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
_______ the two oceans the Pacific is ______ .
A. In; the large B. For; larger C. Of; larger D. Of, the larger
—That must have been a terrifying experience.
—Yeah. I ________ in the damaged car, unable to move.
A．was stuck B．have been stuck
C．am stuck D．had been stuck
If you ______ the medicine you ______ better now.
A. took ; would feel B. had taken; fel
C. had taken; would feel D. took; would have felt
In my opinion，it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to________.
A．make sense B．make progress C．make a life D．make his way
Recently stock prices have been falling________because of the influence of the global financial crisis.
A．sharply B．absolutely C．narrowly D．universally
