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While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt 1 as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌)．What if Mr．Larchmont 2 his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 3 winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency． 4 , he should get a salary raise．
The thought of walking into Mr．Larchmont's office left Andrew weak 5 the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally 6 enough to approach his superior．To his delight and 7 , the ever-frugal(一惯节省的)Harvery Larchmont 8 to give Andrew a raise!
Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits－to a beautiful table 9 with their best china, and candles lit．His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he 10 someone from the office had told her the news．
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 11 ．It was from his wife．It read：“Congratulations, my love! I knew you'd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show 12 how much I love you．I am so 13 of your achievements!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had 14 out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read：“Don't 15 about not getting the raise! You do 16 one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 17 you did not get the increase．”
Suddenly tears welled in Andrew's eyes．Total 18 ! Tina's support for him was not 19 upon his success at work．
The fear of 20 is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．
