A four-year-old boy has become a pen-pal(笔友) of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom started exchanging letters with the queen after he set frère a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed to the grounds of Windsor Castle.

  The queen noticed the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela, to write a letter on her behalf. She wrote, “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had travelled all the way to the garden at Windsor Castle.”

  Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather, the artist Johannes, had been commissioned(委托) to copy Dutch masters works on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.

Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two days later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the print library.

  Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing, “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather? Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”

  Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Johannes. Tom’s parents were touched that the queen had taken time to contact them, saying, “It’s unbelievable they bothered replying at all.”

1. Which of the following statements is true?

  A Windsor Castle is a playing ground.

  B Windsor Castle is the queen’s home.

  C Windsor Castle is a famous post office

  D Windsor Castle is a beautiful rose garden.

2. How did the queen get to know Tom?

  A By chance

  B By exchanging letters

  C By Tom’ s grandfather

  D By the queen’s secretary

3. What does the word “etchings” in Para 4 mean?

  A Photos   B Cartoons C Postcards  D Paintings

4. Which would be the best title?

  A A Boy’s Good Luck

  B Tom’s Special Balloon

  C A Story at Windsor Castle

  D Four-year-old Boy Became the Queen’s Pen Pal

 

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