Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory. At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village, In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly timeworn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle. Rip's great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence ,for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word. Rip was ready to attend to everybody's business but his own. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect satisfaction but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness . Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house , the only side which, in truth, belongs to a _ Question: What would be the best title for the text? Options: A: Catskill Mountains. B: A Mountain Village. C: Rip Van Winkle. D: A Dutiful Husband.
Answer: C

Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me . I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things . Everything worked well , but I found one of my husband's socks missing . I looked everywhere for it , but I couldn't find it anywhere . The next morning , I got ready for school as usual . When the bell rang , the students came in . I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day . When I turned around to write on the blackboard , the class bursted out a roar ! They laughed and laughed . They laughed so much , in fact ,that I was afraid the headmaster would be in to see all this . I asked the class to stop , but the more I talked , the more they laughed . I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard . when I did this , they roared even more . Finally , the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about . "Good heavens ," I said , "Will someone please tell me what is so funny?" "Oh , God," said the teacher , "You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt !" So that's how I found my husband's missing sock . "Oh , well ," I said to the class , "Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity . " Question: What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed? Options: A: She did nothing but laugh. B: She got angry with the class . C: She did nothing D: She explained the matter in a clever way .
Answer: D

Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: In 1990,22-year-old Christopher McCandless gave up his career plans,left behind everyone he knew,donated all his savings to charity,and went off on an adventure,hiking his way through America to Alaska. Of course,this is an unusual story most college graduates would not do so. However,studies show that in teenage years, people are more likely to try out new experiences.For example,instead of working his way up the same organization like his grandfather did,a 15-year-old may dream about becoming a travelleronly to find in his early 20s that this attraction of new places is fading and change is less attractive. The reason why people become less keen to change as they get older may be that people generally have similar life patterns and demands.Most people aim to find a job and a partner. As they get older,they may have young children and elderly family members to look after. These responsibilities cannot be achieved without some degree of steadiness,which means that new experiences and ideas may not have a place in the person's life.New experiences may bring excitement as well as insecurity,and so most people prefer to stay with the familiar. However,not every individual is the same. A child may want to play a different game every day and get fed up if nothing changes at the kindergarten.Another may play with the same children and toys on every visit. Young children who avoid new experiences will grow up to be more traditional than others. Psychologist argue that those who have more open personalities as children are more open than others might be when they are older and that young men have a greater interest in novelty than women,although as they age,this desire for new experiences fades more quickly than it does in women. Question: According to the passage, we can infer that _ . Options: A: a child who likes different games may not like to change after growing up B: a teenager is not interested in a new start before graduation C: women are more likely to try new things than men of the same age D: as one gets older, he prefers the old patterns of life
Answer:
D