Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents． They are very busy working to   1   the family． They don’t act in the   2   ways that I read in books or I see on TV．   3   flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more   4  ．

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩)． I   5   sat down beside her and looked at her． “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a   6   voice．

My mother stopped and raised her head with   7  in her eyes． She didn’t answer immediately． Then she   8   her head and continued to sew the quilt． At last my mother said:“Susan,” she said, “Look at this thread． Sometimes it appears, but most of it   9   in the quilt． The thread really makes the quilt strong and   10  ． If life is a quilt, then love should be a   11  ． It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there． Love is   12  ．”

The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously． When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed   13  of them had had a serious illness． Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   14   slowly on the country road． My father had never been so   15 ． Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees． The sun gently glistened through the leaves． All of these  16   the most beautiful picture in the world．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day． He said gently． “  17  , I just like walking with your mom． I like this kind of life．”   18   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

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

1．A．hold                     B．support               C．live on                 D．keep

1,3,5

2．A．romantic               B．friendly               C．lovely                  D．active

3．A．Taking                  B．Passing               C．Buying                D．Sending

4．A．no problem            B．on purpose          C．out of the question D．out of reach

5．A．silently                  B．eagerly                C．peacefully            D．anxiously

6．A．loud                      B．low                     C．excited                D．tender

7．A．interest                 B．fear                     C．excitement           D．surprise

8．A．bowed                  B．raised                  C．hung                   D．stretched

9．A．loses                     B．turns out             C．disappears           D．comes up

10．A．cosy                   B．lasting                 C．long                    D．comfortable

11．A．needle                 B．cloth                   C．thread                 D．sheet

12．A．in the quilt           B．out of the quilt     C．outside                D．inside

13．A．either                  B．both                    C．neither                D．every

14．A．walk                   B．run                     C．wander               D．exercise

15．A．rude                    B．polite                   C．gentle                  D．careful

16．A．appeared             B．consisted of         C．took on               D．formed

17．A．In other words     B．To tell the truth    C．In my opinion      D．On the contrary

18．A．Seeing                 B．Reading               C．Witnessing           D．Observing

19．A．Once                  B．Though               C．When                  D．Unless

20．A．process               B．suffering             C．procedure            D．experience

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to __36_ the family．They don’t act in the _37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．__38__ flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more __39__．

One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I __40__ sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom，is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a __41__ voice.

My mother stopped and raised her head with __42 _ in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she __43__ her head and continued to sew the quilt．At last my mother said:

“Susan,” she said，“Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it __44__ in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and __45__．If life is a quilt，then love should be a __46__．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is __47__.”

The next spring，my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital，mother looked rather pale and it seemed __48__ of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father __49__ slowly on the country road．My father had never been so __50__．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these __51__ the most beautiful picture in the world.

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

He said gently．“__52__，I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life.” __53__ his eyes，I know he loves my mother deeply.

__54__ I thought love meant flowers，gifts and sweet kisses．But from this __55__，I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside，making life strong and warm.

36．A．hold           B．support     C．live on                     D．keep

37．A．romantic     B．friendly        C．lovely                   D．active

38．A．Taking        B．Passing         C．Buying                    D．Sending

39．A．no problem B．out of question       C．out of the question D．in question

40．A．silently        B．eagerly           C．peaceful              D．anxiously

41．A．loud           B．low                     C．gentle                       D．tender

42．A．interest       B．fear                C．excitement             D．surprise

43．A．bowed        B．raised             C．hang                      D．lowered

44．A．lost        B．turned out         C．disappeared            D．came up

45．A．warm         B．lasting            C．long             D．comfortable

46．A．needle         B．cloth                 C．thread              D．sheet

47．A．in the quilt  B．out of the quilt      C．outside             D．inside

48．A．either    B．both             C．neither                   D．every

49．A．walk        B．run                C．stand                     D．exercise

50．A．rude        B．polite           C．gentle                     D．careful

51．A．came up      B．turned up         C．called up               D．made up

52．A．In other words B. To tell the truth  C．In my opinion     D. On the contrary

53．A．Seeing        B．Reading         C．Watching          D．Observing

54．A．Once             B．Though         C．When                D．Unless

55．A．process         B．way              C．matter               D．experience

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic    36 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe(假装) little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very   37 . She didn’t listen to a   38  I said or do the things she should.” In the   39  I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was   40  she’d been put to sit alone and   41 .

My daughter   42  her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know   43  to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never   44  me do the things that I just have to do. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot   45 . And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the   46  to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play —   47  what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some   48  in my life, as I listened to her words that   49  me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most   50 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased   51  years.

But now my   52  has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网）  53  the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them   54 .

