Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. and Mrs. Martin live in New York. Mr. Martin is a doctor and his office is in New York. Mrs. Martin teaches music at a school in New York. They have two sons. Their sons' names are Ted and Roy. Ted is twenty years old. He is now in Taiwan. He is studying Chinese. He went to Taiwan last month and is going to stay there for two years. Roy is thirteen years old. He goes to high school. He likes sports very much. He likes swimming best. He can swim faster than his father. He wants to be the best swimmer in his school. Question: How long will Ted stay in Taiwan? _ . Options: A: Twenty years. B: Two years. C: Seven years. D: Thirteen years.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Taking photographs at a birthday or a wedding has become as natural as blowing out candles or cutting the cake. But our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be damaging our ability to remember _ , according to new research. A study has shown that taking pictures rather than concentrating fully on the events in front of us prevents memories taking hold. Dr. Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described it as the "photo-taking impairment effect". She said: "People so often pull out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point where they are missing what is happening right in front of them. When people rely on technology to remember for them--counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves--it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences." Dr Henkel and her team carried out an experiment in a museum, to learn if taking pictures of the exhibits was hindering the ability of visitors to remember what they had seen. A group of university students were led on a tour at the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University and were asked to either photograph or try and remember objects on display. The next day their memory was tested. The results showed that people were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed than those they had only looked at. It was found that their memory for the details of the objects they had photographed was poorer. Henkel's lab is currently investigating whether the content of a photo, such as whether you are in it, affects later memory. She is also researching whether actively choosing what to photograph might influence what we remember. Previous research suggests that reviewing photos we have taken does help us remember the objects, but only if we take the time. "Research has suggested that the sheer volume and lack of organization of digital photos for personal memories discourages many people from accessing and recalling them.... Question: The passage is probably taken from _ . Options: A: a health magazine B: a cultural overview C: an economics report D: an entertainment website
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Weekly Radio Concert Date / Time: Sept. 5th, 2010 10:30 (Sun.) Venue : Shanghai Concert Hall Ticket Price (RMB): 50, 40, 30 Ticket State: On Sale Now Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426, 62173055 Conductor: Chen Shouchang Programme 1. Jasmine (Jiangsu folk song) Arranged by Chen Dan 2. Under the Silver Light (Xinjiang folk song) Arranged by Yang Hua 3. Wish good luck (Tibetan folk song) Arranged by Shu Yong Gang 4. Arirang Theme and Variations (North Korean folk song) Arranged by John Barnes Jones 5. No.5 Wind Suite (Various countries Dance) Arranged by Alfred Reed I. Square dance (USA) II. Sarabande (France) III. Yamabushi Kagura (Japan) IV. Hora (Israel / Romania) 6. Red River Valley (American / Canadian folk song) Arranged by J. D. Proyhal JAZZ STARS -- Cantaloup Island Date / Time: Sept. 8th, 2010 19:30 (Wed.) Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall Ticket Price (RMB): 80, 50 Ticket State: On Sale Now Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426, 62173055 Performance: Shanghai Jazz Orchestra Question: Which of the following will be arranged by John Barnes Jones? Options: A: A Jiangsu folk song. B: A Xinjiang folk song. C: A foreign folk song. D: A Tibetan folk song.
A: C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I once did a year of voluntary service in a residential home for people with learning disabilities. was set in an English village deep in the countryside, quite different from my home in Sweden. One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a little unhappy, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home who had financial difficulties and maybe it was impossible for her to complete her university courses. So this friend of mine had sent all her money to Tanzania to support her friend! This meant that she didn't have much food to eat and no money to go anywhere outside the village. I was so touched and I felt I had to do something. So, during my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into a shop. I didn't have much money left myself but I thought I'd buy her an extra box of chocolate we both liked and some rice. I started talking to the woman(also a volunteer)working in the shop and eventually told her about my friend. The woman looked at me, amazed. "Does she eat pasta?" she asked. "Yes," I replied. She immediately started loading a bag with pasta, cookies, and other things until the bag was full. "Give her this for me. It's my treat!'' I couldn't believe it but accepted with happiness. As I left the shop to go home with my unexpected bag of food, I asked the woman her name. "Just Gloria," she said. Imagine my friend's face when I arranged the gifts on my kitchen table and fetched her from her room to see! I had never seen her so happy! A few weeks later she found Gloria in the shop and thanked her in person. These two extraordinary women really showed me what true kindness and compassion are, and the impression will stay with me for the rest of my life! Question: From the text, we know that _ . Options: A: the writer was from England B: the writer was a university student from Tanzania C: Gloria was from Sweden and was very kind to the writer D: the writer volunteered to help people with learning disabilities
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D