Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep. The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this. One day, the driver of a car said to him, "You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole night and day." "Oh, no," the farmer said. "I don't pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water." Question: Which is the best title of the passage? Options: A: How to make money B: A helpful farmer C: To drive more carefully D: The hole in the road
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Allen Iverson, the 31-year-old man, has become the most exciting player in the NBA. At 1.83 meters tall, he is as fast as lightening and no one can stop him. However, Allen used to be the trouble maker that the NBA did not want. Born to a single mother, Allen had a very hard childhood. He grew up on dangerous blocks in the US. Sometimes his house had no electricity, hot water or lights. He sometimes stayed with his friends in his teenage life and a couple of times he even stayed in a shelter . Because of his terrible childhood, Iverson became as tough as his friends . Allen was always a trouble maker. When he was in high school, he was once put in jail for throwing a chair to a white girl. Later on, he was put in jail a second time because of fast driving. When he was on the school basketball team, he didn't like practicing and even laughed at his coach. Because of the troubles he had made, the NBA at first didn't want him. He was a talented basketball player but with bad behavior. Allen realized that he wouldn't win any championship or be the top if he didn't change himself. He looked at himself in the mirror and asked, "Who is Allen Iverson?" In this way he changed himself. Over the years, he has changed and become a leader. "If you're getting older and not getting smarter, something is wrong," said Iverson. On November 6, he was named the Eastern Conference Players of the Week . Now he has become many people's idol. "I've become matured ," he said. " _ " Question: According to the passage, why did Allen become a tough boy? Options: A: His mother taught him to be so. B: He wanted to be really cool. C: His friends told him to be so. D: His early hard life made him so.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When someone says, "I guess I'll have to face the music", it doesn't mean he is going to a concert. It is something unhappy. For example, a student is called in by his teacher to explain why he didn't finish his homework. Every American, young or old, knows the phrase "to face the music" well. It's at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from? One explanation is about the American writer James Fennimore Cooper. He said the expression was first used by actors. When they were asked to perform, they would say, "It's time to face the music." And that is exactly what they did-face the band which is just below the stage . An actor might be nervous when he moved onto the stage in front of the audience . But he had to go out. So, "to face the music" came to mean having to go through something no matter how unhappy it might be, because you had no choice. The other explanation comes from the army. The soldiers had to face their leader's check. They were worried about how well they looked. Were their guns clean enough to pass the check? Still, the men had to go out to face the check. What else could they do? Question: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? Options: A: Here are two explanations about the expression "to face the music". B: The music in "to face the music" is a kind of terrible music. C: When you face the music, it means that you must go through it. D: When someone says he has to face the music, he will have no choice.
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Suzhou is an old city with a long history. The city is very clean and has fresh air. There are a lot of nice gardens in Suzhou and Suzhou gardens are famous in the world. When you enjoy the beauty in the gardens, you will feel very peaceful and happy. Besides (......) the gardens, Suzhou silk is also very famous. On the streets, you can see many silk shops. You should buy some beautiful silk scarves because they are really beautiful. Suzhou food is so sweet and some people may not like it. But you can have different kinds of foods here. Suzhou is close to Shanghai. It takes about only one hour from Suzhou to Shanghai by bus. The traffic is very convenient here. Welcome to Suzhou! You will have a good time here. Question: How will you feel when walking in the gardens? Options: A: Bored. B: Excited. C: Happy and peaceful. D: A little funny.
Answer: C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter. "Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law ." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man. "I don't believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What's your name and where do you live?" he asked. "Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light." "You came all the way without a light. What's your name?" The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman's hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. "Now, what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?" Question: In the passage the word "cart" is _ . Options: A: something like a car B: something like a light C: something pulled by a horse D: something with a light
C