Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some places on the earth don't get much rain. But they still don't become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry places. Plants don't let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don't let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily. Question: Which is NOT true? Options: A: The land never stops becoming deserts. B: Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there. C: People do bad things to the earth. D: Scientists may not be able to change the deserts.
B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Long ago, there was a rich man who had two sons. The older brother, who was called Nolbu, was greedy and lazy. However, his younger brother Hungbu was hard-working and kind-hearted. When their father died, Nolbu inherited his house and land, but Hungbu received nothing. One day when Hungbu was working in the fields, he found a bird which had broken its leg. He took the bird home and looked after it carefully. The bird gradually became stronger, and when summer came, it flew away to a warm place. A year later the bird flew back and gave Hungbu a seed . Hungbu sowed the seed and it soon grew into a plant which produced many gourds . When Hungbu opened one of the gourds, he was amazed to see that it was full of treasure. He wanted to use the treasure to do something useful. The next day he bought a big house and moved there with his family. When Nolbu heard about his brother's good luck, he was very jealous and decided to do the same as his brother. He also found a bird, but he broke its leg and looked after it until it became strong. The bird also gave him a seed, which produced several gourds. However, when Nolbu opened one of the gourds, goblins ( ) quickly came out of it and stole all his money. After that Nolbu went to his brother to ask for help. Hungbu was sorry for him and so he invited him to share his house. Both brothers and their families lived happily ever after. Question: After Nolbu's money was stolen, . Options: A: he beat the goblins B: he sold his own house C: his brother helped him D: his brother gave him a seed
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C

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy. He's happy that he's sitting the senior high school entrance exam in 2014 instead of 2016. On Oct 22, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education announced that, from 2016, the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100. Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50. Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150. "The change won't affect me. I feel so lucky because English is my strongest subject," said Wang. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study, and reduces students' stress, said Li Yi, spokesman of the commission. "The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English," said Li. "Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones." There isn't news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams. For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its college entrance exams. But, "being tested for less points doesn't mean the subject _ ," Bai Ping wrote in China Daily. English has long been the world's most commonly used language. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji once said: "In a globalizing economy , if you cannot communicate with foreigners, how can one be part of the world economy?" Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. "Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue ," he said. "But still, I think English is both interesting and useful." Question: In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016, _ . Options: A: the English scores will be cut down to 100 B: the English listening ability scores will be lowered C: the points for Chinese will be reduced by 30 points D: the points for chemistry will increase by 20 points
Ans: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It is evening,an old cock is sitting in a tall tree. A fox comes to the tree and looks at the cock . "Hello,Mr Cock. I have some good news for you," says the fox. "Oh?" says the cock,"what is it?" "All the animals are good friends now. Let's be friends,too. Please come down and play with me." "Fine!" says the cock,"I'm very glad to hear that." Then he looks up."Look! There is something over there." "What are you looking at?" asks the fox. "Oh,I see some animals over there. They are coming this way." "Animals?""Yes,oh,they are dogs." "What? Dogs!" asks the fox,"Well...well,I must go now. Goodbye." "Wait,Mr Fox," says the cock,"Don't go. They are only dogs. And dogs are our friends now." "Yes. But they don't know that yet." "I see,I see," says the cock .He smiles and goes to sleep in the tree. Question: Where is the cock? Options: A: under the tree B: near the tree C: on the tree D: in the tree
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D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A king often felt unhappy and he asked a clever old man how he could be happy. "That's very easy," said the old man. "You just need to put on a happy man's shirt and you'll be happy." The king believed the old man and began to look for a happy man. He visited many countries and met kings, professors and others. But they all said they were not happy. One day he saw a poor farmer working in the field. The farmer was singing all the time and looked very happy. The king came up to him and asked, "Are you happy, my good man?" "Yes, quite happy," the farmer answered. "Can you sell me your shirt?" asked the king. "My shirt?" the farmer answered in surprise. "But I don't have a shirt. In fact, I never have one." ,. Question: The king _ the clever old man's words. Options: A: believed B: didn't believe C: didn't agree to D: was angry with
A