Instroduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader，
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my
36 ,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
37 ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would have the
38 to tell Sam what I had
39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the
40 and writing articles for a magazine.Being
41 to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart
42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and
43 . So when Sam was born ,I
44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these
45 . I hoped that Sam would
46 them sooner or later.
However,that expedition
47 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
48 to communicate with others,even the family members.That was
49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even
50 now to tell him.I wanted him to
51 what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll
52 as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just
53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now,
54 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
55 .
Daniel GOttliebe
| 小题1: | | A．son | B．Nephew | C．brother | D．grandson |
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| 小题2: | | A．seriously | B．mentally | C．slightly | D．quietly |
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| 小题3: | | A．ability | B．Time | C．courage | D．responsibility |
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| 小题4: | | A．written | B．suffered | C．observed | D．lost |
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| 小题5: | | A．Radio | B．Television | C．stage | D．bed |
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| 小题6: | | A．ready | B．unable | C．anxious | D．eager |
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| 小题7: | | A．warm | B．broken | C．closed | D．open |
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| 小题8: | | A．hosts | B．visitors | C．readers | D．reporters |
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| 小题9: | | A．Began | B．stopped | C．forgot | D．decided |
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| 小题10: | | A．Letters | B．emails | C．books | D．diaries |
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| 小题11: | | A．find | B．read | C．collect | D．keep |
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| 小题12: | | A．developed | B．disappeared | C．changed | D．arrived |
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| 小题13: | | A．tried | B．refused | C．regretted | D．hoped |
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| 小题14: | | A．exciting | B．acceptable | C．strange | D．heartbreaking |
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| 小题15: | | A．less | B．everything | C．more | D．nothing |
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| 小题16: | | A．understand | B．explain | C．believe | D．question |
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| 小题17: | | A．fear | B．face | C．know | D．cause |
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| 小题18: | | A．felt | B．guessed | C．saw | D．doubled |
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| 小题20: | | A．teacher | B．child | C．man | D．writer |
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