Question

Instroduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader，

Please allow me to tell you something before you  read this book. When my   36  ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,and I have been  37  ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would  have the   38  to tell Sam what I had   39  .

For years I have been hosting a program on the   40 and writing  articles for a magazine.Being  41  to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart   42  , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and   43  . So when Sam was born ,I  44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started  to write these  45  . I hoped  that Sam would   46  them  sooner or later.

However,that expedition  47  when  Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two.He had actually  stopped talking before the discovery of the signs.He  48  to communicate with others,even the family members.That was  49  for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even  50  now to tell him.I wanted him to  51  what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn  how to fight  against  the misfortune  he’ll  52  as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just  53 if  I could write all  that I wanted  to say in the rest of my life.

Now, 54  the book has been published,I have been given the chance.Every chapter in the book is a  letter to Sam:some about my life,and all about what it means to be a  55  .

Daniel GOttliebe

36. A.son   B. Nephew    C.brother    D.grandson

37. A.seriously    B.mentally     C.slightly    D.quietly

38. A.ability    B. Time    C. courage    D.responsibility

39. A.written    B.suffered      C. observed    D.lost

40. A. Radio   B. Television    C. stage    D.bed

41. A.ready   B.unable     C. anxious    D.eager

42. A.warm    B. broken     C.closed    D.open

43. A.hosts   B.visitors    C.readers     D.reporters

44. A. Began   B.stopped      C.forgot     D.decided

45. A. Letters   B.emails    C.books     D.diaries

46. A.find   B.read    C.collect    D.keep

47. A.developed    B.disappeared    C.changed     D.arrived

48. A.tried   B.refused     C.regretted   D.hoped

49. A.exciting   B. acceptable   C.strange     D.heartbreaking

50. A. less   B.everything    C. more   D.nothing

51. A.understand    B.explain    C.believe    D.question

52. A.fear    B.face     C.know     D.cause

53. A.felt    B.guessed    C.saw     D.doubled

54. A.as   B.once    C.though       D.if

55. A.teacher     B. child   C. man    D.writer

Answer 1

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