Dearest 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. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says the fire was my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Sarah
P.S.
None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
小題1:Sarah wrote to her parent______
A． to inform them about an accident
B． to ask them for money
C． to them wonderful news
D． to tell then she had failed her exams
小題2:Sarah told her parents the story about the fire because______
A．she wanted to make them worried
B．she wanted them to have some fun
C．she wanted to make them less angry at the real news
D．she wanted to make them even more angry
小題3:The main body of the letter was_____
A．mostly trueB．partly true
C．a(chǎn)ll trueD．completely untrue
小題4:Sarah said the principal was angry because____
A．she had failed her exams
B．it was her fault that the fire had broken out
C．she not make the phone call in time
D．she had caught her smoking in bed

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)信后的附言：None of the above is true,but I have failed my exams可知。她寫信的目的是要告訴父母考試沒及格
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。Sarah 告訴父母火災(zāi)的故事是先讓他們對真正的消息（考試沒及格）少生氣
小題3:信中附言前面的部分完全是捏造的
小題4: Sarah說校長生氣是因為大火是由她引起。
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