3. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago.

2. There is nothing serious with the tailor.

1. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache.

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

Key: D B D B A

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A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there’s nothing really wrong with you, I’m glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn’t pay his tailor’s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, I’m that man’s tailor!”

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

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

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

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

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.

B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.

C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.

D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.

Key: D A C A

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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!

3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?

A. “David”.　　　　　　 B. Both “David” and Jean.

C. Jean.　　　　　 　　 D. Neither “David” nor Jean.