2025年廣東碧桂園職業學院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024歷年頻考點試題含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調整）一、單選題(共50題)1、____studentsarepracticing___EnglishwitheachotherattheEnglishcorner.

(1分)A、Thenumberof;tospeakB、Agreatdealof;spokenC、Agreatmany;speakD、Anumberof;speaking正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析很多學生在英語角相互練習英語。考查數詞及動詞用法。Thenumberof……的數目，謂語動詞用單數；Agreatdealof;許多，或接不可數名詞；Agreatmanyof許多；Anumberof;practicedoing練習做某事，故選D。2、Andrew'shonestyandwisdomwillsurelymakehima（）businessman.(1分)A、succeedB、successC、successfulD、successfully正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查形容詞。句意為：“Andrew的誠實和智慧一定會讓他成為一個成功的商人?！眘uccessful為形容詞，意為“成功的”,businessman是名詞，修飾名詞應用形容詞successful。故選C。3、—Teenagersshouldnotbeallowedtohavepart-timejobs．—I________.Theycanlearnalotfromworking．（）(1分)A、doubtB、disappointC、disagree正確答案選項：參考答案：C4、LittleBobisofteneducatedbyhisparentstobegoodandfriendlytoanybodyevenif________.

(1分)A、attackingB、isattackedC、tobeattackedD、attacked正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查狀語從句的省略。句意：父母經常告誡小湯姆要對別人友好，即使挨打也要這樣。當從句的主語與主句的主語一致，且從句中含有be的某種形式時，從句的主語和be動詞可以一起省略，此題中讓步狀語從句為evenifheisattacked，故選D。5、Tomis___acleverboy___hecananswerallthequestions.

(1分)A、too，toB、so，thatC、such，thatD、either，or正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析句意:湯姆是一個如此聰明的男孩，以至于他能回答所有的問題。先根據句意棚餘A、D兩項such...that…和so...that…都表“如此……以至于……”，但用法不同。such—般用于“such+a(n)+adj+單數可數名詞+that從句”結構中，而so—般用于“so+adj+a(n)+單數可數名詞+that從句”結構中。由此可知C項正確。6、Those（）havereadmorebooksabouttechnologycanhaveabetterunderstandingofthispassage,(1分)A、whoB、whomC、thatD、whose正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查定語從句。句意為：“那些讀了更多關于科技的書的人可以更好地理解這篇文章?！狈治鼍渥咏Y構可知，本句是一個定語從句，先行詞those指人，在從句中作主語，是that的復數形式，所以為了避免重復，關系詞用who而不用that。故選A。7、Itwasraininghard,________theycouldn'tgooutforwalk.

(1分)A、becauseB、orC、butD、so正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析雨下得很大，所以他們不能出去散步。并列連詞so構成的并列句可以轉換成由從屬連詞because構成的主從復合句。此句相當于：Becauseitwasraining,theycouldnotgooutforawalk.另外，so和because不可以同事出現在句中8、---Lookat____animal.It’sinteresting.---Whichonedoyoumean?____blackonewithalongtail.

(1分)A、an，TheB、an，AnC、the，TheD、the，An正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析-看看一只動物這很有趣。-你是說哪一個？長尾的黑色的。考查冠詞的用法。而根據題意我們可以看出，問答中的動物都是表示特指，答案是C。9、材料“Dad,I'msureIcandoitwellthistime,Ipromise.”Isaidtomyselfandwentuptothestageandbeganmyplay…

FinallyI（1）frommypianoandtookabowtothepeopleinthehall.Therewasa（2）andthenloudapplause(掌聲)burstout.IknewI（3）it.Tearsfilledmyeyes.ThenI（4）threeyearsagorightherewhenitwasmyturntoplay.I（5）thehallandsawmydad.Hesatattheendofa（6）withaseriousface.

