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A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 1 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的); it can keep a 2 with very little effort. I will give 3 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 4 . We had been close as 5 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 6 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 7 our misunderstanding. Then he 8 a small island in the Caribbean and we 9 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He describe his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 10 . Rereading the letter, I was 11 by its humor (幽默) and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 12 respected my order brother but 13 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 14 . And with that one letter we became friends 15 . It might never have occurred to 16 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 17 . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 18 communication (通讯), people often 19 that they don't always have to phone or email. They have a 20 . And that is to write. | ||||
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Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) 1 advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. 2 he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his 4 , "these puppies come from fine parents and 5 a good deal of money." The boy 6 his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 7 and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure, "said the farmer. And with that he 8 a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called. 9 from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly 10 by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their 11 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. 12 another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others, d oing its best to 13 . "I want that one, "the little boy said, 14 at the runt (矮个子). The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you 15 want that puppy. He will never be able to 16 and play with you as other dogs would." With that the little boy 17 back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his 18 . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a 19 made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." The 20 is full of people who need someone who understands. | ||||
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