Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.　
　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.　
　　“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.　
　　“What?” she replied, still doing her work.　
　　“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.　
　　My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.　
　　I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment 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 appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”
　　I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. 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 walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.
　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, making life strong and warm.
　　thread: 线　　　 quilt: 被子
　　1. Why did the parents try to earn a lot of money?
　　A. To pay for the food.
　　B. To pay off the debt.
　　C. To pay for the hospital.
　　D. To pay the high tuition.

　　2. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. The parents sent flowers on Valentine’s day.
　　B. The parents liked to say “I love you.”
　　C. The father was too tired to have a good temper.
　　D. The mother had no job.

　　3. From the passage, we can know that _________.
　　A. the father made much money from his work
　　B. Susan couldn’t understand her mother
　　C. the parents always loved each other
　　D. the mother was worried about her husband

　　4. How did Susan feel towards her parents at last?
　　A. sad　　　　　 B. glad　　 　　C. worried　　　 D. easy

　　5. Which is the best title?
　　A. Love is inside.　　　　　　　　 B. Love is outside.
　　C. Love is seen everywhere.　　 　 D. Love is seen anytime.
　

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Merry Market is　1　big supermarket.It’s very near my home.There 　2　many things.There are 　3　many people,especially(尤其是)on holidays 　4　 at weekends.You can　5　 food and 　6　,clothes and so on.The shop is open 24 hours every day.The salesmen in the supermarket　7　very nice and 　8　.　9　 like to talk to you and help you.You can buy things there and you can 　10　meals there,too.

On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8: 40 am. After I eat my　  　, I often go to a shopping centre　  my mother. The shopping centre is　  our home, so we walk there. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there. The shopping centre has a good　  . It is called“蓝莓购物中心”in Chinese. It doesn’t have an English name. Can you　  it in English? It is new and big. There are many things there, such as TVs, fridges, computers, clothes, food　  drinks. There are many     every day. There are men and women, the old and the    . 　  　do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The workers there are always nice and friendly. The things there are usually good but not　  . If you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.

1.A. breakfast             B. lunch              C. supper           D. dinner

2.A. for                        B. to                    C. of           D. with

3.A. near                     B. not far            C. at                    D. far from

4.A. flower            B. place               C. name              D. room

5.A. say                        B. speak             C. tell             D. talk

6.A. but                       B. with                C. or     D. and

7.A. students              B. people     C. children          D. teachers

8.A. tall                        B. short              C. young             D. small

9.A. What          B. Who               C. Why               D. When

10.A. expensive         B. cheap             C. big                  D. new

Merry Market is　1　big supermarket.It’s very near my home.There 　2　many things.There are 　3　many people,especially(尤其是)on holidays 　4　 at weekends.You can　5　 food and 　6　,clothes and so on.The shop is open 24 hours every day.The salesmen in the supermarket　7　very nice and 　8　.　9　 like to talk to you and help you.You can buy things there and you can 　10　meals there,too.

1.                A．a              B．an             C．the  D．/

2.                A．am            B．is              C．are  D．be

3.                A．also           B．too            C．either    D．both

4.                A．and            B．with           C．or   D．also

5.                A．sell            B．sells           C．buy  D．buys

6.                A．water          B．juice           C．coffee    D．drink

7.                A．am            B．is              C．are  D．be

8.                A．friend          B．friendly         C．friends   D．bad

9.                A．He            B．She            C．They D．Them

10.               A．have           B．has            C．had  D．having