Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Five-year-old Joe Brown isn't backward at coming forward about what he thinks of his big sisters, Rosie and Matilda. "They're horrible and ugly," he said, with a grin . "Horrible and ugly." Then again, his sisters aren't always over-fond of their young brother, either. "When Joe was born, Matilda said she was going to kill him before he was three because she really envied him," said the eldest, 13-year-old Rosie. "She used to get all the special attention and now she doesn't any more." As for Matilda, 11, she too can be quite cruel. "Joe's the one that's most annoying," she said. It's somehow certain to know that kids act the same no matter who their parents are -- in this case actors Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward. And the couple agreed to let their children have freedom when it came to them participating in a Telling-the-Truth ABC TV program about brothers and sisters. The TV program invites an American expert on the subject, Frank J. Sulloway, who tells how our personalities are often shaped by our order of birth, position in the family and relationships between brothers and sisters. First-borns tend to be conservative , ambitious and close to their parents. Those coming later have to make a conscious effort to be different in order to successfully compete for their parents' attention. As a result, the youngest children tend to end up history's great risk-takers, rebels or movers and shakers. "This kind of relationships is really the key personality-forming relationships of all our lives," said Ms Sauers, a secondary school teacher. "The relationships are generally the longest relationships we have; they go from childhood to old age." "A lot of people feel those relationships really _ because, with brothers and sisters, you can't get away with anything bad." "As for Joe, Rosie and Matilda, their daily battles over clothes, musical instruments, who performs best in sport and parental love are as regular as any other kids." "And considering who their mum and dad are, they're very normal and unaffected." Question: Which of the following is wrong according to the passage? Options: A: Children envy each other and can't get along well enough. B: Joe, Matilda and Rosie's parents are mentioned in the passage. C: Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward are the three children's parents. D: Actors Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward are asked to act Joe, Matilda and Rosie's parents.
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: LONDON--Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Researchers have named the site "Bluehenge" after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path. The stones have disappeared, but the path of holes remains. The new circle, unearthed over the summer by researchers from Sheffield University, represents an important find, researchers said Saturday. The site is about a mile away from Stonehenge. Bluehenge, about 80 miles southwest of London, is believed to date back to about the time Stonehenge was built, about 5,000 years ago. Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University said he believed the path and stonehenge itself were linked to rituals of life and death. Mike Parker suggested that the ancient funerary rituals began at a different circle site known as "Wood-henge", which represented the world of the living. The bodies of the dead were then brought down the River Avon to Bluehenge, which represented death, and were finally carried along a ceremonial route known as the Avenue to Stonehenge. Bournemouth University Professor Tim Darvill, an expert on Stonehenge, told Britain's Dail Mail that Bluehenge "adds to the richness" of the ancient site's story. "This henge is very important because it forms part of the picture of ceremonial monuments in the area and puts Stonehenge into context," Darvill was quoted as saying. "It's no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape." Question: How many henges are mentioned in this passage? Options: A: Two B: Three C: Four D: Five
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When American soldiers return home from war with disabilities, they often suffer twice -- first from their combat injuries, next from the humiliation of government dependency. Wounded veterans learn they have two basic choices: They can receive almost $3,000 a month in disability benefits along with medical care and access to other various welfare programs, or they can try to find a job. Especially in this economy, it's no wonder that many find that first option hard to turn down. Mark Duggan, an economics professor at Stanford University, reports that enrollment in U.S.veterans' disability programs rose from 2.3 million in 2001 to 3.9 million in 2014. The percentage of veterans receiving benefits doubled, from 8.9% in 2001 to 18% in 2014. Disability services for veterans now consume $59 billion. In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more likely to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and nonveteran labor participation, with veteran participation lower. Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, founder of The Mission Continues, explains how soldiers who served their country are transformed into welfare receivers who live off their country. "When veterans come home from war they are going through a tremendous change in identity,"he says."Then the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and others, encourage them to view themselves as disabled."By the time they come to Greitens' non-profit organization,"We meet a number of veterans who see themselves as charity cases and are not sure anymore what they have to contribute." There are also more practical factors driving the disability boom. One is the expansion of qualification criteria. In 2000, for instance, type 2 diabetes was added as a disability because of evidence linking exposure to Agent Orange with the onset of the disease. Heart disease has also been added to the list. Another possible factor is that younger veterans seem less against welfare than their parents'... Question: What did veterans use to do in the 1980s and 1990s? Options: A: Refuse to find jobs. B: Be a main labor resource. C: Have much trouble finding jobs. D: Receive many disability benefits.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an "English teacher", since almost all pupils study English from their third year. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is _ . Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards,fun English- language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs! My interest in English had certainly been awakened when I began to learn English at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself! I was puzzled and even angry. I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea. At first, I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that's why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is one who awoke my interest, and who gave me much confidence . Question: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? Options: A: The girl's father is her first English teacher. B: The girl had been interested in English before going to school. C: The girl's father was always ready to help her with her English. D: The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.
D