Question

One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.

That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary(周年).

We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I answered.

During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt（收據(jù)） from the same place Mother and I had dined. A note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.

1. From the passage we can learn that_________.

A. the writer didn’t use to love her mother

B. the writer was sorry for not having shown much love to his mother

C. the writer often treated his mother at the restaurant

D. after dinner the writer went to a movie with his mother

2. What can we know about the writer’s mother according to the passage?

A. She lives with her son’s family.

B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.

C. She died of a heart attack all of sudden.

D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.

3.The writer read the menu because _________.

A. his mother couldn’t see clearly

B. his mother couldn’t read at all

C. he wanted to order something her mother liked

D. he wanted her mother to relax

4.What do you think is the best title of this passage?

A .My Mother’s Life

B. An Unforgettable Meal

C. My Mother And I

D. Love is Something You should never Put off

Answer 1