Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can't understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks--Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,"Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?" He always smiles and answers, "Not today. I'm going to speak good Chinese very soon." He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking. Question: From the passage we know that Wade comes from _ . Options: A: Australia B: France C: the UK D: the USA
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My friend Tom is a schoolboy. Everyone likes him very much because he is funny. He can play many instruments. When he is with his friends, he often plays for them. Today is October 8th. It's Tom's birthday. He has a big and interesting party at home. Many friends come to his party. Tom's mother cooks a lot of food for them. Everyone gives a beautiful gift to him. Sally gives him an English dictionary because Tom also likes English. Bob gives Tom a guitar because he likes playing the guitar very much. At the party, Tom plays the guitar and he also plays the piano. We sing many songs and play some interesting games. We have a good time today. ,. Question: Why does everyone like Tom very much? Options: A: Because he studies well. B: Because he looks good. C: Because he can play many instruments. D: Because he is funny.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Tommy, I'm writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandma's time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village. Transportation used to be a big problem. When we travelled from village to village, we used to walk or ride horses. Shopping was not an easy job, either. There were no supermarkets in the neighborhood. We used to grow most of our own food: rice and vegetables. We kept things cool in a special underground room. The biggest difference is that you have electricity. We didn't have electricity until very late in our small village. We didn't have any televisions of course. We used to perform our local music and enjoy it very much. Life used to be very hard, but I was not upset. I would like you to know about the old days and be happy about what you have. Remember , feeling good about life is the key to happiness. Love Your grandma Question: This letter is written by _ . Options: A: a grandfather to a grandson. B: grandmother to a grandson C: a father to a daughter. D: a mother to a son.
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon over-taken by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to take out the ticket, the woman in the car said proudly. "Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine." The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. "I am also a friend of Chief of Police Barnes," continued the woman, getting angrier each moment. Still he kept on writing. "Young man," she said, "I know Judge Lawson and State Senator Patton." Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly. "Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson?" "No. Why?" she replied. "Well, this is the man you should have known," he said, going back to his motorcycle, "I am Bill Bronson." Question: The woman driving the expensive car _ . Options: A: failed to stop the policeman writing the ticket B: warned the policeman not to move a step further C: was surprised that the policeman did not know the mayor D: told the policeman to stay where he was
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels , skyscrapers ,and shopping malls, In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business, But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change. Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers. In fact , each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil. Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad, They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping! Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands.One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree and is very beautiful. The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries . The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai , and foreigners now _ Dubai natives by eight to one! Many people welcome the city's growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change As a Dubai native says, " _ ." Question: What's the main idea of the passage? Options: A: Dubai is growing very fast . B: Dubai was a big city before 1966. C: Many tall buildings are built in months. D: Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A bag is useful and the word "bag" is useful, too. Here is an interesting phrase , "to let the cat out of the bag". In meaning it is the same as "to tell the secret ". And there is an old interesting story about _ . Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, they would usually just throw the chickens in cloth bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat. _ When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The man's secret was out and everyone knew it. Now when we say someone gives away a secret, we say "he lets the cat out of the bag". And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from. Question: Which is the best for the blank in the passage? Options: A: The woman was angry to see a cat. B: The man put a cat in the bag. C: The man asked her to see the chicken. D: The woman wanted to see the chicken.
A: D