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 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 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.manage | B.support | C.organize | D.afford |
17. A.impossible | B.possible | C.difficult | D.nervous |
18. A.politely | B.impatiently | C.quietly | D.happily |
19. A.fear | B.excitement | C.joy | D.surprise |
20. A.because | B.until | C.but | D.if |
21. A.hides | B.loses | C.breaks | D.appears |
22. A.beautiful | B.strong | C.comfortable | D.simple |
23. A.money | B.present | C.love | D.time |
24. A.hear | B.remember | C.understand | D.forgive |
25. A.properly | B.rapidly | C.completely | D.seriously |
26. A.each | B.either | C.neither | D.both |
27. A.happy | B.gentle | C.polite | D.romantic |
28. A.couple | B.family | C.picture | D.life |
29. A.deeply | B.carefully | C.wisely | D.proudly |
30. A.quilt | B.illness | C.life | D.future |