Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the words that are used. Let's look at the words about describing animals. Most phrases in Chinese about the dog. For example, " a homeless dog", "a running dog", and " a dog catching a mouse", have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use dogs to describe positive behavior. For example, "You are lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And "Every dog has its day" means _ . To describe a person's serious illness, they say "sick as a dog". The word "dog-tired" means " very tired". The words about animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how certain words are used. Question: In English ,people use dogs to describe positive behavior because _ . - they have different culture - they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans - they like dogs very much - dogs are very active
they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats ". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet . It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact. Question: Here "mall" means " _ ". - a large park - a big church - a square - a shopping center
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a shopping center

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you're traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train. But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction on the express railway between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus. "There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes," said an engineer. There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will _ from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers. The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu. "The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air." Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official. According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project . Question: What can be the best title of the passage? - An enormous project. - Train tickets will get more expensive - Specially built bridges - Beijing--Shanghai express railway
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Our "Timeline of Education" shows highlights of learning and education (especially related to Western education), going back to the very first education: In the beginning: Adam got the very first lesson, from God: break the law and you pay the price. 3000 B.C. :Priests teach religion, writing, sciences. 0 B.C./A.D.: Jesus teaches in Jerusalem. 105 A.D.: Paper is invented in China. 1150-1250 : "Modern" universities founded. 1620s: Slide rule is invented, math is made easier. 1918 : All U.S. states require free education Early 1980s: Television in the classroom. The availability of cheap VCRs makes video learning common. Late 1990s: The Internet changes everything. E-learning courses develop. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-timeline/education-timeline.htm#3000BC Question: Adam got the very first lesson from _ . - his teacher - God - religion - himself
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religion

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hi!My name is Maria. Now I am in China. My life is busy but very happy. I like reading, so I often go to the library when I have no classes. Who is my favorite teacher? She is Ms. Green. She often helps me with my writing. I work hard at every subject, but my favorite subject is P.E., because I like playing tennis. In the evening, I am busy doing my homework. I often do my homework for two hours. After that, I play the piano for an hour. Sometimes I take a walk with Dad. On weekends I usually help old people with my friends. What about your life? Share it with us, please. Question: Who is Ms. Green? - She is Maria's mother. - She is Maria's P.E. teacher - She is Maria's teacher. - She is Maria's friend.

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Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I really love this job because I enjoy working with small children. I also think my work is very important. But there was a time when I thought I would never have a job like this. I wasn't the best student because I didn't do much schoolwork. Just before I left school, I started thinking what I might do and found that there's not much I could do. I thought I wasn't that kind of person to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls for a family. It wasn't difficult at first. But problems began when I agreed to live in, so that my boss could go out to work in the evenings. I got very tired because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Mary who used to go to school with me. I told her about my job. She said that I should get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. And it would help me learn more skills to look after children better without feeling too tired. _ . I decided to take part-time lessons. In that way, I had to leave the family. But all the lessons I took helped me look after children better and helped me get a job at a kindergarten . Now I have a job as a professional teacher at a kindergarten. I should be thankful to Mary. I would never have a career if it wasn't for her. Question: The writer's first job was to _ . - teach part-time lessons - look after children for a family - help children with their schoolwork - look after children at a kindergarten
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look after children for a family