Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A farmer bought an old and run-down farm. The fields were grown over with weeds, the farmhouse was falling apart, and the fences were broken all around. The roads were hidden because of the grass that were growing madly. And there were not any animals on it. However, the farmer planed to turn it into a pleasant and loving place. During his first day of work, the town preacher passed by. He looked at the farmer and then the mess, saying, _ A few months later, the preacher stopped by again to call on the farmer. He was so surprised to see a completely different place -- the farmhouse is rebuilt and in excellent condition, there were plenty of cows, sheep, hens and other livestock eating happily in the fence which had already been well repaired, and the fields were filled with crops planted in rows. A lot of flowers and small trees were growing along the road. He even saw some ducks swimming in a small pool. "Amazing!" the preacher said. "Look what God and you have finished together!" "Yes, " answered the farmer, "but remember what the farm was like when God was working it alone!" Question: What was the farm like at first? Options: A: It was old and broken. B: It was full of grass. C: There were many animals on it. D: Both A and B
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The English love sports.One of the popular games in England is cricket .But cricket doesn't change much these years.For some parts of England, the eight months of the football season is more important than the four months of the cricket season. Most middle schools have sports fields and boys usually play rugby or football in winter and cricket in summer.While school girls play tennis or baseball in summer and basketball or hockey in winter ,boys seldom play basketball.The more popular grown-up games are golf and tennis. A lot of people play them. The British also like watching horse racing, but few show interest in bike racing. Britain is the home of many modern popular sports. . Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: For most British people, the cricket season is more important than the football season. B: Cricket changed a lot during the last ten years. C: Middle school girls seldom play basketball. D: The British prefer horse racing to bike racing.
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution . It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem. More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage. Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations .There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now. Let's see the cost you need to pay. One key costs PS3, and the cost of using the bike is PS1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost PS50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours. The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program. Question: In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve _ . Options: A: the traffic problem B: the population problem C: the family problem D: the health problem
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood! But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (<<>> ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls there. It's a good place to start a story. Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches. Question: From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very _ . Options: A: large B: beautiful C: boring D: famous
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled a bathtub 145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29, 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon ,Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Brunt field Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance. Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney, Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28 1989.The climbers carried a dinner table, chairs, and a meal up the mountain .When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner. People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood; however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records. Question: What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage? Options: A: The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney. B: Only nine people held the highest dinner party. C: They had a meal on the mountain. D: They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party.

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