Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: When I was in the second grade,my teacher gave all her students some seeds . She told us to watch the magic of the seeds once we planted them. Excitedly,I put a few seeds in my pot. I watered them for a few days and purple flowers came out. In class,I reported back to my teacher that the magic was the purple flowers. My classmates reported back with the red,white or yellow ones. I was wondering why we didn't have green flowers. When the bell rang,we drew a conclusion" a flower garden is beautiful",and this was my first gardening experience. Years later,one day,when we drone by Naperville downtown in a summer. Mom pointed out a big land." Look,this is the community garden land." she told me." What is a community garden land?" I asked." When people live in apartments or town homes,they don't have much land. People pay a little money to rent a piece of land from the city. They can grow anything." Why don't we rent one?" I curiously asked." We don't need to. We have a house,so we have a small piece of land." A few years ago,an older couple moved in next door. They gave us some tomatoes from their garden. They grew the best tomatoes I had ever tasted. I asked my mom to buy some tomatoes just like our neighbors'. Mon said it was impossible to buy those tomatoes from the supermarket. So,last year,I decided to try. I had my dad dig out a small land in the back yard of our house,put it some peat moss and mushroom compost . For the start,I only planted some tomatoes and cucumbers. Day by day,I looked after my garden and took out weeds .I was surprised to see that cucumbers actually grow on the vine,and my tomatoes had a special kind of earthly smell. At the same time,I found myself suddenly having an interest in weather. I always wished rain to water my little garden. My brother Alex _ me." You are an old farmer now." One day,I found some tomatoes gone in one plant. I was a little sad. Who dared to steal my ttomatoes? It was a few rabbits. When I was about to drive them away,my dad stopped me and said," Alice,the... Question: We can learn from the passage that _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- gardening takes lots of time and effort
- gardening gives a few rewards to humans
- gardening helps the writer love tomatoes
- gardening makes the writer hate rainy days
A: gardening takes lots of time and effort

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They have heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and harder so that they can have a wonderful life when they grow up .Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who aren't gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at study but fail in the exams and make their parents lose heart. Some students feel that they are hated by everyone else and they don't want to go to school any longer .They become _ It is surprising that though most Japanese are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children .To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. They only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them the very real sense of the world. Many Japanese schools usually has rules about everything from the student' clothes to things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feeling of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others , how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents. ,. Question: Japanese students have heavy pressures from _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- themselves
- Japan
- their parents
- their classmates
A: their parents

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Mr Smith is a teacher. He is near-sighted . But he doesn't wear glasses. One day, he is walking in a street. He is thinking something. Suddenly a strong wind blows his cap off his head. My Smith runs after it. He wants to catch it but he can't. At this time, an old woman from a door of the house says to him. " Hi! What are you doing, sir?" "Running after my cap." "Your cap? Aha......that's my black cat. "She says. "Your cat? Sorry, but where is my cap?" Question: What colour is Mr Smith's cap? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- White
- Yellow
- Black
- Blue
A: Black

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings. Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn't have tears, your eyes couldn't move, and soon you would be blind. Maybe you don't like tears, but your eyes can't do without them. Question: When you are happy or sad, you may _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- look at things quickly
- wash away dirt and germs
- have tears in your eyes
- move your eyes quickly
A: have tears in your eyes