Dear Estelle,                                                 Saturday, 5th June

     I hope you' re well and not working too hard! I' ve been revising for my exams now for the last two weeks. That' s why I haven' t written for such a long time.

     Since the beginning of this year we' ve been doing a project called ' World Class'. Have you heard of it.'? Not everyone in the class could take part, but luckily I could. The school chooses a 'twin school' (姊妹学校) in a different area of the world. Our head teacher chose a school in Uganda. They gave us someone to write to from that school. For three months, I've written to a girl called Louisa, who is the same age as me.

      It' s been more interesting to hear about her life. She' s told me all about her school and described her daily (日常的) life. I can' t believe that her School doesn' t. have any electricity. She goes to 'school from eight o' clock in the morning until six. O’clock. in the evening. I can' t believe how lucky we are here! She' s also told me that she often can' t go to school because she has to look after her baby brother and sister. She’s tried to teach me some of her language and it' s really difficult.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

      I love it because it' s the first time I' ve thought about what life must be like somewhere else. I can' t believe people miss classes here when everything is so easy for us. I think more people should help out with projects like this. At the weekend we' re going to have a sports day to help raise money to send to the school. Perhaps one day I'll be able to go to Uganda and meet Louisa myself--who knows?

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                            Lots of 1ove,

                                                                                                     Suzanne

1. Suzanne hasn' t written to Estelle for long because she is           

    A. travelling in Uganda                    B. getting ready for her exams

    C. busy doing a project                     D., choosing a ' twin school'

2.Suzanne felt_______ to take part in the project 'World Class'.

    A. excited          B. surprised           C. thankful          D. lucky

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Louisa' s school?

    A. It is a world class.                B. The school day starts at six o' clock.

    C. It has no electricity.             D. It is smaller than Susanne' school.

4.From the passage we know that               

A. Louisa lives a poor life        B. Louisa has stopped going to school

C. Louisa is older than Susanne      D. Louisa and Suzanne have the same interests

5. By doing the project ' World Class', Susanne learns to           

     A. communicate with others                  B. write in a foreign language

     C. treasure what she has                  D. know the importance of friendship

 

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