Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses (吻). So, I really doubt (怀疑) whether (是否) there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money to pay the schooling for me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even impossible.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I asked her if there was love between them. She stopped her work and looked up with surprise. Then she bowed (弯下) her head and continued sewing the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly (几乎不) be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt long-lasting.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk (黄昏) after she returned from the hospital, my father helped my mother walk slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shone them through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world. Reading their eyes, I knew they loved each other deeply. From this experience, I realized that love was just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
【小题1】The writer thought his parents’ life was not          .

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Failure（失败）is a part of life．1．Whatever we do, there are always two possible results success and failure．There is no doubt（怀疑）that every one of us wants to be successful，but we can’t always avoid（避免）failure．

People have different opinions about the failure．Some people regard failure as a bad thing．They hold that they should always do everything well．If they fail in something，they will lose their confidence．2．Other people regard failure as a chance to learn．They redo（重做）what they failed to do．They know complaining won’t help．

As an old saying goes，“Failure is the mother of success．”As long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong in time，we will have success．In my opinion, failure is not bad，it's not good，either．