Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind?

   A. To get her familiar to him.                                 B. To present her thankfulness to him.

   C. To share her brand-new college life with him.

   D. To apologize to him for not writing letters too often.

2.If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably         .

A. burst into laughter    B. think it acceptable  

C. criticize the writer  D. inform the man

3.By "when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon.", the writer intends to tell us that        .

    A. the man she writes to is dull and boring

    B. she is not familiar with the one she writes to

    C. it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger

    D. she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter

4.Jerusha was probably          while she worked on the letter.

   A. curious             B. light-hearted       C. serious            D. skeptical

Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

Dear Mr. Kind, Here I am! I traveled   yesterday for four hours in a train. It's a funny experience. I never rode in   one before. College is the biggest, most   confusing place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will tell you more   later when I'm feeling less puzzled. Now I want to write a letter first just   to get me familiar to you. It seems strange to be   writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be   writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my   life, so please overlook it if they are not a model kind. Before leaving   yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me   how to behave, especially towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for   me. I must take care to be very respectful. I have been thinking   of you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after   all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It   seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable   feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imaqination   has very little to work upon. There are just three   things that I know: I .You are tall. II .You are rich. III. You hate girl. I suppose I might call   you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather unpleasant to me. Or Dear Mr.   Rich-Man, but that's unpleasant to you, as though money were the only   important thing about you. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; But at   least you will stay tall all your life! So I decide to call you Dear   Daddy-long-legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name — we   won't tell Mrs. Lippett. The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in   two minutes. Our day is divided by bells. We eat and sleep and study by   bells. There it goes! Lights out. Good night. You can see how   strictly I obey rules due to my training in the John Grier Home. Yours most respectfully, Jerusha Abbott

1. 1.

   Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind?

   1. A.
      To get her familiar to him
   2. B.
      To present her thankfulness to him
   3. C.
      To share her brand-new college life with him
   4. D.
      To apologize to him for not writing letters too often
2. 2.

   If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably______.

   1. A.
      burst into laughter
   2. B.
      think it acceptable
   3. C.
      criticize the writer
   4. D.
      inform the man
3. 3.

   By "when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon.", the writer intends to tell us that______.

   1. A.
      the man she writes to is dull and boring
   2. B.
      she is not familiar with the one she writes to
   3. C.
      it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger
   4. D.
      she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter
4. 4.

   Jerusha was probably______.while she worked on the letter

   1. A.
      curious
   2. B.
      light-hearted
   3. C.
      serious
   4. D.
      skeptical

Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,

Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train．It’s a funny feeling, isn’t it? I never rode in one before．

College is the biggest, most puzzling place—I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when I'm feeling less confused; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don't begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.

It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all—I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind.

Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.

But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn't you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Flagpole or Dear Clothes-line.

I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I, You are tall. Ⅱ. You are rich. Ⅲ. You hate girls.

I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather rude to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's rude to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get broke in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.

The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very lifeful. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.

Observe how precisely I obey rules--due to my training in the John Grier Home.

Yours most respectfully,

Jerusha Abbott

to Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith

1.Jerusha felt “confused” because ______.

A．she had never written to the trustee before

B．she was not familiar with the college yet

C．she could never find the way to her home

D．she had never traveled on a train berore

2.Jerusha thought that she couldn’t be very respectful to “John Smith” because _______．

A．he was a total stranger to her

B．she was sure it was a false identity

C．the name was too common

D．nobody would like to be called that name

3.The fact that her day is “divided into sections by bells” makes Jerusha feel______.

A．busy             B．restricted by rules   C．pressed for time    D．full of energy

4.Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-legs______.

A．in order to show her respect for him

B．because it was one of his inner quality

C．in older to make them feel closer to each other

D．because she had always wanted a father