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　　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 the 　　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 mind．

　　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．　　7　　 a small hand and thick 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 possible for you to create 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 draw 　　19　　 next to(次于)printed text, as, 　　20　　, a signature(签名)on a printed letter．A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威)。

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～19各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Many people use email to communicate with each other．If you have access to(使用)a computer, it’s a great 　　1　　 to send messages easily, quickly and as often as you like．No 　　2　　 is it necessary to find a pen or paper, not to 　　3　　 an envelope or a stamp．

　　Are we missing anything by not writing 　　4　　 letters to people?Is the experience of receiving such letters worth the 　　5　　 of writing them?Most people would probably reply,”No, it’s a waste of paper 　　6　　 , this is a much better system．”It’s hard to argue 　　7　　 such a viewpoint．However，I would like to try．

　　I believe that the kinds of letters people 　　8　　 to write tended to be more 　　9　　 than billions of emails sent today．Of course, when it 　　10　　 to sending quick messages，email is the best．If 　　11　　 is important, email is particularly useful．If 　　12　　 , you want really to reach out and 　　13　　 someone，a1etter is more persona1．

　　　　14　　 1etters are the most personal．If you can type fast, you can fit a lot into a letter．What’s 　　15　　 is that special sense of the person that comes from seeing her or his handwriting．　　16　　 it’s legible(可辨认的), it doesn’t matter how tidy it is．When someone sits down and writes just for you，you 　　17　　 that when you are reading it．

　　Though I’m a teenager I admit that I too fee1 　　18　　 to receive a 1etter in the mai1．I love seeing my name written by hand on 　　19　　．You make yourself a nice cup of coffee，sit down in a comfortable place，open your 　　20　　 , and enjoy everything that the person put into those words just for you．What a gift!

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I always wanted to be great scientist．I had these dreams

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of discovering a new drug that would save the life of hundreds

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of people．Unfortunate, I was never very good at chemistry

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at school and the teacher used to getting very cross with me．

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After a while, I decided I would become an inventor and designed

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an amazing new product which would become a household

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name, My parents were quite encouraged, but told me to be a little

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more realistic．A few weeks late, I had a brilliant idea for a pen

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that would write with upside down．To my disappointment a

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friend of me pointed out that it was not a new discovery．

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