Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Here are some news from China Daily in February, 2016. 1. Air quality in 271 out of 338 prefecture-level or above cities failed to meet national standards on the Chinese New Year Eve to 6 am the next morning on Feb 8, primarily because of pollution caused by firecrackers . 2. According to data released by CCTV, the Spring Festival Gala was watched on TV domestically by 690 million views while 138 million people watched it online. 3. Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Mermaid<<>> were very popular movies during the Spring Festival. But The Mermaid has earned more than 2 billion yuan after nine days in Chinese mainland theaters. It is expected to break the box office records Fast & Furious 7<<7>> and Monster Hunt<<>> set on the Chinese mainland to become the highest earning film in China's film history. 4. After the universal two-child policy, China will have a baby boom. Especially Chinese people have traditionally believed babies born in the Year of the Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles humans in many ways. Question: Why do Chinese people like to have a baby in the Year of the Monkey? Options: A: Because of the universal two-child policy. B: Because they believe these babies will be smart and confident. C: Because they love monkeys. D: Because monkeys are cute and resembleshumans in many ways.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name is Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much. Today is Sunday. Nora wants her pen. She takes out her pencil case. "Oh, dear! Where's my pen?" She can't find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom. "Kate! I can't find my pen. Can you see......Oh, what are you doing with my pen?" "I'm writing to my friend, Betty." Kate answers. "But how can you? You don't know what to write."."It doesn't matter . Betty can't read." Kate says. Question: Betty and Kate are _ . Options: A: sisters B: Americans C: at home D: friends
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it. To learn English well, you need two things- _ and good learning methods . Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to learn it better and faster. If you love learning English, you will learn it regularly and spend much time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. _ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World War II. If you ask a person who doesn't like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can't do it. When you don't want to learn English, you can do the following things. First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager in a foreign company. Imagine you're living in an English-speaking country. Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you'll learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, write English diaries, and read interesting books written in English. Question: Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer? Options: A: You need two things if you want to learn English well. B: It's difficult for a person to know a lot about World War II if he isn't interested in history. C: Learning methods are more important than passion. D: It's easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you're an English lover.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Sue is a middle school student.Here are her holiday's diaries. Tuesday July 15 Sunny I can't believe my trip is over.I arrived in Egypt two weeks ago!I was with a group from a university .We went to the desert and learned a lot.I was tired,but I loved every minute of my trip. Saturday August 5 Windy My Hawaiian vacation just ended,and I was very relaxed!I spent five days on traveling there.Every day I took a walk,played basketball and ate good food.I also went swimming and snorkeling .I felt fantastic! Sunday August 14 Sunny Alaska is terrific!I was on a trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.There were six people on the trip.We hiked for six days.Then we took rafts to the Arctic Ocean.I saw a lot of wildlife .After ten days,I went home. Question: How long did Sue stay in Egypt? Options: A: One week. B: Two weeks. C: Three weeks. D: Six days.
Answer: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Without going to a movie festival, where can you find famous stars like American actor Johnny Depp and Chinese kung fu star Jachie Chan all in the same place? Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is the place to be. Now you can find all your stars in Beijing! It opened its doors on May31 on Qianmen Street. French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in London, UK over 200 years ago. It shows waxworks of many famous people.There are 16 Madame Tussauds in many big cities around the world, such as New York, Tokyo and Sydney. The newly opened Beijing museum is the fourth Madame Tussauds in China, following Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wuhan. What's there in Beijing's Madame Tussauds? Let's take a look right now! Visit well-known film scenes Inside Madame Tussauds, you can see scenes of certain films. One of the most popular scenes is one from the 1961 US film Breakfast at Tiffany's (<<>> ). It is about Audrey Hepburn having her breakfast at Tiffany's. You can sit beside her and take a photo with her. Find famous people You can meet famous people from different fields , for example, American singer Michael Jackson, Chinese basketball player Yao Ming and American businessman Steve Jobs. US President Barack Obama is also here to meet you. You can even sit on his chair in his office. Learn about how to make wax figures There is a special area in Madame Tussauds to help you learn more about the life of Marie Tussaud. Also, you can see everything from how to measure a person to finishing a wax figure. It takes nearly four months to finish a figure. Question: Which of the following sentences is TRUE? Options: A: You can only find famous singers and actors in Beijing's Madame Tussauds. B: French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in London. C: It takes about four months to finish making a wax figure. D: There is no Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Japan.
A: B