Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Two men in Shanghai have been dead from H7N9, while a woman in Anhui province is seriously ill from the virus, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Sunday. This is the first time a human from H7N9 has been found. Little research has been done on this unknown bird flu, and three are no vaccines against the virus. The reported deaths were of an 87-year-old man who was found ill on Feb. 19 and died on March 4, and a 27-year-old man who was found ill on Feb. 27 and died on March 10. The third person, a 35-year-old woman from Chuzhou, Anhui province, is in hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It is still unknown how the three became ill, and experts said there is no evidence that they caught the illness from each other. There is also no evidence of anyone who stay closely with them being ill. To be away from H7N9 and stay healthy, remember the following things. * Go to crowded places as less as possible, especially the elderly and children. Pay attention to personal self-protection. * Keep the air in door fresh. Often wash your hands. Cover the nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing . Wash hands after cleaning the nose and mouth. * Eat clean food. Don't put raw and cooked food together. And do not eat raw or _ meat, eggs and other food. * Take more exercise, have enough sleep and rest, so that you can get yourself stronger. Question: Which is NOT suggested in the passage to be away from H7N9? Options: A: Close the window so that birds can't fly in. B: Don't mix raw and cooked food together. C: Do more exercise to keep fit. D: Don't go to crowed places.
A

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day, a poor boy was trying to sell things from door to door to pay for school. He was hungry. Then he decided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice young woman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry and brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, "How much do I pay?" "You needn't do that," she said. "Mother has taught me to be kind." Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city. When Dr.Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. He did it and they won at last! Before she left, the bill was sent to her. She was quite afraid to open it. Finally, she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill: "Paid with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard Kelly." Tears of joy came down from her eyes as she said silently, "Thank you, God. Your love has passed through hearts and hands." ,,. (5,2,10) Question: Why did the doctor go into the woman's room? Options: A: To give her some money. B: To make sure who she was. C: To send some medicine to her. D: To ask somebody else for help.
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can't rest during the weekends. According to a survey , 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 students have less than eight hours of sleep each night. Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, has to get up at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she gets to extra classes for Maths and English. But she doesn't complain . She says that all her classmates work hard on Sunday. Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he always spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy because he still has time to do the things he likes. A few students are lucky. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shangdong, is one of them. At weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to do what she likes. "Don't push yourself too much. Learning well at school is easy," she said. And she is a top student in her class. Question: How many hours do 40% of the Junior 3 students in Beijing sleep each night? Options: A: Less than 6 hours. B: Less than 7 hours. C: Less than 8 hours. D: More than 8 hours.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, providing shelter for more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services for all of Austin and Travis County. In the shelter, no animal will be turned away. _ Shelter Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on City Holidays Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter. Animal Protection and Control Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. City Holidays, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Officers on-call overnight to react to emergencies Administrative Offices Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on City Holidays _ 1156 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703 _ Town Lake Animal Centre, PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 _ Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes Purpose: To teach people how to recognize and report animal cruelty. Who: All citizens are encouraged to take this class. Cause: Usually animal cruelty is relation to family cruelty.People who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings.If you're able to recognize and report animal cruelty,you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area. Question: Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes is held to _ . Options: A: protect and save more animals B: collect as many animals as possible C: earn money for Town Lake Animal Center D: attract more volunteers to Town Lake Animal Center
Answer: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: If you think GM food sounds far away from you, you are totally wrong. In fact, you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Xinhua News Agency, in China, the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also, China buys some GM plants from other countries, such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products. A reporter once said, "In China, more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans." So it's possible that we eat GM food every day! Scientists have changed GM plants' DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more _ . Many people think it's against nature. Also, they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health. Is GM food safe? There's no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food, you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home. Question: In China, people grow GM plants for sale like _ . Options: A: cotton and papaya B: soybeans and corn C: cotton and corn D: soybeans and papaya
A: A