题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.That Friday after work, I drove over to pick her up.

We went to a restaurant that, although not      , was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm        she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation – nothing         but catching up on recent       of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the          .As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me           you.”I agreed.

“How was your           ?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Far           my wildest imagination” I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so        that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time       , I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant      from the same place where mother and I had dined. An         note said: “I paid this bill      . I wasn’t sure that I      be there; but I still paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your      .You will never know what that night      for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I      the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give time to our family.      in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they      , because these things cannot be      till “some other time.”

1.A. grand         B. comfortable     C. shabby     D. delicate

2.A. even if       B. as though       C. so that       D. in case

3.A. unbelievable B. attractive     C. interesting D. extraordinary

4.A. accidents     B. events        C. coincidences D. conditions

5.A. bus          B. appointment    C. movie         D. time

6.A. accompany    B. order           C. satisfy       D. invite

7.A. date          B. dinner        C. film          D. mother

8.A. from          B. beyond          C. beneath       D. out of

9.A. immediately   B. abruptly     C. absolutely   D. awfully

10.A. before       B. ago             C. later        D. after

11.A. receipt     B. bill            C. reception    D. notice

12.A. extra     B. additional     C. attached     D. approved

13.A. by chance  B. on purpose     C. for myself    D. in advance

14.A. might      B. should          C. could       D. would

15.A. son        B. wife            C. friend       D. colleague

16.A. meant       B. paid           C. provided     D. made

17.A. advocated   B. appreciated    C. admired       D. applauded

18. A. Something B. Anything       C. Everything  D. Nothing

19.A. demand       B. need            C. deserve       D. desire

20.A. put off     B. called off      C. taken off    D. turned off