Question

Sometimes I really want to know if there is love between my parents.

Every day they are very _______ trying to make money in order to _______the high tuition for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”, or see them send birthday_______to each other. My father has a bad temper(脾氣). When he′s very tired from work, it is_______for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was_______dinner. I sat down beside her.

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

“What?” she replied, _______doing her work.

“Is there love between you and Dad? ” I asked her in a very low_________.

My mother stopped her work and_______her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn′t answer and went on cooking.

I was very nervous _______I thought I had hurt her. I didn′ t know what I should do.

A few days later, my father suddenly got sick________. My mother had to stay with him in the________for a month . After they were back, every day in the morning , my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so________. It seemed they were the happiest________.

“Dad, how are you________now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don′t worry about me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I ________this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

1.A. busy B. alone C. early D. fast

2.A. give B. receive C. cost D. pay

3.A. show B. presents C. fruit D. jokes

4.A. action B. difficulty C. easy D. funny

5.A. finishing B. eating C. seeing D. making

6.A. hardly B. really C. still D. already

7.A. price B. voice C. situation D. risk

8.A. raised B. fell C. put D. beat

9.A. because B. though C. while D. unless

10.A. sadly B. shortly C. quickly D. seriously

11.A. home B. hospital C. trouble D. holiday

12.A. smart B. happy C. strong D. brave

13.A. visitor B. farmer C. couple D. friend

14.A. travelling B. living C. resting D. feeling

15.A. enjoy B. remember C. wait D. hate

Answer 1