Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young couple that had received many valuable wedding presents built their house in a suburb. One morning they received in the post two tickets for a popular show in the city, with a single line: "Guess who sent them." The couple had much amusement in trying to find out the kind person who gave them the tickets, but failed in the effort. They attended the theatre, and had a pleasant time. On their returning home late at night, still trying to guess who in the world had sent them the tickets, they found their house rid of everything valuable. And on the table in the kitchen was a piece of paper on which was written in the same hand as the note with the tickets. "Now you know!" Question: The young couple in the story _ . Options: A: received many valuable gifts one morning B: bought two tickets for a popular show one morning C: got two tickets for a show from strangers D: were invited to a popular show by their friends one morning
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You are invited to join PTPI (People to People International)'s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, inprefix = st1 /America's Capitol for the2009 Global Youth Conference! In D.C., you will spend four exciting days exploring into this year's theme, "Global Sustainability: It's All Connected!" Come to the GYC to learn how you can work together with friends from around the world to create a better, brighter and greener future! 250 students will stay in the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington,Virginiafrom November 11-15, 2009 for this eye-opening conference. We hope that you will join us in exploring PTPI's mission through international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism! Highlights of this event will include: * A key-note address presented by PTPI's President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower! * An interactive student group, featuring your peers from across the globe! * Take an active part in sustainingWashington,D.C.through a service project benefiting the Anacostia Watershed! * A unique tour of Washington,D.C.-- we promise that you have never seen D.C. this way before! * An opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones from around the World! Application Successful applicants aged 13-18 who will be enrolled in a middle school, high school or home school during the time of the conference will be accepted _ . We urge students to APPLY ON-LINE TODAY, as applications will likely exceed available space. Upon acceptance into the Global Youth Conference, you will receive a confirmation notice and other important information via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact People to People International: youthconference@ptpi.org Question: Which of the following students is most likely to be able to attend the GYC? Options: A: A third grader in a primary school. B: A 19-year-old student at college. C: A student who receives a confirmation notice. D: A student who sends the application on Nov. 17.
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Father upset by Manchester school's 'Victorian' wall of shame Josie Robinson, who appeared on a so-called wall of shame at her school in south Manchester, was in tears. Her father has hit out at the "Victorian" methods. Chorlton High School put up pictures of year 10 pupils who teachers believed had behaved badly. Children singled out for praise were placed on the wall of fame. Its head teacher said the scheme was designed to motivate pupils. Carlo Robinson, whose daughter Josie was put on the wall after missing lessons, wants to make a complaint. The teenager had been missing school and turning up late because she was upset that her mother was ill. She said: " I thought it was embarrassing." Mr Robinson added: "She was in tears. She couldn't tell me at first - it took her about an hour- because she wasn't sure what I would think of it. When she told me I was really shocked. I contacted at least 20 friends and they all agreed it was wrong - it's like Victorian times." Head teacher Andy Park said: "We've successfully used a similar scheme in the past with Year 11 students to _ pupils and it really did make a difference - pupils took it in the right spirit and were motivated by it to improve their performance. Obviously this latest scheme wasn't intended to cause offence to pupils. It was actually developed to praise the students moving forwards successfully and to support pupils who needed to make improvements. No parents have complained directly to the school and I'd be very happy to meet with any parents to discuss further." Mr Robinson told the reporter he had contacted the school to schedule a meeting with the head teacher. Question: Why had Josie been missing school, according to her father? Options: A: She got up late. B: She hated the wall of shame. C: She wasn't on the wall of fame. D: Her mother was not well.
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly. I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese. Question: What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese? Options: A: A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map B: All the bookstores only open to Chinese. C: The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. D: The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning.
Answer: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an "F" on it. The teacher told her it was a "fairy tale". Jean was heartbroken and ashamed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement and negativity she encountered whenever she talked about her dream. "Girls can't become airline pilots; never have, never will. You're crazy. That's impossible. "Finally Jean gave up. In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was a Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a demanding teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question: "If you had unlimited finances, unlimited access to the finest schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do?" Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream. The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life. The teacher leaned forward over her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don't go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you want it enough." The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared all of a sudden. Jean felt thrilled and told her about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped the desk top. "Then do it!" she said. So Jean did. It didn't happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing varieties of laugh, frustration and opposition, she never gave up her dream. Instead, she went on doing everything her third-grade teacher said was fairy-tale. Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for the United Airline Company. Question: Which is the best title of the passage? Options: A: A Respectable Teacher B: How to Realize a Dream C: Hard Work Pays off D: Reach for the Sky
A: D