Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Beethoven was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid . They lived a poor life. Beethoven was a talented child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn't do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him. Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn't hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn't make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas at 12, and later he became a great musician. His life was so short that he didn't leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world. ,A, B, C, D,. Question: What did people think of Beethoven at that time ? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- He wasn't a rich boy.
- He did as well as Mozart in music.
- He didn't love his parents.
- He would be a great singer.
A: He did as well as Mozart in music.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know? The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do. "Keep off the grass" is a very good example. It means "Don't touch or walk on the grass". Nowadays, there is a saying that "A picture paints a thousand words". Perhaps that's why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words. However, that's the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries. Question: The writer uses "A picture paints a thousand words" to show that _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make
- a picture sign often has more information than a word sign
- a word sign has more information than a picture sign
- a word sign and a picture sign have the same information
A: a picture sign often has more information than a word sign

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A long time ago, there was a man. He wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. He measured his feet with a straw ,and then went to a shoe shop in town. The shopkeeper took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try it on. But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw was not there. So he said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the size here! Let me go home to get it." After that, he ran out of the shop. It was very far from his home to the shoe shop. When he got back home, he was out of breath. With a straw in his hand, he hurried to the shoe shop again. But the shop was closed. Someone near the man said, "Your feet are with you. Why don't you try which pair of shoes fits ? And why do you believe your straw, but not your feet?" Question: Which of the following sentences is right? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- When he got home, he was out of breath.
- When he ran out of the shop, he was out of breath.
- When he saw the shop closed, he was out of breath.
- When he measured the shoes, he was out of breath.
A: When he got home, he was out of breath.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: There's always something deep in our soul that never dies. I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town. In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a "good" middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality (,) of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school. In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means _ Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of that are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school. Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That's where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can't be moved at all. Question: Why did the writer's parents move to Edison? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Because they were born there.
- Because it was a better educational town.
- Because the writer began his fifth grade.
- Because the writer didn't need to take a test.
A: Because it was a better educational town.