It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long    , my friends and I had decided to    and take some extra courses. We had    the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was    into a stuffy(闷热的)former laundry room and each night was a new    in humidity. Still, it felt
   to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks,     , the thrill faded and    set in. I found myself sitting alone each night     my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a    time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I    helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food    with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet    . Now I found myself missing them    than ever.
Finally when my    were at their lowest, I heard a    at the door. I opened it and was    to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my    heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating,      on each other’s news, and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the    that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself. ”It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.

A．journey B．term C．break D．way

A．leave B．stay C．relax D．travel

A．rented B．bought C．painted D．repaired

A．made B．changed C．jammed D．hidden

A．wish B．pleasure C．experiment D．adventure

A．exciting B．boring C．astonishing D．moving

A．anyway B．though C．therefore D．instead

A．headache B．loneliness C．satisfaction D．homesickness

A．forgetting about B．relying on C．thinking of D．referring to

A．special B．terrible C．specific D．difficult

A．gave up B．had trouble in C．put off D．took pride in

A．frozen B．prepared C．tasted D．kept

A．laughter B．scream C．whistle D．sigh

A．less B．more C．worse D．better

A．minds B．dreams C．spirits D．thoughts

A．kick B．hit C．crash D．knock

A．disappointed B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged

A．hungry B．open C．sick D．gentle

A．making up B．getting up C．catching up D．taking up

A．sign B．chance C．secret D．belief