Writing has become a fashion among today's teenagers. Look at how popular young writers like Han Han and Guo Jingming are. Gao Can is a writer. Actually, the 18-year-old is the youngest member of the Association of Writers of Shanxi. So far, the second grader in the Senior High School Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University has published several books. She writes fairy tales, short essays, and most of all, poems. Gao said she began poem writing when she was in primary school. Once her teacher asked the class to write composition called "If I were". Gao had an idea--"Why not make it a poem?" Since then, she has written hundreds of poems and published three books of them. "I don't have too much life experience," said Gao. "I write about nature, about things I feel inside and my spiritual world." However, teenagers these days rarely write poems, or read them. Exams want "any style but poetry". But like Gao, there are those who still read and write poems. Hu Jingzhi is one of them. The 19-year-old boy said that poems inspire them. "But it's annoying that I can't find many poem collections in nearby bookstores," he said. Gao agreed with Hu. She said that today's bookstores were filled with books on "how to make money quickly" or "how to give a successful speech". "Poems won't teach you how to make money," said Gao, " but the beautiful words clear your mind and stimulate your imagination." "Writing poems is not at all difficult. Just express yourself. And read poems-for their beautiful style....and for the pure things in life." The passage is mainly about _ . A) some popular young writers B) how to write poems well C) a young writer--Gao Can D) the reason why teenagers rarely write poems
C
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A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out.Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place,he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar. Mrs.Crump,the landlady,who was busy in the kitchen at the time,hurried out,wiping her hands.The young man raised his hat. "Excuse me,"he said."I'm looking for my uncle,Mr.White.I believe he is staying here." "He was staying here."Mrs.Crump corrected him."But I'm afraid that he went back to London yesterday." "Oh,dear,"said the young man,looking disappointed."I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month.At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house." "Quite right,"said Mrs,Cramp."He planned to stay here the whole of July,as he always does. But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his was ill.So he caught the train back to London immediately." "I wish he had let me know, "The young man said."I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming.I've had all this trouble for nothing.Well,since he isn't here,there's no point in waiting." He thanked Mrs.Grump and went out.Mrs.Grump went to the window and watched him drive off.When his car was out of sight,she called out:"You can come out now, Mr.White. He's gone." Mr.White came out of the kitchen,where he had been waiting. "Many thanks,Mrs.Grump,"he said,laughing,"you did that very well.These nephews of mine never gave me any peace.That young man is the worst of them all.As you see,when he needs money, he even follows me into the country.Well,perhaps next time he won't warn me by writing a letter!" Mr.White didn't like his nephews because _ . A) they always follow him around B) they frequently disturb their s C) they won't write to him often D) they usually visit him in hotels
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B
Ques: Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm. A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. " I was in the kitchen with my wife and children ,"he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened." Mrs. Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. " There was no time to take anything, " she said. " A few minutes later, the roof came down. " Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare Department provided food, clothes and _ Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because _ . A) her husband had gone to work before the storm came B) they were all outside the house when the storm began C) she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once D) she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake
Ans: C
Question: I have been in England three months now. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters. I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College.So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living.I won't tell you about London.There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city.I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here. I find some of the customs interesting.People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland of Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them.Men raise their hats to women but not to each other. The writer came to London _ . A) to make a living B) to study C) to learn British ways of living D) for sightseeing only
Answer:
B