The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words. How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today's new technology ? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. "The children are learning more than they would in one year of school," said Matt Keller, who organized the programme. The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, "Seven months ago he didn't know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there." Kelbesa said, "I like the computer because I can learn things with it." He added, "I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat." Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn't go to school. What is the best title for the passage? A) Learning with the help of computers B) The development of One Computer Every Child C) Computers are better than teachers D) How to learn by yourself
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Holmes rubbed his hands together excitedly. His eyes shone and he leant forward in his chair. "Tell us your story," he said. Miss Morstan began her story and we listened. "My father," she began," was a captain in the army. When I was very young, he was sent to India My mother was dead and I had no other relatives in England. So, while my father was away, I was sent to school." "When I was seventeen, I received a letter from my father. He said that he was leaving India and coming back to England. He gave me the address of a hotel in London. He asked me to meet him there." "I was very happy and excited about seeing my dear father again, I went to London and arrived at the hotel. I asked for Captain Morstan, my father. But I was told by the hotel manager that my father was not there. He had gone out the night before and not returned." "I waited all day and all night, but my father didn't come back to the hotel. Finally, I went to the police. They advertised for Captain Morstan in all the newspapers, but without success. I never saw my dear father again." ... "Four years after my father disappeared," continued Miss Morstan, "I saw an advertisement in the newspaper. The date was 4th May 1882. To my surprise, the advertisement asked for the address of Miss Mary Morstan, It said that ifl advertised my address, I would receive some very good news." "What did you do?" asked Holmes. "I advertised my address in the same newspaper. The next day, I received a small cardboard box. Inside the box was a lovely pearl . And I have received another five pearls since that day. They arrive every year on the same day. Look." She opened a flat box and showed us six beautiful pearls. " _ " asked Holmes. "Nothing at all," replied Miss Morstan. Then she continued. "But the strangest thing of all happened this morning. That is why I came to see you. This morning, I received a letter. Please read it." "Thank you," said Holmes. He took the letter and studied it carefully, (From THE SIGN OF FOUR) Which question is the most suitable here? A) There was no letter with the pearls? B) Did you meet anyone after that? C) Who sent these beautiful pearls? D) These pearls were your father's?
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Q: New Library Rules 1. Open time: 8:30am.-4:30pm. From Monday to Friday. 2. No talking. 3. No eating any food. 4. No listening to music. 5. No taking photos. 6. No taking books out if you don't ask the people here. 7. Keep the library books for only one week. 8. Give the books back on time. 9. Renew books on time. 10. Pay for the lost books. How long can we read books on Monday in the library? A) For four hours B) For six hours C) For eight hours. D) For ten hours
A: C
Question: Peter is a student. He usually goes to school on a bus. This morning, He takes a taxi with his father because he may be late for school. His mother gives him a banana when they go out. On the way, he eats the banana and then throw the banana skin out of the taxi. At that time, an old man passes there. The old man just steps on the skin and then _ . His father and he get off the car. They find the old man lying near the taxi. The banana skin is near him. The old man looks at them and says, "Teach your child to throw the banana skin to the right place!""I am sorry," says his father."Sorry, I won't do that." Peter says. What can you learn after reading the passage ? A) Helping old people is good. B) Walking on the street is interesting. C) We can't be late for school. D) We can't throw the things here and there.
Answer: B
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There are four people in my family. They're my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never uses the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches TV every night. My father is a taxi driver. He's very busy. He never exercises, but he sometimes use the Internet. He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening. He often eats vegetables and drinks milk. My mother is a housewife . She watches TV every day. She never use the Internet. She sometimes eats vegetables, but she drinks milk three times a week. Exercise? Of course she does. She exercises every day by doing housework. I'm a middle school student. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I often exercise. But on Saturday and Sunday, I don't exercise because I have too much homework to do. I watch TV only on Sunday evening. But I use the Internet twice a week. I drink milk every day, but I don't like vegetables. My mother often says to me, "Why do you eat so much meat, Mike? It's not good for your health." But I like it very much. _ sometimes use the Internet in his family. A) Mike and his father B) Mike and his mother C) Mike's parents D) Mike's father and grandfather
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Q: Tommy buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. Then the girl selling tickets says to him, "Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?" "No, I'm not doing that." the small boy says, "But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears my tickets up." The big woman is _ . A) Tommy's friend B) the girl's mother C) a worker in the cinema D) a shopkeeper near the cinema
A: C