My husband, Bob, died in January 2010. His death was unexpected as well. I __1__ condolences(哀悼) from people I hadn't heard from in years: letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits. I took a bad knock with __2__. I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__. It's just all so sad.

One message __5__ me deeply. I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through high school. We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not. __8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten years.

Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, __10__ her with deep sorrow and heavy __11__： finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete, __12__ Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close，“l(fā)ove?of?your?life?you?can?never?forget”__13__.

In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago. She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother __15__ me and said，‘Trudy, I don't know what to say...so I'll just say I love you.’”

She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long __16__， “Bonnie, I don't know what to say...so I'll just say I love you.”

I felt I __17__ almost hear my mother speaking to me now. What a __18__ message of sympathy! How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then __19__ it on to me. I love you. __20__ words. A gift. A legacy (遺贈(zèng)物)．

1.A.received　　　　　 B．wrote　　　　　　 C．sent 　　　　　D．showed

2．A.disappointment B．relief　　　　　　 C．grief 　　 　D．regret

3．A.ask　　　　　　　 B．experience　　　　 C．explain　　　　 D．understand

4．A.answers　　　　　 B．skills　　　　　　　 C．explanation　　　 D．information

5．A.impressed　　　　 B．touched　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)ppreciated　　 D．a(chǎn)ffected

6．A.grade　　　　　　 B．class　　　　　　 C．sense　　　　　 D．week

7．A.marriage　　　　　 B．graduation　　　　 C．quarrel　　　　 D．settlement

8．A.Instead　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　 C．But　　　　　　 D．However

9．A.kept　　　　　　　 B．lost　　　　　　　 C．got　　　　　　 D．engaged

10.A.moving　　　　　　 B．returning　　　　 C．staying　　　　 D．leaving

11.A.opportunities　　 B．responsibilities　 C．services　　　　 D．chances

12．A.including　　　 B．a(chǎn)s well as　　　　 C．like　　　　　　 D．except for

13.A.contacts　　 B.backgrounds　　　　 C.interests　　　　　 D．relationships

14．A.shared　　　 B．combined　　 C．a(chǎn)chieved　　　　　 D．remembered

15．A.met　　　 B．kissed　　　 C．hugged　　 D．shook

16．A.after　　 B．a(chǎn)way　　　 C．a(chǎn)part　　　 D．a(chǎn)go

17．A.must　　　 B．should　　　 C．would　　 D．could

18．A.powerful　　　　　 B．serious　 C．bitter　　　　　　 D．sincere

19．A.deliver　　 　　　 B ．pass　　 C．return　　　　　 D．remind

20．A.Unnecessary　　　　 B．Perfect　 C．Curious　　　　　 D．Abstract