__2__

　　with very little effort.

　　I will give

　　__3__.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting

　　__4__.We had been close as __5__ but had grown apart.Our meetings were

　　not

　　__6__；our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels；and every effort to clear the air seemed to only __7__

　　our misunderstanding.Then he

　　__8__

　　a small island in the Caribbean and we

　　__9__

　　touch.One day he wrote me a letter，which was beyond my wildest dream.He described his island and its people，told me what he was doing，said how he felt，and encouraged me to

　　__10__.Rereading the letter，I was __11__

　　by its humor (幽默)and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had

　　__12__

　　respected my older brother but

　　__13__

　　he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so

　　__14__.And with that one letter we became friends

　　__15__.

　　It might never have occurred to

　　__16__

　　to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no

　　__17__.For him，writing was a necessity.It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of

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