Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the   1   tuition （学费） for my brother and me. They don’t   2   in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it’s easy for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt （缝被子）. I   3   sat down beside her and looked at her.

“Is there any love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very   4   voice.

My mother stopped her work and raised her head with   5   in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.   6   at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said   7  . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of time it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable （耐用的）. If life is a quilt, then love should be a   8  . It can   9   be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is   10  .”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next  11  . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were   12  , every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk   13   on the country road. My father had never been so   14  . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All of these   15   the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would   16   in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.

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

“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like   17   with your mom. I like this kind of life.”   18   his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   19  , I understand that love is just a   20   in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1．A．expensive                 B．low                        C．cheap                            D．high

2．A．play                         B．talk                         C．act                         D．perform

3．A．silently                     B．carefully                 C．certainly                 D．happily

4．A．anxious                    B．low                        C．eager                      D．curious

5．A．surprise                    B．pride                       C．disappointment        D．satisfaction

6．A．So                           B．But                         C．And                        D．For

7．A．sadly                        B．excitedly                 C．regretfully               D．thoughtfully

8．A．trouble                     B．pleasure                  C．thread                     D．cloth

9．A．hardly                   B．often                      C．always                    D．ever

10．A．valuable                  B．inside               C．true                        D．priceless

11．A．winter                    B．autumn                   C．summer                  D．spring

12．A．free                        B．back                       C．fine                        D．ready

13．A．continuously           B．worriedly                C．constantly               D．slowly

14．A．gently                     B．perfect                    C．pleased                   D．thankful

15．A．put up                    B．took up                   C．made up                 D．set up

16．A．run                         B．recover                   C．stand                      D．work

17．A．walking                  B．living               C．sitting                     D．chatting

18．A．Examining        B．Seeing                    C．Noticing                 D．Reading

19．A．practice                  B．observation             C．experience                     D．activity

20．A．thread                     B．treasure                  C．jewel                      D．light

Love Is Just a Thread

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the  ?　36　? tuition for my brother and me. They don't ?　37　? in the romantic ways that I read in books or  I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it's easy for him to lose his temper.?

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I ?　38　? sat down beside her and looked at her.

“Is there any ?　39　? between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

My mother stopped her work and raised her head with ?　40　? in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.

?　41　? at last I heard my mother say the following words:?

“Susan,” she said ?　42　?.“Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的).If life is a

?　43　?,then love should be a thread. It can ?　44　? be seen anywhere or ?anytime, but it's really there. Love is ?　45　?.”?

I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next ?　46　?.At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were ?　47　?,every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏),my mother helped my father walk ?　48　? on the country road. My father had never been so ?　49　?.Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these ?　50　? the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would ?　51　? in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk alone. We were all worried.?

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

“Susan,”he said gently.“To tell you the truth, I just like ?　52　? with your mom. I like this kind of life.” ?　53　? from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this ?　54　?,I understand that love is just a ?　55　? in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36. A. expensive    B. low     C. cheap  D. high

37. A. play     B. talk     C. act      D. perform

38. A. silently B. carefully    C. certainly     D. happily

39. A. money  B. love    C. time    D. distance

40. A. surprise       B. pride   C. disappointment  D. satisfaction

41. A. So       B. But     C. And    D. For

42. A. sadly    B. excitedly    C. regretfully  D. thoughtfully

43. A. trouble B. pleasure     C. quilt   D. cloth

44. A. hardly  B. often   C. always       D. ever?

45. A. valuable      B. inside  C. true    D. priceless

46. A. winter  B. autumn      C. summer      D. spring

47. A. free      B. back   C. fine    D. ready?

48. A. continuously       B. worriedly   C. constantly   D. slowly?

49. A. gently  B. perfect       C. pleased       D. thankful

50. A. put up  B. took up      C. made up     D. set up?

51. A. run      B. recover      C. Stand  D. work

52. A. walking       B. living  C. sitting D. chatting?

53. A. Examining   B. Seeing       C. Noticing     D. Reading

54. A. practice       B. observation C. experience  D. activity?

55. A. thread  B. thing   C. jewel  D. light

She asked me ________．

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My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. I always 　36 people as soon as possible with whatever they needed. At that time, I noticed that many 　37 people had difficulty going to the grocery (杂货店) store 　38 a snowstorm. I would spend part of a 　39 Saturday knocking on my aged neighbors’ house doors to ask if they 　40 anything from the store. The 　41 was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities (必需品) for them. I liked it and it made them so 　42 , too. My friends asked me 　43 I was doing and after some time some of them 　44 in and it became a 　45 as time went by. I 　46 asked for money for what I had done for them, but sometimes the old ladies would 　47 the change in my pocket secretly. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them. When I went to college, many of these people would 　48 my mother about me, 　49 my mother didn’t always know who they were. It was through those 　50 between my mother and these people that she 　51 what I used to do for them — I had never told her. I 　52 helping others when I was 12 and it 　53 until today. Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 　54 . I originally wrote this for my profile, but my mother said why not 　55 it with everyone. I hope this inspires younger people and the older in a similar way.

36. A. helped　　　 B. gave　　　 C. cared　　　　　　　 D. offered

37. A. lazy　　　　 B. tired　　　C. kind　　　　　　　 D. elderly

38. A. after　　　 B. before　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. since

39. A. fine　　　　 B. snowy　　　C. funny　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. got　　　　　B. fetched　　C. needed　　　　　　　D. took

41. A. store　　　　B. factory　　C. hospital　　　　　　D. college

42. A. confused　　 B. pleased　　C. strange　　　　　　 D. upset

43. A. whether　　　B. when　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. what

44. A. turned　　　 B. looked　　 C. gave　　　　　　　 D. joined

45. A. rule　　　　 B. habit　　　C. tradition　　　　　 D. custom

46. A. never　　　　B. usually　　C. always　　　　　　　D. sometimes

47. A. put　　　　　B. choose　　 C. save　　　　　　　　D. keep

48. A. think　　　　B. ask　　　　C. guess　　　　　　　 D. find

49. A. but　　　　 B. and　　　　C. so　　　　　　　　　D. or

50. A. conversations　　 B. discussion　　　 C. statements　　　　D. speeches

51. A. knew from　 B. thought over　　C. learned about　　D. talked about

52. A. finished　　B. started　　　C. stopped　　　　 D. lasted

53. A. stops　　　 B. stays　　　　C. continues　　　 D. follows

54. A. understanding　B. kindness　C. friendship　　　D. honesty

55. A. show　　B. divide　　　　 C. explain　　　　D. share