SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheydon’tactintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Intheiropinion“Iloveyou”istooluxuriousforthemtosay.SendingflowersonValentine’sDayisevenmoreoutofthequestion.
Onedaymymotherwassewingaquilt(被子).
“MomIhaveaquestiontoaskyou.”
“What?”sherepliedstilldoingherwork.
“IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?”
Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwithsurpriseinhereyes.Thenshesaid“Susanlookatthisthread.Sometimesitappearsbutmostofitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Iflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbeathread.Loveisinside.”
IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstanduntilthenextspring.Atthattimemyfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Aftertheywerebackfromthehospitalmymotherhelpedhimwalkslowlyonthebeautifulcountryroadeverymorning.Myfatherhadneverbeensogentle.Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkbyhimself.Allofuswereworriedabouthim.
“Dadhowareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday.
“Susandon’tworryaboutme”hesaidgently.“TotellyouthetruthIjustlikewalkingwithyourmom.”ReadinghiseyesIknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.
OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsandsweetkisses.ButfromthisexperienceIunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinsidemakinglifestrongandwarm.
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1.WhydoesthewriterNOTmakesurewhetherthereislovebetweenherparents?
A.Theydon’tactintheromanticways.
B.Theyneversay“Iloveyou”.
C.TheyneversendflowerstoeachotheronValentine’sDay.
D.Alloftheabove.
2.Whendidthewriterunderstandhermother’sanswer?
A.Afterherfathergotsickseriously.
B.Beforeherfathergotsickseriously.
C.Afterhermothergaveherfathersomeflowers.
D.Afterherfathergavehermothersomeflowers.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thread”meaninChinese?
A.针B.被子C.线D.爱
4.Whycouldn’therfatherwalkbyhimself?
A.Becauseherfatherwasseriousl