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.
　

At half 1 five, Mrs. Black heard her husband park the car 2　 the house and went out to speak to him right away．“What's wrong with you?” he asked．“You look worried．”“I have 3 a terrible mistake, dear ,” she said．“Mrs. Smith called me half 4 hour ago．We were talking and then 　5 　thinking, I asked her and her husband to come to have dinner 6 us this evening．”

　　　 “Well, that's 7 to be worried about,” Mr. Black said．“We will have a pleasant 8 ．We haven't seen the 9 　for a long time．”“I'd like them 10 ,” Mrs. Black answered. “But I've just 11 there is almost not any food at home．You didn't remember 12 some．I asked you to get some 13 your way home from work three days ago．”

　　　 “Some food?” Mr. Black said．“Oh, my dear, yes, I 14 now．I did　buy some．It's in the car．It's been there for the 　15 three days．”

（　）1． A．past　　　 B．passed　　 C．to　　　 D．at

（　）2． A．in　　　　 B．inside　　 C．outside　 D．on

（　）3． A．had　 　　 B．made　　 C．got　　 　D．received

（　）4． A．past　　　 B．to　　　　 C．the　　 　D．an

（　）5． A．with　　　 B．out of　　 C．for　　 　D．without

（　）6． A．with　　　　B．for　　 　 C．without　 D．out of

（　）7． A．nothing 　　B．everything C．anything　 D．something

（　）8． A．hour　　　　B．day　　　　C．evening　 D．week

（　）9． A．wife　　　 B．husband　　C．Smiths　　D．friend

（　）10．A．came　　　 B．to come　　C．come　　D．coming

（　）11．A．finded　　 B．founded　　C．found　　 D．know

（　）12．A．to buy　　 B．bought　　 C．buying　　D．buys

（　）13．A．in　　　　 B．on　　　　 C．to　　　 D．above

（　）14．A．remembered　B．forget　　 C．remember　D．remembering

（　）15．A．past　　　　B． / 　　　　C．pass　　　 D．future

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1.What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　   B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.      D. He got on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. curious

Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor(幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.

Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the “doctor” inside you and you can stay happy and well.

根据短文内容，按要求完成各题

1.Does medicine always work?

2.Who is the first sick man’s new “doctor”?

3.Who made the second patient well again, the doctor or the “dog” in his head?

4.Why does the writer ask us to visit the “doctor” inside our head?

5.What can you learn from this story?