After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.Theotherwomanmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidowfor19yearsbutthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.
ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.
Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.
Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationnothingextraordinarybutcatchinguponrecenteventsofeachother’slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.
Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid“I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.
Afewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassiveheartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.
SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromthesameplaceMotherandIhaddined.Anattachednotesaid:“Ipaidthisbillinadvance.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere;butneverthelessIpaidfortwoplates—oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.Iloveyouson.”
AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsayingintime:‘IloveYOU’andtogiveourlovedonesthetimethattheydeserve.
Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanyourfamily.Givethemthetimetheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsome“other”time.
1.Fromthepassagewecansee_________.
A.themotherwashappytohavedinnerwithherson
B.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandhisthreechildren
C.theauthorandhismotherwenttoahigh-classrestaurant
D.theauthorsawamoviewithhismotherafterdinner
2.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’smotheraccordingtothepassage?
A.Shewantedtocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.
B.Shewantedtoinvitehersontohavedinneragain.
C.Shediedofamassiveheartattackverysuddenly.
D.Shewrotealettertotellhersonaboutherillness.
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