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 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 Unknown.”I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my 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 I 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!

根据短文内容选择最佳答案（5分）

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：本文叙述了作者因为搬家与好朋友琳达分开，通过书信和她保持联系。因为他们忙于照顾孩子和搬新家，几乎没有时间写信。作者非常想要一个琳达这样的好朋友来分享她的快乐和悲伤。40年后，他们又联系，在电话上交流，得到彼此的消息。作者的心不再空虚，他们将永不再失去彼此。

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