Read the following article and answer the question. Article: You cannot go without a pencil when writing or drawing something. You have probably noticed letters H and B printed on your pencils.What,for example,do HB,2H or 3H mean? Those are letters showing the hardness of the lead or graphite in a pencil.H refers to hard lead.The bigger the Arabic number before the letter H,the harder the lead,and the lighter will be the colour. The hardest pencil has 6H on it.Such pencils are often used in making engineering drawings.People seldom write with them.B stands for soft lead.The bigger the number before the letter B,the softer the lead,and the darker will be the colour, the softest being the 6B pencil.Such pencils are favoured by artists. The HB pencil has a lead core that is neither too soft nor too hard.Its colour is medium in its blackness.It is most suitable for ordinary writing and drawing. Question: A4B pencil is _ than a 3B one. Answer:
OPTIONS:
- harder
- softer
- better
- more expensive
softer

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do. Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other. "Even the head teacher has a plan," said Leng. "She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD and give each student one," said Leng. "She will also write something for each student." Wang Zeyu, 16, in Changchun, Jilin said his classmates are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper. "Before making a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words later." Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher. "I'll write: Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang. "But we know you have a warm heart. Smile more!" In Xiao Xia's school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook , in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions. "Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 15. "We have written a poem in the ancient style!" The poem records the big events of the class's history and is in the shape of the number 9. "Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea. "Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!" Question: The passage is probably from _ . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- a newspaper
- a novel
- a letter
- a diary

Answer: a newspaper

Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: There are five people in my family. We all like watching TV, but we like different TV shows . My grandpa is a great fan of Beijing Opera . He likes watching it very much. Now he is in a Beijing Opera club . There he talks about Beijing Opera and acts in it with other Beijing Opera fans. My grandma likes cross talk , and she often watches it on TV. Her favorite cross talker is Guo Degang. My father is a reporter from a TV station . He watches all kinds of TV shows, but his favorite TV show is news. My mother is a teacher. Her favorite TV shows are soap operas . She thinks they are very interesting. But I think they are very boring. I like playing basketball, so my favorite TV shows are sports shows. I like watching basketball games best on TV. What kind of TV shows do your family like? Question: _ is the writer's grandpa's favorite TV show.. Answer:
OPTIONS:
- talk show
- Beijing Opera
- sports shows
- soap operas
Answer: Beijing Opera

input with options: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Last summer was Ann's first trip to Spain . She was very excited. But when she arrived at the hotel, she found that her Spanish money wasn't in her handbag. She looked for it carefully in all her bags, but she couldn't find it. She had only a ten-pound note with her. She found a place to change her English money. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and some oranges. She told the manager that she didn't eat Spanish food except for breakfast, because she knew the price of hotels included breakfast. Other tourists visited places of great interest in Spain. Ann said she wasn't well. In fact, her holiday wasn't bad, except that she was hungry. After all a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper isn't very much. especially not for two weeks. On the last day of her holiday, Jane, one of the tourists asked Ann why she never ate with them in the hotel restaurant. The food was delicious. Ann told her all about her money problem. Jane looked at her for a moment, and then said, "But didn't you know the price of this hotel includes everything?" Question: In fact, a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper _ . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- is enough for Ann
- is helpful to Ann
- is harmful to Ann
- isn't very much for Ann
output: isn't very much for Ann

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Clothes are important and necessary to us, but do you know how to choose suitable clothes in a correct way? Here are some ideas for you. When you go shopping and want to buy some clothes,you should think about which kind of clothes you really need and decide how much money you can spend on them.Then look at the _ that are inside the new clothes. They tell you how to take care of the clothes.The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry clean only" and cleaning in water may ruin this coat. If you do as the directions say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, you had better check if they need to be dry-cleaned. You can save money if you buy clothes that can be washed or that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money don't always mean they are better made. They may not fit you, either. On the other hand, less expensive clothes may sometimes look better and fit you well. Question: According to the passage,a sweater may be _ . . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- washed in cold water
- washed once a week
- washed in hot water
- dry-cleaned only
washed in cold water