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Mary Allen was my best friend — like the sister I ever had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Mary and I kept in touch through letters and we saw each other on special occasions (场合) — like my wedding and Mary's. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped “Address Unknown”．
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.
One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman — Mary's married name. “There must be thousands of Wagman.” I thought, but I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin！” she said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman” is my mother.Minutes later I heard a voice recognized immediately, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives.
Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there's one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We don't lose each other again.
语篇解读：文章讲了我与Mary是最好的朋友，一起上课，一起分享心情。后来失去联系，直到在报纸上获得信息，才重新恢复了联系。
1. I want to find Mary ________.
A．to share my stories
B．to share my sorrow
C．to fill the empty in my heart
D．all of the above
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段“I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.”可知，想分享的东西很多，涵盖A、B、C项。故选D。
2．Which of the following is TRUE?
A. We never see each other again when I moved away when I was 13.
B．I find my friend in the newspaper.
C．It is 40 years since we last saw each other.
D．My friend's husband is Mr. Tobin.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“I heard a voice recognized immediately, even after 40 years.”可知我们四十年没见。故选C。
3．The best title of the passage is ________.
A．My Good Friend
B．Friend Like the Brother
C．An Important Friend
D．Friends Again — Forever
解析：选D 标题归纳题。文章讲了我与Mary 是最好的朋友，后来失去联系到重新恢复友谊的故事。故选D。
