…did he just happen to know that5would not be refused?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the6news. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful7Next to her plate the woman found a sweet8. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

After the dinner, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She9that a second note had fallen from his pocket. Picking it up from the floor, it read, "Don't10not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

11she understood what the notes meant, and there was a smile on her face.

Someone has said that the12meaning of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, 13he succeeds or fails. His love14her victories and comforts her sadness. He stands with her, no matter15life throws at them.

When receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to help with world peace? Go home and love your family. "