Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Everyone has a family name. My name is Jane Armstrong. Armstrong is my family name. What does Armstrong mean ? Does it mean my arms are strong? But I am a slim girl. I don't like strong arms. My best friend is Lucy Long. Is she a long or a tall girl? No, she isn't. She is short. But she has long hair. Some family names come from jobs. My cousin's name is James Cook. Does it mean he can cook? No, he can't. And he doesn't like cooking at all. He only likes eating nice food. And he likes the TV show A Bite Of China (<<>> ), because it is all about nice food. Some people get family names from places. Ann Hill is my classmate. Is there a hill near her home? Yes, there is one behind her home. But her uncle, Tom Hill, lives 20 kilometers from a hill. Question: What is Jane Armstrong talking about? Options: A: Her friends. B: Her family. C: Family names. D: Her name.
A: C

Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Easter is one of the two important Christian festivals.Easter celebrates resurrections of Jesus Christ and Christmas celebrates his birth.It's not a festival as big as Christmas.It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.It's quite a long holiday for everybody. The main symbol of Easter is Easter eggs.Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate.Eggs are a symbol of new life. Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas.Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends. Question: Easter eggs are _ . Options: A: covered by chocolate B: chocolate eggs C: a symbol of death D: not food
A: B

Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: If you want to be a better reader,what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly,when others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a story-book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn't really a good reader. Here are four things to remember about the speed of reading. Knowing why you are reading will help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly. Some things should be read slowly _ . Examples are instructions for making or doing something. Math books,science and story-books are full of important information. You must read these things slowly to understand and remember every important idea. Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are stories for enjoyment,letters from friends,and some news from newspapers. In some of your reading,you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas. Question: What should you read slowly when you read? Options: A: Letters from friends. B: News from newspapers. C: Picture-books for fun. D: Important information from story-books.
A: D

Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Do you like traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Ding Xiang, a student at Nongsishi Middle School in Xinjiang, is really good at it. At the eighth National Excellent Talents Competition last month in Beijing, the 15-year-old girl got the gold award for her paper-cutting skills. At the competition, Ding cut a piece: Millennium Dream . The piece has two papers. One shows an ancient cave painting and the other a Chinese-made spaceship. The two papers form a sharp contrast . Ding said she wanted to show three things with the piece: China's long history, China's rapid development, and her hope for the future of paper-cutting. This piece helped Ding walk away with the gold award. "I was very surprised to get the award." Ding said in an interview with Yili Daily, a Xingjiang newspaper. "I should thank paper-cutting for bringing me the award." All the hard work has paid off. In two years, Ding's skills have improved a lot, and she has the gold award to prove _ . Ding said she has learned a lot from paper-cutting. "I have learned to observe things carefully," Ding told Yili Daily. "I have become more confident, too. It is a great help in my studies. Also, I have learned a lot of history from the art." Question: In Ding Xiang's opinion, the art brought her a lot except _ . Options: A: joy B: carelessness C: confidence D: knowledge
A: B