阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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.
小题1:．
A．hold
B．support
C．live on
D．keep小题2:．
A．romantic
B．friendly
C．lovely
D．active小题3:．
A．Taking
B．Passing
C．Buying
D．Sending小题4:．
A．no problem
B．out of question
C．out of the question
D．in question小题5:．
A．silently
B．eagerly
C．peaceful
D．anxiously小题6:．
A．loud
B．low
C．gentle
D．tender小题7:．
A．interest
B．fear
C．excitement
D．surprise小题8:．
A．bowed
B．raised
C．hang
D．lowered小题9:．A．lost B．turned out C disappeared D．came up
小题10:．
A．warm
B．lasting
C．long
D．comfortable小题11:．A．needle B．cloth C thread D．sheet
小题12:．
A．in the quilt
B．out of the quilt
C．outside
D．inside小题13:．
A．either
B．both
C．neither
D．every小题14:．
A．walk
B．run
C．stand
D．exercise小题15:．
A．rude
B．polite
C．gentle
D．careful小题16:．
A．came up
B．turned up
C．called up
D．made up小题17:．
A．In other words
B．To tell the truth
C．In my opinion
D．On the contrary小题18:．A．Seeing B．Reading C Watching D．Observing
小题19:．
A．Once
B．Though
C．When
D．Unless小题20:．A．process B．way C matter D．experience
