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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  1.  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 2with very little effort.

I will give  3.  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 4We had been close as 5but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 6; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 7our misunderstanding. Then he 8a small island in the Caribbean and we 9touch .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 10. Rereading the letter, I was 11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 12respected my order brother but 13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 14.And with that one letter we became friends15.

It might never have occurred to 16to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 17,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 18communication(通讯),people often 19that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 20. 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

 Mr.Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been________.

A.popular   B.more popular  C.most popular  D.the most popular

 Excuse me I________I was blocking your way.

A.didn’t realize     B.don’t realize    C.haven’t realized    D.wasn’t realizing

 —Can I help you? Are you looking for anything in particular today?

   ---_________We’re just looking.

A.   Yes please    B.No, thank you    C.Yes ,you can    D.No, you needn’t

 I’m afraid Mr. Harding_________see you now. He’s busy.

A.can’t   B.mustn’t  C.shouldn’t  D.needn’t

 I refuse to accept the blame for something________was someone else’s fault.

A.who   B.that  C.as   D.what

 Linda make sure the table________before the guests arrive

A.be set      B.set    C.are set    D.are setting

 The doctor thought___________would be good for you to have a holiday.

A.this    B.that    C.one    D.it

 The island is__________attrative in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

A.partly      B.merely   C.nearly   D.equally

 Neither side is prepared to talk to_________unless we can smooth things over between them.

A.others    B.the other  C.another  D.one other