2009年东城期末

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There is one thing better than making a new friend,and that is keeping an old one.

—— Elmer G.Letterman

Two years ago my family moved.The day we left,my best friend and I cried together in my                  （36） bedroom for hours.I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house.Life was                  （37）.

On the first day of school,I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone.Then on Halloween,I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me.

Finally,she wrote me a letter.It wasn't                  （38） a letter—a piece of paper saying,“Best friends forever”.

When I finally got her e-mail address,I e-mailed her the                  （39） letter I have ever written.After the third e-mail with no                  （40）,my messages grew shorter and shorter.                 （41） each passing day,my                  （42） grew.I never received a reply from her.

Mom said that I                  （43） try calling my other friends,that I didn't need to always call her.                 （44） my best friend,the girl that I had known from my childhood?

My first                  （45） was automatic.“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages,I started to consider what my mom had                  （46）.Every night for about a week,I stayed up in bed,                 （47）,“Should I keep trying or ...?”

The way I looked at it was that: if I'm her best friend,she'd                  （48） a minute to push a few buttons on the phone,or type a short “hello” on the computer.To me,keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important.To her,it really didn't seem to                  （49）.

After two years of                  （50）,I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend.It was a big                  （51）.She told me how sorry she was for not writing,and about how busy she had been.I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her.I                  （52） her.I guess keeping in touch just isn't her                  （53）.

I have realized true friends never really lose their special                  （54）.Even after two years,it felt like we had just talked yesterday.

Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to,                 （55） she tries hard.

What more could a friend ask for?

36  A. cold  B. empty  C. small  D. dirty

37  A. uneasy  B. uncertain  C. uninteresting  D. unbearable

38  A. just  B. only  C. even  D. hardly

39  A. longest  B. best  C. simplest  D. funniest

40  A. return  B. information  C. message  D. response

41  A. On  B. For  C. With  D. As

42  A. patience  B. anger  C. worry  D. curiosity

43  A. must  B. had to  C. would  D. could

44  A. Put away  B. Leave out  C. Give up  D. Cut off

45  A. reaction  B. opinion  C. thought  D. impression

46  A. reminded  B. offered  C. stated  D. suggested

47  A. asking  B. thinking  C. whispering  D. struggling

48  A. save  B. spend  C. take  D. waste

49  A. matter  B. care  C. value  D. mind

50  A. disappointment  B. fear  C. silence  D. regret

51  A. step  B. surprise  C. advance  D. change

52  A. ignored  B. accepted  C. criticized  D. forgave

53  A. style  B. hobby  C. idea  D. nature

54  A. way  B. connection  C. heart  D. image

55  A. but  B. so  C. and  D. though