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 described 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 older 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．

1．A．received          B．rewritten             C．returned            D．reread

2．A．record              B．promise          C．friendship            D．secret

3．A．an example          B．a lesson          C．an experience         D．a talk

4．A．through             B．together           C．along              D．away

5．A．brothers             B．children            C．fellows               D．classmates

6．A．normal               B．necessary           C．pleasant              D．possible

7．A．deepen               B．start               C．express               D．settle

8．A．toured               B．stopped over      C．reached               D．moved to

9．A．lost                 B．kept in             C．needed               D．got in

10．A．think              B．write              C．enjoy                 D．read

11．A．driven             B．beaten             C．surprised             D．honored

12．A．never              B．seldom            C．sometimes            D．once

13．A．realized             B．judged           C．thought                D．expected

14．A．well               B．often            C．much                D．soon

15．A．later               B．anyhow          C．too                   D．again

16．A．us                B．anyone else       C．someone              D．my brother

17．A．mail services        B．transport services  C．phones                 D．relatives

18．A．poor               B．easy             C．popular              D．busy

19．A．believe             B．decide           C．argue                D．forget

20．A．habit              B．choice           C．method              D．plan

A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium.

At 5:30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room. My 　1　 of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were 　2　 with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.

Approaching my locker, I noticed my teammates 　3 . Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling 　4　 it were a film of the opposing team’s play. Some seemed a bit more　 5 , using the time to tell jokes. A few stared at the field,　 6　 what will happen in 120 minutes.

Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock. He told the team how　 7　 this game was for the season, between two of the state’s top teams—my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School. His words gave the team impulse (冲动) it needed to　 8 .

At 7:10 pm, warm-ups finished, we went over the game　 9　 and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours. The sound of the national anthem （庄严正式的歌曲） 10　 that we were only minutes from the action. Our coach usually made a final　 11 . But tonight was different. On this clear night he　 12 looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them.” Even 　13　 the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already 　14 our way out of the door.

Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a 　15 of our school’s winning tradition. When I smiled and 　16 my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman.

Seconds later, the team ran onto the　 17 , moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium. We enjoyed a noisy 　18　 from fans and the fight song played by our school band. Breathing in the 　19　 of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win. I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and 　20 that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.

1．A. thoughts　　　 　 B. ideas　　　　 C. pictures　　　　 D. minds

2．A. covered　　　　 　 B. mixed　　　　 C. replaced 　　　　 D. filled

3．A. exercising　　 　 B. struggling 　　　 C. preparing　　　　 D.previewing

4．A. in case　　　　 　 B. even though　 C. as long as 　　　　　 D. as if

5．A. relaxed　　　　 　 B. worried 　　　 C. frightened 　　　 　　D. impressed

6．A. dreaming　　　 　 B. wishing　 C. expecting　　　　 D. imagining

7．A. useless　　　　 　 B. difficult 　　 C. available　　　　 D. important

8．A. warm up　　　　 　 B. pick up　 C. get up　　　　　 D. rise up

9．A. route 　　　　 　　B. flame 　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　 D. forecast

10．A. urged　　　　　　 B. insisted 　　 C. suggested 　　 　　D. stressed

11．A. speech　　 　 　 B. preparation　　　 C. decision 　　　　 D. change

12．A. finally　　　　　 B. simply　　　　 C. actually 　　　　 D. eventually

13．A. when 　　　　 　　B. before 　 C. as 　　　　　 D. since

14．A. leading 　　　　　 B. dragging 　　 C. showing 　　　　 D. making

15．A. player　　　　　 B. friend 　 C. part 　　　　　　 D. team

16．A. held out 　　　　 B. took out　　　 C. got out 　　　　 D.brought out

17．A. field 　　　　　　 B. stage 　　　　 C. yard 　　　　　　 D. garden

18．A. success 　　　　　 B. reply 　　　　 C. achievement 　　 D. welcome

19．A. atmosphere　　 　 B. experience 　　　 C. expectation 　 　　D. examination

20．A. accept　　　　　　 B. admitted 　 　　C. realized　 　　　 D. recognized

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; 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 along well．We had been close as    4    but had grown apart．Our meetings were not   5  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   6   our misunderstanding．Then he   7   a small island in the Caribbean and we   8   touch．One day he wrote me a letter．He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt．Rereading the letter, I was   9   by its humor and clever expressions．These were all qualities for which I had  10   respected my older brother but   11   he no longer had them．I had never known he could write so well．And with that one letter we became friends   12 ．

       It might never have occurred to him to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   13  ．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   14   communication, people often forget   that they don’t always have to phone or email．They have a   15 ．And that is to write．

1．  A．received              B．rewritten             C．returned            D．reread

2．  A．record                 B．promise              C．friendship          D．secret

3．  A．an example          B．a lesson             C．an experience      D．a talk

4．  A．brothers              B．children             C．fellows          D．classmates

5．  A．normal                B．necessary           C．pleasant         D．possible

6．  A．deepen                B．start                  C．express         D．settle

7．  A．toured                B．stopped over       C．reached         D．moved to

8．  A．lost                   B．kept in              C．needed          D．got in

9．  A．driven                B．beaten                C．surprised        D．honored

10．A．never          B．seldom               C．sometimes       D．once

11．                                A．realized        B．judged               C．thought         D．expected．

12．A．later                   B．anyhow             C．too             D．again．

13．A．mail services    B．transport services C．phones          D．relative

14．A．poor                   B．easy                  C．popular          D．busy

15．A． habit               B．choice         C．method         D．plan

When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子军)，so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (悬崖).If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them.  But no one moved towards the river, we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep(悄悄移动)down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
【小题1】The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.