Harry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.

　  Once, Harry’s father was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus!

　  Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”

　“I’m sorry, I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”

1. _______ always does some housework in the morning.

A．Harry’s father     B．Harry’s mother    C．Harry             D．Nobody

2.Harry’s parents do all instead of him because _______.

A．he’s too young

B．he has poor health

C．he’s busy with his studies

D．they hope he spends all time on studies

3.The woman had to look after her son by herself because _______.

A．her husband wasn’t at home

B．she was stronger than her husband

C．she knew the young man well

D．she was freer than her husband

4. The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _______.

A．she didn’t know what kind he needed

B．she was busy with the housework

C．something was wrong with her

D．she wanted her son to do something himself

5. In fact, _______.

A．Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for him

B．Harry didn’t believe in himself

C．Harry wouldn’t listen to his mother

D．Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.
59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A．afford          B．cost            C．spend    D．offer

2.                A．go             B．live            C．act  D．walk

3.                A．happily         B．silently         C．secretly  D．nervously

4.                A．request        B．problem        C．message  D．question

5.                A．loud           B．light           C．low  D．clear

6.                A．surprise        B．anger          C．stress    D．horror

7.                A．amazed         B．confused        C．shocked  D．ashamed

8.                A．quickly         B．excitedly        C．bitterly   D．gently

9.                A．quilt           B．needle         C．thread   D．sewing

10.               A．belief          B．work           C．experience D．life

11.               A．Warmth        B．Thread         C．Cotton    D．Love

12.               A．tired           B．drunk          C．ill    D．injured

13.               A．talk            B．walk           C．work D．think

14.               A．with           B．as             C．for   D．by

15.               A．signs           B．symbols        C．pictures   D．reflections

16.               A．read           B．doubted        C．translated  D．recognized

17.               A．retire          B．recover        C．regain D．remove

18.               A．passed         B．escaped        C．faded D．turned

19.               A．Again          B．Once          C．Then D．Later

20.               A．word          B．account        C．experience D．accident

Sometimes，I doubted that there was any love between my parents．Every day they were 1 earning money．They didn’t 2 in the romantic 3 that I read in books．For them，“I love you”was too luxurious(奢侈)．When he was 4 working，my father had a bad temper．

    One day, my mother was 5 a quilt．I sat beside her and looked at her．“Mom，I have a question to ask you，”I said．

    “ 6  is it?”she replied．

    “Is there any love between you and Dad?”I asked 7 ．My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 8 in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．9  she continued her work．

    I was very 10 because I thought I had 11 her．But at last，my mother said 12，“Susan，look at this thread．Sometimes it is 13 ，but most of it disappears into the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong．If life is 14 ，then love should be a thread．It call hardly be 15 anywhere，but it’s really there．Love is inside．”I listened carefully but I didn't 16  her until the next spring，when my father became seriously ill．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．

    After they were back，every day in the morning，my mother 17 my father to walk slowly along the country road．My father had never been so gentle．The doctor had said my father would 18 in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself．

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

    “ Susan，don’t worry about me，”he said gently．”To tell you the truth，I just like 19 with your mom．”Reading his eyes，I knew he 20 my mother a lot．

1．A．interested in      B．busy in       C．devoted to        D．used to

2.A.act               B．work        C．live            D．speak

3.A.times             B．spaces       C．ways           D．thoughts

4．A．back from      B．late for       C．kept from       D．tired from

5．A．washing       B．sewing       C．spreading       D．folding up

6．A．How          B．Why         C．Where         D．What

7．A．immediately     B．carefully       C．in a low voice    D．in a romantic tune

8．A．sorrow        B．fear          C．excitement      D．surprise

9．A．But          B．Then          C．Therefore       D．Thus

10．A．sorry        B．anxious        C．sad            D．terrified

11．A．interested       B．embarrassed   C．puzzled         D．troubled

12．A．clearly          B．sadly        C．attentively       D．thoughtfully

13．A．inside          B．visible        C．short           D．long

14．A．a thread         B．a quilt       C．a family         D．a home

15．A．seen            B．felt         C．kept            D．got

16．A．misunderstand    B．understand   C．complain of      D．agree with

17．A．asked           B．sent         C．helped         D．supported

18．A．recover          B．walk        C．work          D．satisfy

19．A．living           B．staying       C．being busy     D．walking

20．A．loved           B．understood    C．admired        D．depended on