Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new house in Arizona.He moved there a few years ago,and I wanted very much to see his new place and meet his friends. In my earliest memories my father was a tall,handsome and successful man.He loved his work and family,but was uncomfortable with his children.As a child I loved him;as a school girl and young adult I was afraid of him.He seemed unhappy with me unless I got _ in my study and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as"successful"as he was.Whenever I went out with him on week ends,I used to try hard to think up things to say to protect myself. On the first day of my visit,we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch.We walked along that afternoon,did some shopping,ate on the street table,and laughed over my son's funny talks.My father's critical air and strict rules were gone.He seemed so friendly and interesting to be with us. The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me many stories about his own childhood.Although our times together became easier over the years,I never felt closer to him at that moment.After so many years,I'm at last seeing another side of my father.And in so doing,I'm happy with _ .My dad,in this new home in Arizona,is back to me from where he was. Question: The father was unhappy with the writer because _ . Options: A: he didn't like her B: he expected too much of her C: she had a boyfriend D: she was uncomfortable
A: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Suzy---I'm really good at selling things and communicating with others. I also love helping people. I hope to work for the sales department in a big company. I think I can be a good saleswoman or a manager. Daniel---I really like making things with my hands. I also enjoy searching for something better or different. I don't enjoy working in the same place every day, and I hate being in noisy places. I think I'd like to be an artist or a computer engineer. Billy---I'm good at talking and I really like children. I also want to keep people healthy. I'm patient and I'm willing to work extra hours. I think I can make a good doctor or a teacher. Maria---I'm really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I'm not so good at organizing time and computers. I am going to be a model or a social worker. Millie---I enjoy helping people, but I _ working at nights or weekends, I think it's the time for me to relax. I want to be an accountant or a shopkeeper. Question: Daniel doesn't enjoy working in _ . Options: A: quiet places B: different places C: noisy places D: the office
A: C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person. It's a clock. Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces. They like to hear the bell striking on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong! Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock. Plans were made. They called for a "King of Clock, the biggest and the best in the world". So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time. In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by before the clock tower was last finished. Then the four bells for the chimes were brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859. This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of parliament was called to pick one. "This clock is the king of clocks," one man said. "Let's call the bell the Queen of Bells." "Then why not Victoria?" said another (Victoria was the British queen at that time). The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, "Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?" Everybody laughed, and the meeting was over. But it was called Big Ben from then on. Not just the bell but the whole clock. Question: In 1834, what happened to the clock tower? Options: A: People finished the clock tower. B: People sold the clock tower. C: People polluted the clock tower. D: The clock tower broke down.
A: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month? Maybe 200 yuan? But for Li Beibei, 30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch--1.5 yuan each day. "Meat is too expensive for me," said Li. Li, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Beijing's Xingzhi Experimental School. Her parents are migrant workers . They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe, He'nan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job. Li Beibei has 460 friends at Xingzhi. Every day, Li gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. Like many teens, Li has a lot of homework--usually at least one hour every day. But that is not all her work. During the weekdays she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. "I could cook when I was eight. Dad said sometimes I cook better than Mum!" Li said she wanted to be a doctor. "I watch TV and find out there are many people with AIDS in He'nan. Some are kids. They need help," said Li. But she is afraid to leave school. "I hope I will always be in school," said Li. "Dad works hard to get money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future." Question: The best title of the passage should be _ . Options: A: A City Girl B: Hard But Happy Life C: A Village Girl's Hope D: A Girl's School Life
A: B