Question

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to _____ the family. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more _____. Finally, when my father is very tired from hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper（发脾气）.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I _____ sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a low voice.

My mother stopped and raised her head with_____ in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried _____

I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said: “ Susan, Look at this thread（线）. Sometimes it _____, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt _____ and lasting（持久的）. If life is a quilt, then _____ should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. ”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t _____ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick ______. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and ______ of them seemed to have a serious illness. Every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so ______. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these made the most beautiful ______ in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother ______.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making ______ strong and warm.

1.A. support B. manage C. organize D. afford

2.A. possible B. impossible C. difficult D. nervous

3.A. politely B. impatiently C. quietly D. happily

4.A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. fear

5.A. until B. because C. but D. if

6.A. hides B. loses C. appears D. breaks

7.A. beautiful B. strong C. comfortable D. simple

8.A. money B. present C. time D. love

9.A. hear B. remember C. understand D. forgive

10.A. properly B. rapidly C. seriously D. completely

11.A. both B. either C. neither D. each

12.A. happy B. romantic C. polite D. gentle

13.A. couple B. family C. picture D. life

14.A. wisely B. carefully C. deeply D. proudly

15.A. quilt B. life C. illness D. future

Answer 1