Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I 36 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to
each other. these letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and 37 with dust. 38 to read and sort them, I asked
them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them 39 with age, I discovered a new page 40 unknown to me in
this private chapter of my parents’ lives.
My father used to   41 in the army. So his letters were full of frontline(前线) 42 of the things about the war.
Each of my mother’s letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick(口红) kiss. I was  43 to these letters
like a magnet(磁铁).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very 44 and was hospitalized(住院). This time, he
was fighting a 45 kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the  46 . He told me how much receiving
those lipstick-kissed letters had 47 to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would be February 14. From the  48 letters I chose the card my father had
sent mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying  49 .“Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to sent Mother a
present?” He became more 50 when I handed him the old 51 . He carefully opened it and took out the card,
and when he 52 it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with 53 read the loving 54 he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And
this time, he could read it to her  55 .

【小题1】
A.drewB.hitC.cameD.fell
【小题2】
A.coveredB.hiddenC.buriedD.filled
【小题3】
A.PretendingB.DecidingC.PreferringD.Suggesting
【小题4】
A.tenderB.tastyC.usefulD.delicate
【小题5】
A.recentlyB.previouslyC.usuallyD.occasionally
【小题6】
A.serveB.studyC.workD.report
【小题7】
A.documentsB.accountsC.introductionsD.occupations
【小题8】
A.devotedB.drawnC.thrownD.abandoned
【小题9】
A.depressedB.deadC.illD.dangerous
【小题10】
A.differentB.traditionalC.typicalD.familiar
【小题11】
A.warsB.illnessesC.prescriptionsD.letters
【小题12】
A.intendedB.meantC.plannedD.said
【小题13】
A.dividedB.separatedC.sortedD.updated
【小题14】
A.softlyB.angrilyC.sadlyD.loudly
【小题15】
A.fantasticB.enthusiasticC.curiousD.positive
【小题16】
A.Christmas cardB.lipstickC.basketD.envelope
【小题17】
A.foundB.wroteC.missedD.recognized
【小题18】
A.emotionB.sorrowC.sicknessD.astonishment
【小题19】.
A.storyB.speechC.messageD.motto
【小题20】
A.in peaceB.in privateC.in dangerD.in person


In the United States,train transportation is unpopular compared with cars and airplanes.Most people like traveling by car or by air.
Officials of the United States Department of Transportation made a study in 2001.The study is about how many miles Americans traveled by different means of transportation.They only studied trips longer than 50 miles.The study showed that fifty-six percent of all miles were traveled in personal vehicle.Forty-one percent were traveled in an airplane.Two percent were traveled in a bus.And less than one percent of miles were traveled in a train.
Amtrak is the national provider of train transportation in the United States.In the past ten years,the number of its passengers has increased by eighteen percent.Although the number of passengers has increased,it is still very small now.In countries such as France,Germany,or Japan,more people use trains.
There are several reasons why many people __________________________.
Firstly,Americans love to drive their own cars.On highways,cars can travel as fast as trains.These highways connect all major cities in America.Secondly,many travelers like to be independent.When they use their own cars they can decide when to travel.Thirdly,many buses travel between major cities.Bus travel is less costly than train travel.
In a huge country like the United States,cities are far away from each other.In some cases,travel from one city to another by train may take more than a day.Airplanes can carry passengers over long distances much faster.People who do not want to spend long time traveling by train decide to fly.For these people saving time is the most important thing.
【小题1】What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题2】Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It’s convenient for people to decide the start-off time when they travel in their own cars.
【小题3】Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)
【小题4】What means of transportation do you like best when traveling,trains,cars,or planes? Why? (Please answer within 30 words)
【小题5】Translate the underlined sentences in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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