Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Reading is an important activity for many Americans. Today, thousands of men, women and children are members of groups to discuss the books they read. No one knows how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet publishers and bookshops report that more and more throughout the United States are joining the clubs. Most of the clubs work the same way. Members read the same book at the same time. Then they meet to talk about the book. Members may be friends or people who live near each other. Or, they may be people who work together. Book clubs may be for only women or only men. Or, they can be for husbands and wives together. Some are family groups where parents attend with their children. Children may belong to book clubs of their own. Some book clubs in the United States are for husbands and wives. One woman says this is a great idea for a book club. She says husbands and wives often talk to each other only about their children, work, or money problems. "Talking about books," she says, "opens a whole new level of communication." American children belong to book clubs, too. They may be as young as four years old or as old as eighteen. Some children's clubs get help from the Great Book Foundation . This educational organization provides lists of books to read. It also trains people to lead discussions about the books. Question: It is reported that _ in the United States. - reading is important for men - a lot of people are joining book clubs - all the people are reading their books - fewer and fewer people in the USA are joining the clubs
a lot of people are joining book clubs

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The colour systems used by scientists and artists are completely different. An artist will mix blue and yellow paint to get a shade of green; a scientist will mix green and red light to create yellow. The printed page in a magazine is yet another system. Scientists recognize the light primaries are red, green and blue. When mixed, red and green light rays produce yellow, blue and green produce cyan, red and blue produce magenta. Red, green and blue mix to create white (light). This colour model is used in computer monitors, television sets and theatre. Most artists recognize red, yellow and blue as the three basic primary colours. These primaries are the pure colours which cannot be created by mixing any other colours. In the print industry, cyan, magenta, yellow and black are used as the primary colours. When you mix all the colours, the result is gray. Question: If an artist wants to get green, he must _ . - mix blue and yellow - mix blue and red - mix red and yellow - mix red, yellow and blue
mix blue and yellow

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels , skyscrapers ,and shopping malls, In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business, But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change. Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers. In fact , each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil. Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad, They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping! Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands.One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree and is very beautiful. The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries . The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai , and foreigners now _ Dubai natives by eight to one! Many people welcome the city's growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change As a Dubai native says, " _ ." Question: Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century? - To relax. - To buy oil. - To go shopping. - To do business.
A: To do business.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of "Good luck!" from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do? In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer. Have you heard the saying "When you wish upon a star"? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn't happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true. Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit's foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, "Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!" People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring _ a lucky month in the following year--they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck! Question: British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because _ . - the leaves fall in autumn - there are so many leaves to catch - the leaves can bring them a lucky month - they want to have a whole year of good luck
Answer: they want to have a whole year of good luck

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Look at this photo! It is a photo of Sam' s family and Jack' s family. They are at Jack' s home. They have a party there. Sam and Jack are good friends. Jack and his family will go on a round-the-world journey . They will start from their home in America, and they will go to Japan, China, India, Australia, Egypt, England, etc. Jack and his family have the party to say goodbye to their friends. Jack' s son Nick is only 8. Sam's son, William, is Nick's good friend. He can't see Nick for a long time. He gives Nick a nice pen. He says it can help Nick remember good things on their journey . Question: Where is Jack's home? - In Japan. - In China. - In America. - In England
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In America.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Last year Jim was going to join the army( ) and had to take a medical examination . The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, "Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair." Jim did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, "All right. Put your clothes on again." "But you haven't examined me at all." the young man said in surprise. "There is no need to do so," the doctor said with a smile. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. Question: Why did the young man take a medical examination? - He hurt his ear. - He hoped to join the army. - He wanted to get some medicine. - He was unhealthy.
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He hoped to join the army.