user: Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Most of the things around you will be replaced or thrown away someday. Where will they go when they are thrown out? What kinds of waste will they create, and how will it affect the environment Most of our crash goes to places called landfills. A LANDFILL is a low area of land that is filled with garbage .Most modern landfills are lined with a cover of plastic to keep dangerous liquids from polluting earth and ground water supply. The problem is that more than half of the states in this country are running out of places to landfill their garbage. Because of the unhealthy materials, landfills do not make good neighbors,and people don't want to live near them. Many landfills are set in poor neighborhoods. The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, New York, was the largest garbage landfill in the world. For years, people who live nearby complained about air and water pollution caused by the enormous pile of trash. They say that the smoke have made people sick. The landfill closed in April 2001.Now can a harmful waste--material that can pollute air, land, and water -be disposed of in a safe way. Another way to get rid of trash is to burn it. Trash is burned in an _  Because incinerators in operation can get rid of almost all of the trash, some communities would rather use incinerators than landfills. There is a problem, though. Leftover ash and smoke from burning trash may have dangerous chemicals, and even make it hard for some people to breathe. They can harm plants, animals, and people. You can help reduce waste by reusing bottles, batteries, and paper. You can also recycle newspaper, glass, and plastics t to provide materials for making other products. From recycled materials, many things are made. For example, from recycled paper we can get newspapers, boxes and so on. From recycled plastic we can get soda bottles, tables, and backpacks. Question: Why don't landfills make good neighbors? Options: A: Because there are unhealthy materials in them. B: Because people prefer to live in the city center. C: Because landfills are not big enough for trash. D: Because most states are running out of places.
Ans: A

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle  when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back. To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend   your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist   keep your back and hips   and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles. As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees. To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. lift with your legs, not with your back. Question: The muscles are stronger if you    _   . Options: A: keep your back, hips and waist in a line B: bend over from your waist C: lower yourself D: get down on your knees
Ans: A

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react  very quickly, even if they are not related. Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study.  Whack-a-mole  requires people to hit one of nine buttons  . The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random . It is a game that requires speed and accuracy ( ). The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries. The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention. "Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry  department, who led the study. "For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(,) crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around." He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution  , taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry. Question: According to the passage, a baby's cry   _  . Options: A: has the same pitch as birdsong B: is the noisiest sound there is C: can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure D: is good for its health
Ans: C

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: One year ago Bertha and Grace became close friends at a college in Dartmouth. One day, Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited  her to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman's bookstore until the new term began. Grace had to do something to feed herself because her parents died many years ago. Bertha  watched her friend's  pale   face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when  Grace came back, Bertha showed her an invitation letter from her aunt Margaret. "Grace, would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town." Grace cried after reading it. "Grace, please spend the holiday with me, or Margaret will be disappointed  . I want you to be happy," Bertha said. The holiday quickly passed by, and finally one letter from Margaret came to Bertha. "Bertha, Grace is the sweetest girl in the world, and I am very grateful  to you for sending her here." Question: Grace got   _   from Margaret the next day. Options: A: a book B: an invitation letter C: some money D: a part-time job
Ans:

assistant: B