Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: There are many different kinds of parrots. Some are quite big. Others are small. Many people like them because they often have beautiful colours, and because they can "talk". No one knows why parrots can talk. Most birds cannot talk. Some people say that parrots can talk because they have big, thick tongues . But some other birds that can talk do not have big, thick tongues, and some birds that cannot talk have big, thick tongues. Parrots do not usually know what they are saying when they talk. They are only making sounds. However, they know when to say some words, such as "Hello" and "Goodbye", and they usually know and can say people's names. Most parrots come from hot countries, but they can live anywhere. Question: Can all the birds talk? Options: A: Yes, all of them can. B: No, most birds can't talk. C: No, only big ones can talk. D: No, only small ones can talk.
Ans: B

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade . I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me. One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious about and asked him: "What was the best time of your life?" Without hesitation, Nicholas replied: "Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life." "When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life." "When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life." "When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life." "World War IIcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life." "When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life." "And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life." Question: From the passage, we can learn that _ . Options: A: the writer didn't know how to spend the rest of his life B: the writer was an easy-going person C: the old man was not in good condition D: the old man has a very happy family
Ans: D

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. Question: One machine can do as much work as _ . Options: A: 40% of the people B: 4% of the people in the world C: 40 people D: 75,000 people
Ans: C

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Miss Li is a teacher. She teaches in a middle school. She gets up at half past five in the morning. She has breakfast at 6:00.After that she goes to school by bike. She gets there very early. She cleans her desks and chairs for other teachers. Classes begin at 8:00.She and the other teachers work hard. She goes home at 4:00 in the afternoon. Then she does some housework .After dinner she reads books and goes over the students' homework. She goes to bed at about ten. Question: After supper she _ . Options: A: reads books B: goes over the students' homework C: both A and B D: watches TV
Ans:
C