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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: June is from England. Her family are in Beijing now. She is fourteen years old. The date of her birth is September seventh. Her father, Mr Smith, is an English teacher. And her mother, Mrs Smith, is an English teacher, too. They all like Chinese movies. Mr Smith likes action movies. He thinks they are really exciting. His favorite actor is Jet Li. Mrs Smith likes Beijing Opera. She thinks she can learn much about Chinese history by seeing them. And June herself likes comedies. Her favorite actor is Zhao Benshan. She thinks he is very funny. She also thinks Zhao Benshan's movies are better than Rowan Atkinson's. Mr Smith and Mrs Smith like Beijing Roast Duck . They often go to Quanjude to have it. Question: _ likes action movies. Options: A: June B: Mr Smith C: Mrs Smith D: Nobody
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B

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work. The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees. "I must be losing my strength ," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen your axe?" the boss asks. "I'm busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do _ . " The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn't work "smart". He doesn't think about the best way to do his job. Question: What does the story tell us? Options: A: It's really good to work hard B: It's very bad to cut down the trees. C: It's better to think of the best way. D: It's so hard to sharpen the axe.
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C

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Swimming and English Learning Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice. Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn't matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He's afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don't be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there's nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It's interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you'll make. Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we're interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important. Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success. Easier said than done. Well, let's do more practice from now on. I'm sure you'll learn English well in this way. Question: You can learn to swim by _ . Options: A: reading books about it B: looking at others swimming C: having lessons on it D: going into the river and learning
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D

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Parents are a child's first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents. The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby in different seasons. She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy. "I said 'That's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little hugging and a little love. And it works!" Delores Clemens said. Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. "I'm doing something for them that never has been done for them before." In class, with her baby son, is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in looking for a safer life. "Did you go to high school?" "Yes." "Did you graduate?" "No, I didn't. I was in my last year and then, I got pregnant and I got lazy." "You look like you are willing to accept responsibility for that." "Yes, I am, and I would like to finish." Some teenage mothers wish they themselves could be children again. 18-year-old Placida knows that feeling. "Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can't go out and say 'I am going to buy this for myself.' No. I have to buy pampers, clothes and food. So now it's two. So it's very hard." Placida said. Question: What did Natasha want to finish high school for? Options: A: To bring her high school life to an end. B: To accept the responsibility to look after her baby. C: To stop the chatting with Adam. D: To end the relationship with her boyfriend.
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B