After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping the spark (火花) of

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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 surpri 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 hou 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．commands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．guessB．imaginesC．supposD．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．comfortableC．coolD．tasty小题11:A．in caB．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．misdB．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．derveC．spendD．waste 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:C小题2:D小题3:A小题4:C小题5:A小题6:A小题7:D小题8:B小题9:A小题10:B小题11:C小题12:B小题13:A小题14:A小题15:B小题16:D小题17:C小题18:B小题19:D小题20:B

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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. commands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. guess猜测，B. imagines想象，C. suppos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. comfortable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 ca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 wethe 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. misd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 dofor 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. derve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

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