Question

    In 1935, twins Dulcie and Nancie sent letters into a Sydney radio station. They wanted the host of a radio program to take their mail to Los Angeles to find them pen pals.

Eighty years later, the sisters are still exchanging letters. Their pen pals are also twins.

"I have one very large box full of letters and photos taken over the 80 years," Nancie said.

"The letters are very interesting to read, especially the childhood ones.

"The first letter asked me if I knew Shirley Temple （秀兰·邓波儿）. And of course I did.

“The letters have been extremely interesting, especially over the war years. "

Dulcie and Nancie first met their pen pals Barbara and Beatrice in Sydney, 50 years after they first started writing.

"We've had $o many photos of them that, when they came down the stairs at the airport, I recognized them at once," Dulcie said. "We're still going. I received three letters in the last month. "

Dulcie's daughter became a pen pal with Beatrice's daughter when she was eight. And their third generation has kept in close contact on Facebook and met each other for the first time in Canada a few years ago.

Then what's Dulcie and Nancie's secret to keeping a pen pal for 80 years?

"Answering the letters," they said.

1.Where did Dulcie and Nancie send letters to, a radio station or a TV station?

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2.How long have Dulcie and Nancie been writing letters with their penfriends?

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3.Dulcie and Nancie had to stop writing during the war years, didn't they?

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4.When and where did Dulcie and Nancie first meet their penfriends?

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5.How did Dulcie's grandchild keep contact with the penfriend?

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6.What is the secret to keeping a pen pal?

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Answer

1.To a radio station.

2.For more than eighty years.

3.No, they didn't.

4.They first met in Sydney, 50 years after they first started writing.

5.On Facebook.

6.Answering the letters.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了Dulcie 和Nancie是双胞胎，他们想让一个广播节目的主持人把他们的邮件带到洛杉矶找笔友。他们的笔友也是一对双胞胎，他们一直交换信件有八十多年了。甚至他们孙子也成为了笔友。

1.题干“杜尔西和南茜把信寄到哪里去了，收音机电台还是电视台？” 根据文中“In 1935, twins Dulcie and Nancie sent letters into a Sydney radio station.”可知，是一个收音机电台。故答案为To a radio station.

2.题干“杜尔西和南茜和笔友写信多久了？”根据文中“ Eighty years later, the sisters are still exchanging letters.”可知，他们写了八十多年的信。故答案为For more than eighty years.

3.题干“杜尔西和南茜在战争年代不得不停止写作，是吗？” ”根据文中“The letters have been extremely interesting, especially over the war years. "这些信非常有趣，特别是在战争年代.可知，他们在战争年代没有停止写信。做否定回答No, they didn't.不，他们没有。故答案为No, they didn't.

4.题干“杜尔西和南茜第一次见笔友是什么时候，在哪里？”根据文中“ Dulcie and Nancie first met their pen pals Barbara and Beatrice in Sydney, 50 years after they first started writing.”可知，他们第一次见面是在悉尼，在他们开始写作50年后。故答案为They first met in Sydney, 50 years after they first started writing.

5.题干“杜尔西的孙子是如何与笔友保持联系的？” 根据文中“And their third generation has kept in close contact on Facebook and met each other for the first time in Canada a few years ago.”可知，一直在Facebook上保持密切联系。故答案为On Facebook.

6.题干“保持笔友的秘密是什么？”通读整篇短文可知，保持笔友的秘诀就是要彼此一直回信。故答案为Answering the letters。