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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Dear Mr Zhu, I am writing to your magazine's "Teenagers Now" column  to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn't even love us at all. Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don't like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life! What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse. How can I help my son without harming our relationship? Yours Liu Zhenhua Question: From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu's son is   _   to his parents. Options: A: friendly B: thankful C: polite D: rude
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce   disease. _ means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way.  _  Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush. Exercise Swimming, running, skating, skiing, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you stay healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time. Do it. Plan out your life You should have breakfast before you go to school. Have a proper   meal for lunch. A proper diet can also help you stay healthy. Question: At least how long should you exercise each time? Options: A: Twenty minutes. B: Fifteen minutes. C: Five minutes. D: Ten minutes.
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: There was an old pear tree in a man's garden. In the past, tie tree fruited every year, .so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful  man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe  in his hand, the tree said to him, "Please don't cut me down. I had so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don't kill a dying tree that has done so much for you." "I'm sorry. I have to do so," the man said, "because I need wood to make a chair." Then he began to wave  his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, "Don't cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife  feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade  , and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much joy to your wife when you are away from home." The man didn't listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, "Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you nice honey  every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?" The man got moved . He said, "You are so kind to the tree, although  it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn't cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird _ its songs here." With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day. Question: What can we learn from the story? Options: A: People should never be ungrateful. B: Good wood comes from pear trees. C: Old people are kind and friendly. D: Birds and bees are always helpful.
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: I'm Jack. I'm a middle school student. I have lessons from Monday to Friday. At weekends, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, brush my teeth and then go out to do morning exercises. I eat my breakfast at about nine o'clock. After that, I often go to the park with my parents. The park is a little far from our home, so we go there by bus. It often takes us about twenty minutes to get there by bus. The park is very beautiful. There are always lots of people in the park. There are men and women, old and young. Parents must take good care of their children. There is a large lake in the middle of the park. I often go swimming there. Sometimes, I fly kites. We always have a good time there. Question: What time does Jack have breakfast at weekends? Options: A: At about 7:00. B: At about 8:00. C: At about 9:00. D: At about 10:00.
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