Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to __1__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don't act in the  __2__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, "I love you" is too _3__ for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of __4__．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．"Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there _5__ between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice．She didn't answer immediately．She __6__ her head and continued to sew the quilt．

I was very worried because I thought I had __7__ her．I was in a great __8__ and I didn't know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread．Sometimes it __9__, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt __10__．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __11_, but it's really there．Love is __12__．"

I listened carefully but I couldn't __13__ her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got __14__ seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked _15__．It seemed both of them had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father  __16__ slowly on the country road．

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

"Susan, don't __17__ about me．" he said gently．"To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．" __18__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __19__．But from this experience, I understand that love is just __20__ in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

1．A．keep fit                 B．rise early             C．earn money        D．collect money

2．A．magic                  B．romantic            C．fantastic            D．attractive

3．A．simple                   B．easy                  C．relaxing             D．luxurious

4．A．the question         B．question             C．reach                 D．control

5．A．feeling                  B．love                    C．quarrel                D．smile

6．A．raised                   B．shook                  C．nodded              D．bowed

7．A．hurt                    B．injured               C．wounded            D．harmed

8．A．surprise               B．embarrassment    C．depression         D．sorrow

9．A．happens               B．comes about       C．appears              D．occurs

10．A．warm and soft     B．hot and hard        C．thin and cool       D．strong and durable

11．A．somewhere and sometime                     B．anywhere or anytime

       C．more or less                                       D．here and there

12．A．inside                 B．outside                C．faraway             D．nearby

13．A．believe                B．understand           C．recognize            D．know

14．A． sick                 B．stuck                  C． up                     D．disabled

15．A．healthy              B．pale                   C．red                     D．surprised

16．A．jump                  B．ride                   C．run                    D．walk

17．A．think                 B．talk                     C．worry                D．concern

18．A．Reading               B．Seeing                 C．Saying                D．Writing

19．A．roses                  B．ring                     C．kisses                 D．jewelry

20．A．thread                 B．needle                 C．cloth                   D．cotton

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    Sometimes I really doubt 1there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the romantic ways  2I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is    3luxurious for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question．Finally my father has a bad temper．When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper．

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

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

    My mother stopped her work and   5her head with surprise in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   6her．I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what I should do．  7at last I heard my mother say the following words:

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

    I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her   11the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale．It seemed both of them had had a    12illness．

    After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road．My father had  13been so gentle．It seemed that they were the most harmonious couple．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened  14the leaves．All of these    15the most beautiful picture in the world．

    The doctor had said my father would recover   16two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk    17．All of us were worried about him．

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

    “Susan, don’t worry about me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．”   18his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

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

1.A．that             B．what           C．why            D．whether

2.A．that             B．which          C．in that        D．as

3.A．so               B．much           C．too            D．very

4.A．sound            B．noise          C．voice          D．speech

5.A．rose             B．arouse         C．held           D．raised

6.A．harmed           B．injured        C．hurt           D．wounded

7.A．But              B．And            C．However        D．Still

8.A．carefully        B．thoughtfully   C．gently         D．slowly

9.A．nowhere          B．somewhere      C．everywhere     D．anywhere

10.A．love            B．life           C．quilt          D．thread

11.A．until           B．before         C．in             D．since

12.A．weak            B．serious        C．incurable      D．worse

13.A．seldom          B．ever           C．always         D．never

14.A．by              B．through        C．across         D．over

15.A．made up         B．took up        C．called up      D．picked up

16.A．after           B．in             C．during         D．about

17.A．of himself      B．to himself     C．by himself     D．for himself

18.A．Seeing          B．Looking at     C．Reading        D．Watching

19.A．included        B．contained      C．covered        D．meant

20.A．making          B．leaving        C．keeping        D．finding

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  26  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  27  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  28  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   29  .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  30  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had  32  her. I was  33  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it  34  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt   35  . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen     36  , but it’s really there. Love is  37 .”
I listened carefully but I  38  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  39  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked  40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   41  on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t  42  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  43  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and  44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  45  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.