國中英語基測出現過 friend 的考題。

October 12

Dear Bill,

Long time no see!

I just came back to Taipei from Europe. 20 hours on the plane really made me tired.

I knew about Typhoon Melissa from the TV news. On TV, I saw many houses in Kaohsiung were damaged. Are you O.K. down there?

The weather in the mountains of Europe was very different from the weather in Taiwan. It was just early October, but it started to snow in the places I stayed.

Still, my trip to Europe was great fun. Before I went, I was worried about the language. I can't speak German or French. But I was surprised to find that English was still useful there! I spoke to people without any problem, and I even made some new friends on the train!

Perhaps I will go to Spain next summer. Will you join me?

Your friend,

Alex

damage 毀損
snow 下雪
1.
Where does Bill live?
In Spain.
In Kaohsiung.
In Taipei.
In Germany.
2.
What was the weather like in the mountains when Alex was there?
It was winter already.
It changed a lot.
There was a terrible typhoon.
It rained a lot.
3.
What is true about Alex's experience in Europe?
He was invited to the homes of his new foreign friends.
He enjoyed it and would like to go there again.
He learned some English from a language school there.
He was always worried about the weather.