After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some     36    with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been     37   for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my boys made it possible to visit her only     38    .
Then I called to visit her to go out for dinner and a movie. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she had curled her    39   and was wearing a nice dress. My mother took my arm     40    she were the First Lady.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable    41  —nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I    42  .
Two days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a    43    to do anything for her.
Later, I received a copy of a restaurant receipt from the place mother and I had dined. A(n)    44    note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night     45    for me. I love you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they     46    . Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be     47   till “some other time”.

A．time B．money C．dinner D．movie

A．upset B．cheerful C．alone D．excited

A．usually B．occasionally C．frequently D．often

A．program B．comb C．organ D．hair

A．as if B．even though C．such as D．as to

A．discussion B．quarrel C．conversation D．fight

A．refused B．wondered C．ordered D．agreed

A．luck B．chance C．will D．hope

A．connected B．attached C．abandoned D．deserted

A．cared B．arranged C．meant D．applied

A．spend B．want C．need D．deserve

A．put off B．paid off C．put forward D．looked forward