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