Q: Passage 1

The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there's Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don't trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.

1. a leading expert on global warming
2. Herman
3. Grayson Hall
4. next Friday
5. three universities

Numbered questions:
1. Who is Doctor Friedman?
2. What is his first name?
3. Where is he speaking?
4. When?
5. Where has he studied?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Tammy was a purple tiger. She was friends with Bobby the blue bird. They were hungry so they went to the store together. At the store they saw some friends. They saw Pat the pink panther. They also saw Roger the red rabbit. Pat bought potatoes and eggs. Roger bought carrots and celery. Tammy bought some salad. Tammy also bought a pizza. Bobby bought seeds. They all wanted to eat dinner. They went back to Tammy's house to have supper. Tammy ate salad and seeds. Roger ate carrots and celery. Bobby ate potatoes. Pat ate eggs and carrots. Tammy was still hungry, so she ate some pizza too. They were all very full. They took a nap. After they woke up they played some games. Everyone had fun at Tammy's house. It got late and everyone went home. Tammy was pleased with how it turned out. 1. Who was friends with Bobby the blue bird?
2. What color was Tammy?
3. Did they go to the park?
4. Where did they go?
5. Why?
6. What did they see there?
7. What was Pat?
8. Was Roger a turtle?
9. What was he?
10. What did Pat buy?
11. And anything else?
12. Did Roger buy cherries?
13. How many pizzas did Tammy buy?
14. What did Bobby buy?
15. Did they all want to eat breakfast?
16. Where did they eat?
17. What did they do after their nap?
18. Where did they go when it got late?
numbered_answers: 1. Tammy
2. purple
3. no
4. the store
5. They were hungry
6. some friends
7. a panther
8. no
9. a rabbit
10. potatoes
11. eggs
12. no
13. one
14. seeds
15. no
16. supper
17. played some games
18. home

input: I Don't Have to Be Like Them All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls. We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like " Oh, the three of you , you're such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You're really nothing like them . " That made me sad. At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , "Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you're just like your sisters. They're such wonderful students." People always compared me with my sisters . So I couldn't help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter , Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major of our school 's marching band . Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school's newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before. But last year, Amanda went to college , and Theresa went to high school . Now I'm by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I'm the drum major and the newspaper's editor . Now I don't feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I'm proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them . 1. Who is this story about?
2. Who is in the Smith family?
3. Where do they live?
4. Is the writer a male or female?
5. Are her sisters older or younger?
6. Was it nice having older sisters?
7. What is wrong with it?
8. Is the author like her siblings?
9. What was different?
10. Is the protagonist smarter than them?
11. Who was the more intelligent one?
12. Who was better looking?
13. How did the writer feel about that?
14. How did she cope?
15. To do what?
16. How?
17. Where at?
18. What else did she do?
19. Do they all go to school together? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. the Smith family
2. Amanda, Theresa and the writer
3. in a small town in Pennsylvania, US
4. female
5. older
6. it is a problem
7. People always compared me with my sisters
8. no
9. sisters are so pretty
10. no
11. Theresa
12. Amanda
13. compared myself with them
14. began to work hard
15. to be more like them
16. became drum major
17. school
18. became editor of the school's newspaper
19. yes

Olympic torch relay planned route Beijing, April 27--The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. The plans were announced on Thursday night. The planned route would last 130 days and travel 137 000 km. First Nobel Prize winner to donate to Hope School Chinanews, Beijing, May 10--Professor Dannel Chee Tsui, in the USA, signed the agreement to donate 350 000yuan to his home town to build a Hope Primary School in China. Bill Gates receives Tsinghua honorary doctorate Beijing,April 20--Bill Gates, chairman of global IT giant Microsoft, received an honorary doctorate when he visited China's famous Tsinghua University on Thursday. Big Shaolin kung fu center to be built in Russia Chinanews, Beijing, April 27--China and Russia have signed a letter of intent ( )on the building of a Shaolin kung fu center in Russia. It will be the first of its kind in Russia,and also the biggest overseas kung fu center when it is completed. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. when is the Olympic torch relay planned ?
2. where ?
3. what will it cover ?
4. and incluse ?
5. when was it anounced ?
6. how many days will it last ?
7. and travel ?
8. what did bill gates receive ?
9. who signed a letter of intent ?
10. when ?
11. what country ?
12. will it be the first of its kind ?
Answer:
1. April 27
2. Beijing
3. greatest area
4. largest number of people
5. Thursday night
6. 130 days
7. 137 000 km.
8. Tsinghua honorary doctorate
9. China and Russia
10. April 27
11. Russia
12. yes