Question

You don’t think you have a great friend? Don’t worry. Maybe you can find one here. We have over300,000 members in more than 192 countries.

International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967. Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia. We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8. You can write to your pen friends in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. IPE members include people such as singers, clerks, students, teachers, waiters, writers, and more.

IPE pen pals are free, but we need a processing(处理) fee to pay for our computer service and phone calls.

IPE gives you 10 to 14 other IPE friends .We will send e-mails to you from IPE in Australia. Also, your name will be given to 10 to 14 other IPE members. The pen friend you will get will be in your age group. You will have the same interests. Why not try it out now?

Please answer the following question with No more than 7 words.

1.When and where did IPE start?

2.Which country is the IPE head from?

3.How many languages can you use to write to your friends in IPE?

4.How old may be the youngest member of IPE?

5.What’s the passage about?

Answer 1

1.IPE started in Ireland in 1967.

2.Australia

3.Seven

4.He/She may be 8 years old.

5.Information about IPE

【解析】

1.题干意为：在哪里，什么时候IPE开始的？我们可以从文章中找到答案“International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967.”

2.题干意为：IPE的领导来自于哪里？我们可以从文章找到答案“Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia.”

3.题干意为：在IPE中你可以使用几种语言给你的朋友写信？根据文章的描述“You can write to your pen friends in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese.”可知是7种语言。

4.题干意为：在IPE中最年轻的成员可能是几岁？根据文章的描述“We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8.”可知，可能是8岁。

5.题干意为：这篇文章主要是关于什么的？通读全文，可知讲的是IPE这个机构成立的时间，领导人，写信的相关要求等。