I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Washington D.C.is the capital of the United States. It's the center of the national government. It's a busy,working city with a large population. But what is more,Washington is also a city of history and culture. Washington was created in 1790,when Congress decided to place the nation's new capital in the east of the country. It was built halfway between the northern and the southern states of the America. And of course it was named after George Washington,the first President of the United States. There are many tourist sights in Washington. One of them is the White House. This is the home and office of the President of the United States. Most visitors are,however,surprised by how small the White House actually is. Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains one of the largest library collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation's largest collection of cultural materials. And John F.Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. It has many great musical and theatre performances throughout the year. Question: The writer mainly talks about _ . Options: A: Washington B: the history of Washington C: buildings and sights in Washington D: the history and culture of Washington
D
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Chinese Ancient Science & Inventions Chinese Inventions--Can You Name Them? The Invention of Paper and find out everything about paper-making at The Rober C.Williams American Museum of Papermaking. The Art of Printing(Matteo Ricci) The Origin of Chinese Books and Printing Chinese bookmaking an ancient craft Paper,a contribution to human progress The History of Chinese Mathematics Chinese Ancient Science & Technology Chinese Ancient Agriculture The Coins of Ancient China Chinese Agriculture The Coins of Ancient China Chinese Agriculture Invented in China? The History of Calculating(abacus) Return of the Dragon:Hazards of Man-Made Magnetism(a discussion) Chinese Ancient & Modern Think-tanks Kong Fu Zi--Confucius(James A.A.Tucker) The Philosopher Confucius (551~479 B.C.) The Analects--Confucius (English text) The Great Learning--Confucius (English text) The Doctrine of the Mean--Confucius (English text) Mencius--Meng Zi and some text (GB) Mao Zedong--A Great Man in China History Man of the Year--Teng Hsiao-ping (Times) The Tao Te Ching--Lao Tzu (Translated by S.Mitchell) XUN KUANG (Xunzi--25 B C) Han Fei Welcome to Taoist Resource Center A Complete Guide to Taoism and its many applications. ASIAWEEK--MAO NOW--The Great Helmsman led China into some of the most monumental disasters of the modern era.Now,20 years after his death,Mao Zedong's star is shining asbrightly as ever.How can it be so? Chairman Mao's Poems--In Chinese (GIF). Dr. Sun Yat-Sen--The founding father of Republic of China. Mao Zedong--An unofficial site which collects quotations of Mao and some articles on Mao.(CHINESE GB) (CHINESE PS) Mao Zedong--A Great Man in China History--Internet resources on Mao & his era. Sun Yat-Sen:Fundamentals of National Reconstruction--"This book is Sun Yat-sen's most important political statement.It enunciates his famous three principles whereby he set China on the road to modernity." DENG Xiaoping--Deng Xiaoping leads a far-reaching,audacious but Risky Second Revolution.(Man of the Year 1985,Time Magazine)(in... Question: The passage is designed mainly to _ . Options: A: make us learn the great people and inventions of China B: give some information about China C: stress the importance of confuciusm D: describe the printing in China
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Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to understand "the point". Americans mention it often: "Let's get right to the point." They will say, "My point is..." "What's the point of all this?" The "point" is the idea or piece of information that Americans suppose is, or should be, at the center of people's thinking, writings, and spoken comments. Speakers and writers are supposed to "make their points clear", meaning that they are supposed to say or write clearly the idea or piece of information they wish to express. People from many other cultures have different ideas about the point. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the thoughts they have in mind, rather than stating the point clearly. Japanese traditionally speak indirectly, leaving the listener to figure out what the point is. Thus, while an American might say to a friend, "I don't think that coat goes very well with the rest of your _ ," a Japanese might say, "Maybe another coat would look even better than the one you have on." Americans value a person who "gets right to the point". Japanese are likely to consider such a person insensitive if not rude. The Chinese and Japanese languages are characterized by vagueness and ambiguity. The precision and directness Americans associate with "the point" cannot be achieved, at least not with any grace, in Chinese and Japanese. Speakers of those languages thus have to learn a new way of reasoning and expressing their ideas if they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans. Question: In order to communicate with Americans satisfactorily, speakers of Chinese need to _ . Options: A: mind their manners B: explain their reasons clearly C: change their ways of expressing ideas D: be careful about their choices of words
Ans: C
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: A recently study found people's lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame . It's really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn't seem to work so well. "Air pollution in China is doing harm to people's health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine," said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study. Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas from coal heating. Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed. "We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves," Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said. Question: Which of the following is Li Hongbin's idea? Options: A: The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years. B: Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily. C: People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot. D: The air problem brings us serious problems.
C