Barbara Finch, from England, started a friendship with Elizabeth Martin from New Zealand when the two were just 14 years old. And they have been penfriends for the past seventy years.

“Seventy years is a long time and such a lot has happened,” says Barbara.“I've lost my husband and my son, and she's lost her husband and her daughter. With things like that, her friendship means a lot to me.”

The two started writing letters to each other in November 1947. At that time, Barbara was a pupil. In her school, there was an exchange (交換) teacher from New Zealand. She helped her students to find penfriends from her country. Among the many penfriends, Barbara and Elizabeth were the only pair to form a long-term friendship.

Now both 84, the pair continue to send weekly e-mails to tell each other about their daily lives. Barbara, who's a proud great-grandmother, has kept every single letter and card Elizabeth sent her over the years.

“We e-mail each other now rather than write letters, partly because it's quicker but mostly because there's no cost,” Barbara says.

The pair not only write to each other, but they also meet face to face. They have visited each other 15 times — Barbara flying to New Zealand 10 times and Elizabeth flying to England 5 times.

“Her family has become a second family to me. She says I am the sister she never had,”Barbara says.

1.What do Barbara and Elizabeth have in common?

A. They are both good at writing.

B. They both have two children.

C. They both lost their husband.

D. They were both teachers before.

2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. What Barbara and Elizabeth wrote in their letters.

B. How Barbara and Elizabeth became penfriends.

C. The good things about making penfriends.

D. A teacher who influenced Barbara a lot.

3.Barbara and Elizabeth now e-mail each other instead of writing letters mostly because ________.

A. it is free B. it is popular

C. it saves time D. it saves paper

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Old habits B. Good old days

C. A lifelong friendship D. Communication and friendship

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