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  3. After 21 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

After 21 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

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问题     After 21 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 too, and she would love to spend some time with you."
    The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What’s wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
    "I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."
    That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She 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. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can’t wait to hear about our meeting."
    We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. 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. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.
    "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 responded.
    During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation—nothing extraordinary 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.
    "How was your dinner date?" 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 died of a massive 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 from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached 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 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".
The mother insisted on inviting the author to dinner because
选项 A、she was going to die soon.
B、she wanted to show her love.
C、she did not expect the heart attack.
D、she intended to thank him and his wife.
答案B
解析 从第9段的I’ll go out with you again可以知道母亲在提出请儿子吃饭时，她还是想着自己一定会去的，根据倒数第2段最后两句和最后一段的哲理可以推断母亲当时提出邀请是因为她也要让儿子知道她很爱他。由此可见，本题应选B。倒数第2段倒数第3句表明母亲并不能确定自己的病情．所以A说“她快要死了”是过度推断。D是另一个强干扰项，但由第9段的I’ll go out with you again可知，当母亲提出邀请时，她并没有想要邀请媳妇一起参加，这可能是后来回家之后才想到的，所以D并不是母亲最初提出邀请时的目的。
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