Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Because earthquakes happen without warning, it's important to take steps now to prepare.Because you don't know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car. 1.Water. A person need at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking.Store at least 1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period.It is suggested that you buy bottled water.Keep bottled water in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it.Also, do check the "use by" date. 2.Food. It's always a practical idea to keep a supply of nonperishable food on hand.Have an enough supply of canned food, powdered milk, dried fruits, nonsalted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours. 3.Flashlights and spare batteries. Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car.Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks. Prepare a battery-powered radio and spare batteries.Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information. 4.Clothes. If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth.You might not have heat after an earthquake.Think about your clothing and bedding supplies. Question: Why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake? Options: A: Because earthquakes can be known before they happen. B: Because earthquakes take place without warning. C: Because earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood. D: Because it's people's daily work to prepare the earthquakes.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900~1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends. *People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters. * The first movie _ only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention --the radio. * People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity. * Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends. * People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. * They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home. * More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym. Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night". Question: Which is TRUE about the weekends in America? Options: A: They still see movies without sound now. B: They didn't go outside in the early twentieth. C: The weekends are not the same in different times. D: They don't go to the parks any more now.
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I am sitting on a beach on this hot summer day and watching two children,a boy and a girl,playing in the sand.They are working hard at building a sandcastle .Just when they are successful, a big wave comes along and puts it down. I think the children may cry because all their hard work turns to nothing, but they surprise me. They run up away from the water, hand in hand, and sit down to build another one. They really teach me a lesson. We can't always be successful.Being sad is doing no good.What we need to do is to start again, hand in hand with our friends. Question: Who is playing in the sand? Options: A: Two children. B: Four children. C: Two children and the writer. D: It's not mentioned .
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!" "What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!" Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets . "Wow! That's unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company." An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets . Surprised, he only could answer, "I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!" After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, "I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven." Question: Which of the following is true about the third man? Options: A: He thought the nurse made a mistake. B: He was very surprised at the nurse's words. C: He didn't want to have these babies. D: He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney Park in Los Angeles, the USA. Later Disney World was opened in Florida in 1971. It cost between $500 and $600 million to build. Tokyo Disney Park opened in Japan in 1983, and Europe Disney opened in France in 1992. Now Hong Kong is going to build a Disney Park and it will be open in 2005. More than 80% of Hong Kong's population would like to visit the Disney Park when it is opened. But about half of them thought the adult admission fee , of between HK $250 to HK $300 (US $32 to US $38), was too high. The children's admission fee is not known yet. But children may not mind paying any entrance fee. "If I start saving money now, I'll have enough money to pay the entrance fee in five years' time." Said Chan Posang, a 12-year-old girl. " I can't take my son to the Disney Park in the USA." Said Mrs Yu, mother of a small boy, "That's why I agree with the government's plan to build one here. There I'll be able to take my son there. The admission fee of several hundred dollars is nothing compared with (......)the price of an air ticket to the USA." Question: The first Disney Park was built in _ . Options: A: France B: Tokyo C: America D: Hong Kong
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C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jim: Good afternoon, Peter! Peter: Good afternoon, Jim! Jim: Do you like computer games? Peter: Yes, I do. Jim: Let's play computer games. Peter: That sounds good, but I don't have a computer. Do you have one? Jim: No, I don't. But I have a TV. What about watching TV? Peter: No, it's boring. Let's play tennis. I have two tennis rackets and a ball. Jim: OK. Where are they? Peter: On the sofa. Jim: Get the ball and rackets. Let's go and play. Peter: OK. Let's go. Question: What will Jim and Peter do? Options: A: Watch TV. B: Play computer games. C: Play basketball. D: Play tennis.
A: D