After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman，my widowed mother, out to dinner and a movie．Due to the
31 of my work and my three children，I visited her only
32 ．That night I called inviting her to go out．Though a bit
33 ，she accepted it happily．
That Friday after work，I drove over to
34 her up．On reaching her house，I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our
35 ．Wearing the dress she had worn to
36 her last wedding anniversary，she smiled like an angel．
We went to a
37 that，although not elegant，was very comfortable．After we sat down，I
38 my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me．A smile was on her lips．“I used to have to
39 the menu when you were smal1，”she said．“Then it’s time you relaxed and let me return the
40 ，”I responded．During the dinner，we had such a
41 conversation-all about each other’s life—that we
42 the movie．When back home, she said, “Pity we didn’t see the film．Yet I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me
43 you．” I agreed．
A few days later，Mother died of a massive heart attack．It
44 so suddenly that I had no
45 to do anything for her．some time later，I
46 an envelope of a copy of a restaurant receipt from where mother and I had
47 ．An attached note said，“I paid this
48 in advance．I wasn‘t sure whether I could be there；but nevertheless，I paid for two—one for you and the other for your wife．You’ll never know
49 that night meant for me．I love you, son．”
At that moment．I understood the importance of giving our loved ones the time they
50 because these things can never be put off till “some other time”．
| 小题1: | | A．hopes | B．plans | C．demands | D．promises |
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| 小题2: | | A．occasionally | B．frequently | C．casually | D．immediately |
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| 小题3: | | A．depressed | B．embarrassed | C．surprised | D．discouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．congratulate | B．celebrate | C．announce | D．welcome |
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| 小题7: | | A．cinema | B．restaurant | C．hotel | D．theatre |
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| 小题8: | | A．focused | B．cleaned | C．1ifted | D．opened |
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| 小题9: | | A．read | B．print | C．write | D．hand |
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| 小题10: | | A．task | B．effort | C．prize | D．favor |
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| 小题11: | | A．complex | B．urgent | C．humorous | D．pleasant |
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| 小题12: | | A．discussed | B．arranged | C．missed | D．delayed |
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| 小题13: | | A．invite | B．inform | C．notice | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．appeared | B．happened | C．seemed | D．proved |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．belief | C．chance | D．permission |
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| 小题16: | | A．received | B．delivered | C．posted | D．rejected |
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| 小题17: | | A．1ived | B．dined | C．worked | D．rested |
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| 小题18: | | A．menu | B．bill | C．1etter | D．ticket |
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| 小题20: | | A．trust | B．move | C．deserve | D．share |
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