After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping the spark (火花) of love alive. I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s 26 .
The other woman that my 27 wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but the 28 of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only 29 . That night I called to invite her to go out for 30 and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you 31 ?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who 32 that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be 33 to pass some time with you,” I responded. “Just the 34 of us.” She thought about it for a moment, then said, “I would like that very much.”
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and 35 . My mother took my arm 36 she were the First Lady. During the dinner we had an agreeable 37 — nothing extraordinary — but 38 recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we 39 the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll 40 with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. “How was your dinner 41 ?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,” I answered.
A few days later my mother 42 a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 43 for her. At that moment I 44 the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they 45 .
【小题1】A．thoughtB．beliefC．ideaD．opinion【小题2】A．fatherB．childrenC．motherD．wife【小题3】A．demandsB．pleasuresC．anxietiesD．mands【小题4】A．unusuallyB．frequently C．occasionallyD．immediately【小题5】A．dinnerB．a walkC．some fresh airD．a while【小题6】A．wellB．goodC．safeD．bad【小题7】A．guessesB．imaginesC．supposesD．suspects【小题8】A．necessary B．pleasant C．properD．possible【小题9】A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five【小题10】A．cheap B．fortableC．coolD．tasty【小题11】A．in caseB．now thatC．as ifD．so that【小题12】A．troubleB．conversationC．silenceD．experiment【小题13】A．catching up onB．finding outC．making sureD．working out【小题14】A．missedB．enjoyedC．rememberedD．watched【小题15】A．eat outB．go outC．run outD．keep out【小题16】A．partyB．danceC．hourD．date【小题17】A．heard ofB．suffered fromC．died ofD．recovered from【小题18】A．nothingB．anythingC．somethingD．everything【小题19】A．acceptedB．doubtedC．consideredD．understood【小题20】A．winB．deserveC．spendD．wasteC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍作者在妻子的建议下，请妈妈出去玩，这使妈妈很高兴，但也是作者最后一次陪妈妈，作者懂得了生命中没有什么比你的家庭更重要。多花些时间陪陪你的家人，因为这些事情不能被推迟到“改天”。
【小题1】考查名词：A. thought想法，B. belief信念，C. idea主意，D. opinion观点，其实这还是我妻子的主意呢。选C
【小题2】考查名词：A. father父亲，B. children孩子，C. mother妈妈，D. wife妻子，从前面的句子：I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s .可知我妻子想让我去拜访的另一个女人就是我的妈妈，选D
【小题3】考查名词：A. demands要求，B. pleasures快乐，C. anxieties焦虑，D. mands要求，但由于我的工作需要以及有三个孩子要抚养，我很少有机会去看望她。选A
【小题4】考查副词：A. unusually通常地，B. frequently 频繁地，C. occasionally偶尔地，D. immediately立刻地，因为工作的关系只能偶尔去看看她，选C
【小题5】考查名词：A. dinner晚餐，B. a walk散步，C. some fresh air一些新鲜空气，D. a while一会儿，从后面的句子：We went to a restaurant that,可知作者是请妈妈出去吃饭，选A
【小题6】考查形容词：A. well健康的，好的，B. good好的，C. safe安全的，D. bad坏的，“出什么事了？你还好吧？”她问。选A
【小题7】考查动词：A. guesses猜测，B. imagines想象，C. supposes猜想，D. suspects怀疑，我妈妈是那种怀疑深夜电话或出其不意的邀请代表坏消息征兆的女人。选D
【小题8】考查形容词：A. necessary必要的，B. pleasant 愉快的，C. proper适当的，D. possible可能的，作者说：“我觉得与您共度一段时间将是一件愉快的事，选B
【小题9】考查数词：A. two两个，B. three的、三个，C. four四个，D. five五个，因为作者请妈妈外出吃饭，所以他说：“就我们两个人。”选A
【小题10】考查形容词：A. cheap便宜的，B. fortable舒服的，C. cool 冷却的，D. tasty可口的，从前面的句子：although not elegant, was very nice可知饭店是舒服的，选B
【小题11】考查连词：A. in case以防，B. now that既然，C. as if好像，D. so that为了，从后面的句子;she were the First Lady.可知妈妈挽着我的手臂，宛如第一夫人。选C
【小题12】考查名词：A. trouble麻烦，B. conversation对话，C. silence沉默，D. experiment实验，从后面的句子：We talked so much that we the movie.可知作者和妈妈进行了愉快的交谈，选B
【小题13】考查词组：A. catching up on得到……消息，B. finding out 发现，C. making sure 确保，D. working out制定出，我们谈得很愉快——也没什么特别的事——只是简单描述一下彼此生活中最近发生的事。选A
【小题14】考查动词：A. missed错过，想念，B. enjoyed享受，C. remembered记得，D. watched观察，我们谈得太尽兴以至错过了看电影。选A
【小题15】考查词组：A. eat out外出吃饭，B. go out出去，C. run out用完，D. keep out不让…入内，“我会再跟你出去约会，但必须是我邀请你。选B
【小题16】考查名词：A. party 聚会，B. dance舞蹈，C. hour 小时，D. date日期，约会，妻子问我晚上的约会怎么样，选D
【小题17】考查词组：A. heard of听说，B. suffered from遭受，C. died of死于，D. recovered from恢复，从后面的句子：It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do for her.可知妈妈由于严重的心脏病发作去世了。选C
【小题18】考查代词：A. nothing没有什么，B. anything任何事情，C. something某个事情，D. everything任何事，发生的如此突然以至我没有机会为她做任何事。选B
【小题19】考查动词：A. accepted接受，B. doubted怀疑，C. considered考虑，D. understood 理解，那一刻，我理解了及时说出“我爱你”以及给予我们所爱的人他们应该得到的时间的重要性。选D
【小题20】考查动词：A. win 赢得，B. deserve值得，应得到，C. spend花费，D. waste浪费，给你所爱的人应该得到的时间，选B