Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said. Voice of the students: "Our parents hold too high _ which put us under lots of pressure. They care too much about our lives and studies," one student said. "It's impolite that some students' parents read their children's diaries without permission!" one student said angrily. "Some of our teachers are so serious that we can't make friends with them at all," another student said sadly. Voice of the parents: One mother said, "After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can't stand her clothes and hairstyle!" "I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn't realize I was being cheated by him until I got a call from his teacher," said a father. Voice of the teachers: An English teacher said, "Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students' brains. The power of teachers has kept students away from them." "Some parents pay too much attention to their children's grades instead of creating a lively and colorful environment at home," another teacher said. "In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about," said a teacher. "A school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure and frustration bravely enough. Question: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? Options: A: Unhappy teenagers B: Serious parents C: Educational rules D: The generation gap
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321. Thank you. Jason, Class 332 Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it. His telephone number is 8974588. Class 213 Alan, your baseball is on the table of our computer room. We found it under the bookcase. Please call 2315649 to get it. Computer Room Where is my pencil box? It's green. A black pen and an ID card are in it. I'm in Class 234. My phone number is 3541679. Please call me. Robert Question: The baseball is_now. Options: A: on the chair B: under the desk C: on the table D: under the bookcase
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881.His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing.He won a prize--"Science and Charity" for his first important painting when he was only fifteen.He studied in several cities in Spain.But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know.When he was nineteen,he visited Paris. Paris was then the center of the world for artists.Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there.When he was twenty-three,Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life. When he was over ninety,this great painter still lived his life like a young man.He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials. When he died in 1973,he was ninety-one years old. ,. Question: Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen? Options: A: In Paris and Spain B: In London and Paris. C: In Spain and Paris. D: In London and Spain.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Please take my penny," said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets. Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, "Maggie, he is not a beggar !" But Maggie paid no attention. "Please take it," she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. "Thank you, little miss," he said, "It is kindly meant." After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired, she sat down on a rock beside a little pool. Soon she was scared by a noise near her, and Dan's large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! He licked her hands and made a loud noise, and then began gently to pull her coat. "Rover wishes me to come away, I see," she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home. However, that was not so easy as she had expected. She found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up, and as the tide had been coming in for some time. She found some of the stones wet and smooth. What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the waves made a much louder noise than she could make, and perhaps she would have been drowned without good wise Rover. Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the waves could not drown it. The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs , and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover in trouble, so, going to the edge of the cliffs, he looked over. There he saw it all--Rover barking for help, and the little child standing beside him. "Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!" he cried, and he hurried to his sons' home. "Quick, boys, quick!" he said. "Get to the boat, and row fast to the bay . There is a poor child there just waiting to be drowned." The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out, and give her into her mother's arms. "It was the penny that... Question: What can we learn from the passage? Options: A: One kind act brings another. B: You should act and speak the same--kindly. C: One person's pleasure may be another's pain. D: People often forget what is really important in our lives.
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do your parents ever say,"Act like a lady."or"Be a gentleman."to you? But in the eyes of today's teenagers, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let's take a look. What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas: Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman doesn't often get angry. He wants others to be well and happy. He is always ready to help. There is a boy in my class and I think he is a gentleman. If I don't do well in the English test, he will say,"You will do better next time."That makes me feel happy. Chen Tingting of Shenzhen: A gentleman always says,"Ladies first." When students clean up the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There are no gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get them before girls! What is a lady?Boys tell us what they think a lady is: Wu Yifan of Dalian: A lady is quiet and kind, but she's not shy and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. To me, Jiang Yiyan, a film star, is a lady. She is pretty and kind. She does a lot for others. Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just beautiful but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind to others. I don't think there is a lady in my class. Most of the girls are _ I think. Question: Where is the passage from? Options: A: A story book B: A picture book. C: A science book. D: A magazine.
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D