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My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of   41    rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued. At the church, I    42    an old friend. Casper, who happened to be at the     43  . Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and   44     softball pitcher （投球手） back in the Men’s Leagues of  Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not   45     the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in- law John mentioned his name to me! After a very pleasant    46     , Casper asked if I remembered a letter of    47   I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times. as professional pitchers     48    do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not   49   the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it, and I read it anytime    50    aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was  51   and speechless! He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)  52      of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the     53   , we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and    54   the letter. He lived a block from the    55     and had run home to get it. The envelope was   56  and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old. In     57     terms, the letter read: “These hard times are    58     ! Keep your enthusiasm for the    59    . Never quit and you’ll be back on top again   60    . Hang on there!”     41. A. wind                     B. music                   C. traffic           D. fireworks     42. A. took over              B. ran into                  C. picked up         D. called on     43. A. meeting                   B. service                   C. scene           D. position     44. A. limited                 B. balanced              C. devoted       D. talented     45. A. invite                    B. recognize            C. disturb          D. inform     46. A. discussion                       B. shaking               C. journey       D. greeting     47. A. encouragement          B. appreciation            C. apology           D. introduction     48. A. sometimes                       B. entirely                 C. rarely              D. forever     49. A. receive                      B. write                    C. remember          D. preserve     50. A. jobs                          B. things                    C. Stages               D. effects 51. A. pleased                     B. disappointed          C. puzzled             D. annoyed 52. A. address                     B. copy                    C. record             D. opinion 53. A. party                        B. break                    C. wedding           D. incident 54. A. dropped                    B. delivered               C. opened           D. presented 55. A. theatre                             B. church                      C. office                      D. station 56. A. folded                       B. faded                    C. painted             D. divided 57. A. gentle                     B. patient                  C. modest             D. simple 58. A. reasonable               B. temporary         C. relative            D. impressive 59. A. game                        B. prize             C. glory                 D. lesson 60. A. casually                    B. properly             C. totally         D. shortly 答案：41-45 BBCDB   46-50 DAACB   51-55 CBCDB  56-60 BDBAD

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