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 Wagmans,” 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!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

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

It's Wednesday afternoon．School is over．The students are putting their books，pencil-boxes 1 ______ their school bags．The teacher comes in and says to the students，“Wait a minutes，please．I have something to tell you．Listen to me，2 _____ is Thursday．There's going to 3______ a 4 ____ meeting in our school．The meeting is at nine in the morning．5 _____ are your school reports（成绩单）and letters．6______ your parents．7_____ them home．Give your parents the letters and 8_____ them your school reports．Ask them9___ to the meeting on time tomorrow．because I'm 10____ tell them something about next term．”

1．A．into                   B．to                       C．out

2．A．today                B．tomorrow             C．next day

3．A．have    　           B．be      　             C．has

4．A．student                B．parent                 C．parents

5．A．These                  B．Those              C．Here

6．A．for                    B．with                 C．give

7．A．Take                     B．Bring                  C．Taking  

8．A．tell                        B．say                  C．show．

9．A．comes              B．to come            C．coming

10．A．going               B．going to                  C．want

You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.

When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

1. People communicate ________.

A. with words only                    B. in many different ways

C. in letters and drawings               D. with smiles, tears and hands

2. Signs can carry as many _________ as words.

A. questions　          B. examples        C. tears and smiles      D. messages

3. Which of the following is not talked in the passage as which can help us communicate?

A. books and magazines   B.TV and films     C. newspapers　       D. radio

4. Communication is important because it can help people to ______.

A. understand the world and other people better around us.

B. teach each other to speak, write, read and draw.

C. know what other people are thinking about

D. learn about mountains, blue sea and other things.

5. The best title（题目）for this short passage is _________.

A. Signs Carry Messages                 B. The important Communication

C. Words, Signs and Drawing                    D. Ways of Communication.