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Dear Laura，
Hi! I am Veronica， your new pen friend from Singapore. I got your name and address from the Making Pen Pals‘ Column in Buddies magazine and thought I‘d write to you. Well， let me start by telling you something about myself. I am 13 years old and I am studying in secondary one at Westdove School. I have just finished my exams. I live with my parents and younger sister in a five-room apartment. I like swimming， playing tennis and reading novels. I love the outdoors， especially the sea and I have been on several trekking（long and hard）tours abroad. I enjoy listening to both pop and classical music. My favorite food is pizza and I love making it myself because I like to make it with lots of cheese and pepper. To sum it up， I am a talkative， caring and patient person.
I guess life in London must be wonderful with all the interesting places and good food to enjoy. I‘d love to see the famous Big Ben. I hope to visit London during one of my school holidays. Laura， I would really like to learn more about your culture and lifestyle. I hope you will write back. I have enclosed（附有）my address and telephone number. Please feel free to call me if you make a trip to Singapore. I think you should because it is a wonderful place to shop. Till then， good-bye!
Yours faithfully
Veronica
45. Veronica writes the letter to Laura because she wants to ______.
A. tell her something about herself B. know something about her
C. invite her to her country D. make friends with her
46. Veronica says she loves making pizza because ______.
A. pizza bought in Singapore is not good B. people can not buy fresh pizza in Singapore
C. she can make pizza to her own taste D. she thinks it is cheap to make pizza
47. From the letter we know that ______.
A. Veronica is not interested in traveling B. Veronica has traveled a lot
C. Veronica has been to London before D. Veronica thinks Singapore is the best place for travelers
48. Veronica thinks that Laura should come to Singapore some day because ______.
A. she can do a lot of shopping in Singapore B. Singapore is a city of flowers
C. Singapore is a good place to visit D. Singapore is her native country
C
More than 10，000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.
The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile， Jalan Tengkn， the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims（受害者）had to leave all their things behind.
The National Flood Relief（救济）Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out， helped by the army， police， Red Cross Society and volunteers（志愿者）.
The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people，” a government spokesman said， “In fact， money， food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund（救灾基金会）will be started as soon as possible.”
According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported.