I’m going to fill the house with   55  of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1.                A．table           B．camera         C．hammer  D．phone

 

2.                A．gentle          B．happy          C．good D．helpful

 

3.                A．story           B．word           C．joke D．sentence

 

4.                A．corner         B．bed            C．room D．box

 

5.                A．possible        B．clear           C．common  D．unusual

 

6.                A．recover        B．pretend        C．think D．regret

 

7.                A．continued       B．stopped        C．repeated D．interrupted

 

8.                A．what           B．whether        C．why D．how

 

9.                A．has            B．helps           C．makes    D．lets

 

10.               A．reach          B．settle          C．arrive D．handle

 

11.               A．ability          B．duty           C．energy    D．reason

 

12.               A．mind          B．see            C．feel  D．learn

 

13.               A．influences      B．changes        C．plans D．troubles

 

14.               A．cut            B．hurt           C．broke D．harmed

 

15.               A．clever         B．heavy          C．dear  D．lovely

 

16.               A．over           B．after           C．for   D．during

 

17.               A．purpose        B．principle        C．destination D．attitude

 

18.               A．have           B．manage        C．make D．stop

 

19.               A．either          B．any more       C．neither    D．anywhere

 

20.               A．conversations    B．messages       C．imaginations    D．memories

 

 

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic    21  ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even    22  it was a pretense.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very    23   . She didn’t listen to a    24  I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was   25   she’d been put there to sit alone and    26  .

My daughter  27  her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never    28  me do the things that I just have to do.

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot   29 . And she doesn’t know  30  to fold towels. I don’t have the   31 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play—  32  what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some   33 in my life, as I listened to her   34 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most   35   . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.

But now my  36   has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different  37   through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网）  38   the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them  39  .

I’m going to fill the house with   40  of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

21．A．lamp          B．camera         C．hammer        D．phone

22．A．then         B．as             C．though       D．so

23．A．gentle        B．good          C．happy         D．helpful

24．A．word                B．story          C．joke           D．sentence

25．A．possible      B．obvious              C．common               D．unusual

26．A．recover              B．pretend       C．think                  D．regret

27．A．continued            B．stopped        C．repeated        D．interrupted

28．A．has                 B．helps          C．makes         D．lets

29．A．reach                B．settle          C．arrive        D．handle

30．A．what                B．whether      C．why         D．how

31．A．ability        B．duty         C．energy       D．reason

32．A．mind                B．see          C．feel          D．learn

33．A．influences            B．changes              C．plans           D．troubles

34．A．innocent      B．casual               C．generous       D．humorous

35．A．clever               B．heavy               C．dear         D．lovely

36．A．purpose              B．principle      C．destination    D．attitude

37．A．glance               B．light           C．focus        D．impression

38．A．have                B．manage              C．make          D．stop

39．A．either                B．any more             C．neither       D．anywhere

40．A．conversations        B．messages            C．imaginations    D．Memories

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 　 1 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even　 2 it was a pretense.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very　 3　 . She didn’t listen to a 　 4 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 5　 she’d been put there to sit alone and　 6 .

My daughter 7 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never　 8 me do the things that I just have to do.

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 9 . And she doesn’t know　10 to fold towels. I don’t have the　 11 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play— 12 what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some 13 in my life, as I listened to her 14 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 15　 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.

But now my 16　 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different 17　 through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 18　 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them 19 .

I’m going to fill the house with　 20 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1．A．lamp　　　 　 B．camera 　　 　 C．hammer　　 　 D．phone

2．A．then　　　　 　 B．as　　　　 　 C．though　　　 D．so

3．A．gentle　　　 　 B．good　　　 C．happy　　　 D．helpful

4．A．word　　　　 B．story　　　 C．joke　　　 　 D．sentence

5．A．possible　　 　 B．obvious　　　 　　　 C．common　 　　　　　 D．unusual

6．A．recover　　　 B．pretend　　　 C．think　　　 　　　　　 D．regret

7．A．continued　　 B．stopped　　 C．repeated　　 　 D．interrupted

8．A．has　　　　　 B．helps　　　 C．makes　　　 D．lets

9．A．reach　　　　 B．settle　　　 C．arrive　　　 D．handle

10．A．what　　　　 　　　 B．whether　　 C．why　　　　 D．how

11．A．ability　　　 B．duty　　　　 C．energy　　　 D．reason

12．A．mind　　　　 　　　 B．see　　　　 C．feel　　　　 D．learn

13．A．influences　 B．changes　　　 　 C．plans　　　 　 D．troubles

14．A．innocent　 B．casual　　　　 　　 C．generous 　 D．humorous

15．A．clever　　　　 　　 B．heavy　　　　 　　 C．dear　　　　 D．lovely

16．A．purpose　 　　 B．principle　　 C．destination 　 D．attitude

17．A．glance　　　 　　　 B．light　　　　 C．focus　　　 D．impression

18．A．have　　　　 　　 B．manage　　　 　　　 C．make　　　 D．stop

19．A．either　　 　　　 B．any more　　 　　　 C．neither　　　 D．anywhere

20．A．conversations　 　　 B．messages　　 　　 C．imaginations D．Memories