Read the article and select the best answer. Article: long ago people made fires from lightning . But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn't start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark . The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire. As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire. About two centuries ago, people began to make matches . Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful. Question: Matches have been used _ . Options: A: for about two thousand years B: for about two hundred years C: since people began to use fire for cooking D: since people used the heat from the sun.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Miss Wang is a young teacher of English in a middle school in Chongqing. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found Mr. Li, the headmaster, sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, Mr. Li told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and Chinese she was using in class. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions and explained some grammar rules to her students. Mr. Li suggested that she should use English as much as she could in class. So Miss Wang made the following plans: Join an English club and practice speaking English. Learn more English teaching expressions by heart. Have a five-minute talk with students in English before class. She used body language to make herself understood if students could not follow. One year later, she found she could speak English _ in class. ,. Question: Mr. Li came to Miss Wang's class to _ . Options: A: practice speaking English B: make Miss Wang understood C: give instructions to the students D: find out how much English and Chinese Miss Wang was using in class
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Subject: party Hi! Jenny, My sister Ann and I are going to have a party this Friday at my home. Some friends will be there. Most of them are from the office. My best friend, Tom, will come, too. I want you to meet him. Do you want to come? We'll play games and talk. Then we'll have dinner. Everyone will bring food or drinks. It begins at 4:00 pm. and ends at 8 or 9 pm. We'll have a great time! Can you come?I hope so! Let me know soon. Call me or send me an e-mail. Question: The party begins at _ ? Options: A: 4:00 am B: 6:00 pm C: 4: 00 pm D: 6:00 am
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In 1945,six planes and 17 men disappeared without a sign,all in one day.This was Flight 19.Flight 19's captain was Lieutenant Charles Taylor.Flight 19 was a usual flight.It took off at about 2:10 p.m.from Miami.The weather was very normal on that December 5th of 1945.It was never spoken directly to after its going down.A message was received at 4:00 p.m.that told about _ Taylor not knowing the way to go because his compass was running around and around. After that,it was never heard from again.While searching for it,a search plane was also lost.The search for the both continued until December 10th of that same year.None of the things from Flight 19's planes,or from the search plane,was ever found.It is one of the most infamous disappearances.Searching for Flight 19 lasted five days,and covered 380,000 square miles.Dr.Kripke suggests a vortex may have been involved in the disappearance of Flight 19. Question: Perhaps _ made the Flight 19 disappear. Options: A: the weather B: a storm C: a vortex D: a creature
Answer: C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercise can make us strong. In collectivesports like basketball,volleyball or football,wewill learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study. However,as the saying goes,"There are two sides of everything. "Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participatingin sports activities. What's more,too much or hard practice can be bad for our health. Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. So long as we are careful enough,sports can do us nothing but good. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports. B: Sports can help us relax after work or study. C: Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports activities. D: Sports can only make us healthy physically.
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jack is in bed. Mr. Smith sits beside him. "What kind of day do you have today?" Mr. Smith asks. "It is a bad day for me," Jack answers. "I have a fight with Tom. Then the teacher calls you and tells you about it, right?" "Yes , part of the day is bad," Mr. Smith says. But there are good parts, too. Now it is time to go to sleep. So tell me the best thing to you today. Jack is happy and he says, "After school, I go swimming. I make a new friend in the swimming pool." "I am happy you have a good time," Mr. Smith says. "Think about it before you go to sleep. Now I'm going to turn off the light . Have a nice dream!" "Good night, Dad," Jack says. Every night Mr. Smith and Jack have a talk like this. Every night Jack answers the same question, "What is the best thing to you today? Every night Jack goes to sleep thinking about the best thing. It's really a good way to end a day." Question: What's the best title for the passage? Options: A: Have a nice dream B: A smart father C: How to end a day D: A fight between two boys
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B