Read the article and select the best answer. Article: People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults. A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn't return them. If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library $300,000 for being 220 years late. On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn't sign his name in the borrower's book. He just wrote "president" to show who had taken them out. The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing. The New York Society Library doesn't expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books. Question: Gorge Washington borrowed a book from _ . Options: A: the Washington Public Library B: the New York Society Library C: the Paris Society Library D: the Chinese Public Library
B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Now more than 40 million foreigners around the world are learning Chinese,according to a report. The relationship between the United States and China is becoming more and more important in the world. This has really influenced the growth of Chinese language learning in U.S. I am Chris from the United States. I am one of the many people who are learning Chinese. I am studying at a Confucius Institute in New York. There are 10 students in our class. Some are over thirty years old. Some are middle school students. Our teacher comes from Beijing. He is fun and often tells us interesting things in China. I think Chinese is difficult to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is completely different from any other language in the world. It will take me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters . But 1 think there are many benefits of spending time in learning Chinese. One important benefit is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, because Chinese is such a different language from English. I think for American students the most important benefit is that learning a challenging language can open up their eyes. Question: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: More than 40 million Americans are learning Chinese. B: Chris' Chinese teacher is a Chinese. C: Chris thinks there are few benefits of learning Chinese. D: Most foreigners don't think it's difficult to learn Chinese.
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B

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There are some stories behind English words. You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"? Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases: OK "OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting " OK \ OK " The supporters thought their future leader was " all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is "all right" , people like to say "OK|" Boss* Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from an old German word meaning "to beat". A piece of cake A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote, " Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake. " His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy? For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy. Question: "OK" comes from " _ ". Options: A: Old King B: Old Kindman C: Old Kinderhook D: Old Mcdonald
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young man and a young girl get married . The man has much money, and he likes reading very much in his spare time. The woman is very beautiful, but she doesn't have anything to do because the servant does everything for her every day. She isn't happy, either. Do you know the reason? Her _ is busy reading his books and has no time to stay with her every day. One day, she says to her husband: "I would like to be a book!" "Why, dear?" the husband asks. "Then you will love to read me very much" "But I don't think so, dear. After I read one book, I usually read the next one soon," the husband answers. Question: Who does the housework in the family? Options: A: The woman. B: The man. C: The servant. D: The man's mother.
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C

Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Algae are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much. Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals. From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine , which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to "seed clouds" when they want rain to fall. Question: The main idea of the story is that _ . Options: A: The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall. B: Kombu is made into medicine for farmers. C: The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu. D: The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.

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Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. Green and his family decided to live in Beijing for two weeks. One morning they left for the Great Wall by bus at 9:00. It took them about one hour and a half to get there. Then they visited the Great Wall and took lots of photos. Four hours later it began to rain. They had to go back to the hotel. After getting to the hotel, they found their camera was lost. Mr Green's kids felt sorry and they didn't want to eat anything for dinner. Mr Green told a joke to make them happy. "An old man lived in a tall building. It had sixty _ . One day he fell down from it, but he didn't hurt himself," Mr Green said. "Do you know why?" The kids were surprised and they didn't know the answer. "Because he lived on the first floor." The kids all laughed after hearing the answer. Just then a policeman came in with a bag. She said a Chinese boy found the bag on the Great Wall and then found them. Mr Green opened the bag and found the camera. They all became very happy. Question: How long would Mr. Green's family live in Beijing? Options: A: For about a week. B: For about two days. C: For about a month. D: For about half a month.
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D