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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Most students , who are learning a foreign language . like to choose Homestay when they 6tudy abroad. Others also prefer homestay even if they go on a visit or a holiday in another country. Presently, homestay has become a form of accommodation( ) which is very popular all around the world. If you want to stay at a comfortable and home-like house and experience the life of local people, you can book a homestay on the Internet before you go abroad. It is easy for you to pick out a host family that you want to live with from all over the world. So what is homestay? And what makes it so popular nowadays? Homestay means living with a foreign family or "host family" as we 8tay abroad. It is usually called a home away home. There are three ways of doing it : Choose to learn English in a language school near your homestay where you live ; Have your English classes in the house with a member of family who is a qualified teacher; Don't have any classes at all when you visit a foreign country-a popular choice if you want to be a tourist far example. Even in the busy summer period the organization that provides the homestays will always try to place you with the most suitable host family to meet your needs. With the help of the or organizations. you don't worry about where you live, your interests, your language level. eating habits. medical care and anything else you may have during the homestay. Though the price of homestay is ,mainly depended on your needs, high- quality homestay accommodation can be relatively economical . And if you want your homestay in or near the city center, you may pay for an extra amount of money. Even if you 8tay further out. you can expect your journey into the center not to Go beyond 30 minutes. Not only does homestay accommodation represent value for money, it also gives you an excellent opportunity to practise the foreign language with your host family. This is a very important extra for students who like t0 8peak as much language as possible. Bui if you plan io learn English .... Question: What's the passage mainly about? Options: A: It introduces famous, places of interest around the world. B: It tells us why homestay has been popular in the world. C: It give* us advice on how to learn foreign languages well. D: It describes how homestay works between different countries.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Once upon a time,there were two good friends.One was called Jack and the other was called James.One day,the two friends were walking through the desert.During the journey they had a quarrel,and Jack couldn't control himself and hit James in the face.James felt hurt,but he didn't say anything.Instead,he wrote in the sand,"Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face." They kept on walking until they found an oasis .They decided to get some water there.Suddenly James had trouble in the water,he fell into the mire and was in danger.Jack saved him at once.When he felt all right,he wrote on a stone,"Today my best friend Jack saved my life."Jack was very surprised and asked James,"After I hurt you,you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone.Why?"James replied,"When someone hurts us,we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away.But when someone does anything good for us,we must write it on the stone,so no wind can blow it away." Since then,the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other. Hatred can bring you nothing but unhappiness.If you don't forgive others,you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others! Question: What did James do after he was saved by his friend? Options: A: He wrote some words on a stone. B: He thanked his friends at once. C: He wrote some words in the sand. D: He drank some water and had a rest.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A peacock and a tortoise were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed. The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refused. The tortoise then said, "If I give you a nice gift, will you let my friend go?" "Certainly," answered the bird catcher. So the tortoise jumped into the river and after some time, he came up with a big pearl . The bird catcher was so surprised. He was so happy that he let the peacock go. A few days later, the bird catcher came back to the tortoise. He thought he didn't get enough for letting the peacock go. He told the tortoise that he would catch the peacock again unless he got another big pearl. The tortoise knew his friend the peacock went to a safe place. "Well," said the tortoise, "please return the pearl that I gave you and I will come back with two." The bird catcher thought for some time and gave the pearl to the tortoise. Then the tortoise swam away and said, "I am not so stupid to take one and give two!" The bird catcher could only stand by the river and feel sorry for being greedy . Question: The bird catcher came back to the tortoise because he wanted to _ . Options: A: sell the tortoise B: catch more birds C: learn how to catch fish D: get more from the tortoise
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D