完形填空 My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately．We didn’t argue

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My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately．We didn’t argue, but we hardly 1．I knew that one 2 was that I often scold him．Unfortunately, I looked only at his faults and forgot to notice how 3 he had done in everything．

I really didn’t want to be 4 talking too much, but it almost seemed as if I could not 5．However, I made up my mind to 6．Could I?

I decided to try．Each day I would find one thing I liked in 7 and mentioned it to him．The first day, again, appeared the greatest problem．I noticed 8 things I didn’t like about Val．Why did he leave his books everywhere in his study instead of putting them 9?How could he wear that 10 shirt again?And I had a difficult time 11 with anything good I could mention．

I thought and thought．12 he was good sometimes．When something needed repair around the house, Val 13 until he discovered what was wrong．

14, I told Val I was glad he was patient with my faults and said 15 about the way I often scold him．He smiled a small, weak smile that made me 16,“Maybe this isn’t going to work．”I said to myself．But as three weeks continued, finding something good about my husband came 17．He deals honestly with everyone; he treats our children with 18．Why had I seen so many unpleasant things?

By the end of the 21 days, I couldn’t believe how easy 19 had become to praise Val．And Val did seem 20．In fact, he mentioned that I seemed to have changed a lot．

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