Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Long long ago, a donkey fell into a well . The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey. The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw. While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours. The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone . We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up! Question: When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _ in the story. Options: A: the farmer B: the neighbours C: the donkey D: all of them
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Musicians wanted We want four good musicians for our rock band. Are you a musician? Can you sing? Can you play the piano, the guitar or the drums? Do you want to be the best musician? If you want to join us, please send an e-mail. Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep. corn.cn. Or you can call Mr. Liu at 790 -4566. Teachers needed Are you an art teacher? Can you paint( ) or draw well? Are you good with children? We need two teachers for our art club. Please find Mrs. Wang for more information or call 628 -1183. Question: How many musicians do they want? Options: A: Two. B: Three. C: Four. D: Five.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications , but they love to work hard to help. One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families. Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life. All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you. Question: The word those in the passage means _ . Options: A: the homeless B: the sick C: the poor D: the kids
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don't understand them. What are the advantages of reading?" The grandfather said, "Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water." he boy did, but all the water _ before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, " You'll have to walk faster next time." This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, " See Grandpa, it's useless!" So you think it is useless?" the old man said. "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out. "That's what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out." Question: The grandfather got up early to _ . Options: A: repair a basket B: do farm work C: wake up his grandson D: read books
Answer: D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It's 10:00 pm. A man leaves a restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 meters further he's stopped by a police officer. Officer: Good evening, sir. We're testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow into this machine? Man: I'm sorry, I can't do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air. Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test. Man: I can't do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed to death. Officer: Then you'll have to get out and walk five metres along this white line. Man: I can't do that, either. Officer: Why not? Man: Because I'm dead drunk! I can't open the door. Question: The man wouldn't have the test for drunk driving because _ . Options: A: he is badly ill B: he will get out of air C: he is dead drunk D: he will bleed to death
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn. Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother's safe pouch. She doesn't open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. Other baby animals can walk soon after they're born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra can run an hour after she is born. Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle to protect her. Animals that drink their mothers' milk are called mammals. A mother bear's milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch. Question: Which baby animals don't open their eyes for at least five months? Options: A: Lions. B: Zebras. C: Kangaroos. D: Elephants.
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