When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A．Russia            B．Japan             C．China             D．England

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A．more terrible      B．more colorful      C．busier            D．more boring

3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.

A．decided to work there                   B．changed her romantic idea

C．wanted to get married                    D．argued with her father

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

Dear Wu Fei,
I am a student from England. My name is Kate and I’m twelve years old. My parents are teachers and they work in the same school. I have a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Kitty. We like different food. I like vegetables and Kitty likes chicken. Kevin doesn’t like vegetables at all. His favorite food is hamburgers. But we all like to eat healthy(健康的) food.
I want to know something about Chinese food. And I want to find some pen pals in China. Would you like to be my pen pal?
Yours
Kate
【小题1】The letter is from _____.
A. Wu Fei        B. Kate       C. Peter
【小题2】Kate’s family has _____ people.
A. three          B. four        C. five
【小题3】What food does Kate like to eat?
A. Vegetables      B. Chicken      C. Hamburgers
【小题4】From the letter, we know Wu Fei is from _____.
A. England       B. America      C. China
【小题5】Which one(哪一个) is not right?
A. Kate is an English girl.  
B. Kevin’s favorite food is hamburgers.
C. Kate wants to find a classmate in China.

Dear Wu Fei,

I am a student from England. My name is Kate and I’m twelve years old. My parents are teachers and they work in the same school. I have a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Kitty. We like different food. I like vegetables and Kitty likes chicken. Kevin doesn’t like vegetables at all. His favorite food is hamburgers. But we all like to eat healthy(健康的) food.

I want to know something about Chinese food. And I want to find some pen pals in China. Would you like to be my pen pal?

Yours

Kate

1.The letter is from _____.

A. Wu Fei B. Kate C. Peter

2.Kate’s family has _____ people.

A. three B. four C. five

3.What food does Kate like to eat?

A. Vegetables B. Chicken C. Hamburgers

4.From the letter, we know Wu Fei is from _____.

A. England B. America C. China

5.Which one(哪一个) is not right?

A. Kate is an English girl.

B. Kevin’s favorite food is hamburgers.

C. Kate wants to find a classmate in China.