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 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, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there． 46  is inside．”
I listened carefully but I 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   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 shout me,” he said gently． “I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．” Looking into his eyes, I  51 　　what they 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…

A．afford B．cost C．spend D．offer

A．go B．live C．act D．walk

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

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

A．loud B．light C．low D．clear

A．surprise B．anger C．stress D．horror

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

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

A．quilt B．needle C．thread D．sewing

A．belief B．work C．experience D．life

A．Warmth B．Thread C．Cotton D．Love

A．tired B．drunk C．ill D．injured

A．talk B．walk C．work D．think

A．with B．as C．for D．by

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

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

A．retire B．recover C．regain D．remove

A．passed B．escaped C．faded D．turned

A．Again B．Once C．Then D．Later

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