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

I sent my baby to the supermarket this morning. 　　　　　　　　　　 1. __________

At the store, I had put her in a shopping cart,　　  　　　　　　　　　　 2. __________

with some food and toys around herself. 　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　 3. __________

A small boy and his mother were ahead of me. 　　　　　　  4. __________

The child was crying and begging for everything.     　　　　　　  5. __________

“He wants some sweets or toys and his father   　　　　　　　　　　 6. __________

won’t let him have. ”I thought. 　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 7. __________

Then I heard about his mother’s reply. “No!”She　　　　 8. __________

said, looking at my direction. “You may not have    　　　　　　  9. __________

the baby sister today. That lady got the last one!”   　　　　　　  10. __________

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　On the deep night of June 8, I suddenly woke up and saw bright lightning（闪电）in the sky． It was so 　1 　that the whole room 　2 　white． I heard a sound 　3 　was like a hundred jets 　4 　past the house． I had 　5 　heard such a noise in all my life． My ears 　6 　from the strange whistle．

　Suddenly, even 　7 　things started happening． I could 　8 　the heavy pressure of the roaring wind． The whole 　9 　began to shake, and the floor 　10 　me seemed to fall away．I knew I 　11 　get to the basement（地下室）, 　12 　it was too late, I 　13 　onto my bed as I felt 　14 　falling into the darkness．

　After ten minutes, the tornado was 　15 　．I was so frightened that I couldn't 　16 　． When I finally opened my eyes, 　17 　was dark and it was raining hard． I 　18 　to look for my family． I found Mom and Dad 　19 　under some pieces of wood． They were 　20 　and not badly hurt． It was an 　21 　miracle（奇迹）．My sisters had cuts, but they were OK too．　　 　22 　miracle．

　We climbed outside and heard people calling 　23 　help． By 2：00 a．m． the first ambulances 　24 　． In their lights we could see what was 　25 　of our town．

At the store, I had put her in a shopping cart,　　  　　　　　　　　　　 2. __________

with some food and toys around herself. 　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　 3. __________

A small boy and his mother were ahead of me. 　　　　　　  4. __________

The child was crying and begging for everything.     　　　　　　  5. __________

“He wants some sweets or toys and his father   　　　　　　　　　　 6. __________

won’t let him have. ”I thought. 　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 7. __________

Then I heard about his mother’s reply. “No!”She　　　　 8. __________

said, looking at my direction. “You may not have    　　　　　　  9. __________

the baby sister today. That lady got the last one!”   　　　　　　  10. __________