A Poet

趙楠

If someone else suddenly takes you to a strange place from your home or country， what would you feel？ This kind of thing happened to Peggy Brown. In 1761， when Peggy Brown was only eight years old， she was taken from Africa to America. In an American family she became a slave.

But Peggy was lucky①. The family were very kind to her. They treated her well. They even taught her to read and write. They treated② her like their own daughter. This was not usual at that time in the USA.

Peggy was excited when she could write. When she could write down many things， she began to write poems③. At the end of her life， Peggy Brown， a free woman， lived alone and continued④ to write poems， Her poems were so good that people still read them today.

Choose the best answer.

1. The underlined word “slave” means “____” in Chinese.

A. 奴隸 B. 詩人 C. 作家 D. 老師

2. How old was Peggy when she was taken from her home？

A. She was six years old.? ? ? ? ? B. She was seven years old.

C. She was eight years old.? ? D. She was nine years old.

3. Which of the following excited Peggy？

A. She did well in reading. B. She could write.

C. She lived by herself. D. She became a slave.

4. What were Peggys poems like？

A. They were very sad. B. They were very exciting.

C. They were not very popular. D. They were very good.

5. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. Peggy Brown was a poor and unlucky woman.

B. Peggy Brown was a poor but brave woman.

C. Peggy Brown was an unlucky poet.

D. Peggy Brown was a lucky poet.