Read the following article and answer the question. Article: One midnight, a little girl woke up to get water. She got up and down her bed by herself, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the living room that she feared. Her mother told her not to be afraid and take courage. " What is courage? Do you have courage?" She asked, running to her mother's bed. " Courage is the brave breath . I have it." Her mother answered. The girl held out her little hands and asked her mother to give her. After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists nervousely, afraid that the "breath of courage" would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear. Her mother said to herself, " It'll be nice if someone can blow some kind of breath to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost. In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should deal with is nobody but ourselves. Question: The writer mainly wants to tell us that _ . Answer:

OPTIONS:
- children learn to be brave quickly.
- the fear in one's mind is the real problem.
- adults are always brave enough.
- the mother can deal with anything with breath.

Answer: the fear in one's mind is the real problem.

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It's September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He's going to school with his new bag. "Let me take you to school, dear." said Mrs. Gao. "Thank you, Mummy," said the boy. "The school is not far from here.I can go there myself." At school a teacher met the little boy and asked, "What's your name, my little friend?" "Gao Ling, sir." answered the boy. "How old are you?" "Six, sir." "What's your father's name?" "Gao Daling, sir." "How old is he?" "He is six, too, sir." "Oh," the teacher said in surprise. "Is he as old as you?" Yes, sir," said the boy. "He became a father only on the day when I was born." Question: Gao Ling thought _ . Answer:

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- his father and he were born on the same day
- his father was younger than him
- his father forgot to tell him about his age
- Gao Daling became a father only for six years

Answer: Gao Daling became a father only for six years

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, _ when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1,2 and 3, and the other for Graeds 4,5 and 6. There was a third one for me. The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a text to find out their level. To my surprise, thought the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me. I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends. I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. ,. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true? Answer:

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- Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.
- The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.
- The volunteer teacher has worked there for a year.
- The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer.

Answer: The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer.

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: On a hot summer day, ice-cold watermelons serve up a delicious treat. Sure, the rosy flesh quenches your thirst . But now there are more reasons than ever for people to reach for a slice of watermelon. Meet Dr Alison Edwards. She is a scientist at the Agricultural Research Service. Scientists are people who come up with new ideas called theories . They usually do scientific research to test their new theories. That's how they find out if a new idea is a good one, or if the new idea will bring an even better idea. At her lab, Dr Edwards recently learned more about the secrets of why watermelons are good for you! Dr Edwards has known for a long time that watermelons have vitamin C. But recently she learned that watermelons also have lycopene . It is something that gives tomatoes and watermelons their rosy red colour. What's so special about the lycopene in watermelons? Dr Edwards says that watermelons and tomatoes both have lots of lycopene. It seems that your body can use the lycopene from watermelons more easily than the lycopene from raw tomatoes. In fact, the lycopene from tomatoes is more easily absorbed inside your body once they have been cooked. Question: How does a scientist usually test a theory? Answer:

OPTIONS:
- By practising it in daily life.
- By doing scientific research.
- By discussing it with other scientists.
- By looking into many scientific reports.

Answer:
By doing scientific research.