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

A young man stole into a room through an open window. He 1 through all the room, but he didn’t find any money 　2 a bankbook（存折）. He thought, “If I have some credentials （证件）of the 　3 , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his 4 , he caught sight of an identity card（身份证）on the 　5 of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with 　6 .

7 the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so 　8 that her face suddenly turned 　9 and she sat there dumbfounded（发呆）for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her 　10 , and then in a 　11 voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the 　12 between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so 　13 ,the young man who was waiting turned red：“He…he…oh, sorry, I 　14 she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick 15 on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.

“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.

　 “What’s the matter?” the man 　16 back in a cold voice.

　 “Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.

　 The man couldn’t 17 looking up and to his surprise he found 18 was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card 19 her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the 20 owner of the bankbook.

1．A．searched　　 B．got　　　　 C．walked　　　 D．examined

2．A．for　　　　　 B．of　　　　　 C．or　　　　　 D．but

3．A．house　　　　 B．room　　　　 C．bank　　　　 D．owner

4．A．surprise　　 B．joy　　　　 C．sorrow　　　 D．interest

5．A．bottom　　　 B．back　　　　 C．surface　　 D．side

6．A．pleasure　　 B．excitement　 C．satisfaction D．difficulty

7．A．Handing over B．Taking over C．Handing in　 D．Taking out

8．A．frightened　 B．disappointed C．excited　　 D．surprised

9．A．cold　　　　 B．pale　　　　 C．red　　　　 D．bright

10．A．bankbook　　 B．card　　　　 C．expression　 D．money

11．A．loud　　　　 B．calm　　　　　 C．soft　　　 D．low

12．A．difference　 B．trouble　　 C．matter　　　 D．relation

13．A．doubted　　 B．asked　　　 C．looked at　 D．shouted at

14．A．think　　　 B．suppose　　 C．mean　　　　 D．believe

15．A．knock　　　 B．beat　　　　 C．touch　　　 D．strike

16．A．looked　　　 B．talked　　　 C．fought　　　 D．quarreled

17．A．stop　　　　 B．keep　　　　 C．mind　　　　 D．help

18．A．that　　　　 B．she　　　　 C．which　　　 D．it

19．A．over　　　　 B．upward　　　 C．beside　　　 D．behind

20．A．only　　　　 B．very　　　　 C．just　　　　 D．best