Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Mrs. Black lives on Second Avenue. New Year is coming. She wants to send a card to her friend in Toronto, but she doesn't know where the post office is. She asks her neighbor Mary, " Is there a post office near here? I want to send a card." "The post office is not near from here," answers Mary, "but you don't need to go to the post office to post the card. There is a _ in front of the supermarket. You can put your card into the mailbox" Question: The post office is _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- next to Mary's house
- not near Mrs. Black's house
- across from the supermarket
- in front of Mary's house.
A: not near Mrs. Black's house

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: As a girl, I've spent a great deal of my time on earth concerned about my weight. So I do know something about exercise. Let me tell you about the calorie-burning activities I've tried or will try. Salsa I try to maintain my weight through dancing. Dancing improves my coordination and sense of rhythm in addition to burning calories. I'm personally interested in salsa, which I find sexy and expressive . But I have not yet to start classes, because classes are very expensive, and I cannot find a dance partner. Ping-Pong Ping-pong is the national sport of China, so how could I know nothing about it? My father is a ping-pong fan, and a really good player. He's won several informal matches. My relationship with ping-pong has always been on-and-off. I'll get into it for a while, and then lose interest. The reason is because I can't find a good partner. Some stronger can depress you, while someone weaker (or just as weak) can make the game boring. Tae Kwon Do I've recently decided to try tae kwon do as my regular exercise activity. There's a story behind this choice: A few weeks ago, I was sitting on a bus, concentrating on a book. Suddenly, the bus became very quiet except for the sound of a woman's crying. I looked up to see what had happened and overheard whispers that she had just quarreled with a man, and the man slapped her face. No one on the bus dared say anything because the man looked really strong. Even now I feel ashamed I was among the silent. That's why I've made up my mind to learn something that will help me protect others and myself. Question: She is interested in ping-pong because _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- she can play it well
- it is the national sport
- her father plays it well
- she finds a good partner
A: her father plays it well

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better. Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their _ , they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home-cooked food any more. And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in their heads. Instead, they use calculators. And people today have TV and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think. Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more. Question: What does my grandfather think of the life now? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- He thinks the life now is very good.
- He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
- He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
- He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
A: He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The American secret service began in 1865. It has many important jobs. One is to stop different types of fraud , such as printing fake money, credit card fraud and computer fraud. The other is to protect the president at all times. The secret service's earliest job was to stop people from making fake money. The secret service agents still have to do that because the criminals are smarter now. They are better at using computers and other expensive equipment. But agents are much smarter. Protecting the president is hard. The most dangerous places are outdoors. Agents can't check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully. And they always follow the president. They're just like the president's shadow. Unluckily, some criminals do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him. The secret service agents try to find _ and stop them when they want to do something bad. It's a dangerous, but important job. The secret service helps keep the president and the country safe. ,. Question: The American secret service _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- isn't to protect the president
- makes fake credit cards
- began in 1865
- has only one important job
A: began in 1865