Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Gabriel Garcia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant. Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as "a giant of 20th- century literature." Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called " magical realism ." In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them. Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude (<<>> ), which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and _ town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about "the essence of the Latin American beings." Question: The writer quotes from the President to _ . Options: A: Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement. B: show the deep sadness of the President. C: explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez. D: describe the character of Garcia Marquez.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, "I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I'm going there for my holiday." First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked him down. Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, "Where am I?" An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, "Maps of the city, sir?" Question: In _ , people always drive on the left. Options: A: Spain B: the street C: Madrid D: London
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: After the Spring Festival, I found some of my mom's daily habits have changed. Her cooking way was different. Vegetables that had been cooked crisply became very tender and soft. Fish that had been fried became soup. Her old shredded potato turned into diced potato... Feeling strange, dad and I asked Mom the reason for the change. But all she said was, "Just trying a different taste". Then she was silent. But it wasn't just her cooking way. Mom also change other habits. After dinner, instead of watching films on TV as usual, she would put on her newly-bought sports clothes and asked Dad to go out for a walk. After they came back home, mom would lose herself in magazines or newspapers about healthcare. Mom almost never gets sick. Why was she suddenly interested in medicine? I couldn't understand her "abnormal" behavior. Then one day I came across her micro blog . "While visiting my parents during the Spring Festival, I suddenly realized that they are in their 70s now," my mom had written. "They move slowly and it is hard for them to do the housework. I should visit them more often... "Some cooking should be changed to keep them healthy. They like fish soup, diced potato, tender and soft vegetables... "I must also keep fit by doing physical exercise. If my parents are too weak to move around, I can be strong enough to take care of them. When I am old, my son can also pay less attention to taking care of me..." When I read this, I felt very sorry. I used to complain that Mom didn't understand me and couldn't give me everything I wanted. I always thought there was a wide gap between us. But now I completely understand her. How great she is! She always thinks of others before herself. Everything she does is to help the people she loves live better lives. How unselfish her love is! Question: When did mum change her habits? Options: A: After her parents were ill. B: After the Spring Festival. C: When mum was 70 years old. D: After mom started her micro blog.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Ma Yun was born on October 15,1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is the founder of Alibaba Group. At the age of 10, Ma Yun took an interest in English. Each morning, he rode his bike to Hangzhou Hotel to talk with foreigners. In 1988, he became an English teacher. Then Ma Yun met Bill Aho, an American businessman, in Hangzhou. In 1995, he visited the United States for the first time. He stayed with Mr. Aho's family. There, he was introduced to the World Wide Web. Then he returned home and set up one of China's first web companies , China Yellowpages in the same year. On February 21,1999, he _ Alibaba. He chose Alibaba as the name because everyone knew the story of Alibaba. Ma Yun had problems along the way. But his hard work made Alibaba an online success. Question: Ma Yun became an English teacher at the age of _ . Options: A: 10 B: 24 C: 31 D: 35
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers . Xu Jinglei was one of the first famous people that the website sina .com. invited to open blogs. The web log written by Xu Jinglei is now the world's most popular . Xu , an actress-turned -director, became famous overseas when she won a Best Director Award for the film. A Letter From an Unknown Woman in 2004. Her blog has broken the domestic record with more than 10 million visits . Xu updates her blog every other day . But if she feels very good she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day . Visitors leave thousands of messages about each of her articles , praising her open, free writing style, commenting on films. Question: From the passage we know that _ . Options: A: a survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in English B: Xu Jinglei was the only one that the website sina.com invited to open blogs C: Xu Jinglei always posts one article in a day D: Visitors leave lots of messages about her articles in her blogs

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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to book travels over the Internet. I booked a cheap flight once. It was very easy, and it was really good. David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all around the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download games from the Internet, so I can have any game I want. Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my schoolwork. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias and magazines. It's great because I can download pictures or articles and use them to help my homework. It's very easy to use and it's free, so I like it. Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to e-mail. I usually write to my customers by e-mail, and my customers answer me by e-mail, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred e-mails a month. But of course, I also use e-mails to keep in touch with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send e-mails to each other every day. Question: Peter can use the Internet to _ easily. Options: A: play chess B: do schoolwork C: do some shopping D: talk with his daughter

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B