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