Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Which is more useful? Thomas is in Grade Two now. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. After school he must do some housework. He helps his parents on the farm on Saturdays and Sundays. So he doesn't have any time to play soccer in the daytime. He often plays soccer with his friends in the moon . It's five in the afternoon. School is over. Thomas goes home and cooks for his family. After dinner he sees his friend Paul near his house and asks him to play soccer. The boy looks at the sky and sees the moon. Then he asks," Which is more useful, the sun or the moon?" "I think the moon is," says Thomas. "We need light in the evening, because we see not the sun, but the moon!" Question: Thomas' parents are _ . - workers - teachers - policemen - farmers
farmers

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: One day, Mr Smith is going to take a train to his hometown. When the train starts, one of his shoes falls to the ground. The train is going faster and faster, and he can't pick it up. Then he quickly takes off the other shoe and throw it on the ground near the fallen shoe. A little boy on the train asks him, "Why do you do that? You have lost one shoe. "Mr Smith answers, " If a man picks them up, he may get a pair of shoes. " Question: What happens to Mr Smith when the train starts? He lost _ . - his bag - his watch - one of his shoes - nothing
one of his shoes

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: One day, my mother said, "Let's buy you some new clothes." I was very happy and surprised because my family didn't have much money at that time. I bought three dresses, a pink one, a blue one and, best of all, a yellow and blue one. I loved that yellow and blue dress. I showed my three new beautiful dresses to my best friend Emily. She loved them all and was happy for me. But she also felt sad and said her father could only buy her new clothes for her birthday. So I asked her to pick one. Then she picked the best one--the yellow and blue dress! You should know that I was only 7 years old and it was my turn to feel sad. She wore it and I saw her smiling, so happy and beautiful. I could feel her joy! So, I told her it looked great on her. That day, I did my best to explain this to my mother. She smiled and said, "I understand. You're always my good little girl!" I shared my dress with my friend, and she shared her joy with me. That's friendship. And we are still best friends today! Question: What do you know about Emily? - She always played with the writer. - She didn't like the dresses at all. - Her father was not so good. - She was only seven years old.
A: She always played with the writer.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them. Play some music:Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn't it? Play your kids' favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores. Make it a treasure hunt : It's a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it. Change often:If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task. Do it together:It's never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun. ,. Question: The writer thinks it's better to _ while asking kids to clean the house. - play their favorite music - ask them to do the same things every time - watch them do the chores - give them lots of housework to do at a time
Answer: play their favorite music

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: India has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown of the world's most populous country is on China's head for ten years. India will take the _ by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030. Now more than 50% of India's population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages. Some of the reasons for India's quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy , decrease in death rates and immigration from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the "National Family Planning Program" in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal . Question: The population of India is _ now. - 1.58 billion - 1.53 billion - 1.36 billion - 1.27 billion
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1.27 billion

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: It was hard being the younger of two sisters. I got all the hand-me-downs . I never got to do anything first and my teachers always said, "Oh, you're Jenny's little sister." "No, I am Lauren!" I never liked being the younger. Jenny and I got along with a few fights here and there. Then a few years ago, Jenny and I were in a car accident. She was okay, but I had a large scar on my face. I was very sad. Jenny told me I shouldn't worry about the scar. One day we were riding home from school on the bus. A boy named Jordan made fun of me about my scar. This went on for about a month. Finally I broke down and told Jenny about him. She was angry. When Jordan made fun of me the next time, Jenny stood up, walked to where he was sitting and said something into his ear. I didn't know exactly what she said, but Jordan never said a single word to me again. So, even though getting all of the hand-me-downs might not be the best, I was very happy to have a big sister like Jenny. When anyone asks now, I will tell them, "Yes, I'm Jenny's little sister." ,. Question: Why did Lauren hate being the younger of the two sisters? - Because she could do nothing first. - Because Jenny often beat her. - Because Jenny always made fun of her. - Because Jenny always made her busy.
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Because she could do nothing first.