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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 2with very little effort.

I will give  3.  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 4We had been close as 5but 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 7our misunderstanding. Then he 8a small island in the Caribbean and we 9touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb 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 11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 12respected my order brother but 13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 14.And with that one letter we became friends15.

It might never have occurred to 16to 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 18communication(通讯),people often 19that 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   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 man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and   36  . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a   37   with very little effort.

I will give   38  .A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting   39 .We had been close as    40    but had grown apart. Our meetings were not   41  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   42   our misunderstanding. Then he   43   a small island in the Caribbean and we   44   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   45  . Rereading the letter, I was   46   by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had   47   respected my older brother but   48   he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so  49  . And with that one letter we became friends   50  .

It might never have occurred to   51   to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   52  . 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  53   communication（通讯）, people often   54   that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a   55   . 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                 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                    C. someone                          D. my brother

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

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 man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and  21 .  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22  with very little effort.

I will give  23 .  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24  We had been close as 25  but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27  our misunderstanding. Then he 28  a small island in the Caribbean and we 29  touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30  . Rereading the letter, I was 31  by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32  respected my order brother but 33  he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34  .And with that one letter we became friends 35.

It might never have occurred to 36  to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37  ,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 38 communication(通讯),people often 39  that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40  . And that is to write.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39A.believe    B.decide        C.argue       D. forget

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