Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous. An emperor of China also loved paintings,especially roosters . So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections. The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year.,but he didn't get the picture. He couldn't waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper,paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper. After seeing this,the emperor became much angrier. "Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?"he asked. "Your Majesty ,"said the artist. "I will let you know why.But you'll have to come with me. " he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster. "Your Majesty ,"said the painter. "It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you. Question: The painter spent _ practicing painting roosters for the emperor. Options: A: only a few months B: only five minutes C: more than a year D: five minutes every day
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Hi, friends. I'm Chen Zhaoli. My English name is Sandy. I'm 13 years old. Now I'm at Blackwood Middle School in England. My English teacher is Mandy. She is not English. She is from Canada. In my class, my good friend is Connie Green. Do you want to know her? Connie is 11 years old. Her father's name is Bill. And her mother's name is Lisa. Her parents are teachers at school. She has a brother and a sister. They are Josh and Molie. Question: There are _ people in Connie's family. Options: A: four B: five C: six D: seven
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever had this moment: you are talking about name? Don't worry! In English, there are special names to replace their real names. In the US, if you forget someone's name, you can simply say the name John Doe for a man, or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, 'Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?' 'Ah, yes, poor John Doe.' Also, in US courts ( ), people also use these names. This is to keep the person' s identity a secret. People use the name so often that there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe. However in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This is because John is one of the most common first names in English. And Smith is the most common family name. So next time you forget someone's name, you know who to say. Question: The story mainly talks about _ . Options: A: why people sometimes can't remember others' names B: the name people say when they can't remember someone's real name C: differences of name use between the UK and the US D: when people can call people's names
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Today is November 8th. It's Gina's birthday. She is twelve. Jim, Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents for Gina. They go to the store near the school. There are lots of things in the store. They buy a big cake , two boxes of color pencils, a pencil case and some nice books. They want to buy two dolls for Gina, but the dolls are too dear . Question: Gina has _ friends. Options: A: three B: Four C: two D: only one
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The children often play football in the garden and sometimes break Mr. Black's windows. One afternoon Mr. Black is at home and reads a book. In a minute he closes his eyes and goes to sleep. At that time a little boy knocks at the door. Mr. Black opens the door and asks, "Do you break my window again ?""Oh, no"says the boy, "Your window is open this time and our football is in your room. May I get it please?" Question: Do the children break Mr. Black's window again? Options: A: Yes, they do. B: No, they don't. C: Yes, we do. D: No, we don't.
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Food wasting is often seen in China. It's reported that food waste has produced 70% of the country's increasing rubbish. Especially in restaurants, plenty of food is wasted every day. Huge food waste is usually seen in wedding banquets , birthday banquets and business meals. However, when many people waste food, there is still a large number of people who do not have enough food to eat. Luckily, when dining out is part of everyday life, more and more people have realized packing up the leftovers when dinning might be the right thing to do. Now here is some advice about how. When packing leftovers, take staple foods such as steamed bread. However, leftovers of cold dishes should not be packed up, because the cold dishes can not be heated after being brought home and may go bad and cause illness. Also, leftovers should be kept in the right way after being brought home. Food should be kept at temperatures below 10 degC or higher than 70 degC.But if the packed food is put under room temperatures, they should be eaten within four hours. Packing leftovers in the right way is important, but it's more important to know how to order the right number of dishes. Don't be afraid of losing face by ordering less. After all, food doesn't come easily. Question: When we dine out, _ might be a good idea. Options: A: taking the food we order back home B: taking cold dishes back home C: ordering more than we can eat D: packing up the leftovers
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D