After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner. 36 woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 37 impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to 38 her to go out for dinner.“What’s wrong? Are you 39 ?”she asked. “I thought that it would be 40 to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it 41 moment, and agreed.
That Friday after work, 42 I drove to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I 43 that, she, too, seemed to be 44 about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 45 her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that, 46 not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the menu, Mom sat there 47 at me. A nostalgic(怀旧的)smile was 48 her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an) 49 conversation—nothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each other’s life.
A few days 50 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 51 for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 52 “You will never know what that night meant to me. I’m looking forward to the 53 dinner. I love you, Son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your 54 . Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 55 till“some other time”.
A.Another B.This other C.Other D.Others
A.this B.that C.one D.it
A.force B.order C.advise D.invite
A.happy B.good C.well D.bad
A.glad B.pleasant C.interesting D.pleased
A.at the B.for a C.in a D.for the
A.until B.after C.as D.since
A.noticed B.observed C.watched D.heard
A.confused B.calm C.nervous D.easy
A.congratulate B.celebrate C.memorize D.honor
A.though B.even C.but D.yet
A.glancing B.staring C.glaring D.smiling
A.in B.beyond C.above D.on
A.deep B.curious C.agreeable D.short
A.later B.after C.before D.ago
A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
A.writing B.saying C.speaking D.telling
A.first B.second C.last D.next
A.mother B.wife C.family D.work
A.put off B.taken over C.cut off D.picked up
You will _______ your health if you work so hard,eat a little food and sleep badly.
A.fail | B.improve | C.help | D.endanger |
My brother,______ his classmates often made fun a few years ago,is now studying in England.
A.of whom | B.who | C.about whom | D.whom |
一Do you think I should apply for the job?
一Why not? If you make an effort,the _______ are that you’11 be employed.
A.results | B.hopes | C.wishes | D.chances |
The surface of the table ______ smooth enough.
A.hash’t felt | B.isn’t feeling | C.doesn’t feel | D.isn’t felt |
一Why didn’t you try your best to get on the bus?
一I tried to,but ______ I could,it started moving.
A.until | B.when | C.before | D.after |
You seem to have a ready—made answer _______ I ask you a question.
A.however | B.whatever | C.whichever | D.whenever |
一You have made great progress in your studies of English,haven’t you?
一Yes,but much _______ . ‘
A.remains to do | B.is remained to do |
C.remains to be done | D.is remained to be done |
________ to overcome the difficulty,he works day and night.
A.Determined | B.Determining |
C.To determine | D.To be determined |
He is always _______ not to do that;but he still goes on doing it all the same.
A.telling | B.being told | C.told | D.to tell |
At last,we found ourselves in a pleasant park ________trees providing shade(荫凉)and sat down to eat our picnic lunch.
A.for B.from C.of D.D. with
They _______ to come to the meeting on time,but they were late again
A.meant | B.had meant | C.means | D.have meant |
The difficulty which we had _______ with the local people has now been removed·
A.communication | B.to communicate |
C.communicated | D.communicating |
Her ________ smile suggested that she was very _______ with the answer-
A.satisfying;satisfied | B.satisfied;satisfying |
C.satisfied : satisfied | D.satisfying;satisfying |