*Question*
Our school is very big. There are sixty classes in our school. There are about fifty students in a class. There is a television in a classroom, but there isn't a computer. There are 52 desks in my classroom. In my class there are 26 boys and 25 girls. Our library is big, too. There are many books in it. The gym is behind it, and the science labs are next to the library. Behind the gym is our dining hall. We have lunch in it. There are about _ students in a class in our school. A) 70 B) 60 C) 50 D) 40
**Answer**
C

*Question*
A Hard-working Student This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn't go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed _ . After a while she went to see a doctor, "I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" "I have a suggestion ," said the doctor, "Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I'm sure of it." The next day the student returned to the doctor's office. "Well," said the doctor, "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?" The student still looked tired. "Yes," she said, "I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep." ,. The coffee made her _ , so she still couldn't fall asleep. A) tired B) sleepy C) hungry D) excited
**Answer**
D

*Question*
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates .Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes , but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself. A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily. The best title of this passage should be _ . A) The Centres of Earthquakes B) Earthquakes C) The Loss Caused by Earthquakes D) Buildings and Earthquakes
**Answer**
A

*Question*
Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little,and he could see that he was going to lose money. One night,Mr.Jones sat bay the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote to the following notice on it in big letters: "WHAT DO YOU THINK I GIVE AWAY PENCILS AND PAPER AND INK" He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night. The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the frist woman what she wanted. She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he put them on her hands, she turned to leave the shop. "That will be thirty cents ,please," he said. "Why?" she asked in surprise. "That's the price of the paper and the pencil." "But your notice says it's free," she replied. "Oh no," he said, "how can I make any money if everything is free?" She took him outside and showed him the notice "It is wrong,too,"she said. "where is the question mark after the word 'think'?" "There isn't a question mark,"he said. "But there should be one ." "I'm afraid you've made a mistake," Mr.Jones said."You have read my notice in the wrong way." "Not at all," said the woman. "It is quite easy to read. It says: What do you think? I give away pencils and paper and ink!" "No," Mr.Jones said. "You should read it like this: _ And the answer to the question is: Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see." How did Mr.Jones most probably fell that night.? A) Confident. B) Guilty. C) Nervous. D) Worried.
**Answer**
A