B

　　Sometimes, I doubt whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don't act as in the romantic way couples do in books and on TV. They never say:“I love you.”It’s not their style.

　　One day, my mother was sewing(缝)a quilt. I sat down beside her.

　　“Mom, I have a question to ask you,”I said after a while.

　　“What?”she asked while still doing work.

　　“Is there love between you and dad?”I asked her.

　　She didn't answer right away.

　　I thought I had hurt her.

　　“Susan,look at this thread(线),”she said finally.“Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it’s still important.”

　　The next spring, my father suddenly got very sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

　　After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the road every day. My father had never been so fragile(脆弱的).

　　“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.”

　　Once, I thought love meant flowers and gifts. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.

　　( )56. How did the writer’s parents appear to act at first?

　　A.They often argued with each other.

　　B.They usually acted romantic.

　　C.They were busy making money.

　　D.They always said“I love you”.

　　( )57. The writer thought there may be no love between her parents because_____.

　　A.they never said“I love you”to each other

　　B.they didn’t take care of each other

　　C.they didn’t often read books together

　　D.they didn’t like to watch TV together

　　( )58. According to the writer’s mother, _____.

　　A.love meant flowers and gifts

　　B.love should be seen everywhere

　　C.love was not important in a family

　　D.love was a thread if life was a quilt

　　( )59. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A.The writer’s parents didn’t love the writer.

　　B.The writer’s parents love each other in their own ways.

　　C.The writer’s father didn’t like to walk with his wife.

　　D.The writer’s mother often said“I love you”to her.

　　( )60. The writer wrote the story mainly to tell us _____.

　　A.how to sew a quilt

　　B.how to express love

　　C.what true love is in a family

　　D.what makes a happy family

　　C

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　　Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.

　　( )61. This dictionary cannot help you with _____.

　　A. singing B. grammar C. spelling D. pronunciation

　　( )62. _____ of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

　　A. All B. One C. Few D. Some

　　( )63. The AmE spelling of the Chinese word“颜色”in this dictionary is _____.

　　A. colour B. collar C. color D. corner

　　( )64. The phonetic alphabet helps you _____ each word correctly.

　　A. understand B. write C. say D. know

　　( )65. The Chinese meaning of“definition”here is _____.

　　A.词性 B.词条 C.词义 D.词