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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___1___, 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___2___ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the___3___to tell Sam what I had___4___.
For years I have been hosting a program on the___5___and writing articles for a magazine. Being___6___to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart___7___, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and___8___. So when Sam was born, I___9___to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these___10___. I hope that Sam would___11___them sooner or later．
However, that expectation___12___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___13___to communicate with others, even the family members. That was___14___for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even___15___now to tell him. I wanted him to___16___what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll___17___as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just___18___if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life．
Now,___19___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___20___.
Daniel Gottlieb
1. A. sonB. nephew
C. brotherD. grandson
2. A. seriouslyB. mentally
C. slightlyD. quietly
3. A. abilityB. time
C. courageD. responsibility
4. A. writtenB. suffered
C. observedD. lost
5. A. radioB. television
C. stageD. bed
6. A. readyB. unable
C. anxiousD. eager
7. A. warmB. broken
C. closedD. open
8. A. hostsB. visitors
C. readersD. reporters
9. A. beganB. stopped
C. forgotD. decided
10. A. lettersB. emails
C. booksD. diaries
11. A. findB. read
C. collectD. keep
12. A. developedB. disappeared
C. changedD. arrived
13. A. triedB. refused
C. regrettedD. hoped
14. A. excitingB. acceptable
C. strangeD. heartbreaking
15. A. lessB. everything
C. moreD. nothing
16. A. understandB. explain
C. believeD. question
17. A. fearB. face
C. knowD. cause
18. A. feltB. guessed
C. sawD. doubted
19. A. asB. once
C. thoughD. if
20. A. teacherB. child
C. manD. Writer
（江苏省宜兴中学 钱帆提供）
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my___1___, 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___2___ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the___3___to tell Sam what I had___4___.
For years I have been hosting a program on the___5___and writing articles for a magazine. Being___6___to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart___7___, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and___8___. So when Sam was born, I___9___to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these___10___. I hope that Sam would___11___them sooner or later．
However, that expectation___12___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___13___to communicate with others, even the family members. That was___14___for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even___15___now to tell him. I wanted him to___16___what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll___17___as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just___18___if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life．
Now,___19___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___20___.
Daniel Gottlieb
1. A. sonB. nephew
C. brotherD. grandson
2. A. seriouslyB. mentally
C. slightlyD. quietly
3. A. abilityB. time
C. courageD. responsibility
4. A. writtenB. suffered
C. observedD. lost
5. A. radioB. television
C. stageD. bed
6. A. readyB. unable
C. anxiousD. eager
7. A. warmB. broken
C. closedD. open
8. A. hostsB. visitors
C. readersD. reporters
9. A. beganB. stopped
C. forgotD. decided
10. A. lettersB. emails
C. booksD. diaries
11. A. findB. read
C. collectD. keep
12. A. developedB. disappeared
C. changedD. arrived
13. A. triedB. refused
C. regrettedD. hoped
14. A. excitingB. acceptable
C. strangeD. heartbreaking
15. A. lessB. everything
C. moreD. nothing
16. A. understandB. explain
C. believeD. question
17. A. fearB. face
C. knowD. cause
18. A. feltB. guessed
C. sawD. doubted
19. A. asB. once
C. thoughD. if
20. A. teacherB. child
C. manD. Writer
（江苏省宜兴中学 钱帆提供）