SuddenlyIbecame（7）.Ihadpracticedmypieceformonths,（8）thenitseemedtherewassomethingwrongwithmyfingers.Iforcedoutsome（9）tuneandleftthestageintears.I（10）.

Onthewayhomemyfatherdidn'tsayevenaword.Hejust（11）thecarinsilence.Ididn'tsayanythingeither.WhatcouldIsay,really,afterwhatI'ddone?Iknewhow（12）Dadworkedtoearnenoughmoney（13）mypiano.Thattimehewas.（14）tocometoacompetition,butIlethimdown.

Ididn'trememberhowwegothome.Dadneversaidawordtheentirewayhome,andhenever（15）oneofmycompetitionsagain.Inevergotoverthehurtofhaving.（16）thepersonImostwantedtomakeproud.I’d（17）morethanmycompetitionthatafternoon.IfeltasifI'dlostthekeytomyfather'sheart,andhediedbeforeIcould（18）itagain.

“God,whydidn'tyougivemea（19）tomakeituptohim?”I'doftenasked.

Iwonfirstprizeinthecontestnow.HowIwishmyfathercouldsharethe（20）momentwithme!第10空填（）。(1分)A、succeededB、wonC、failedD、disappeared正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查動詞詞義辨析。succeeded意為“成功”;won意為“贏”;failed意為“失敗”;disappeared意為“消失”。承上啟下，根據語境可知，“我”失敗了。故選C。10、-WhatdoyouthinkofJane?-Sheis（）tobeagoodteacher.(1分)A、patientenoughB、toopatientC、enoughpatientD、sopatient正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查形容詞。句意為：“——你認為Jane怎么樣?——她有足夠的耐心成為一名好老師。”enough作副詞修飾形容詞時，要放在被修飾詞的后面。故選A。11、【圖片大小可調】

(1分)A、inB、withC、toD、at正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析題目的意思是哪條路是最近的去附近醫院，to表示去。12、MissWanghasbeenafraidof（）alonesinceshewasyoung.(1分)A、beingB、beC、tobeD、is正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查動名詞。句意為：“王小姐從小就害怕獨處。”beafraidofdoingsth.意為“害怕做某事”。故選A。13、Oneortwopiecesofbread（）leftontheplate.(1分)A、wasB、hadC、wereD、be正確答案選項：參考答案：C14、（）Jane（）Peteriswarm-hearted.They'repopularwithourclass.(1分)A、Both;andB、Notonly;butalsoC、Neither;norD、Either;or正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查主謂一致。句意為：“Jane和Peter都是熱心腸，他們在我們班很受歡迎。”根據“They'repopularwithourclass.”可知，他們倆都是熱心腸，所以排除C和D;both…and…連接兩個主語時，謂語動詞用復數，所以排除A;notonly…butalso…連接兩個主語時，謂語動詞遵循就近原則。故選B。15、Wecleanedourclassroomyesterdayafternoonanditisso_________now.

(1分)A、dirtyB、largeC、cleanD、wide正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析昨天下午我們打掃了教室，現在很干凈。clean清潔的;干凈的dirty臟的；large大的；clean干凈的；wide寬敞的。16、Thegoodnews（）herfeel（）.(1分)A、make;excitedB、makes;excitedC、makes;excitingD、make;exciting正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析第一空：主語news為不可數名詞，故用動詞單三形式。第二空：此處形容人的感受，故用-ed形容詞。17、Thefarmerwastemptedtofirehimonthespot.,hehurriedoutsidetoprepareforthestorm.Tohisamazement,hediscoveredeverythinghadbeentieddown.Thecowswereinthebarn,thechickenswereinthecoops,andthedoorswerebarreD

(1分)A、ThereforeB、InsteadC、MeanwhileD、Moreover

正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：相反，他急忙跑到外面去準備迎接風暴來襲。ATherefore因此；BInstead反而；CMeanwhile同時；DMoreover而且。上文提到農場主本來想立即解雇這個人，結果相反，他自己跑到外面為風暴做好準備去了。故選B。（相對關系）"18、（）ofthestudentsinclass3isgoingtotakepartintheEnglishcontest.(1分)A、AllB、BothC、EachD、Every正確答案選項：參考答案：C19、Heisworkingintheroom.

