user: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For example in the United States, some people think that you can catch a cold if your feet get cold. So, mothers tell small children to wear warm boots in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don't like to sit next to open windows. In parts of Europe, some people think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go swimming, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know that colds are caused by a virus . But the old ideas are still very strong, and many _ . Question: Many people in different countries have   _   ideas about why people catch colds. Options: A: no B: one C: the same D: different
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When Mary was seven, her family moved to a new town. She usually went to school by bus, for it was not near her house. One morning, their family clock stopped and when they got up, it was too late for Mary to catch the school bus. Her mother said she would drive Mary to school on her way to the office. "But how can you find the way, Mum?" Mary asked. " You have only been to my school once. "Yes," her mother answered. "But you've been there by school bus seven times, you know the way. "Oh, yes" said Mary. They started out and Mary asked her mother to turn one way or another on their way to school, so she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got there. When they arrived, her mother found it was not really very far from their house. "Why did you make me go such a long way?" her mother asked her. "Well, Mum." answered Mary. "I know only this way. The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school." Question: What do we know from this story? Options: A: Mary was a kind -hearted girl. B: Mary's mother had never been to the school. C: The school wasn't very far from Mary's house. D: Mary enjoyed going to school in her mother's car.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Many people love going on a trip by plane, because planes are fast. But an airport  is usually far away from the city, and it usually takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city. You have to get there and wait for the plane to _ for hours. You can not open the window, and you can not have delicious food. I like travelling by train. I think trains are the safest . Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look out of the window. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes some time. I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don't need to get to a station. You can carry many things with you, too. But sometimes there are many cars on the road. Question: Which of the following is right? Options: A: Usually you need to spend hours getting out of an airport and getting into a city. B: You can not see anything from a window when you are on a train. C: A car never stops at a train station. D: There are always too many cars on the road.
A: A
Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: All the people know that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert . It is healthy for the mind and the body. This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don't exercise. There are many ways to do exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: 1. You have to like what you're doing. 2. Exercise enough, but not too much. It's best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. 3. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports _ for you. Lots of people choose to exercise at fitness centers  . Why? Because there are a lot of sports equipment there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy sports equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive. Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together outside. How do you exercise? Question: In the passage, the writer tells us that we all need to  _  . Options: A: drink B: sleep C: exercise D: have mind
Answer: C
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to learn more about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture, a real life of one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes , how they feel about business, beauty and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts(,): the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. Question: Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage? Options: A: For education. B: For adventure. C: To enjoy themselves. D: To look for a different lifestyle.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He found it was strange. 'I don't know why, but I frightened your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a purse from Dongtai. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider   on the table, and I killed it for her. She seemed very unhappy. Do English people like spiders? 'Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop front, so there was a ladder. Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap for my mother, a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right. Your grandmother came in and screamed! 'Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom. Your grandmother's face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left, I gave your grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She didn't like them.' I explained to Lu, 'My grandmother follows the old customs. You must not give someone an empty purse, or they will have no money. You must not kill a "money spider", or the same will happen. Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table. An open umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years' bad luck, and 13 is also a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid.' Question: What did the writer's grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella? Options: A: Excited. B: Satisfied. C: Afraid. D: Happy.
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