At last they got the letter they____________．

 A．have expected   B．were expecting  C．had expected D．had been expecting 

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　　13 October

　　Dear Editor,

　　I am writing to ask what has happened to our youth. They are not as polite, hardworking or clever as my generation. I'll give you an example.

　　Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a. m.．It was very busy so there were no free seats. There were some teenagers(青少年) sitting on the seats nearest me. I don't know why they were not at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise. A heavily pregnant(怀孕) woman and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags. I expected the teenagers to let them sit down. They slowly did so but gave me a rude look. I got off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn't follow me.

　　I worried about the future of our country. How could these young people become responsible(负责的) workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have too much money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this “lost generation”(垮掉的一代).

　　Franz Johnson.

　　20 October

　　Dear Editor,

　　I read Mr. Johnson's letter about the problems of today's youth with much interest. He described teenagers on a train not giving a seat to a pregnant woman and her daughter. I was the woman. We must have seen things differently. I found the teenagers helpful and kind. Did Mr. Johnson see the teenagers help me off the train? Did he see them carry my shopping bags to a taxi for me? Did he see them friendly to my daughter? Obviously(显然地) not.

　　“Older” people often say today's youth isn't as good as their generation. Their parents said that about them. Mr. Johnson must accept that the world is changing and young people change with it. I find today's youth mostly kind and more fun than my generation.

　　Perhaps Mr. Johnson should really try to get to know some young people before he calls them the “lost generation”.

Linda Black.

1．Which of the following is the correct order of what happened?

a) Mrs. Black wrote to the news paper.

b) Mrs. Black got on the train with her daughter.

c) Mr. Johnson asked the young people to give her seat.

d) Mr. Johnson thought the young people might follow him.

e) Mrs. Black took a taxi with her daughter.

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2．Mr. Johnson wrote the letter to ________.

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A．ask for help from the newspaper

B．find the way to solve the problem

C．show his worry about the young

D．teach the young people a lesson

3．In the second letter, Mrs. Black ________.

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A．told another story to support Mr. Johnson

B．wanted to show her thanks to the young

C．discussed the youth problem with the old

D．called for the understanding toward the young

4．W hat can we learn from the two letters?

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A．Young people enjoy fast food.

B．People have different opinions about the young.

C．Older people are more helpful.

Dear editor,

I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people.They are not as polite or hard-working as my generation（一代人I will give you two examples.

Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat.There were some boys sitting on the seats near me.I didn't know why they were not at school.They were talking and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise.At the next stop, a pregnant（怀孕的）woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags.I expected the boys to let them sit down.They saw the woman but they did nothing.I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter seats.   They did so but gave me a rude look.

Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend’s family.I was glad to see his children, who I hadn't seen for ten years.During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children.It soon became clear that they didn't know much about it.They couldn't tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy.All they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful.In my days, students knew the kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.

I worry about the future of Germany.How could these young people become good workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age.Maybe they have too much money.Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this “lost generation”.

Yours sincerely,

Frantz Vogts.

1.Mr. Vogts writes this letter to the editor to _______.

2.When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground , he_______.

3.Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because _______.

4.By saying “lost generation”, Mr Vogts refers to ________.