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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
One day, my wife wanted me to take my mother out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I know she loves you and would love to spend some time with you." My mother ___1___(be) a widow（寡妇）for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three ___2___(child) had made it impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like___3___(spend) the night with you very much."
【答案】1. has been
2. children
3. to spend
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的母亲生前为作者做的事，告诉读者爱就是那个心里对某人的不离不弃。
【1题详解】
考查现在完成时态。句意：我母亲已经守寡19年了。可知，句子用现在完成时态，再根据句子主语是My mother，属于单数第三人称，故填has been。
【2题详解】
考查名词复数。根据空格前的three可知，空格后面的名词用复数形式，故填children。
【3题详解】
考查固定结构。句意：我很想和你一起过夜。固定结构：would like to do sth.“愿意做某事”。故填to spend。
