第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the 37 ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too 38 for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 39 ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there 40 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She 41 her head and continued to sew the quilt．
I was very worried because I thought I had 42 her．I was 43 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 44 , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt 45 ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 46 , but it’s really there．Love is 47 ．” I listened carefully but I 48 her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly 49 seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 50 ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 51 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．
“Susan, don’t 52 me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．” 53 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 54 ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just 55 in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．
36．A．keep fit B．rise early C．collect money D．earn money
37．A．romantic B．magic C．fantastic D．attractive
38．A．simple B．luxurious C．relaxing D．easy
39．A．question B．control C．reach D．the question
40．A．feeling B．quarrel C．love D．smile
41．A．bowed B．shook C．nodded D．raised
42．A．harmed B．injured C．wounded D．hurt
43．A．in great surprise B．with deep depression
C．in a great embarrassment D．at extreme sorrow
44．A．appears B．comes about C．happens D．occurs
45．A．warm and soft B．strong and durable
C．thin and cool D．hot and hard
46．A．somewhere and sometime B．more or less
C．anywhere or anytime D．here and there
47．A．outside B．inside C．faraway D．nearby
48．A．couldn’t understand B．might know C．wouldn’t recognize D．could believe
49．A．threw up B．got stuck C．got sick D．became disabled
50．A．much surprised B．quite healthy C．fairly red D．very pale
51．A．jump high B．walk slowly C．run fast D．go hurriedly
52．A．think about B．talk with C．laugh at D．worry about
53．A．Saying B．Seeing C．Reading D．Writing
54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
55．A．a needle B．a thread C．the cloth D．the cotton