I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Many years ago,there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. "Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man,but he did not try to move the stone away. Instead,he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but none of them tried to move it away. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone." The young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under the stone: "This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you." Question: How many people complained but didn't try to move the stone? Options: A: Two. B: Three. C: Four. D: Five.
C

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house. The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, "Why are you eating here alone?" "Well, sir," answered the farmer after a short pause, "the chimney smokes" "That's too bad," said the professor. "But it shouldn't be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it." And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom fell on his shoulder and a woman's voice shouted, "Go away, you old rascal , or I'll kill you..." The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Never mind," he said, "my chimney sometimes too." Question: The professor wanted to _ . Options: A: help the farmer fix the chimney B: eat supper with the farmer C: look at the farmer's wife D: have a smoke
A

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: William wants to borrow a book from the library. He comes to the library with his classmates. They can't see any assistant in it, but only some robots standing there. He says to the robot, "Hey, give me a book on music." But the robot doesn't move. Then another student tells William, " You must say 'Excuse me' and 'please' first when you want some help." William does so and the robot brings the book. But William can't get the book from the robot's hands. He thinks for a moment, then he says a word to the robot. The robot gives him the book. John gets the book and goes home happily. Question: If you want to borrow a book, what should you say? Options: A: Hey, give me a book B: Excuse me, give me a book C: Give me a book D: Excuse me , please give me a book
D

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest. Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden. Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother's ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa . Lisa was _ and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa's mouth. It was great mother's love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could. One...two...with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy's voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa's heart was broken and she got nearly mad. Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa's back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest. It was great mother's love that saved the little boy. Question: In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _ . Options: A: a boa is a dangerous animal B: how great mother's love is C: how sharp the woman's teeth are D: the boy is too young to fight against the boa
B