阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to __36_ the family．They don’t act in the _37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．__38__ flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more __39__．
One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I __40__ sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom，is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a __41__ voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with __42 _ in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she __43__ 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 __44__ in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and __45__．If life is a quilt，then love should be a __46__．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is __47__.”
The next spring，my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital，mother looked rather pale and it seemed __48__ of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father __49__ slowly on the country road．My father had never been so __50__．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these __51__ the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad，how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
He said gently．“__52__，I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life.” __53__ his eyes，I know he loves my mother deeply.
__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．Love is inside，making life strong and warm.
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A．hold B．support C．live on D．keep

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

A．Taking B．Passing C．Buying D．Sending

A．no problem B．out of question C．out of the question D．in question

A．silently B．eagerly C．peaceful D．anxiously

A．loud B．low C．gentle D．tender

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

A．bowed B．raised C．hang D．lowered

A．warm B．lasting C．long D．comfortable

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

A．either B．both C．neither D．every

A．walk B．run C．stand D．exercise

A．rude B．polite C．gentle D．careful

A．came up B．turned up C．called up D．made up

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

A．Once B．Though C．When D．Unless