Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Memorize these words." "Learn this spelling rule." "Don't forget about the exam tomorrow." You remember things every day, but how do you do it? When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You _ the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend's number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years. The major reason for forgetting something is because you do not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them. Question: According to the passage, people forget things mainly because _ . Options: A: they are too lazy to remember them B: they don't have a long-term memory C: they only have a short-term memory D: they don't learn them well at the beginning
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Black goes into his usual teashop one morning, and sits in one of the seats at the counter . Many other people also come in, but none of them stays long. About fifteen minutes later, a young man and a young woman come in. There are only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Black's left, and the other on his right. The woman sits on one seat, and the young man sits on the other, but Mr Black immediately asks to change seats with the young man so that he and the young woman can be together. "Oh, that isn't necessary," the young man says, but Mr Black insists . When the young man and the young woman are side by side, he says to her, "Well, this old man is very kind. He wants us to sit together. May I introduce myself? My name is John. What's your name?" Question: Mr Black sits _ of the teashop one morning. Options: A: in the middle B: in the centre C: at the counter D: in the front
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Moreno, Stanley, and 23 other students from Westfield State College were on vacation in Acapulco, Mexico. This was the last night in the hotel. It was 4 am, Moreno and Stanley came back from a party. Just as Stanley went to sleep, he heard loud noise outside. From the balcony of their fourth-floor room, Moreno and Stanley saw black smoke out of one window and heard people shouting. Moreno ran out into the corridor and began knocking on doors and shouting, "Fire!" After that, he went upstairs in a hurry to tell other people. At the same time, Stanley was downstairs helping people get through the smoke-filled room. There he joined forces with Nalewanski, a 21-year-old boy who had a room on the second floor. "Let's go," Nalewanski said. He and Stanley wet their shirts in the bathroom and put them around their mouths and noses so they could breathe. Then they ran up the stairs. On the fourth floor they found Moreno feeling terrible (Moreno had made it up to the eighth floor before turning back). But after making sure he could get back down on his own, they continued upstairs, knocking on the doors on every floor. In the end, no one was seriously hurt. Moreno said, "There were hundreds of people in the hotel. It was our duty to help them." Question: _ students from Westfield State College were on vacation in Acapulco, Mexico. Options: A: Twenty-three B: Twenty-four C: Twenty-five D: Twenty-six
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There was a young man named Bill in England. Before leaving school, he began to look for a job as a clerk. Few companies needed new clerks due to the financial crisis at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily, a chance camp up to him. A company wanted to employ one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that, three persons were allowed to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be among them. On the day of the second interview, Bill and the others arrived at the company on time. To their surprise, the interview was very easy. The interviewer only had a free talk with them, and then asked them to go back home waiting for the result. The next morning, Bill received a letter from the company which said he wasn't accepted. Certainly, he felt disappointed. On the evening of that day, Bill surprisingly received another letter, which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact, the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with "Thank you" while the others said nothing. Life isn't all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed, please say "Thank you" to the person who disappoints you. That shows your great generosity and politeness to others. If you do so, you'll have more chances than others. Question: In this article, the writer mainly wants to _ . Options: A: show how hard it was to find a job during the financial crisis at that time B: share an unhappy experience with the readers C: tell about how strict it was to employ one person D: teach us the importance of great generosity and politeness to others.
Answer: D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day Einstein is walking in a street in New York . His friend meets him and says to him, "Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, your coat is very old." But Einstein answers, "It doesn't matter . Nobody knows me here." After a few years, Einstein becomes a famous scientist . But he still wears the old coat. His friend meets him again and asks him to buy a new one. But Einstein says, "I don't need to buy a new one. Everyone knows me here." Question: Einstein lived in _ . Options: A: England B: China C: America D: Japan
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C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: March 28 is China's National School Safety Day. Earthquakes happen all the time all around the world. It is necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes. Here is the Drop, Cover and Hold ways for personal safety during an earthquake. DROP: Drop down to the floor. COVER: Take cover under or beside a piece of furniture . Protect your head and neck with your arms. Stay away from windows, mirrors and tall furniture. HOLD: If you take cover under or beside a piece of furniture, hold on to it until the ground stops shaking. School tips Stand beside a wall. This will protect you from falling things. Don't stand near windows or under lights. Public area tips When you are in a bookstore or shopping mall, get down beside the counters or in the corner. Protect your head with your arms or bag. Stay away from big billboards . Home tips If you're in the kitchen, move away from the fridge and lights. When you leave, don't use the lift; take the stairs. Question: How many ways to keep safe are mentioned in this passage? Options: A: Three B: Four C: Five D: Six
A: D