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

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

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

50. A. game　 　　　　　　 B. lesson　 　　　　　　　　 C. wisdom 　　　　　 　　D. truth

答案：31-35 CBDAB　 36-40 DCBCA　　 41-45 BCBDC　　 46-50 CABDC

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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　 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 l 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 described 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 and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had　 32　 respected my older 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, people often　 39　 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a　 40　 . And that is to write.

49. A. forget　 　　　　　　 B. accept　 　　　　　　　　 C. refuse　 　　　　　　　　 D. challenge

48. A. warns　 　　　　　　 B. reminds　 　　　　　　　 　　C. educates　 　　　　　　　 D. shows

47. A. fine　 　　　　　　　 B. ugly　 　　　　　　　　　 C. terrible　 　　　　　　　 D. big

46. A. stay 　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. wait　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rest

45. A. Years　 　　　　　　 B. Weeks　 　　　　　　　　 C. Minutes　 　　　　　　　 　　D. Hours

44. A. sadness　 　　　　　 B. fantasy　 　　　　　　　　 C. regret　 　　　　　　　　 D. attention