(1分)A、狀語B、定語C、賓語D、賓補正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析句意：他在這個房間里工作。intheroom在句子中作地點狀語，所以選A。20、Itoftentakesmehalfanhour（）home.(1分)A、walkingB、towalkC、walkedD、walk正確答案選項：參考答案：B21、You'dbettertakethemapwithyou（）youwon'tgetlost.(1分)A、suchthatB、assoonasC、aslongasD、sothat正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查連詞。句意為：“你最好帶上地圖，這樣就不會迷路。”sothat意為“因此；這樣”,引導目的狀語從句。據句意可知后句是前句的目的，所以用sothat。故選D。22、材料Bookstoresaresecondhomesforreaders.Althoughmanypeoplecannowbuybooksonline,manyreadersstilllikethefeelinginbookstores.Theycantouchthebooksandsmelltheprint.

InChina,therearemanyspecialbookstores.SanlianTaofenBookstorebecamethefirst24-hourbookstoreinBeijingatthebeginningofApril.PopularHoldingsinShanghaiisafilm-themedbook-store.Ithasfilmbooksandposters.EsliteBookstoreinTaiwanoftenhasactivitiesliketalkswithfamouswriters.

Atthesametime,bookstoresoutsideChinacanbeverycolorful,too.ScarthinBooksisasmallbookstoreintheUK.Itsellsnewandsecond-handbooks.Therearemorethan100,000bookslyingontheshelvesofthestore's12rooms.Bart'sBooksintheUSisagoodplacetoenjoythesun-shinewhileyouarereadingbooks.It'sanoutdoorbookstore.Bookshelvesareonthestreet.Whenthestoreisclosed,peoplecanstillbuybooks.Theyjustputmoneyintothedoor'scoinbox.Wherecanyoufindacafe,barandbookstoreinjustoneplace?TheanswerisprobablyElPenduloinMexico.Bookslinethewallsofthestore.Onthesecondfloor,visitorscanordereverydaymealsinthecafeanddrinksfromthebar.Inordertokeepcool,therearegreenplantsandtreesinside.Doesitlooklikeapark?（）specialbookstoresinsideChinaarementionedinthepassage.(1分)A、TwoB、ThreeC、FiveD、Six正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析【主旨大意】本文講的是有關中國和世界各地的書店的內容，各地的書店都有它們自己的特色。細節理解題。通讀第二段內容可知，共提到了北京的SanlianTaofenBookstore、上海的PopularHoldings和臺灣的EsliteBookstore三個書店。故選B。23、ThetraditionalChinesemedicinehadagood（）ontheforeignpatient.(1分)A、successB、effectC、useD、help正確答案選項：參考答案：B24、Haveyoueverheardofthestory?It________funnyandinteresting.

(1分)A、looksB、tastesC、smellsD、sounds正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析句意:你聽說過這個故事嗎?它聽起來很有趣?？疾檫B系動詞。A、looks看起來;B、tastes嘗起來;C、smells聞起來;D、sounds聽起來。根據前句句意可知，空處的詞應“聽起來”,故選D。25、Theenergyfromthesunandwindisverycheapanditwillnever（）(1分)A、comeoutB、layoutC、carryoutD、runout正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查動詞短語。句意為：“太陽能和風能是廉價的，并且永遠不會枯竭。”runout意為“用盡；耗盡；枯竭”。根據“Thecnergyfromthesunandwind”可知，指的是太陽能和風能，這兩種能源不會枯竭。故選D26、--Ithinkteenagersshouldbeallowedtohavepart-timejobs?--（）.Studyingismoreimportantforthem.(1分)A、IthinksoB、IdisagreewithyouC、MetooD、Noproblem正確答案選項：參考答案：B27、-Haveyoupackedthecamerayet?-Yes,ofcourse.I（）itlastnight.(1分)A、havepackedB、waspackedC、packedD、hadpacked正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查一般過去時。句意為：“你把相機打包了嗎?——是的，當然了。我昨晚就打包了。”根據lastnight可知應用一般過去時。故選C。28、Whomadeaspeech________ofthemeeting?

