Jim: Let's play volleyball, OK? Tony: Sorry, I don't have a volleyball. But I have a basketball. Jim: I don't want to play basketball. I only want to play volleyball. Tony: Who has a volleyball? Do you know? Jim: Maybe Tom has one. Let's go and ask him. (Say to Tom.) Hi, Tom! Do you have a volleyball? Tom: No. I don't. Does Peter have one? Tony: Oh, yes, he does. Tom: Hi, Peter! Do you have a volleyball? Peter: Yes, I do. But it is at home. Tom: Sorry to hear that! Tony: Well, let's play basketball. OK? Jim: OK! Tom: Peter, please join us. Peter: OK! Let's play! ,. Can they play volleyball? A) Yes,they can. B) No,they can't C) Yes,they do D) No,they don't
B
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When I was a kid, the Easter holidays in Australia were my favorite time of the year. As soon as they began in April, my family would head straight to the beach for a weekend of camping. Unlike most of the world, Easter falls in autumn in Australia. This means that Easter is our last chance to enjoy the warm weather, swim in the ocean and sleep in the bush under the stars. We'd pitch our tents on clear patches of grass and look out onto an almost empty beach. Often we were the only ones camping and the whole beach would be ours alone. We used to spend all day outside - swimming, hiking and fishing. On Easter morning, my parents would wake up early and plan an Easter egg hunt for my three brothers and me. They would hide the eggs in the strangest places - in abandoned bird nests in the trees, under our tents and in every corner of the stones that surround the beach. In Australia, instead of chocolate bunnies, we had chocolate bilbies . Bilbies are Australian animals with long ears. Chocolate bilbies were the best treat to find and there was always one for each of us. But sometimes, other animals found them first, and all we'd find were brightly colored wrappers with animal tooth marks. After the hunt we would come back to the campsite with our bellies full of chocolate. For us, Easter wasn't about chocolate eggs or religious tradition. It was about being with our family in the great outdoors. The writer loved Easter because _ . A) she enjoyed a great time out with her family B) she could get up late during the holidays C) she could eat eggs on that day D) it was the most important holiday of the year
(Answer)
A
Ques: During a winter storm in 1919, one dog managed to save the lives of the people on the ship Ethie. Today, people still tell the story of the dog. In December 1919, Ethie was travelling along the coast of northern Canada. Without warning, the ship ran into a bad storm. Because of high winds and heavy snow, the captain could not tell where he was going. Sailing too close to the shore , the ship could not move because of some rocks. Ethie was in danger. The captain decided to save the people on his ship. He thought it was too dangerous to try to reach the shore by lifeboat, so he sent up flares to call for help. People saw the flares and rushed to the beach. The crew tried to throw a rope to them, but there seemed to be no way to get a rope to the shore. In the early 1900s ships often carried a large kind of dog called a Newfoundland. Newfoundlands are excellent swimmers. During sea journeys, Newfoundlands would bring back things that had fallen off the ship or even save people from the sea. The Newfoundland on Ethie was named Tang. The captain decided that Tang offered their best hope of survival . He gave the dog a long rope. Holding the rope between his teeth, Tang jumped into the _ water. He fought his way through high waves and strong winds. Finally he reached the beach. The people on the shore took the rope. The rope became the ship's lifeline. Because of Tang, all the people on Ethie landed on the beach safely. He was given a special medal for being a hero. Tang wore the medal for the rest of his life. What happened to the ship Ethie at the beginning of the story? A) It ran into a bad storm. B) It couldn't reach the shore. C) There was a hole in it. D) It was found at the bottom of the sea.
Ans: A
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Fashion is a term commonly used to describe a style of clothing worn by most people of a country. A fashion usually keeps popular for 1-3 years and then is replaced by another fashion. Even though there are a lot of changes in fashion, most people do not easily hope for the changes. Nowadays more and more young people prefer following the fashion. On this phenomenon , different people have different opinions. It is held that one should follow the fashion so as not to be looked down or seem strange. But it is also held that one should have his or her own judgement . Those who hold the first opinion think that society is progessing and one should get used to the changes. In their opinions, if everyone always follows the old fashion, there won't be any change and naturally there won't be much progress. However, those who hold the second view think that one shouldn't follow the fashion without having his or her own judgement and characters. As for me, I agree with the second opinion. Of course, it's good for people to keep up with the fashion, but this is not to say that people should follow the fashion blindly . If all the people follow the same fashion, there will be no variety and the whole society will be boring. According to those who hold the first view, why should one follow the fashion? A) One should follow the fashion so that they won't be looked down. B) One should follow the fashion so that society is progressing. C) One should follow the fashion so that people will have their own judgement. D) One should follow the fashion so that society will be boring.
(A).
B
Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother's heart, "I'm sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it." My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter and bought a box of Smarties with the money . He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. "Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart." I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he replied, "But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it."I explained, "When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn't expect to get anything. When you get something you should be very thankful." From the passage we know Smarties are _ . A) a nice electric toy B) an interesting story book C) a kind of candy D) some leaves of a nice tree
C