两个受难女孩是好朋友.docx

智课网SAT备考资料两个受难女孩是好朋友 摘要: 两个受难女孩是好朋友 本文是智课教育为大家整理的SAT阅读材料： Newly-released images show Ye Mengyuan (left) and Wang Linqia - both killed on Asiana Flight 214. STORY HIGHLIGHTS One of Chinese girls killed in crash may have 本文是智课教育为大家整理的 SAT阅读 材料： Newly-released images show Ye Mengyuan (left) and Wang Linqia - both killed on Asiana Flight 214. STORY HIGHLIGHTS One of Chinese girls killed in crash may have been hit by emergency vehicle Two victims of Asiana Airlines crash were to attend Christian summer camp in California West Valley Christian School in California said a group of 35 students were due to arrive on Tuesday Asiana Airlines identified those killed as Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, both 16 Hong Kong (CNN) - The two teen girls were close friends, each looking forward to a summer trip to California to improve their English. Ye Mengyuan excelled at the piano, just as she did in her academics. Wang Linjia enjoyed calligraphy and, according to local media reports, her work at the schools TV and radio stations. Classmates since junior high, they often ate lunch with each other at school and few were surprised that they chose to sit together on the 10-hour flight that led to their deaths. Asiana Airlines flight 214 had started in Shanghai, where the two girls boarded.Then, with a stop in Seoul, South Korea, the flight headed for San Francisco. The Boeing 777 was seconds from landing Saturday when its rear end struck the edge of the runway at San Francisco International Airport, sending it spinning and erupting in flames. When medics arrived, they found the bodies of the two girls on the runway, next to the burning wreckage. Tragic still, one of them may have been struck by a first responders vehicle, authorities said. Our examination will determine whether (the death) was from the airplane crash or secondary incident, Foucrault said. Remarkably, 305 people survived the crash. Ye and Wang were the only two who didnt. Headed to camp The pair, along with 28 classmates and four teachers, were headed to a summer church camp held by the West Valley Christian School near Los Angeles. The camp is aimed at helping foreign students improve their English skills. Study tours are increasingly popular for Chinese families that can afford them. Another group of students and teachers from Taiyuan in Shanxi province in central China were also on the flight. The tours usually last around two to three weeks and cost around $5,000, with the East and West Coasts of the United States the most popular destinations. West Valley school said on its website that the girls and their group had been due to arrive on Tuesday for three weeks. Now, we are unsure what their next steps will be . but we are certain that God knows and will help us care for them in this time of crisis, the school said. The girls would have studied language, arts and culture during their stay. Ye was also looking forward to visiting college campuses, Chinese media said. A picture in Hong Kongs Apple Daily newspaper showed two grinning, bespectacled girls wearing red-and-yellow tracksuits and making a heart shape with their arms. A school in mourning Back home in the city of Quzhou in eastern China, Jiangshan Middle School mourned the death of two of their own. Wangs teacher told the Beijing Morning Post that Wang was hard-working and inquisitive. She was attentive and responsible - and communicated with other students when there were problems, the teacher said. Thats why she was elected class leader three years in a row. Her classmate, Lu Hao, told the newspaper Wang was always smiling. She was tall and skinny - and very nice to others, Lu said. A keen painter and calligrapher, Wangs artwork was said to hang on the wall of her fathers office. Yes mother told the paper her daughter had won the schools annual speech contest. Her music teacher said she possessed a special skill at singing and pl