Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play soccer and watch soccer games. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a soccer game. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice soccer game on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese classes. He thinks hard and wants to find a way. "Hello, Mrs. Black," Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, "Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day's leave ( )." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." says Mrs. Black, "But who's that?" "It's my father, Mrs. Black." Question: Peter wants to ask for half a day's leave because _ . - his father is ill in bed - he wants to watch the soccer game - he is ill in bed - he doesn't like English or Chinese classes
he wants to watch the soccer game

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My Favourite Sweater by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor My favourite sweater grew too small. I love that sweater best of all. My grandma made it when I was three. She made that sweater just for me. I picked the yarn , a special blue. The color of bluebells, wet with dew When I was three I was very small But now I'm five and much too tall I have a new jacket now that's green So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen. Queen just had _ out in the shed My favourite sweater is now their bed. Question: The girl in this poem is _ years old now. - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
5

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: March 21 is World Sleep Day. How's your sleep recently? The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night. What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat or chat with QQ friends. It's important for us to get enough sleep. We feel tired and think slowly. Besides, sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation. We can't change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from coke, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch less television. Leave your mobile phone and tablet computer on your desk. ,,. Question: How do students behave in class when they don't get enough sleep? - They don't want to do their homework. - They sleep in class. - They feel excited. - They not only feel tired and unhappy but also think slowly.
A: They not only feel tired and unhappy but also think slowly.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: We spend hours, days and years of our lives in studying. But what do you think of your school? What is your ideal school like? Here is some designing from four children in different countries. I'm Ma from China. My dream school has a swimming pool and two football fields. It also has a cinema, a restaurant and a shopping centre. Now my school has none of these and I think there should be more enjoyable things for pupils to do while they are studying. I am Sonia from Italy. I'd like a room. We can go and play computer games and chat with friends there. Some older pupils in the school have this but I think there should be a place for everyone to go when they want to switch from the lessons. I am Richard from the USA. I think it would be great to have a three days' holiday every week. We could have a long holiday. What fun! I also think school should start at ten o'clock, and finish at three o'clock in the afternoon. I am Rebecca from Australia. My dream school would be big and roomy with a computer for every person in the school. I'd also like to have a music room. We can go and play instruments when we want. Question: In the four children's ideal schools, we can know _ . - students can learn about the world - students can have their own interests - students can play games all day - students can help each other
Answer: students can have their own interests

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In England people don't usually talk too much .You can go on a bus, or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the window. Often they read .They read books and papers .But they don't talk much. When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet somebody in English, you can say, "Nice weather for the time of year!" "But it was a little cold yesterday, "somebody may answer . "But it got a bit warmer later!" you can say. Talk like this, and the English will think ,how friendly you are ! Question: Which is right? _ - English people like to talk on a bus. - English people enjoy the best weather. - English people are the most friendly. - English people don't talk much.
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English people don't talk much.

Q: Read the following 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: _ is near the school. - Their home - A factory - The store - The farm
A: The store