A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and1.  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a2with very little effort.

I will give3.  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting4We had been close as5but had grown apart. Our meetings were not6; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only7our misunderstanding. Then he8a small island in the Caribbean and we9touch .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 to10. Rereading the letter, I was11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had12respected my order brother but13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so14.And with that one letter we became friends15.

It might never have occurred to16to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no17,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 of18communication(通讯),people often19that they don't always have to phone or email. They have a20. 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