When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could 　31 　the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t 　32 　in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt (被子). I 　33 　sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a 　34

here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 　35 　voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 　36 　in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was 　37 　if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very 　38 , “Susan, look at this 　39 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If 　40 　is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. Love is 　41 .”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got 　42 　while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer 　43

properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening 　44 　the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful 　45 　in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said. “I just like walking with your mom and I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 　46 　what

they meant.

The doctor had said that Dad would 　47 　in two months. But that day never came. He 　48 　

away in peace.

　49 　I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 　50 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm … .

31. A. afford　 　　　 　 B. cost 　　　 　　　 　 　C. spend　　 　　 　　　 　D. offer

32. A. go 　　　 　　　 　 B. play　　　 　　　 　　　 　 　C. act 　　　 　　 　　　 　D. walk

33. A. happily 　　　 　 B. silently　 　　　 　 　C. secretly 　　 　　　 　D. nervously

34. A. request 　　　 　 B. problem　 　　　 　 　C. message　　　 　　 　D. question

35. A. loud　　 　　　 　 B. light　　　 　　　 　 　C. low　　　 　　　 　　 　D. clear

36. A. surprise　　　 　　　 　 B. anger　　　 　　　 　 　C. stress　　 　　　 　　 　D. horror

37. A. amazed 　　　 　 B. confused 　　　 　 　C. shocked　　　 　　 　　　 　D. ashamed

38. A. quickly 　　　 　 B. excitedly 　　　 　 　C. bitterly 　　 　　　 　D. gently

39. A. quilt　　 　　　 　 B. needle　　 　　　 　 　C. thread　 　　 　　　 　D. sewing

40. A. belief　 　　　 　 B. work　　　 　　　 　 　C. experience　　 　　 　D. life

41. A. outside 　　　 　 B. upside　　 　 　　 　　C. downside　 　 　　　 　D. inside

42. A. tired　　 　　　 　 B. drunk　　 　　　 　 　C. ill　 　　　 　　 　　　 　D. injured

43. A. talk　　　 　　　 　 B. walk　　　 　　　 　 　C. work　　 　　　 　　 　D. think

44. A. with　　 　　　 　 B. as　　 　　　 　　　 　 　C. for　　　 　　　 　　 　　　 　D. by

45. A. signs　　 　　　 　 B. symbols　 　　　 　 　C. pictures 　　 　　　 　D. reflections

46. A. read　　 　　　 　 B. doubted　 　　　 　 　C. translated　　 　　 　D. recognized

47. A. retire　　 　　　 　 B. recover　 　　　 　 　C. regain　 　　 　　　 　D. remove

48. A. passed　 　　　 　 B. escaped　 　　　 　 　C. faded　　 　　　 　　 　D. turned

49. A. Again　 　　　 　 B. Once　　　 　　　 　 　C. Then　　 　　　 　　 　D. Before

50. A. incident　　　 　　　 　 B. account　 　　　 　 　C. experience　　 　　 　D. accident

30. - Could you turn the TV down a little bit?　

- ______. Is it disturbing you?

A. Take it easy　 　　 　B. I’m sorry　　 　　　　 C. Not a bit　　　 　　　 D. It depends

29. China has sent some rescue teams ______ experts and doctors to Haiti.

A. made up　　 　　 　B. made from　　 　　　 C. made up of　　 　　　 D, making up

28. I have to draw some money from the bank before our money ______.

A. runs out of　　 　 　B. is run out of　　 　 C. runs out　　 　　　　 D. runs up

27. I was so excited at the news that I could hardly ______ my feelings in words.

A. carry　　　 　　 　B. convey　　　 　　　 C. transmit　　　　 　　 D. communicate

26. Sooner or later, the old palace will get ruined if ______.

A. being left unrepaired 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not left repaired

C. left unrepaired 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having left unrepaired

25. I would like a job which pays more, but ______ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

A. in other words　 　B. on the other hand　 C. for one thing　　 　　 D. as a matter of fact