(1分)A、intheendB、bytheendC、attheendD、inend正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析誰在會議結束時作了發言.intheend表示“終于、最后”，通常用于敘述過去發生的事情的結果。bytheendof…：只能表示時間，意為“在…前；到…為止”，因為by含有“從以前延續到......”的意思，所以bytheendof…常常用于完成時。attheendof…：既可以表示時間也可以表示地點、事情，譯為“在…末；在…盡頭”。inend最后的意思。29、Thebossgaveeachofhis（）note.(1分)A、maid-servant;ten-dollarsB、maid-servants;ten-dollarC、maid-servants;ten-dollarsD、maid-servant;ten-dollar正確答案選項：參考答案：B30、（）anewlibrary（）inyourschoollastyear?(1分)A、Is:builiB、Was;builtC、Does;buildD、Did;build正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查一般過去時的被動語態。句意為：“去年你們學校建了一座新的圖書館嗎?”根據lastyear可知應該用一般過去時，主語anewlibrary是動詞build的承受者，所以應用一般過去時的被動語態。故選B。31、-DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?-No.I’velearntthatit’sbestto____untilitblowsover.

(1分)A、callitadayB、pulltheirlegsC、sitonthefenceD、washmyhandsoff正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查情景交際。句意：——當爸爸媽媽又吵起來的時候，你支持哪一方?--不。我明白了最好還是保持中立，直到事情平息下來。Acallitaday今天到此為止；Bpulltheirlegs拖后腿；Csitonthefence保持中立；Dwashmyhandsoff洗手。分析句意可知，此處表示保持中立。結合選項，故選C。32、—Moreandmorepeopleprefertowalkratherthanrideincars.—（）.Walkingisgoodforhealth.(1分)A、SotheyareB、SoaretheyC、SotheydoD、Sodothey正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查倒裝句。句意為：“——越來越多的人寧愿走路也不愿坐車?！_實如此，步行對健康有好處。”可用“So+主語+be/助動詞/情態動詞”表示“某人或事物確實如此”,是對上文所講事實的肯定和強調。根據“Walkingisgoodforhealth.”可知空格處是重復前句的意思，為了加強語氣表示“確實如此”,上句prefertowalk是動詞短語，所以本句需要用相應的助動詞do。故選C。33、在下列各組單詞中，找出字母讀音th不同于其他三個的選項（）

(1分)A、thinB、themC、otherD、without正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析thin的th發音[θ]。其余th發音[e]34、—Whatwouldyoudoifyouwonamillionyuan?—（）,(1分)A、IshallgiveittocharitiesB、IwillbuysnacksC、Iwon'tputitinthebankD、I'dgiveittomedicalresearch正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查虛擬語氣。句意為：“——如果你贏得一百萬元，你會做什么?—-我會把它捐給醫學研究?！眎f引導的虛擬條件句，與現在事實相反時，從句的謂語動詞用過去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might十動詞原形。故選D。35、I_________toyouassoonasIgetthere.

(1分)A、willwriteB、wroteC、writeD、havewritten正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析這句話的主句是Iwillwritetoyou一般將來時,從句是assoonasIgetthere用一般現在時。翻譯為：我一到那就給你寫信。用于時間和條件狀語從句當主句為將來時態或表示將來意義時，時間和條件的狀語從句必須用一般現在時表將來。36、材料

TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:

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But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,“Thereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonth,andI'mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay,I'malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.”

I'veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.

Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey'repositiveornegative,they'rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou'rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusicians，orblameothers，andyouplaytheroleofvictim(受害者)，chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit'stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall“friends”.

Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon'tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard.

Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou'relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.

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properly正確答案選項：參考答案：B37、材料It'softensaidthatyoucanjudgeapersonbylookingatwhat'sontheirbookshelves.Well,whenIaskedmyselfthisquestionafewyearsago,Imadea(n)（1）discovery.Prettymuchallthe（2）onmybookshelveswerewrittenbyBritishauthors,andtherewasalmostnothingintranslationfromother（3）.Whatashame!So,Idecidedtolaunchmy（4）readingproject.

ButhowcouldIfindbooksfrommuchoftherestoftheworld?Ihadtoaskfor（5）.SoinOctober2011,Istartedmyblog,and(6)ashortappealonline.Withinhours,peoplebeganto（7）.Atfirst,itwasfriendsandcolleagues.Thenitwasfriendsoffriends.Andsoon,itwas（8）.

Fourdayslater,Igota(n)（9）fromawomancalledRafidahinKualaLumpur.Shesaidshelovedmyproject,（10）ifshecouldgotoherlocalEnglish-languagebookshopandchoosemyMalaysianbookandpostittome.Iaccepted（11）,andafewweekslater,apackage（12）containingnoone,buttwobooks—Rafidah'schoicefromMalaysia,andabookfromSingaporethatshehadalso（13）forme.Atthetime,Iwas（14）thatastrangermorethan6,000milesawaywouldgotosuchlengthstohelpsomeoneshewouldprobablynever（15）

ButRafidah'skindness（16）tobethepatternforthatyear.Timeandagain,peoplewentoutoftheir（17）tohelpme.Andbooksoftencamefrom（18）sources.Awriterevenemailedmeanunpublishedtranslationofhisnoveltome,allowingmetobecomeoneofthe（19）peopleevertoreadthatbookinEnglish.

Thatyear,thankstokindstrangersfromthefour（20）oftheworld.Ireadbooksfromover100countries第4空填（）。(1分)A、nationalB、globalC、officialD、beneficial正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查形容詞詞義辨析。national意為“國家的”;global意為“全球的”;official意為“官方的”;beneficial意為“有益的”。根據下文的“therestoftheworld”可知，作者需要拓展別的語言，所以需要全球閱讀。故選B。38、Theremanybooks____onthedesk.

(1分)A、isB、beC、areD、am正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析books是復數，所以用are39、Thegoodnewsmadeallofus________.

(1分)A、happyB、tobehappyC、happilyD、happiest正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析這個好消息使我們大家都很高興。happy高興的，形容詞；happily高興地，副詞；happiest最高興，是最高級形式．根據題干可知固定搭配：make＋賓語＋形容詞（做賓補），使某人………掌握固定搭配：make

sb/sth＋形容詞是做好本題的關鍵．40、—IhopeIwillwinthechemistrycompetitiontomorrow.—（）(1分)A、Whatapity!B、Congratulations!C、Goodlucktoyou!D、Idon'tthinkso.正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查情景交際。句意為：“—-—我希望我能在明天的化學比賽中獲勝?！Ｄ愫眠\!”Whatapity!意為“真可惜!”;Congratulations!意為“祝賀你!”;Goodlucktoyou!意為“祝你好運!”;Idon'tthinkso.意為“我不這么認為。”。根據“IhopeIwillwinthechenistrycompetitiontomorrow.”可知對于別人的美好愿望應該表示祝福。故選C。41、Thanksforyourinvitation,butIamsosorryIcan’tgo.Ineedto____mybabyathome.

(1分)A、takeawayB、takeoffC、takecareofD、takeoutof正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析句意謝謝你的邀請，但是我很抱歉我不能去，我需要在家里照顧我的孩子。A剝奪；拿開.B起飛；脫掉.C照顧.D取出.結合語境可知，應該takecareof，故選C。42、______youareverybusy,______alineifyouareintown.

