After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman，my widowed mother, out to dinner and a movie．Due to the  31  of my work and my three children，I visited her only  32  ．That night I called inviting her to go out．Though a bit   33 ，she accepted it happily．

That Friday after work，I drove over to  34  her up．On reaching her house，I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our 35 ．Wearing the dress she had worn to    36   her last wedding anniversary，she smiled like an angel．

We went to a  37  that，although not elegant，was very comfortable．After we sat down，I    38  my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me．A smile was on her lips．“I used to have to   39  the menu when you were smal1，”she said．“Then it’s time you relaxed and let me return the   40  ，”I responded．During the dinner，we had such a   41  conversation-all about each other’s life—that we 42 the movie．When back home, she said, “Pity we didn’t see the film．Yet I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me   43  you．” I agreed．

A few days later，Mother died of a massive heart attack．It   44  so suddenly that I had no  45  to do anything for her．some time later，I   46  an envelope of a copy of a restaurant receipt from where mother and I had   47  ．An attached note said，“I paid this   48   in advance．I wasn‘t sure whether I could be there；but nevertheless，I paid for two—one for you and the other for your wife．You’ll never know   49   that night meant for me．I love you, son．”

At that moment．I understood the importance of giving our loved ones the time they   50   because these things can never be put off till “some other time”．

After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman，my widowed mother, out to dinner and a movie．Due to the 36 of my work and my three children，I visited her only 37 ．That night I called inviting her to go out．Though a bit 38 ，she accepted it happily．

That Friday after work，I drove over to 39 her up．On reaching her house，I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our 40．Wearing the dress she had worn to 4l her last wedding anniversary，she smiled like an angel．

We went to a 42 that，although not elegant，was very comfortable．After we sat down，I 43 my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me．A smile was on her lips．“I used to have to 44 the menu when you were smal1，”she said．“Then it’s time you relaxed and let me return the 45 ，”I responded．During the dinner，we had such a 46 conversation-all about each other’s life—that we 47 the movie．When back home, she said, “Pity we didn’t see the film．Yet I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me 48 you．” I agreed．

A few days later，Mother died of a massive heart attack．It 49 so suddenly that I had no 50 to do anything for her．some time later，I 51 an envelope of a copy of a restaurant receipt from where mother and I had 52 .An attached note said，“I paid this 53 in advance．I wasn‘t sure whether I could be there；but nevertheless，I paid for two—one for you and the other for your wife．You’ll never know 54 that night meant for me．I love you, son．”

　 At that moment．I understood the importance of giving our loved ones the time they 55 because these things Call never be put off till “some other time．”

36．A．hopes　　　　　 B．plans　　 C．demands　　 D．promises

37．A．occasionally　　 B．frequently C．casually　　 D．immediately

38．A．depressed　　　 B．embarrassed C．surprised　　 D．discouraged

39．A．put　　　　　 B．call　　　　 C．cheer　　　 D．pick

40．A．trip　　　　　 B．date　　　 C．film　　　　 D．ride

41．A．congratulate　 B．celebrate　　 C．announce　　 D．welcome

42．A．cinema　　　 B．restaurant　　 C．hotel　　　 D．theatre

43．A．focused　　 B．cleaned　　　 C．1ifted　　　 D．opened

44．A．read　　　　 B．print　　　　 C．write　　　 D．hand

45．A．task　　　　 B．effort　　　 C．prize　　　　 D．favor

46．A．complex　　 B．urgent　　　 C．humorous　　 D．pleasant

47．A．discussed　 B．arranged　　 C．missed　　　 D．delayed

48．A．invite　　　 B．inform　　　 C．notice　　　 D．remember

49．A．appeared　 B．happened　　 C．seemed　　　 D．proved

50．A．courage　　 B．belief　　　 C．chance　　　 D．permission

51．A．received　 B．delivered　　 C．posted　　　 D．rejected

52．A．1ived　　 B．dined　　　 C．worked　　　 D．rested

53．A．menu　　 B．bill　　　　 C．1etter　　　 D．ticket

54．A．who　　 B．how　　　　 C．why　　　　 D．what

55．A．trust　　 B．move　　　 C．deserve　　　 D．share

As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a _36__ with Alice. Since I __37__went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，_38__Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and _39__beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to __40__.
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.
“No，we must go now，”I said，__41__ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became _42__.
“Go now，”I__43__，and Alice started to cry.__44__ that，the man sitting on the __45__stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her__46__ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a _47__.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was __48__.One day，his son went out and played __49__，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a _50__driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the __51__to play with him again. Hearing the story，I __52__.I knelt down and said  to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play __53__you.”
__54__is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you__55__ten more minutes of your time today.

As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.

Two months ago，I went to a _36__ with Alice. Since I __37__went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，_38__Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and _39__beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to __40__.

“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.

“No，we must go now，”I said，__41__ Alice just didn’t move.

“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became _42__.

“Go now，”I__43__，and Alice started to cry.__44__ that，the man sitting on the __45__stood up and came to us.

“Why don’t you just let her__46__ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a _47__.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was __48__.One day，his son went out and played __49__，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a _50__driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the __51__to play with him again. Hearing the story，I __52__.I knelt down and said  to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play __53__you.”

__54__is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you__55__ten more minutes of your time today.