Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin .It was a handsome and very brave bird. It seemed to take an immediate liking to the man, because it walked up to him and then followed him wherever he went.This was funny for a while but in the end became rather embarrassing . "Go away, you silly bird, ''the man said to the penguin, but the bird ignored him. It simply would not leave him alone.Wherever he went, the bird went too. At last, in desperation the man walked into a police station."Excuse me, officer." he said. "I need some advice. I met this penguin in the street and I don't know what to do with it." A bored policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, "Just take it to the zoo, sir.'' "Oh,all right.''said the man. The next day the man was walking along the street, still accompanied by the penguin, when he met the policeman he'd spoken to the day before.The policeman was not pleased to see them."I thought I advised you to take that animal to the zoo, " he said. "Well, yes, officer, you did.And I did take him to the zoo, " the man explained. "And we had a great time. But we can't go to the zoo every day.I thought today I'd take him to the movies.'' Question: Which statement is true? Options: A: The penguin received a nice treat at the police station. B: The policeman took the bird to the zoo. C: The policeman who received the man was not patient with him. D: The policeman felt sorry for not giving any help.
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once. A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: "I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?" The man replied: "It seems strange, isn't it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one - in France and another - in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ". Soon all the town have heard about the man's answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man. However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve. When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: "I would like to offer _ to you, due to the death of your dear brother". The man considered this for a moment and then replied: "Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It's just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking." Question: The man ordered three beers all the time because _ . Options: A: people were fond of drinking beers in this pub. B: he missed his two brothers living abroad very much. C: this would help him become a local celebrity. D: it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers. They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great." Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I'm not alone in my opinion. First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet need a real pounding running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring _ out, as they did with me. Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts" Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt. And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog? I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say... Question: What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning? Options: A: He felt it was worth a try. B: He was very fond of it. C: He was strongly against it. D: He thought it must be painful.
A