Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called "City-as-School". The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college. Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the "school". These subjects are not easy to provide in"City-as-School". Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate is high. 80% of the students go to college after the "City-as-School". The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes " I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever." City-as-School High School is the nation's leading external learning or experiential learning model for high school students. Question: According to the passage,"City-as-School" can help _ . Options: A: all the students go to college B: students forget the duty of their work C: students earn much money while studying D: students learn a lot about different kinds of work
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: English is spoken as a first language by about 375 million people and as a foreign language by around 750 million people. It is being learned by about a billion people. These numbers alone make English _ to learn. If you are not fluent in English, it may be good for you to know the advantages of learning the language. In many countries, English is used as a working language. In the United States, English speakers make more money than those who don't speak English at all. Learning . English can increase the chance of getting a good job. If you visit a country, you can easily find someone who can speak at least a little English. So if 'you know English, you have a chance to communicate almost anywhere you travel. Its not easy for parents who don't understand English to raise children in an English -speaking country. For example; if they send their children to school and the teacher does not speak their mother language, parents are likely to have difficulty communicating with the teacher. And if the children have homework they do not understand, parents cannot help them. Want to get advice on how to learn English well? Please go on looking at our website. ,. Question: Where can you probably find the above reading? Options: A: In a museum. B: In a magazine. C: In a newspaper. D: On the Internet.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Bad teeth, a heavier body? And now, weaker bones. Last week, American scientists found another bad thing about cola: It's bad for our bones, especially women's bones. Well, if cola is bad for us, you may want other popular drinks , for example, energy drinks . Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you energy and make you better at sports. So, many students drink them before exams to help them stay awake. But wait. To keep you awake, most energy drinks have a lot of caffeine . They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. If you drink a lot of them, your heart will beat faster. You will feel nervous . You could also have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them. Amanda Smith is a 16-year-old US junior high school student. She drinks one or more energy drinks every day. She started to do this a year ago before dance class. But now, Smith says, "I drink them whenever I feel weak or before a test. I cannot help drinking them." The energy you get from the drinks helps for only a short time. You may feel good for an hour or so, but then you'll feel worse than before. Question: What does the writer mainly try to tell us in the reading? Options: A: Energy drinks keep us awake. B: Cola is bad for our bones. C: Energy drinks can be very helpful. D: Be careful of unhealthy drinks.
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Peter is a tall boy. He is 1.8 meters tall. He lives in Canada. On Sunday morning he likes to go to see his friend. Her name is Alan. She is a girl. She has a good garden . There are many trees and rose in the garden. They are apple trees oranges trees and other fruit trees. There are lots of fruits on the trees. There are many birds in the garden, too. They are happy. The birds sing in the trees. Peter and Alan listen to the birds and sing songs with them. They draw pictures of birds. It's lunch-time. They are hungry. They go to a restaurant. Peter would like some dumplings. Alan wants to have a bowl of noodles. They order them for lunch. Question: Peter _ . Options: A: has a girl friend B: is a short boy C: lives in China D: goes to see Alan in the garden
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again. But sometimes the doctor's medicine doesn't work. A sick person does not get well. The pain doesn't go away. There was such man. He was in hospital, but he wasn't well. Then he found a new "doctor" inside himself. This "doctor" was his own sense of humor . He saw funny films. He read funny books. And he liked to learn something interesting. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said that laughing was his best "medicine". His doctor thought so, too. Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to "picture" his pain. In his head he "drew" a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And it was biting his back. It was hurting him. Then the man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the dog's head. He made friends with the dog. And his pain went away! These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the "doctor" inside your own head. And stay happy and well! Question: The second patient felt well again because of _ . Options: A: good medicine B: the doctors C: his sense of humor D: the "dog" in his head
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D