(1分)A、If;writeB、Eventhough;writeC、If;dropD、Eventhough;drop正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析Dropaline是固定短語.是"寫一封信"的意思.并沒有"Writealine"這一說喔.所以這樣一來A和B就排除啦.然后根據前后語句來判斷是用if好還是用eventhough好.如果用if的話,那么這句話就要翻譯成"如果你很忙,當你在家的時候請寫封信過來."這樣講不通的嘛.如果很忙才寫信.不忙就不用寫啦?而且,既然猜測人家很忙,為什么還要讓人家寫信呢?真是添亂啊...所以,這樣說的話,語句也太過犀利了吧...淘汰掉選項C...用Eventhough的話,這句話就翻譯成"盡管你很忙,但當你在家的時候請寫封信過來."這樣就符合常理啦.知道人家很忙,所以請求人家同意,看能不能寫信.這樣語句就沒錯啦.所以最終選項是D沒錯的咯.43、材料Thinkaboutwhatyouliketowearontheweekend.

There’sagoodchancethatyouliketoputonapairofbluejeans.Atanymoment,abouthalfoftheworld’spopulationiswearingjeans.Butaccordingtoanewstudy,ourloveforjeansmaybebadforEarth.Denim（牛仔布）mightbeputtingsomeseaanimalsindanger.Everytimewewashourjeans,tinybitsofdenimwillflowoutofourwashingmachines,downintotheworld’srivers,lakesandoceans.Youmightwonder:Isn’tdenimmadeofcotton,anaturalmaterial?Howcanitbecomeadangertonature?Well,intheprocessofmakingjeans,denimistreatedwithmanytypesofman-madechemicals.Someimproveitsdurability（耐用性）andfeel;othersgivejeanstheirbluecolor.ScientistsstudiedtheGreatLakesinAmericaandtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.

Theyfounddenimwasteinallofthesamples（樣本）theyhadcollected.

Itisfearedthattheharmfulchemicalsindenimhavespreadfarandwide.Scientistsaren’tyetsurehowthesechemicalsmightharmanimals.Inthestudy,thescientistsalsowashedjeanstoseehowmanybitsofdenimeachpairwoulddropperwash.Theanswerwasfrightening:About50,000.Notallofthemmaketheirwayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplantsholdback83to99percentofthem.Thismaysoundprettygood,However,onepercentof50,000bitsarestill500perwash.Nowthinkaboutthenumberofjeansaroundtheworldandthetimeseachofthemgetswashed.

Asaresult,alargeamountofdenimwastestillgetsintotheenvironment.Doesthismeanweshouldn’twearjeans?ProbablynotWeneedtobuyfewerjeansandonlywashthemwhenwetrulyneedtodoit,saysSamAthey,oneofthescientists.Youdon’tneedtowashyourjeansafterhavingwornthemonlyacoupleoftimes.Howmanybitsofdenimmightgetintotheenvironmenteveryyear?______

(1分)A、Fivehundred.B、Fiftythousand.C、Toomanytocount.

正確答案選項：參考答案：C44、English________bylotsofpeopleastheirfirstlanguageintheworld．

(1分)A、isspokenB、speaksC、isspeakingD、spoke正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析英語是世界上許多人使用的第一語言。被動語態,就是用動詞be的相應單詞is

are+動詞的過去分詞45、材料After20yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanoutto（1）.Shesaid,“Iloveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo.”

Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡婦)for19years,butmybusylifehadmadeitimpossibletovisither（2）.ThatnightIcalledto（3）heroutfordinner.

“What'swrong?Areyouwell?”she'asked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenight（4）isasignofbadnews.

“Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”I（5）.

Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,and（6）.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation—（7）extraordinarybutrecenteventsofeachother'slife.

Beforewe（8）,shesaid,“I'llgooutwithyouagain,（9）onlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”

Afewdays（10）,mymotherdiedofaheartattack.It（11）sosuddenl