Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to __1__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don't act in the __2__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, "I love you" is too _3__ for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of __4__．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．"Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there _5__ between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice．She didn't answer immediately．She __6__ her head and continued to sew the quilt．
I was very worried because I thought I had __7__ her．I was in a great __8__ and I didn't know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread．Sometimes it __9__, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt __10__．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __11_, but it's really there．Love is __12__．"
I listened carefully but I couldn't __13__ her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got __14__ seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked _15__．It seemed both of them had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __16__ slowly on the country road．
"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day．
"Susan, don't __17__ about me．" he said gently．"To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．" __18__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __19__．But from this experience, I understand that love is just __20__ in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．
1．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
2．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
3．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
4．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
5．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
6．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
7．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
8．A．surprise B．embarrassment C．depression D．sorrow
9．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
10．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
11．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
12．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
13．A．believe B．understand C．recognize D．know
14．A． sick B．stuck C． up D．disabled
15．A．healthy B．pale C．red D．surprised
16．A．jump B．ride C．run D．walk
17．A．think B．talk C．worry D．concern
18．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
19．A．roses B．ring C．kisses D．jewelry
20．A．thread B．needle C．cloth D．cotton