Temperature is part of my married romance. 36 to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding. My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario（加拿大的安大略省）, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they 40 it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.（爱哭的人）” So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 meaning getting serious. That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48 . 49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52 , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater. The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54 . We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted. 小题1: A．Coming B． Having been coming C． To come D． Came 小题2: A．lightning B． burning C． going D． flashing 小题3: A．appears B． starts C． keeps D． runs 小题4: A．something B． everything C． nothing D． none 小题5: A．suggest B． face C． neglect D． love 小题6: A．drink B． receive C． dress D． ride 小题7: A．under B． over C． inside D． with 小题8: A．remark B． sign C． comment D． show 小题9: A． sleep B． forget C． die D．continue 小题10: A． hardly B． easily C． tightly D． loosely 小题11: A．health B． reaction C． feelings D． adaptation 小题12: A．rainy B． freezing C． sunny D． happy 小题13: A．character B． love C． hope D． hardship 小题14: A．Meanwhile B． However C． Therefore D． Besides 小题15: A．merely B． ever C． never D． just 小题16: A．wonders B． knows C． states D． decides 小题17: A．unable B． accustomed C． interested D． willing 小题18: A．originally B． exactly C． actually D． namely 小题19: A．wild B． cold C． strong D． warm 小题20: A．will B． must C． can D． may