Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: "It's 8:05," he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. "Sir, do you know the time?" he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, "I don't know the time." Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, "Hey, sir," he said. "It's a quarter to nine." ,. Question: The first person knocked at the window of the car _ . - at five to eight - at half past eight - at five past eight - at a quarter to nine
Ans: at five past eight

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Li Lei, Beijing I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined . It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives . Gina, New York I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We wished to go there again. Alice, London My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn't very hot there. We went to a climb the Alps . We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos. Question: What can we learn from the passage? - Li Lei didn't enjoy his vacation. - It was not very hot in the countryside. - Gina went boating during her vacation. - Alice went fishing on her vacation.
Ans: Li Lei didn't enjoy his vacation.

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: If you want to live in Hawaii,you need to think about how to save money,because it is one of the most expensive states in the USA. Hawaii buys most of its goods from other countries.This makes the prices very high.Eating out can be expensive.Breakfast is at$5 or$8 and lunch ia around$12,while dinner goes from $15 to$30. What makes living in Hawaii more difficult is that there are few high-paying jobs. For example, it is harder to find engineering jobs than waitressing jobs. Here is some advice on how to get around and enjoy living in Hawaii. *Check out online travel websites, magazines and books for information about the islands, from their beaches to their restaurants. *Find hotels by reading newspapers. You can also find someone to share your room to save money. *Try to find a job. Craigslist is a good website to start your search. Also, check the newspapers. *Buy your food and other things at cheap chain stores like Costco and Wal-Mart. Hawaii is an expensive place to live, but there are ways to save your money if you shop properly. Question: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? - Hawaii's cost of living is higher than many other places in the US. - It is more difficult to find a job as a waitress than an engineer. - Most of goods in Hawaii are from other countries. - Things in Wal-Mart are cheaper.
Ans: It is more difficult to find a job as a waitress than an engineer.

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Henry is a naughty boy in Bayern, Germany. He has big eyes and a small mouth. One day, Henry is playing in front of a house. A woman comes up. She has small eyes. And she asks Henry, "Little boy, is your mother at home?" "Yes, she is." answers the boy. And Henry goes on playing happily. Then the woman goes over to ring the bell. The bell rings and rings, but no one comes to open the door. The woman gets angry and calls out to him, " You tell me your mother is at home, don't you?" "Yes," the boy answers. "My mother is at home, but this isn't my home." Then the woman stares at Henry. The boy says, "You have big eyes, too!" Question: The woman goes over to _ after talking with Henry. - knock at the door of the house - give a call to his mother - ring the bell of the house - ask his mother some questions
Ans:
ring the bell of the house