Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 1 things are handwritten．All too often, people buy a pen based only on 2 , and wonder why they are not satisfied 3 , they begin to use it, However, buying a pen that you'll enjoy is not 4 if you keep the following in wond．
First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 5 to use．The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征) 6 comfort．Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen．If you have a 7 hand and thicker fingers,you may 8 a fatter pen．The length of a pen can 9 influence comfort．A pen that is too 10 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable．
Then, the writing point of the pen should 11 the ink to flow evenly(均匀的)while that pen remains in touch with the paper 12 will make it possibly for you to creat a 13 line of writing．The point should also be sensitive enough to 14 ink from running when the pen is lifted．A point that does not block the 15 may leave drops of ink, 16 you pick the pen up and put it down again．
17 , the pen should make a thick, dark line．Fine-line pens may 18 bad handwriting, but fine, delicate lines do not command 19 next to printed text, as, 20 , a singnature on a printed letter．A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威)．
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many
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few
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pleasant
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important
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looks
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reason
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value
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advantanges
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once
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if
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because
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though
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coveenient
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practocal
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strange
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difficult
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heavy
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easy
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hard
D．
safe
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taking
B．
finding
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determining
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seeking
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strong
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weaker
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smaller
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larger
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prefer
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recommend
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prepare
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demand
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hardly
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also
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never
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still
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thick
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light
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rong
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soft
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change
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allow
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reduce
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press
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they
B．
one
C．
this
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some
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from
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rough
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black
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smooth
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prevent
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free
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protect
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remove
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way
B．
sight
C．
flow
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stream
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so
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as
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and
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yet
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Meanwhile
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Generally
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Afterwards
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Finally
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show up
B．
differ from
C．
break down
D．
compensate for
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attention
B．
support
C．
respect
D．
admission
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at most
B．
for example
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in brief
D．
on purpose
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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils(水仙花)before they are over．” I wanted to go, but it was a two－hour 1 from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead．"I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little 2 , on her third call．
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy． 3 , I had promised, and so I drove there．When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and 4 my grandchildren, I said, " 5 the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is 6 in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see．"
My daughter smiled 7 and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother．It's all right, Mother, I promise．You will never 8 yourself if you miss this experience．"
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church．On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered 9 that read, "Daffodil Garden"．
We got out of the car and 10 took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path．
Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I 11 and gasped(惊叹)．Before me lay the most wonderful sight．It looked 12 someone had taken a great vat(桶)of gold and 13 it down over the mountain peak and slopes．There were five acres of flowers．"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn．“It's just one woman”, Carolyn answered．“That's her home．”
Carolyn 14 to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that 15 ．We walked up to the house．On the patio([露台), we saw a(n) 16 " Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the 17 ．
The first answer was a simple one．"50, 000 bulbs(茎)," it read．The second answer was, "One 18 by one woman．Two hands, two feet, and a very little brain．" The third answer was, " 19 in 1958．"
I thought of this woman whom I had 20 met, who, more than forty years before, had begun－one bulb at a time－to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top．
