Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jim, a young farmer, was once put into prison . One day, he got aletter from his mother. "I'm so worried about our farm,"she wrote. "It'stime to plant potatoes. I can't dig all the fields by myself. Jim read the letter and became sad. "What can I do?" he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother, "Don't dig the fields, there's a pot of money in the earth. Don't plant potatoes until I come home. " Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, "Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all our fields. I can't understand it. It looks as if they were looking for something. What shall I do?" Jim smiled when he read his mother's letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say? Question: What would it say in Jim's second letter? Options: A: I would go out of the prison very soon. B: You could plant potatoes now, dear mother. C: I couldn't help you, dear mother. D: The guards would plant potatoes.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An elephant and a monkey were arguing. "Look, how big and strong I am!" The elephant said. The monkey disagreed, "Look, how fast I can run and climb! Can you?" At last they asked a wise tiger, "Which is better--to be strong or to be quick?" The tiger said, "Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me, then I can tell." So they went to the river, but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid. "Get on my back," said the elephant proudly, "I shall carry you." Soon they crossed the river. There stood the tree. But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach. He also tried to pull the tree down, but failed. "Don't worry." The monkey climbed quickly up the tree, and picked the fruit. Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit. "Which is better--to be strong or to be quick?" The tiger smiled, "Neither of you could get the fruit alone. It took both the elephant's strength and the monkey's quickness to get it." Question: Why couldn't the elephant get the fruit? Options: A: Because the elephant was ill. B: Because the tree was not strong. C: Because the monkey was fast. D: Because the fruit was too high.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The White family come to a new big city , but Mrs. White's son, Bob, is not happy. He doesn't have anyone to play with. "Don't worry!" says his mother. "You will soon make friends here." One morning, there is a knock at the door. Bob's mother, Mrs. White, opens it. There stands a woman with brown hair. It is Mrs. Miller. She comes to borrow two eggs. She wants to make cakes. Mrs. White gives her two. In the afternoon there is another knock at the door. Mrs. White opens it and she sees a boy standing there. "My name is Jack Miller," he says. "My mother gives you this cake and two eggs." "Well, thank you , Jack," says Mrs. White. "Come in and meet my son Bob." Look! Bob and Jack are having cake and milk. They are playing football. Now they are friends! Jack says, "I'm glad you live next door." Bob says, "I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs." Jack laughs and tells Bob, "My mother doesn't want the two eggs, but she wants to make friends with your mother. " Bob says, "That's a funny way to make friends. It's an easy way, too. It can work! Question: Bob feels _ when his family moves to a new city. Options: A: unhappy B: happy C: free D: busy
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is near the south of the equator .So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia. Australia has a small population .The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After driving for a short time from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a "bag" below its breast . The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the "bag". It is very strange, isn't it? Question: China is _ than Australia. Options: A: larger B: large C: small D: smaller
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Nowadays more and more people care about the exploitation of the natural _ , such as oil. Though there're many kinds of resources, with the fast increase of population and the increase of many more factories, the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year. It's said that oil can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years. Oil can be used in many ways and it's difficult to imagine what the modern world will be like without oil. But oil isn't easy to find and get out of the earth. Men must study the rocks. When they think the rocks in a certain place may have oil, a metal tower is built. A machine in the tower cuts a hole down into the ground. At the same time, a steel pipe is pushed down to stop the sides from falling in and to keep out water. At last if the men are right, usually the oil rushes up the sides with great force by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air. If the oil catches a light, there will be a terrible fire. So a kind of cover is fixed on the top of the pipe, and the oil can run out through taps . If we are near the middle of the oil field, we can also get gas. Such gas is sent through pipes to towns far away and used in houses and factories like coal gas. Today oil is under pressure as never before. The price of oil keeps rising all the time. In many countries, the governments encourage people to save oil as much as possible. Question: The oil is getting _ but its price is getting _ . Options: A: more and more; lower and lower B: less and less; higher and higher C: less and less; lower and lower D: more and more; higher and higher
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It is a fine Sunday morning. There're many Young Pioneers in the park. They are having a good time . Some are playing games under a tree. Some are singing and dancing near the river. Some are running up the hill. Others are boating on the river. Where's Li Lei? He's sitting on a chair by the river. What is he doing? He's reading. Where are Lucy and Lily? They're on the meadow .What are they doing? They are running after a butterfly .They want to catch it. Question: Where is Li Lei? _ Options: A: He's sitting on the river. B: He's reading by the river. C: He's drawing on the chair. D: He's boating on the river.
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B