Question

My wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and watch a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know that woman also loves you and would like to spend ___ with you.”

The other woman ____my wife asked me to pay attention to was my mother. My father has been dead for many years. My mother lived ____, but sometimes I was too busy to visit her.

That evening I called her and invited her to dinner and watch a movie. She seemed very______ when I arrived at her house. We went to a restaurant. My mother took my arm and walked as if she was my first lady.

____ dinner, we had a very good conversation. It was nothing special. We simply_____the latest events in our lives. But we were so busy talking______we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.”I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a ______ to do anything for her. Not long after that, I received a payment receipt (收據(jù)) from the restaurant as well as an attached (附加) note：

“I paid the bill for our second dinner in advance(提前). I am not sure____I could have dinner with you or not. So I paid for two people, you and your wife. I have no words to explain how important that dinner meant to me. My son, I love you.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they deserve (應得) . ____ in life is more important than our family.

1.A. time B. money C. movie D. dinner

2.A. whose B. whom C. why D. which

3.A. there B. home C. alone D. herself

4.A. upset B. angry C. worried D. excited

5.A. Before B. During C. After D. When

6.A. told B. shared C. talked D. spoke

7.A. and B. but C. that D. because

8.A. chance B. time C. hope D. will

9.A. that B. when C. where D. whether

10.A. Nothing B. Everything C. Something D. Anything

Answer 1