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 (共享) 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!
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 be¬cause 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 happi¬ness 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
【答案及解析】
1. 选D。开端的时分作者与Linda总是一同去上钢琴课、看电影、游水、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时分，作者一家搬走了，两人只能经过信件联络。比较四个选项，明显只能选D。
2. 选B。依据文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often 依据文可知，她们之所以没常常写信，是因为她们要忙于照料孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时刻写信。
3. 选D。依据文章第3段内容可知答案。
4. 选B。真实让作者感到快乐的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声响的时分。而读到报纸的时分和写信的时分都还只是在猜想，那时还谈不上快乐。
5. 选A。依据文章最终一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知，答案选A。
