My parents are busy with their work every day. You can't see there is love 1 them. They don't act in the romantic（浪漫的）2that I read in books or I see on TV.

One day, while Mom was sewing(缝) a quilt，I 3 beside her. "Mom, I have a question," I said after a while.

"What?" she asked.

"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice.

    She stopped sewing and 4 her head. Then she bowed her head and went on sewing.

I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say， "Susan, look at this thread（线）. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt5. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's 6 there."

    I couldn't understand her 7 the next spring. My father suddenly got sick. Mom had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

    After they 8, my mother helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.

"Dad, how are you 9 now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me," he said. "I just like walking with your Mom."

     Once I thought 10 meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that it is just a thread in the quilt of our life . It is inside, making life strong and warm.

    Leo was a small fast boy. He often saw the other1play tennis in the park. And he wanted to learn to play tennis from them, but they wouldn't like to. They thought it would2too long to teach him.

    Leo felt3. One day, Leo decided to borrow（借）a tennis racket and a tennis ball from the park manager（经理）, Ben. Ben said to Leo, "It's going to be4to play tennis by yourself.

    Let me help you learn." "Wow, that would be great!" said Leo happily.

    That afternoon, Leo learned5to play tennis from Ben. Johnny, Joe and Roger watched and6that Leo was learning the game, and he was really good7it. Johnny wanted to have a match with Leo. He thought he would surely win（获胜）the match.

    The next day, Johnny and Leo had their big match. The other boys were all shouting for Johnny.

    Leo was a little worried8he told himself he could do it. He tried to play as Ben taught him.

    In the end, Leo won.

    After that day, many boys wanted to play tennis with Leo. But Leo didn't really want to play with9. Leo felt they weren't true friends.

    Leo10forgot Ben and how nice he was to him. They still get together to play tennis.

    Mike is a new student of Class Two. He has a 1 face. Last Thursday, a student called Luke said to Mike, "Your face is so long. Nobody wants to 2you.
   Alice is the best student of Class 3. She walked to Luke and said, "Luke. Mike is good4every subject and he often helps others with schoolwork. He is 5 friendly to others

    Why did you say that?

    "But he 6 ugly (丑陋的)don't you think so "asked Luke.

    "No. I think you have an ugly heart(心) "said Alice.

    Luke didn't know what to say and he left. Mike said 7 to Alice. "You're welcome," Alice aid. "it's8 the day after tomorrow. What about going to play9 in the morning.

    "Sounds great!" said Mike. "And I think we can ask Luke to play with 10. I know tennis is his favorite sport. And I think he can be one of my friends."

    Becky had never been to the theater to see a movie before. She tried to 1 what it would be like. Mum said it was a really big screen. Dad said there were lots of speakers all around. She 2 what else she would, see and hear there.

    It was a long ride to the theater. Once inside, they stopped at the snack bar for a big bag of popcorn they could 3 and a large soda with three straws (吸管) in it. Then they went up to an entrance. A man checked their 4. Becky could hardly breathe. She was so 5!

    They went down a hallway with lots of cool posters and big cardboard advertisements for the newest 6. They found their theater and entered the dark room, going down another short walkway until they saw all of the seats. It was so big inside! "There must be hundreds of chairs," she thought.

    People came in, sitting in rows, eating popcorn and talking 7 the movie started. The lights were turned off soon after, and the screen came on. Wow, Mum sure was-right. Then the movie 8. Dad was right, too! Becky could feel the seats vibrate (振动) with the loud sound. It was an amazing experience.

    Over an hour later with popcorn gone, soda 9, and the movie over, Becky and her parents left the dark room. It was so bright outside. "Well? Did you like it?" Her parents asked as they got back in the car. "That was interesting. Let's come here 10 sometime!" Becky said happily.