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He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.

“Is your taxi__21__？” I asked when he finally looked__22__at me. He nodded, then said__23__as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a__24__.” He sounded as if he had a__25__.

“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He__26__his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I__27__ know it by heart. ”

“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child？”

“This isn't__28__,” he replied. “Although it __29__ just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we'd meet. I'm not much good at __30__.”

“I don't think any of us keep__31__our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I__32__ he's someone you've known quite a while？”

“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the __33__ through high school. ”

“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.

“__34__,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I__35__away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch __36__ you never forget. He was a great guy.”

“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...？”

He nodded. “__37__a couple of weeks ago.”

“I'm sorry, ” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is__38__ tougher. ”

He didn't __39__ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”

“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things__40 _ and we just don't seem to find the time. ”

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When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

21. A. available    B. acceptable           C. beneficial       D. occupied

22 .A. down         B. up               C. To               D. off

23.A. unexpectedly  B. curiously        C. apologetically       D. definitely

24.A. booklet       B. novel            C. book             D. letter

25.A. cold              B. fever            C. secret               D. story

26.A. hung          B. nodded           C. shook            D. kept

27.A. anyhow        B. hardly           C. almost           D. really

28.A. friendship    B. family           C. leadership       D. colleague

29.A. could         B. might            C. maybe            D. would

30.A. writing       B. reading              C. talking              D. learning

31.A. up            B. with             C. on               D. in

32. A. speak        B. make             C. think                D. assure

33.A. curriculum    B. coincidence          C. life                 D. way

34.A. Eventually    B. Actually         C. Additionally     D. Besides

35.A. removed       B. left             C. headed           D. moved

36.A. even though  B. as though        C. when             D. whereas

37.A. Died          B. Suffered             C. Choked       D. Survived

38.A. ever              B. even             C. fairly           D. quite

39.A. answer        B. reply            C. question         D. talk

40.A. take up           B. pick up          C. come up          D. break up

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