Amanwhoknowshowtowriteapersonalletterhasaverypowerfultool.Alettercanbeenjoyed,readand21.Itcansetupawarmconversationbetweentwopeoplefarapart(远离的)；itcankeepa22withverylittleeffort.Iwillgive23.A
Amanwhoknowshowtowriteapersonalletterhasaverypowerfultool.Alettercanbeenjoyed,readand21.Itcansetupawarmconversationbetweentwopeoplefarapart(远离的)；itcankeepa22withverylittleeffort.
Iwillgive23.AfewyearsagomyolderbrotherandIwerenotgetting24Wehadbeencloseas25buthadgrownapart.Ourmeetingswerenot26;ourconversationwasfilledwithargumentsandquarrels;andeveryefforttocleartheairseemedtoonly27ourmisunderstanding.Thenhe28asmallislandintheCaribbeanandwe29touch.Onedayhewrotemealetter.Hedescribebhisislandanditspeople,toldmewhathewasdoing,saidhowhefelt,andencouragedmeto30.Rereadingtheletter,Iwas31byitshumor(幽默)andcleverexpressions,ThesewereallqualitiesforwhichIhad32respectedmyorderbrotherbut33henolongerhadthem.Ihadneverknownhecouldwriteso34.Andwiththatoneletterwebecamefriends35.
Itmightneverhaveoccurredto36towritemeifhehadnotbeeninaplacewheretherewereno37,Forhim,writingwasanecessity,Italsoturnedouttobethebestwayforustogetbackintouch.Becauseweliveinanageof38communication(通讯),peopleoften39thattheydon’talwayshavetophoneoremail.Theyhavea40.Andthatistowrite.
21.A.receivedB.rewrittenC.returnedD.reread
22.A.recordB.promiseC.friendshipD.secret
23.A.anexampleB.alessonC.anexperienceD.atalk
24.A.throughB.togetherC.alongD.away
25.A.brothersB.childrenC.fellowsD.classmates
26.A.normalB.necessaryC.pleasantD.possible
27.A.deepenB.startC.expressD.settle
28.A.touredB.stoppedoverC.reachedD.movedto
29.A.lostB.keptinC.neededD.gotin
30.A.thinkB.writeC.enjoyD.read
31.A.drivenB.beatenC.surprisedD.honored
32.A.neverB.seldomC.sometimesD.once
33.A.realizedB.judgedC.thoughtD.expected
34.A.wellB.oftenC.muchD.soon
35.A.laterB.anyhowC.tooD.again
36.A.usB.anyoneelseC.someoneD.mybrother
37.A.mailservicesB.transportC.phonesD.relatives
38.A.poorB.easyC.popularD.busy
39A.believeB.decideC.argueD.forget
40.A.habitB.choice
