Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they learn to value time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working America has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants of the clock. Question: "He is living on borrowed time" means _ . Options: A: He is dead B: He has little money. C: He has no time D: He is dying
D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A father and his young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The man says "I want one ticket to Oxford." and gives her a shilling( ). The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds and then says to him, "How old are you young man?" The man begins speaking,but the conductor stops him,and the boy says, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half in buses and trains." The man has to take six pence out of his bag and gives the money to the conductor. The conductor gives him one and a half tickets. Question: The boy is _ years old. Options: A: four B: two C: two and a half D: six and a half
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A

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was Sunday morning. A butcher heard the doorbell and thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher took the note and read it. It said,"10 pork chops , please."So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog's mouth. Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus. After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws to push the "stop" button . The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus. The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, "What are you doing? Your dog is a genius ." The owner of the dog said, "Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!" Question: How did the dog take the note? Options: A: In the bag. B: On its back. C: In its mouth. D: Around its neck.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mike works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makes his breakfast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast he practices his guitar, then he puts on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the number17 bus to the Star Hotel. The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him! He gets home at 7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30, a tired but happy man. Can you think what his job is? Question: How does he go to work? Options: A: By car B: By bikes C: On foot D: By bus
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Maybe you often have arguments with your parens about clothes , homework,friends and many other things. But what's going on when your parents fight with each other? Most teenagers feel sad or afraid when their parents fight. They might think their parents don't love each other any more and that their arguments will lead to a divorce . In fact, it is normal for parents to disagree and argue sometimes. They might disagree about important things like jobs and family decisions. They might even disagree about little things that don't seem important at all---like what's for dinner. Maybe sometimes parents feel so strongly about their differences that it may lead to arguments. However, these arguments are often over quickly. Parents may say sorry and _ ,and the family returns to normal. As a family member, you should find out what it really means when your parents fight. When your parents get angry with each other, they might say things they don't really mean.Most people may lose their cool, so if your parents are fighting, don't worry too much about it. Try to find a good way to solve it . If your parents' fighting really bothers you, you might find it hard to sleep or go to school. If this happens, try talking to your parents about their behavior. They may not even realize it until you tell them how their arguments has affected you. You can also tell other relatives, a teacher or a close friend. Just remember that no family is perfect and arguments are common in every family. Question: What should we do when our parents' fighting bothers us? Options: A: Talk to them about our feelings. B: Say something we don't really mean. C: Keep silent and do everything as usual. D: Shout at them to let them know we are angry.

Ans:A

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Ben When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, _ No more learning for me.Now I can enjoy myself in the evening." But about a year ago the boss said, "We're going to get a computer in the near future." What does he mean? I simply don't know.Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes.I'm quite an expert on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying. Eve I haven't much interest in studying.To be honest, I don't like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing.Just reading, that is, to kill the time.But I do enjoy watching TV.Not that I watch everything.In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully.I'm particularly interested in current affairs .In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school. Ted I'm a very different sort of person-I simply love doing things.That's why I enjoy sports so much.I mean, actually playing.I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it.I'm even interested in the history of sports.I don't have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing.Some people say I'm not very good at it, though. Joan I should say I have great interest in studying.I'd rather do this than anything else.Since I left school.I've taken courses in all sorts of things.I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it's more fun that way.My latest "craze "-if you can call it that -is foreign languages.I'm learning two, not one! Question: Among the four people, _ are considered to have made good use of time in studying. Options: A: Ben and Eve B: Eve and Ted C: Ted and Joan D: Ben and Joan
D