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Sometimes，I wonder whether there is any love between my parents．Every day they are busy trying to make money．They don't act romantic the 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 a quilt （被子）．I sat down beside her．
"Mom，I have a question to ask you，"I said after a while．
"What？"she asked，still working．
"Is there love between you and Dad？"I asked her．
She didn't answer right away．
I thought I had hurt her．At last I heard my mother say："Susan，look at this thread （線）．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 really there．"
I listened carefully but I didn't understand her until the next spring．My father suddenly got seriously 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 country road every day．My father had never been so gentle．
"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．I like this kind of life．"
Once，I thought love meant flowers，gifts and sweet kisses．Now，I know that love is the thread that holds a family together．
44．Why does the writer think there may be no love between her parents？A
A．Because they never say："I love you．"to each other．
B．Because they don't look after each other．
C．Because they don't go for walks together．
D．Because they don't like to watch TV together．
45．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．The writer's parents don't love the writer．
B．The writer's parents love each other in their own way．
C．The writer's father didn't like to walk with his wife．
D．The writer's mother often says："I love you"，to her．
46．With the story of the quilt and the thread，the writer's mother wanted toD．
A．teach the writer how to make a quilt
B．show she was very good at making quilts
C．move away from the writer's question
D．tell the writer what love was
47．Now，the writer thinks loveC．
A．means flowers，gifts and sweat kisses
B．means romance
C．is something to hold a family together
D．is like a quilt．
