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 1.
The other woman that my 2 wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but the 3 of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only 4. That night I called to invite her to go out for 5 and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you 6?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who 7 that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be 8 to pass some time with you,” I responded. “Just the 9 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 10. My mother took my arm 11 she were the First Lady. During the dinner we had an agreeable 12 — nothing extraordinary — but 13 recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we 14 the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll 15 with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. “How was your dinner 16?” 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    17  a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do    18  for her. At that moment I 19 the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      thought
   2. B.
      belief
   3. C.
      idea
   4. D.
      opinion
2. 2.
   1. A.
      father
   2. B.
      children
   3. C.
      mother
   4. D.
      wife
3. 3.
   1. A.
      demands
   2. B.
      pleasures
   3. C.
      anxieties
   4. D.
      commands
4. 4.
   1. A.
      unusually
   2. B.
      frequently
   3. C.
      occasionally
   4. D.
      immediately
5. 5.
   1. A.
      dinner
   2. B.
      a walk
   3. C.
      some fresh air
   4. D.
      a while
6. 6.
   1. A.
      well
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      safe
   4. D.
      bad
7. 7.
   1. A.
      guesses
   2. B.
      imagines
   3. C.
      supposes
   4. D.
      suspects
8. 8.
   1. A.
      necessary
   2. B.
      pleasant
   3. C.
      proper
   4. D.
      possible
9. 9.
   1. A.
      two
   2. B.
      three
   3. C.
      four
   4. D.
      five
10. 10.
    1. A.
       cheap
    2. B.
       comfortable
    3. C.
       cool
    4. D.
       tasty
11. 11.
    1. A.
       in case
    2. B.
       now that
    3. C.
       as if
    4. D.
       so that
12. 12.
    1. A.
       trouble
    2. B.
       conversation
    3. C.
       silence
    4. D.
       experiment
13. 13.
    1. A.
       catching up on
    2. B.
       finding out
    3. C.
       making sure
    4. D.
       working out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       missed
    2. B.
       enjoyed
    3. C.
       remembered
    4. D.
       watched
15. 15.
    1. A.
       eat out
    2. B.
       go out
    3. C.
       run out
    4. D.
       keep out
16. 16.
    1. A.
       party
    2. B.
       dance
    3. C.
       hour
    4. D.
       date
17. 17.
    1. A.
       heard of
    2. B.
       suffered from
    3. C.
       died of
    4. D.
       recovered from
18. 18.
    1. A.
       nothing
    2. B.
       anything
    3. C.
       something
    4. D.
       everything
19. 19.
    1. A.
       accepted
    2. B.
       doubted
    3. C.
       considered
    4. D.
       understood
20. 20.
    1. A.
       win
    2. B.
       deserve
    3. C.
       spend
    4. D.
       waste

　　Cloze

　　My wife and I spent two weeks in England last year. We went there in the autumn. We think it is the best 1 to visit England. The weather is 2 quite good and there aren't 3 visitors in October.

　　We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was convenient 4 we did most of our sightseeing on foot. Taxis were too 5 . We couldn't understand the bus routes, and my wife didn't like traveling on the underground. She said it made her feel 6 in.

　　We went to look at the places that all visitors see. We saw Buckingham Palace, the National Gallery and Piccadilly Circus. We 7 shopping in Oxford Street and spent too much money. What we liked most, 8 , was going to the theater. We don't have the 9 to see such wonderful plays at 10 . A lot of people say English food is very bad. We didn't think 11 . It's 12 that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some very good meals.

　　In fact, we enjoyed our holiday 13 much that we have already booked again for this year. We are going to take our 14 , for I am 15 we'll need them sometimes.

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