43. A. noticed　　　　 　　 B. observed　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　 D. heard

42. A. until　　　　　　 　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

41. A. at the　　　　　 　　 B. for a　　　　　　　　 　　 C. in a　　　　　　　　　 D. for the

40. A. glad　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　 　　 D. pleased

39. A. happy　　　　　 　　 B. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　 D. bad

38. A. force　　　　　 　　 B. order　　　　　　　　 　　 C. advise　　　　 　　 D. invite

37. A. this　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　 D. it

36. A. Another　　　　　　　 　　 B. This other　　　　　 　　 C. Other　　　　 　　 D. Others

60. A. die　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

答案　 41.B　 42.C　 43.A　 44.C　 45.B　 46.B　 47.D　 48.C　 49.B　 50.A　 51.B　 52.C　 53.B　 54.B　 55.A　 56.C　 57.D　 58.A　 59.C　 60.A

Passage 25

(江苏省姜堰市第二中学2008届高三第三次模拟考试)

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner. 　36　 　woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 　37　 　impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to 　38 　her to go out for dinner.“What’s wrong? Are you 　39　 ?”she asked. “I thought that it would be 　40　 　to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it 　41　 　moment, and agreed.

That Friday after work, 　42　 　I drove to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I 　43　 　that, she, too, seemed to be 　44　 　about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 　45　 　her last wedding anniversary.

We went to a restaurant that, 　46　 　not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the menu, Mom sat there 　47　 　at me. A nostalgic(怀旧的)smile was 　48　 　her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an) 　49　 　conversation-nothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each other’s life.

A few days 　50　 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 　51　 　for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 　52　 “You will never know what that night meant to me. I’m looking forward to the 　53　 　dinner. I love you, Son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your 　54　 . Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 　55　 　till“some other time”.

59. A. a child　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a kiss　　　　　　　　　　　 C. living　　　　　　　　　　　 D. touching