When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a , permanent campsite in the park, and , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an for the following day.

The park was , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to our camp.

Having survived that night, we were that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, , we learned about the canyon . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay in the dark until the winds died away.

the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and the little money my wife by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful . For a time after our business I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.A. back B. edge C. centre D. entrance

2.A. sponsored B. published C. noticed D. answered

3.A. safe B. free C. convenient D. beautiful

4.A. in return B. in time C. in short D. in turn

5.A. attempt B. agreement C. appeal D. appointment

6.A. crowded B. dangerous C. ideal D. quiet

7.A. repeatedly B. immediately C. eventually D. calmly

8.A. attack B. leave C. pass D. search

9.A. satisfied B. determined C. confident D. aware

10.A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

11.A. moreover B. therefore C. meanwhile D. however

12.A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails

13.A. shaking B. quarrelling C. mourning D. aching

14.A. After B. Between C. During D. Beyond

15.A. give away B. hand out C. live on D. put aside

16.A. borrowed B. earned C. posted D. raised

17.A. business B. career C. family D. image

18.A. started B. failed C. expanded D. declined

19.A. truck B. park C. house D. camp

20.A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful

 

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

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

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

 

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