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.
36．A．hold B．support C．live on D．keep
37．A．romantic B．friendly C．lovely D．active
38．A．Taking B．Passing C．Buying D．Sending
39．A．no problem B．out of question C．out of the questionD．in question
40．A．silently B．eagerly C．peaceful D．anxiously
41．A．loud B．low C．gentle D．tender
42．A．interest B．fear C．excitement D．surprise
43．A．bowed B．raised C．hang D．lowered
44．A．lost B．turned out C disappeared D．came up
45．A．warm B．lasting C．long D．comfortable
46．A．needle B．cloth C thread D．sheet
47．A．in the quilt B．out of the quilt C．outside D．inside
48．A．either B．both C．neither D．every
49．A．walk B．run C．stand D．exercise
50．A．rude B．polite C．gentle D．careful
51．A．came up B．turned up C．called up D．made up
52．A．In other wordsB. To tell the truth C．In my opinionD. On the contrary
53．A．Seeing B．Reading C Watching D．Observing
54．A．Once B．Though C．When D．Unless
55．A．process B．way C matter D．experience