A member of our class told us of a request made by his wife. She and a group of other women in her church were involved in a self-improvement program. She asked her husband to help her by listing six things he believed she could do to help her become a better wife. He reported to the class, “I was surprised by such a request. Frankly, it would have been easy for me to list six things I would like to change about her---my heavens, she could have listed a thousand things she would like to change about me---but I didn’t. I said to her, ‘Let me think about it and give you an answer in the morning.’”

“The next morning I got up very early and called the florist(花商)and had him send six red roses to my wife with a note saying, ‘ I can’t think of six things I would like to change about you. I love you the way you are.’”

“When I arrived at home that evening, who do you think greeted me at the door? That’s right. My wife! She was almost in tears. Needless to say, I was extremely glad I had not criticized her as she had requested.”

“The following Sunday at church, after she had reported the result of her request, several women with whom she had been studying came up to me and said, ‘That is the most considerate thing I have ever heard.’ I was then that I realized the power of appreciation.”

Lincoln once began a letter saying, “Everybody likes a compliment.” William James said, “The deepest principle in human nature is the desire to be appreciated.” So let’s give honest, sincere appreciation to others instead of criticizing them. This will make a great difference to your life as well as others’.

1.What can we learn from the husband’s words in the text?

A. He had to end his marriage B. His wife actually wanted some praise

C. He was angry with his wife D. His wife’s request was a joke

2.What does the underlined phrase “the result” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Being criticized B. Getting the flowers

C. Listing the six things D. Becoming a better wife

3.What kind of person is the husband according to the text?

A. Childlike B. Ambitious

C. Courageous D. Thoughtful

4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To stress the value of recognition

B. To tell us the power of knowledge

C. To tell us the meaning of perfection

D. To stress the importance of forgiveness

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