Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: In the early 1980s, one of our neighbors asked my mom if she would make a few gift baskets for her [:]to give as gifts for the holidays. My mom agreed and news of the unique gift baskets my mum was making spread like wildfire throughout the neighborhood. My mum was busy throughout the holiday season, so she asked a friend to help her. When the orders continued after the holiday season for baby gifts, birthday gifts and more, it occurred to them that maybe this job could be turned into a business and they did it. My mum went into her business because she had a creative idea. She got orders and filled orders. But there was no purpose and no real strategy . In 1991, my mum' s partner got into financial trouble and there was not enough money to support either my mum or her partner. So if you are led by your creativity or enthusiasm, make sure you ask yourself what you want out of your business. If you don't set goals, how will you know what direction to go in? Do you want to create jobs and growth in the economy? Are you looking for a hobby? You can't keep scores if you don' t know what game you are playing. After my mom's partner gave up, she had to abandon her business to support herself. She swore she would run a business again and do it differently the next time. However, there wasn't a "next time" for her. She passed away just after her 51st birthday. She never had someone tell her how important having a goal was. She never had an opportunity to be everything that she could be. There are no right or wrong goals, only the ones that matter to you. Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever that may mean to you. Question: The author's mum started her own business after she _ . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- got continuous orders with her friend
- cooperated with one of her neighbors
- advertised her products in the neighborhood
- designed unique gift baskets for the holidays
Answer: got continuous orders with her friend

Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Chinese college students have graduated to find the job market vary from when they entered school and those so-called "hot courses" might fail to land them good jobs. Graduates with different majors have very different experiences in the job market. But degrees in finance, economics and a few other fields often guarantee good jobs. "I have applied to 15 companies online, and most of them show interest in hiring me," said WangLi, a postgraduate of labor Economics at Southwest University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He said that all the students of economics, finance and accounting in his university had received at least two job offers. Students of mining and materials science that were not popular before, however, have observed more employment opportunities than before. The employment rate of graduates from the courses was 100 percent at Guizhou University. On the contrary, some so-called "hot courses" including law, journalism and computer science that have received large groups of students, failed them in the job market. Experts said high tuition fee of those courses led to blind enrollment expansion. Another problem which makes it difficult for graduates to find jobs is the gap between school- learned- knowledge and requirements of real career. In 2007, merely 60percent of computer science graduates were employed. Meanwhile, job vacancies in IT industry exceeded one million. IT companies complained about the large amount of money they spend on pre-career training of new employees. They hope universities adjust their courses to better prepare students for their future work. In addition to academic background, employers are looking for college graduates with a good sense of responsibility. This merit is followed by a sense of team work, ambition, flexibility, eloquence, independence, confidence, pressure-bearing ability, communication skills and so on. Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Answer:
OPTIONS:
- Economics, finance and accounting are no longer "hot" now.
- Quite a number of college students don't work hard at their lessons.
- The quality of some of the college graduates can not meet the demands of companies.
- Universities have already adjusted their courses to prepare students for their future work.
Answer: The quality of some of the college graduates can not meet the demands of companies.

Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Air is an odorless , invisible gas that surrounds the earth. It is everywhere on the planet. An "empty" drinking glass and an "empty" room, to give two examples, are not really empty. Each is filled with air. When the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass. Air, as a gas, has no definite shape, but, because it is matter, it takes up space. It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. _ a dry handkerchief into the bottom of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down. Push the upside-down glass; hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. When the glass is taken out of water, the handkerchief will be dry. The air inside the glass takes up space and keeps the water from coming in. Question: The writer tells us that _ . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- the experiment is done in the laboratory
- the experiment is done outside the room
- the experiment is easily done
- the experiment is carried out indoors
Answer:
the experiment is easily done