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1、Unit1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIt
2、hinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago
3、,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'swrong?'sheasked.'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewi
4、thyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.''Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.Questions:1.Whatwouldmakethes
5、peakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo) Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus. 'Iusedtob
6、ethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid. 'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid. Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie. 'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.' Ia
7、greed. 'Howwasyourdate?'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening. 'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid. MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.Itellheraboutmytrailsat