Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It is not a good idea for children to have to work hard. Children should study in school as hard as they can. They should not have to do heavy work with their bodies. When parents or others force their children to work hard, the results are never good. Many may be very bad. If a farmer makes his son work like a man, he may easily learn to hate farming. Children sometimes do too much in gardens, in shops, or even in their own homes. They soon begin to hate such work with a force, because that can destroy their happiness. But there may be a worse loss, child's love for its parents. The feeling may become something different. When that happens, the old kind of love never returns. Question: The writer thinks children's parents or others don't force their _ to work hard. Options: A: sisters B: brothers C: children D: uncles
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class, and begin practising at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper. Course fee: $125 Materials: $25 Two hours for each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing course before. UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can or can't do and how to use them. Course fee:$75 Jan 4,7,11,14,18 Wed.&Sat. 9:00---11:30 a.m. Equipment fee:$10 David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field. STOP SMOKING Do you want to stop smoking? Have you ever tried and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-course will help you do it. Course fee:$30 Jan 2,9,16,23 Mon 2:00---5:00 p.m. Dr. John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking. Question: The special difference between the TYPING course and the other two is that _ . Options: A: people with different skill levels pay differently. B: you will take a test in the first class for level decision C: you will pay the fee before practicing typing. D: you will pay less money for your study.
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived. The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day) my mother makes her special hot chocolate. She always adds a peppermint candy cane to the drink and tops it with cream. The hot chocolate gets me out of bed, but it is my mother's chocolate fudge that makes me run downstairs. It is a thick chunk of chocolate that tastes like heaven. My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture . But my mother isn't done yet. She also makes a treat she calls "window panes ". She takes a few different colored marshmallows and melts them together with chocolate. The final product looks like a colorful church window, so we call it "window panes". These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don't tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long. Question: With nuts, the chocolate fudge tastes _ . Options: A: softer B: sweeter C: harder D: hotter
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, "What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?" I started to hope the Christmas wouldn't come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me,they brought a doll .I felt so happy. Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift. Finally the moment came. I called out," One, two, three. Open your gifts!" As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again. Question: Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? Options: A: The writer's family was very poor when she was a child. B: The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas. C: The three women taught the writer how to help others. D: The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party.
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: On February 14th,2000,my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school,my teacher told me to go to the headmaster's office. When I got into the office,I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that,we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally,we got to see our mother. It was terrible. On the next day,the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside,my sister ran up to me. She started crying,"She's gone. Teresa,mommy's gone. She's dead." I couldn't believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye. Today when I look back,I still miss my mother very much,but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother,who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is,they usually say someone famous,like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is,I tell them,my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero. Question: What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day? Options: A: Her mother had been very ill. B: Her mother had been dead. C: Her mother had gotten better. D: Her sister came to see her.
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B