Read the article and select the best answer. Article: With the beautiful music, the first lesson of the new term in 2014 began at 8:05 on the evening of September 1st, 2014. The program includes four parts: be nice to your parents, be polite to others, love others and be self-improved. It really makes a great difference to the students and the parents' ideas. Family education plays an important role to the children. The "king" of fairy tales Zheng Yuanjie told us the story between his father, his son and him. His father helped him fill the pen in order to let Zheng focus on writing. His father set us a good example on how to be a nice father. Zheng is nice to his father, too. He bought a TV for his father and his son learnt from him. The moving story really touched my heart. It made me know how important it is to teach by precept and example role. Joey Yung told us that how her mother taught her to be a polite girl. We should think about others when we do something we like. We need try to be popular people. She reminded us of good manners in our daily life. Qin Yong, a famous rock star, gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son. Though he felt too tired, he never quitted. It's his duty to bring his son up. When he found that his son made great progress, he felt very happy. The orphans' life made us deeply moved. From their father, we know that if we encourage a person, he will have self-improvement. From this program, we know that we should love the people around us. Then, our world will be better and better. Question: The best title of the passage may be _ . Options: A: The King of Fairy Tales B: How to be a Polite Girl C: The Orphans' Life D: The First Lesson of the New Term
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods . She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever. One day the girl left the cage's door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it. She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times... When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard. Question: The girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that _ . Options: A: it would be killed B: it was feeling cold C: the other bird felt lonely D: it would fly away
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. Smith is an old man. He is very kind, so many people like him. He likes traveling. But he has a problem, he can't see clearly. One day he came to New York to visit his best friend. But his friend wasn't at home. So he had to find a hotel to live in. In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail, so he put bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they broke. He had to buy another two bottles. The waiter in the hotel knew this, then she put a snail into the wall. When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the fly was there again. So he walked carefully and hit it hard. At once he cried loudly. Question: People like Mr. Smith because _ . Options: A: he is very old. B: he is very kind C: he has two bottles of wines D: he like traveling
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A crow is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of meat in her mouth, "My babies will have a nice breakfast," she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the meat, " How can I get that piece of meat? " he thinks. "Good morning, Mrs. Crow," says the fox. " How are you? " But the crow doesn't say a word. "You have very nice babies, Mrs. Crow," says the fox. " How are they? May I see them? " Still the crow doesn't say a word. "You are very beautiful, Mrs. Crow. And you have a beautiful voice, too," says the fox. " Would you like to sing a song for me? " Mrs. Crow thinks, "How nice Mr. Fox is! I must sing a song for him. " So she opens her mouth, at that time, Mrs. Crow drops the meat into the fox's mouth. Question: The old fox _ very much. Options: A: likes the crow and her babies B: wants to eat the meat C: wants the crow to sing for him D: wants to eat the crow
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become _ . One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon . At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion . The animal has been extinct since 1860. What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another. Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America. Question: There were many cape lions in North America _ . Options: A: last century B: in the twentieth century C: more than one hundred years ago D: in 1914
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C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. Baker is retired at home now. He feels bored every day and he thinks he is growing older quickly. When he watches TV, he has to turn it up. But this often disturbs his neighbors. So he decides to buy a hearing aid. As he is a _ man, he doesn't want to pay much money for a hearing aid. One day, he went to a clinic and asked the clerk, "How much do these hearing aids cost?" "That depends," said the clerk. "They cost from 2.00 dollars to 2 000 dollars." "Let me see the $2.00 model," he said. The clerk put the device around Mr Baker's neck. "You just put this button in your ear and run this little string down to your pocket," he explained. "How does it work?" Mr. Baker asked. "For $2.00 it doesn't work," the clerk answered. "But when people see it on you, they'll talk louder!" Mr. Baker was angry, and he said, "I want a hearing aid that really works!" Question: Why did Mr. Baker want to see the $2.00 model first? Options: A: Because he wanted to pay less money for a hearing aid. B: Because he was a poor old man. C: Because he thought all the hearing aids were the same. D: Because he wanted to try a good earing aid first.
A