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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: American schools must obey the classroom rules. Here are some of them. If the teacher asks you a question, you should answer it at once. If you do not understand the question, you can put up your hand and ask the teacher to say it again. You must not be absent ( ) on a test day. If you are seriously ill, let the teacher know. If your teacher allows _ , you'd better take the test within one or two days after you return to class. It is rude ( ) to be late. If you are late, you should come into the classroom and go to your seat quickly. In the US it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. In America, you should call your teacher by his or her last name, not "teacher". Also you should use Mr, Miss, Ms or Mrs before the last name, such as Mrs Smith or Mr Jones. In the US, it is impolite to eat, drink or chew gum ( ) during class. Don't do these until ( ) the break. Question: About American classroom rules, which is NOT right? Options: A: Do not eat anything during class. B: Ask the teacher for leave ( ) because you're seriously ill. C: If you don't understand the question, you can't ask the teacher to repeat ( ) it. D: You can drink something during the break.
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Almost nothing we do in this world is done in isolation*. At work or at play, you'll find yourself in groups, working with other people: your team at work, a meeting with fellow workers, your family, a holiday with friends, a group of students working together, a group of neighbors wanting to make changes. It is now realized that being able to work successfully with other people is one of the main keys to success, partly because we need to do it so often. In almost every situation where you're in a group, you will need a skilled leader. All groups need leaders and all successful groups have good leaders. Groups without leaders or with weak leaders almost always break down. Members of a leaderless group often begin to feel disappointed and helpless. Time is wasted and the tasks are not achieved. There are often arguments and nervousness between people as there is nobody to keep the goals clear. Some people are natural leaders. The well-known cook, Antonio Carlucci says, "True leaders are born and you see them in kitchens." They're people who are strong, fair, and humorous. Although a lot of people agree that there are some natural-born leaders, most people now know that leadership can also be taught. Experienced teachers can train almost anyone how to be a successful leader. Good leaders don't make people do things in a controlling way. You can learn how to join others, encouraging the whole group to work towards a common goal. Successful leaders also need to be calm and wise. They need to be able to work out good solutions and make perfect judgments* under pressure. Lastly, and probably most importantly, good leaders need to be sensitive*, confident and be able to get on well with different kinds of people. Question: Groups with _ leaders will often cause arguments at meetings or between people. Options: A: good and strong B: no or weak C: skilled but helpless D: good and natural
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Three kids have been learning chemistry for only a few months. But they have already begun to challenge a world famous scientist! Li Weichi, Huang Runling, and Xiao Yan are from Zhongshan Huaqiao Middle School in Guangdong. They have just found a red cabbage that could be a new kind of acid-base indicator . They want it to take the place of litmus paper. "We've learnt to think of and ask questions about life by ourselves," said Li, "We work well with each other." British scientist Robert Boyle discovered the use of litmus paper over 300 years ago. Now it is used widely in experiments all over the world. But when the kids did some experiments in class last winter, they saw that the litmus paper didn't turn very blue with base matter. It's hard to get a clear result. Will there be a better indicator than litmus paper? The three kids decided to try and find out! How? They went to collect over 40 plants in parks, gardens and markets. Then they ground leaves, flowers and stems to get the pigments from them. The kids mixed pigments with acid and base. They spent months watching carefully to see which paper showed the best colour change. They decided it was the litmus paper! "It's our first scientific journey, Huang said, "But it makes me want to try harder." Question: The story mainly tells us _ . Options: A: how to make litmus paper B: about the three kids' spirit C: scientists were wrong D: the kids are heroes
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B