1 . Letters to the Editor

Nurses’ strike

Sir, I have worked in the public sector for more than 30 years and know that the idea that nurses will be “driven out” of the health service by the 1 per cent pay offer is poppycock(胡说) (news, Mar 8). What attracts and keeps people working in these areas is public service and, as the Queen said in her message, a “selfless devotion to duty”.

Tim Kerin

London E7

Doorstep heroes

Sir, I can understand why so many people now like to have their milk delivered (“Pint-sized heroes are back on doorstep”, Mar 8) but don’t know why it has to be at such antisocial hours. I have often been woken up by the loud noise of Milk & More delivering to one of my neighbours in the early hours, and one day last week it was even at 1:50 a.m. ,which made me sleepless the following hours.

Helen Hinde

Ruislip, Middx

Wine of the weak

Sir, Jane MacQuitty excelled(突出) herself in her wine column this week (“Red wine for lightweights: the best 12% and under bottles”, Weekend, Mar 6). The eight bottles on offer were flavoured as follows: forest-fruited, meaty, mocha, beetrooty, tobacco leaf, lemony and samphire. The star flavours(调味) in a Reisling from Chile were fat and lime pickle（酸菜味). Of the eight bottles of wine only one was described as “grapey”.

Tony Stafford

Harston, Cambs

Note: Letters to the Editor should be sent to letters@thetimes.co.uk or by post 1London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF.

1. Why did the three people write these letters?

A．To make themselves famous.	B．To make some complaints.
C．To promote The Times.	D．To improve their writing skills.

2. The Queen held a positive attitude toward ________.

A．the health service	B．the nurses’ devotion to their work
C．the practical idea	D．the medical workers’ strike

3. What does Helen Hinde think of the time of milk delivery?

A．Shocking.

B．Pleasant.

C．Unbearable.

D．Popular.

4. Which of the following about wine is true?

A．Nine flavours of wine were offered.

B．A wine from Chile had a pleasant taste.

C．Jane MacQuitty won famous for the travelling column.

D．More species of wine are expected to have flavours of wine.

5. How should the letters be sent to the Editor ?

A．They can be sent through the Internet.

B．They should be sent to the editors face to face.

C．They can be mailed to the famous London Bridge.

D．They can be mailed to the addresses of different editors.