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 family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding(婚礼) 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 (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) 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 Wagmas,” I thought, but J 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 knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. 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. after they moved to new homes

D. before the writer’s family moved away

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 time

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 to share her happi­ness or sadness

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 last 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

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一对好闺蜜失去联系多年后偶然间又重新取得了联系。Linda Evans是“我”最好的朋友，13岁之前，我们做什么事情都是一起。13岁那年，“我”搬家后，我们就仅仅只是在特殊的时候才能见面。

1. I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters.”13岁的时候，我搬家了，之后，我们就是通过写信联系，在第一段，作者提到了”We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.”故选D。

2. we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often.” 她们彼此都忙着照顾孩子和搬新家。故选B。

3.

4. “Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much”作者听到了一个非常熟悉的声音,那个声音就是她最好的朋友。故选B。

5. after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. ”给了我们提示。故选A。

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