Question

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my fami1y moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped“Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans.”I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs. Tobin!”she said excitedly,“Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is fil1ed. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans      .

A. at the age of 13

B. before she got married

C. before the writer’s family moved away

D. after they moved to new homes

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they      .

A. got married

B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters

D. could see each other on special times

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she      .

A. was in trouble

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda

4.The writer was happy when she      .

A. read the newspaper

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose 1ast name was Wagman

5.They haven’t kept in touch      .

A. for about 40 years

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married

D. since the writer’s family moved away

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了两个友好的女孩儿在经历了搬家、成家等事情之后，分开了40年，又久别重逢的故事，表达了友情的珍贵。

1.根据第二段“When I was 13, my fami1y moved away.”可知，作者和Linda 是在作者搬家之前一起去上钢琴课的。故选C。

2.根据第二段“Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often.”可知，各自成家之后，忙于照顾孩子而美语时间写信。故选B。

3.根据第三段可知，作者十分想念Linda，作者需要一个朋友来分享她的快乐和悲伤。然而，作者没有像Linda那样的朋友。故选D。

4.根据最后一段可知，作者通过Linda的女儿联系到了Linda。当听到Linda的声音时，作者失分兴奋。故选B。

5.根据最后一段“Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years.”可知，作者和Linda四十年没见了。故选A。

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