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课时作业
课时作业(三十四)A glimpse of the future
I.阅读理解:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、:(starting at age8)to choose from,Pen friends are
C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
typically paired by similar interests,and you can
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also request specific countries you're interested in.
The Best Pen Pal Programs for Kids
Your own address is also circulated to pen friends
No matter how old you are,everyone longs to feel
in the same age group,so you might get surprised
a little more connected.Email and texting connect us
with some international mail!
across the globe in an instant,but nothing quite beats
1.What might ensure you a reply from the author?
the feeling of opening a hand-written letter.The fol-
A.Writing to the publisher for his address.
lowing are some programs that offer pen pals for kids
B.Writing a letter to the author directly.
and other letter writing opportunities.
C.Asking the publisher to relay your letter.
Write to an Author
D.Attaching a stamped envelope with your
Is your little bookworm obsessed with their
address.
favorite author?Or maybe you have an aspiring
2.What do you know about the Kids for Peace?
author of your own?Why not put pen to paper and
A.It connects kids to spread peace and love.
write a letter to your writer?Simply look for the
B.It aims to help kids make foreign friends.
publisher's address on the inside cover of the book
C.It has many branches all over the world.
and address your letter to the author.While there's
D.It intends to promote cultural exchange.
no guarantee of a response,you can increase your
3.How are the kids grouped after signing up in the
chances of receiving a reply by including a self-ad-
International Pen Friends Club?
dressed,stamped envelope.
A.By gender.
B.By age.
Kids for Peace
C.By nationality.
D.By interest.
What better reason to write a letter than to
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spread peace and kindness?Kids for Peace was foun-
When I was 6,my elder brother brought me to
ded with the intention of bringing kids together.The
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