Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

    Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my   21 , 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  22  ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the  23  to tell Sam what I had  24  .

    For years I have been hosting a program on the  25  and writing articles for a magazine.  Being  26 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  27 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  28  . So when Sam was born, I  29  to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these  30 . I hope that Sam would  31  them sooner or later.

    However, that expectation  32  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  33  to communicate with others, even the family members. That was  34  for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even   35  now to tell him. I wanted him to  36  what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  37  as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just  38  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   39  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   40  .

                                                             Daniel Gottlieb

1.A. son            B. nephew           C. brother          D. grandson

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

3.A. ability        B. time             C. courage          D. responsibility

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

5.A. radio          B. television       C. stage            D. bed

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

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

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

9. A. began         B. stopped          C. forgot           D. decided

10.A. letters       B. emails           C. books            D. diaries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. A. felt         B. guessed          C. saw              D. doubted

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

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

 

Introduction 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 wondered if I 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 hope that Sam would  46  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  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  .

                                                                  D aniel Gottlieb

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. doubted

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

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

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Introduction 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 wondered if I 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 fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these  45 . I hope that Sam would  46  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  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 Gottlieb

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. doubted

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

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

  

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Introduction 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 wondered if I 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 hope that Sam would  46  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  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 Gottlieb

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. doubted

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

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