Sometimes，I doubted that there was any love between my parents．Every day they were 1 earning money．They didn’t 2 in the romantic 3 that I read in books．For them，“I love you”was too luxurious(奢侈)．When he was 4 working，my father had a bad temper．

    One day, my mother was 5 a quilt．I sat beside her and looked at her．“Mom，I have a question to ask you，”I said．

    “ 6  is it?”she replied．

    “Is there any love between you and Dad?”I asked 7 ．My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 8 in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．9  she continued her work．

    I was very 10 because I thought I had 11 her．But at last，my mother said 12，“Susan，look at this thread．Sometimes it is 13 ，but most of it disappears into the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong．If life is 14 ，then love should be a thread．It call hardly be 15 anywhere，but it’s really there．Love is inside．”I listened carefully but I didn't 16  her until the next spring，when my father became seriously ill．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．

    After they were back，every day in the morning，my mother 17 my father to walk slowly along the country road．My father had never been so gentle．The doctor had said my father would 18 in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself．

    “Dad，how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．

    “ Susan，don’t worry about me，”he said gently．”To tell you the truth，I just like 19 with your mom．”Reading his eyes，I knew he 20 my mother a lot．

1．A．interested in      B．busy in       C．devoted to        D．used to

2.A.act               B．work        C．live            D．speak

3.A.times             B．spaces       C．ways           D．thoughts

4．A．back from      B．late for       C．kept from       D．tired from

5．A．washing       B．sewing       C．spreading       D．folding up

6．A．How          B．Why         C．Where         D．What

7．A．immediately     B．carefully       C．in a low voice    D．in a romantic tune

8．A．sorrow        B．fear          C．excitement      D．surprise

9．A．But          B．Then          C．Therefore       D．Thus

10．A．sorry        B．a(chǎn)nxious        C．sad            D．terrified

11．A．interested       B．embarrassed   C．puzzled         D．troubled

12．A．clearly          B．sadly        C．a(chǎn)ttentively       D．thoughtfully

13．A．inside          B．visible        C．short           D．long

14．A．a(chǎn) thread         B．a(chǎn) quilt       C．a(chǎn) family         D．a(chǎn) home

15．A．seen            B．felt         C．kept            D．got

16．A．misunderstand    B．understand   C．complain of      D．a(chǎn)gree with

17．A．a(chǎn)sked           B．sent         C．helped         D．supported

18．A．recover          B．walk        C．work          D．satisfy

19．A．living           B．staying       C．being busy     D．walking

20．A．loved           B．understood    C．a(chǎn)dmired        D．depended on