Finally， after nearly half a month， the Christmas letter was here in my hand． Yes， writing letters is how my friend in the U．S． and I （1）　　 our greetings every Christmas． People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook， or on WeChat（2）　　， and by the way， it'll save money． For me， writing letters is more of a （3）　　 habit than a quirk （怪癖） in modern times．I，an experienced letter writer，can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional（情感的） communication．

    In fact， only parts of our emotions can be found． Some（4）　　in California State University found that electronic devices， like smart phones， can greatly influence people in many ways． Such devices prevent people from （5）　　their inner （内心的） feelings． Compared with modern communication， writing letters has more advantages． （6）　　we write， our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before． And we are （7）　　to show our emotions fully．

    If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters， one of the （8）　　would be its sense of touch﹣feeling of my hand running through the pages， feeling of pen sliding across the paper， and feeling of the （9）　　of ink （墨水） in the air．

    It （10）　　that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings． Letters

build a bridge between the writer and receiver．People experience more when they receive messages in the form of a letter， rather than any other media．

（1）A． introduce	B． exchange	C． describe	D． repeat
（2）A． completely	B． recently	C． simply	D． exactly
（3）A． natural	B． boring	C． crazy	D． national
（4）A． composers	B． visitors	C． inventors	D． professors
（5）A． discovering	B． shaking	C． spreading	D． refusing
（6）A． When	B． Before	C． Till	D． Though
（7）A． recommended	B． encouraged	C． invited	D． forced
（8）A． customs	B． reasons	C． challenges	D． achievements
（9）A． colour	B． quality	C． smell	D． price
（10）A． gives out	B． breaks out	C． comes out	D． turns out

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