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　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．So, I really 　　1　　 whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy 　　2　　 to earn money to pay the high schooling for me．They don't act in the 　　3　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even 　　4　　．

　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I asked her if there was 　　5　　 between them．She paused her work and raised her head with 　　6　　．Then she bowed her head and 　　7　　 sewing the quilt．I was very 　　8　　 because I thought I had hurt her．But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 　　9　　 , but most of the time it disappears in the quilt．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can 　　10　　 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there, and makes the quilt 　　11　　 ”．I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her 　　12　　 the next spring．

　　My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in hospital for a one-month treatment．Every morning and dusk after she 　　13　　 from the hospital, my father 　　14　　 my mother walking slowly on the country road．There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened 　　15　　 the leaves．All of these 　　16　　 the most beautiful picture in the world．　　17　　 their eyes, I know they love each other deeply．From this experience, I 　　18　　 that love was just a 　　19　　 in the quilt of our life．Love is 　　20　　 , making life strong and warm．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died．I discovered something I had 　　1　　 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．

　　One night, as I lay in bed 　　2　　 my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 　　3　　 I behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right before going to sleep, ” I thought．

　　Quietly I 　　4　　 out of bed and picked up pencil and paper from the dresser, then tiptoed into the hall．The 　　5　　 from the living room shone dimly．I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks．

　　I quickly 　　6　　 a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so 　　7　　．I didn't want my brothers and sisters to know my 　　8　　, so I added a postscript： “Please don't let anyone see this．” Then I quietly moved 　　9　　 my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother's pillow．

　　The next morning, when I 　　10　　 my bed after breakfast．I unexpectedly found a 　　11　　 note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and 　　12　　 me．

　　This became my 　　13　　 of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never 　　14　　 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were 　　15　　 , she never mentioned them when we brothers and sisters recalled our childhood．

　　When mother 　　16　　 , I had to go through her personal belongings．In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon．On top was a message in her handwriting．It read, “In the event of my death, please 　　17　　 these．”

　　I 　　18　　 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my surprise I 　　19　　 my childish writing, “P．S．Please don't let anyone see this．Love, Edie．”

　　I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 　　20　　 along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord, ” I prayed “make me like my mother．”

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