Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to　 16　 the family. They don’t act in the　 17　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV.　 18　 flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more　 19　 .

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩). I　 20　 sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a　 21　 voice.

My mother stopped and raised her head with　 22　 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she　 23　 her head and continued to sew the quilt. At last my mother said:

“Susan,” she said, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it　 24　 in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and 25　 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a　 26　 . It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is　 27　 .”

The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed　 28　 of them had had a serious illness. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father　 29　 slowly on the country road．My father had never been so　 30　 .Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these　 31 　the most beautiful picture in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. He said gently. “　 32　 , I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.”　 33　 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

34　 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this　 35 　, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

16．A．hold　　　　　 B．support　　　　 C．live on　　　　 D．keep

17．A．romantic　　　 B．friendly　　　 C．lovely　　　　 D．active

18．A．Taking　　　　 B．Passing　　　　 C．Buying　　　　 D．Sending

　　 C．out of the question　　　　　　　 D．out of reach

20．A．silently　　　 B．eagerly　　　　 C．peacefully　　 D．anxiously

21．A．loud　　　　　 B．low　　　　　　 C．excited　　　　 D．tender

22．A．interest　　　 B．fear　　　　　 C．excitement　　 D．surprise

23．A．bowed　　　　　 B．raised　　　　 C．hung　　　　　 D．stretched

24．loses　　　　　　 B．turns out　　　 C．disappears　　 D．comes up

25．A．cosy　　　　　 B．lasting　　　　 C．long　　　　　 D．comfortable

26．A．needle　　　　 B．cloth　　　　　 C．thread　　　　 D．sheet

27．A．in the quilt　 B．out of the quilt　　　　　　　　 C．outside　　　　 D．inside

28．A．either　　　　 B．both　　　　　 C．neither　　　　 D．every

29．A．walk　　　　　 B．run　　　　　　 C．wander　　　　 D．exercise

30．A．rude　　　　　 B．polite　　　　 C．gentle　　　　 D．careful

31．A．appeared　　　 B．consisted of　 C．took on　　　　 D．formed

32．A．In other words B．To tell the truth　　　　　　　　 C．In my opinion　 D．On the contrary

33．A．Seeing　　　　 B．Reading　　　　 C．Witnessing　　 D．Observing

34．A．Once　　　　　 B．Though　　　　 C．When　　　　　 D．Unless

35．A．process　　　　 B．suffering　　　 C．procedure　　　 D．experience

15. In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, _________ experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

　 A. other than, can one　　　　 B. rather than, one can　

C. more than, can one　　　　 D. better than, one can

14. I think you’d rather she went to school by bus, ________?

　 A. hadn’t you　　 B. wouldn’t you　　　 C. aren’t I　　　 D. didn’t she

13. What a pity! I _______ in Hainan two more days, but something urgent needed to be dealt with back home.

A. must have stayed　　 　　　　　　　　 B. needn’t have stayed　　

C. could have stayed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. may have stayed

12. -Have you read the books?

-Yes. I’ve read all the books _____ you gave me because they are the best ones _____ I have ever read.

A. that; that　　 B. which; which　　 C. what; which　　 D. who; what

11．Hit by a hammer, my foot became _____ .

A．three times bigger than　 　　　　 B．as big three times

C．the normal size three times　 　　 D． three times the normal size

10．I’ll give you my friend’s home address, ____ I can be reached most evenings.

A．where　　　 　　 B．when 　　　　　 C．whom 　　　　　 D． which