I’m always not sure whether my parents love each other or not. Every day they are very busy making money so that they can a good life for my sister and me. They don’t act in the usual ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Also, they never send to each other on Feb, 14.
One day, my mother was sewing* a quilt. I quietly sat down beside her.
“Is there love you and Dad?” asked I.
With a little surprise in her eyes, my mother stopped to raise her head and me. She said for long time. At last I heard my mother’s voice:
“Jane,” she said, “Look at this thread*. sometimes it appears, most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If life is a quilt, then should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and disappears.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her the next spring, when my father suddenly got seriously. My mother had to look after him in the hospital for a month. When they home, every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly. They often walked without a word. And after two months, my father still couldn’t walk by . All of us were worried about him very much.
“Dad, are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Jane,nothing serious. To tell you the truth, I just like with your mom. I like this kind of life,even if I cannot walk anymore.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant good presents and sweet kisses. But now, I understand that love is just like a thread in the quilt. Love is inside, making our nice and warm.
A．offer B．provide C．give D．take
A．money B．books C．gifts D．love
A．for B．among C．between D．with
A．looked up B．looked at C．looked after D．looked for
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．Because B．But C．Although D．So
A．Dad B．Mom C．family D．love
A．always B．hardly C．often D．never
A．unless B．for C．before D．until
A．sick B．angry C．right D．down
A．left B．returned C．missed D．stayed
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．talking B．walking C．reading D．eating
A．mind B．heart C．life D．quilt
Once upon a time, the colors of the world argued.
Green said, “Clearly I am the most important.I am the sign of and hope.I am the color of grass, trees and leaves. me, all animals would die.” said loudly.“What is the color of the sky and the sea? Isn’t water the most important thing for life?” Yellow laughed, “I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world.Every time people look at a , they start to smile.Without me there would be no fun.” Orange said at the top of his voice, “I am the color of health and strength.Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges.When I fill the sky at or sunset, everyone is at my beauty.” Red could it no longer, so he shouted, “I an the color of danger and bravery.I give people courage.”The colors went on .Their voices became louder and louder.The thunder（雷）got angry and the started to pour.When the colors began to cool, the rain said, “You foolish colors! Don’t you know that each of you is special? hands and follow me.” They did what they were told and together made the most beautiful rainbow（彩虹）。
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Chris's parents were proud of him when he graduated from college.But after six months, he still didn't find a job.In fact, he had no idea he wanted to do.He was living at home with his parents and things were becoming not good.His father thought of as a lazy man who was afraid the real world.
Chris thought his dad was unreasonable(不讲道理的).After all, he was young and he needed some space.During a recent argument, Chris said, "I'm not you, Dad.I have my own way doing things.I want a job I enjoy." His dad said, "That's a nice idea, anyway we call.it 'job' because it's about making a living, not fun."
There are many young people like Chris.They are having trouble getting started with a serious job and becoming They just don’t want to grow up.They think when the time is right, everything will be all right.
, it doesn’t work that way.Things happen and opportunities appear most often when we are moving, not standing still（静止）.The step is the hardest, but the key to in anything is getting started.
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Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor man talked about what happiness was.
The poor man said, “Happiness is we have now.” Seeing the poor man’s old clothes and house, the rich man laughed at him and said , “How can this be called happiness? My happiness is my huge and beautiful house with one rooms and a thousand servants(佣人).”
a windy night, a big fire happened in the rich man’s house and his hundred-room house was burnt down into .All his servants went away and left him alone.The rich man lost and he became a beggar(乞丐) overnight.
One day, the beggar was very hungry.He came to some food to eat when he passed by the poor man’s house.The poor man him a bowl of rice, asking, “What do you think of happiness now?”
The beggar said anxiously, “Happiness is bowl of rice in your hand.”
Happiness is all that at the moment.One enjoy happiness in all his lifetime only by cherishing(珍惜) what he has now.
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It was a Monday morning.When a teacher walked into the _____, he heard a low voice: "Here is the teacher.I am ____this boring fellow is going to talk about putting in commas."It was ___voice.His name was Bill.He was talking ___ the boy next to him.
The teacher didn’t get angry.He said _____ about it, then he really began to talk about putting in commas, and then he wrote _____the sentence: "Bill says the teacher is a boring fellow'' The class ___and Bill's face ___red.
"Now, "said the teacher, "I'll _____you how important commas are"
He put two commas in the sentence, and now read "______ is a boring fellow."
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完形填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Mary’s mother’s birthday was coming. So she wanted to buy a gift for her mother. But she knew her family was very poor (贫穷的). And she didn’t have any money to buy her an expensive gift. She was not . She thought and thought. Then she had a(n) . She could a gift by herself. So she used a piece of paper (一张纸) to make a . On the front, she drew a beautiful with some flowers around it. On the back she wrote, “To my dear mom. One day, I will buy you a real house like this.”
her mother’s birthday, Mary gave her the card. When her mother the card, tears (眼泪) fell down from her face. “Why are you crying (哭), Mom?” Mary asked, “You don’t it, right?” “No,” she said, “I love it very much. I cry I’m the happiest (最幸福) mother in the world. I am very that I have a great daughter. Thank you, my dear daughter.”
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