After20yearsofmarriagemywifesaid“IloveyouJohnbutIknowanotherwomanlovesyouandwouldlovetospendsometimewithyou.”Theotherwomanshewasreferringtowasmymotherwhohadlivedalonefor19years.Howeverth

　　After20yearsofmarriagemywifesaid“IloveyouJohnbutIknowanotherwomanlovesyouandwouldlovetospendsometimewithyou.”Theotherwomanshewasreferringtowasmymotherwhohadlivedalonefor19years.Howeverthepressureofmy_________andmythreechildrenhadmadeitimpossibletovisitheroften.

　　ThatnightI_________toinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie.“What’swrongareyouwell?”sheasked.Mymotherusuallythoughtthatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationmightbeasignof_________news.“Ithoughtthatitwouldbe_________tospendsometimewithyou”Ireplied.“Justthetwoofus.”Shethoughtaboutitforamomentandthensaid“Iwouldlikethatverymuch.”

　　ThatFridayafterworkIdroveoverto_________herup.Shewaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.“ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingoutwithmyson”shesaidasshegotintothe_________“andtheycan’twaittohearaboutourmeeting.”

　　AfterwesatdowninanicerestaurantIhadtoreadthe_________.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.I_________myeyesandsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.“ItwasIwhousedtohavetoorderdisheswhenyouwere_________”shesaid.“Thenit’stimethatyou_________andletmereturnthefavor”Isaid.Wetalkedsohappilyoverthedinnerthatwe_________themovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid“I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletme_________you.”Iagreed.

　　Afewdayslatermymotherdiedofaheartattackso_________thatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedaletterfromtherestaurantwithareceiptinsideandanotesaying:“Ipaidthis_________inadvance.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere.Iorderedtwoplatesforyouandyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnight_________forme.Iloveyouson.”WithtearsinmyeyesonlythendidIrealizetheimportanceofsayingintimetoourlovedones:“ILOVEYOU”.

　　1.A.workB.studyC.businessD.family

　　2.A.wentB.droveC.calledD.wrote

　　3.A.badB.goodC.surprisingD.false

　　4.A.ordinaryB.pleasantC.normalD.unusual

　　5.A.callB.bringC.pickD.take

　　6.A.houseB.busC.restaurantD.car

　　7.A.bookB.menuC.magazineD.newspaper

　　8.A.droppedB.heldC.openedD.lifted

　　9.A.smallB.illC.tiredD