Question

　　Sarah Williams went to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

　　Wentworth Girls’ School

　　Beachside

　　July 25th

　　Dear Mom and Dad,

　　I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

　　The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste paper-basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.

　　The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames(火焰). Many of the girls are in hospital. The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

　　I’m very sorry about this.

　　Much love,

　　Sarah

　　P.S.(附言) None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

　　1. Why did Susan write home?

　　A. To tell her parents about the fire. B. To ask for a million dollars.

　　C. To tell her parents she had failed her exams. D. To tell her parents she had to leave school.

　　2. What kind of school did Susan go to?

　　A. A boarding school . B. A school in a nearby town.

　　C. A very expensive school. D. A school that burnt down.

　　3. What did Susan say was the reason the principal was angry with her?

　　A. She had failed her exams.

　　B. She had been caught smoking in bed.

　　C. It was her fault the school had caught fire.

　　D. She had not phoned for the fire department in time.

　　4. Why did Susan tell her parents about the fire?

　　A. To warn(警告)them about what the principal was going to do.

　　B. To worry them.

　　C. To make them less angry at her real news.

　　D. To make them laugh.

　　5. How true was the letter before P.S.?

　　A. Partly true. B. All true.

　　C. Completely untrue. D. The story doesn’t really tell us.

Answer 1

1C  2A  3C  4C  5C