After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping the spark of love

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    26  .

The other woman that my    27   wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but the    28   of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only    29  . That night I called to invite her to go out for    30   and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you    31  ?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who    32   that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be    33   to pass some time with you,” I responded. “Just the    34   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    35  . My mother took my arm    36   she were the First Lady. During the dinner we had an agreeable    37   — nothing extraordinary — but    38   recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we    39   the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll    40   with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. “How was your dinner    41  ?” 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    42   a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do    43   for her. At that moment I    44   the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they    45  .

试题答案

【小题1】C

【小题2】D

【小题3】A

【小题4】C

【小题5】A

【小题6】A

【小题7】D

【小题8】B

【小题9】A

【小题10】B

【小题11】C

【小题12】B

【小题13】A

【小题14】A

【小题15】B

【小题16】D

【小题17】C

【小题18】B

【小题19】D

【小题20】B

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