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?other?was?true.

    A?few?months?ter，?the?wife?came?to?her?husband?with?a?proposal:

    ＂I?read?in?a?magazine，?a?while?ago，?about?how?we??strengthen?our?marriage，＂?she?offered.

    ＂Each?of?us?will?write?a?list?of?everything?we?find?a?bit?annoying?about?the?other?person.?Then，?we??talk?about?how?we??ge?these?annoying?things?and?make?our?life?together?happier.＂

    The?husband?agreed，?so?each?of?them?went?to?a?separate?room?in?the?house?and?thought?of?the?things?that?ahem?about?the?other.

    They?thought?about?these?things?all?day?long?and?wrote?down?what?they?came?up?with.

    The??m，?they?went?over?their?lists.

    ＂I，ll?start，＂?offered?the?wife.?She?took?out?her?list.?It?had?many?items?on?it，?in?fact，?enough?to?fill?3?pages.

    As?she?started?reading?the?list?to?her?husband，?she?noticed?that?tears?were?starting?to?appear?in?her?husband，s?eyes.

    ＂What，s?wrong?＂?she?asked.

    ＂Nothing，?keep?reading?your?list.＂?He?replied.?The?wife?tinued?reading?until?she?had?read?all?three?pages.

    She?ly?pced?her?list?oable?and?folded?her?hands?on?top?of?it.

    ＂Now，you?read?your?list?and?then?we??talk?about?everything?on?our?lists.＂?She?said?happily.

    Quietly?the?husband?stated:?＂I?don，t?have?anything?on?my?list.?I?think?that?you?are?perfect?the?way?that?you?are.?You?are?lovely?and?wonderful?and?I?wouldn，t?want?to?ge?anything?about?you.＂

    The?wife，?touched?by?his?hoy，?the?depth?of?his?love?for?her?and?his?acceptance?of?her，turned?her?head?a.

    In?life，?we?don，t?really?have?to?look?for?things?that?are?disappointing，?depressing?and?annoying.?These?things?will?always?be?there.

    Nothing?is?perfect.?However，?we??find?perfeess?ihing?by?ging?the?way?we?see?things.

    Passage　1.Woodpecker

    There　are　many　apple　trees　in　a　garden.　They’re　good　friends.　One　day　an　old　tree　is　ill.　There　are　mas　iree.　Leaves　of　the　tree　turn　yellow.　The　old　tree　feels　very　sad　and　unwell.　Aree　sends　for　a　doctor　for　him.　At　first，　the