Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to
_____ the family. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more
_____. Finally, when my father is very tired from hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper(发脾气).
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I
_____ sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a low voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with
_____ in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried
_____ I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said: “ Susan, Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it
_____, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt
_____ and lasting(持久的). If life is a quilt, then
_____ should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. ”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t
_____ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick
______. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and
______ of them seemed to have a serious illness. Every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so
______. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these made the most beautiful
______ in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother
______.
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. Love is inside, making
______ strong and warm.
16. A.support | B.manage | C.organize | D.afford |
17. A.possible | B.impossible | C.difficult | D.nervous |
18. A.politely | B.impatiently | C.quietly | D.happily |
19. A.surprise | B.excitement | C.joy | D.fear |
20. A.until | B.because | C.but | D.if |
21. A.hides | B.loses | C.appears | D.breaks |
22. A.beautiful | B.strong | C.comfortable | D.simple |
23. A.money | B.present | C.time | D.love |
24. A.hear | B.remember | C.understand | D.forgive |
25. A.properly | B.rapidly | C.seriously | D.completely |
26. A.both | B.either | C.neither | D.each |
27. A.happy | B.romantic | C.polite | D.gentle |
28. A.couple | B.family | C.picture | D.life |
29. A.wisely | B.carefully | C.deeply | D.proudly |
30. A.quilt | B.life | C.illness | D.future |