When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.
59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A．afford          B．cost            C．spend    D．offer

2.                A．go             B．live            C．act  D．walk

3.                A．happily         B．silently         C．secretly  D．nervously

4.                A．request        B．problem        C．message  D．question

5.                A．loud           B．light           C．low  D．clear

6.                A．surprise        B．anger          C．stress    D．horror

7.                A．amazed         B．confused        C．shocked  D．ashamed

8.                A．quickly         B．excitedly        C．bitterly   D．gently

9.                A．quilt           B．needle         C．thread   D．sewing

10.               A．belief          B．work           C．experience D．life

11.               A．Warmth        B．Thread         C．Cotton    D．Love

12.               A．tired           B．drunk          C．ill    D．injured

13.               A．talk            B．walk           C．work D．think

14.               A．with           B．as             C．for   D．by

15.               A．signs           B．symbols        C．pictures   D．reflections

16.               A．read           B．doubted        C．translated  D．recognized

17.               A．retire          B．recover        C．regain D．remove

18.               A．passed         B．escaped        C．faded D．turned

19.               A．Again          B．Once          C．Then D．Later

20.               A．word          B．account        C．experience D．accident

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents.Every day they were busy earning money so that they could1the high tuition my brother and I needed.They didn’t 2in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt(被子).I3sat down beside her.“Mom, I have a4here,” I said after a while.“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 5voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 6lin her eyes.She didn’t answer immediately.She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt.I was7if I had hurt her.I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do.But at last she said, very8, “Susan, look at this9.Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting.If10is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.11is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got12while on duty.Ever since then he could no longer13
properly.Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road.Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees.The leaves were gently glistening14the sun shining upon them.All of these made up the most beautiful15in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?”” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry shout me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 16what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would17in two months.But that day never came.He 18away in peace.
19I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.But from this 20, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1. 1.
   1. A.
      afford
   2. B.
      cost
   3. C.
      spend
   4. D.
      offer
2. 2.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      live
   3. C.
      act
   4. D.
      walk
3. 3.
   1. A.
      happily
   2. B.
      silently
   3. C.
      secretly
   4. D.
      nervously
4. 4.
   1. A.
      request
   2. B.
      problem
   3. C.
      message
   4. D.
      question
5. 5.
   1. A.
      loud
   2. B.
      light
   3. C.
      low
   4. D.
      clear
6. 6.
   1. A.
      surprise
   2. B.
      anger
   3. C.
      stress
   4. D.
      horror
7. 7.
   1. A.
      amazed
   2. B.
      confused
   3. C.
      shocked
   4. D.
      ashamed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      quickly
   2. B.
      excitedly
   3. C.
      bitterly
   4. D.
      gently
9. 9.
   1. A.
      quilt
   2. B.
      needle
   3. C.
      thread
   4. D.
      sewing
10. 10.
    1. A.
       belief
    2. B.
       work
    3. C.
       experience
    4. D.
       life
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Warmth
    2. B.
       Thread
    3. C.
       Cotton
    4. D.
       Love
12. 12.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       drunk
    3. C.
       ill
    4. D.
       injured
13. 13.
    1. A.
       talk
    2. B.
       walk
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       think
14. 14.
    1. A.
       with
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       by
15. 15.
    1. A.
       signs
    2. B.
       symbols
    3. C.
       pictures
    4. D.
       reflections
16. 16.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       doubted
    3. C.
       translated
    4. D.
       recognized
17. 17.
    1. A.
       retire
    2. B.
       recover
    3. C.
       regain
    4. D.
       remove
18. 18.
    1. A.
       passed
    2. B.
       escaped
    3. C.
       faded
    4. D.
       turned
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Again
    2. B.
       Once
    3. C.
       Then
    4. D.
       Later
20. 20.
    1. A.
       lesson
    2. B.
       account
    3. C.
       experience
    4. D.
       accident

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could  36  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn't  37  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing(缝补) a quilt(被子).  I  38  sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a  39  here," I said after a while. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very  40  voice. Mom stopped her work and raised her head with  41  in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was  42  if I had hurt her.  I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very  43  , "Susan, look at this  44 . Sometimes it appears but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If  45  is a quilt, love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's really there.  46  is inside." I listened carefully but couldn't understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got  47  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer  48  properly.  Every morning and dusk, Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening(闪亮)  49  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful  50  in the world. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me," he said gently. "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Looking into his eyes, I  51  what he meant. The doctor had said Dad would  52  in two months. But that day never came.  He  53  away in peace.   54   I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   55  , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm. 

36. A. afford                B. cost                  C. spend               D. offer
37. A. go                     B. live                  C. act                   D. walk

38. A. happily               B. silently             C. secretly            D. nervously

39. A. request              B. problem           C. message     D. question

40. A. loud                  B. light                 C. low                  D. clear
41. A. surprise             B. anger               C. stress                D. horror

42. A. amazed              B. confused   C. shocked     D. ashamed

43. A. quickly              B. excitedly          C. bitterly             D. gently
44. A. quilt                  B. needle              C. thread              D. sewing
45. A. belief                B. work                C. experience        D. life

46. A. Warmth             B. Thread     C. Cotton              D. Love
47. A. tired                  B. drunk               C. ill                    D. injured
48. A. talk                   B. walk                C. work                D. think
49. A. with                  B. as                    C. for                   D. by
50. A. signs                 B. symbols    C. pictures            D. reflections
51. A. read                  B. doubted    C. translated  D. recognized
52. A. retire                 B. recover             C. regain              D. remove
53. A. passed       B. escaped    C. faded               D. turned
54. A. Again                B. Once                C. Then                D. Later

55. A. lesson         B. account    C. experience        D. accident

   When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could __34__  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

       One day, Mom was sewing(缝) a quilt. I silently sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a __35__  here，” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad？” I asked her in a very __36__ voice.

       Mom stopped her work and raised her head with __37__  in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was confused if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very __38__ , “Susan, look at this __39__. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If  __40__ is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's really there. __41__  is inside.”

    I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until years later.

       One day, Dad accidentally got__42__ while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer__43__ properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening __44__  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful  __45__  in the world.

   “Dad, how are you feeling now？” I asked him one day. “Susan, don't worry about me，” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I__46__ what they meant.

   The doctor had said Dad would __47__in two months. But that day never came. He __48__ away in peace.

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

34．A.afford       B．cost         C．spend             D．offer

35．A.request    B．problem      C．message            D．question

36．A.loud                B．light         C．low              D．clear

37．A.surprise  B．anger             C．stress             D．horror

38．A.quickly     B．excitedly     C．bitterly            D．gently

39．A.quilt                B．needle        C．thread            D．sewing

40. A.belief       B．work             C．experience     D．life

41. A.Warmth     B．Thread       C．Cotton            D．Love

42．A.tired                B．drunk         C．ill                    D．injured

43．A.talk          B．walk         C．work               D．think

44．A.with          B．as            C．for               D．by

45．A.signs        B．symbols      C．pictures          D．reflections

46．A.read                B．doubted     C．translated       D．recognized

47．A.retire        B．recover      C．regain            D．remove

48．A.passed    B．escaped     C．faded             D．Turned