Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Simon is a student in a middle school. He is very strong. He goes to No.6 Middle School on a bus. He's good at English. But he's often late for his English classes. His father is a doctor. He's big and tall. He works in a big hospital. His mother is a nurse. She's slim and pretty. They are in the same hospital. They all work hard. He loves his father and mother very much. His father and mother both go to work by bike. We can see bikes here and there. And China is a "country of bikes". Question: What is Simon? - He is very strong. - He is a student. - He is a son. - He is a doctor.
He is a doctor.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health. School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled because of her different behaviour. _ , who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone. One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan's father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation from the crowd. When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain's Got Talent competition, her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place. The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner. I love this book ! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams--no matter how impossible they may seem to be! Question: We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be _ . - is based on Susan's life stories - is written to educate readers - is very sad to read - is difficult to read
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is based on Susan's life stories

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Our village carpenter ,John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job. My wife said to me quietly, "That's his ninth cup of tea today." But she said in a loud voice, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?" "I'll decide about that when I see the bill." I said. John laughed and gave me his bill. It said: One dining table 10thNovember,2014 Cost of wood $17.00 Paint $1.50 Work,8 hour( $1.00 an hour) $ 8.00 Total $ 36.50 When I was looking at the bill,John said,"It's been a fine day,hasn't it? Quite sunny." "Yes," I said."I'm glad it's only the 10thof November." "Me too." said John, "You wait--it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month." "Yes, colder--and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?" John looked hard at me for half a minute. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble, John," I said,"please add it up again. You can forget the date..." I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it. Question: Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill? - Because he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully. - Because he wanted to show that he was really polite. - Because it's a good way to chat with each other. - Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
Ans: Because he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A group of reporters asked a group of 4-to-8-year-old children this question, "What does love mean?" The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below. Rebecca --- age 8 "When my grandmother hurt her knees , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails any more. So my grandfather would do it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt, too. That's love." Samantha --- age 6 "Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don't shout at her because you know it would hurt her feelings." Terry --- age 4 "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Bethany --- age 4 "I let my big sister pick on me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." Lauren --- age 4 "I know my elder sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes." Elaine --- age 5 "Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Clear --- age 5 "My Mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Jessica --- age 8 "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Question: What is love according to Terry? - Love is the care between husband and wife. - Love is a rest when you are tired. - Love is what cheers you up when you are tired. - Love is a kiss from parents.
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Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I work in a small shop. It is near a factory. Every day, workers, old ladies and housewives come to the shop to buy things. I live in a house not very far from the shop. I usually get up at six, have breakfast and then go to work by bike. I take some food along in my lunch box. I get to the shop at about ten to seven. At seven customers begin to arrive. They buy meat, eggs, sugar, soybean, sauce, cooking oil , salt, candies, biscuits and many other things. We don't sell vegetables or fruit. There is a shop for these things nearby. I have my meal at noon from my lunch box. At seven in the evening we close the shop. I tidy things up and then go home for supper. Some people may think my work isn't so interesting. But I do my bit for the modernizations , don't I? Question: Her house is _ the shop. She often goes to work _ . - very far from; by bus - very close to; by bike - very far from; by bike - very close to; on foot
very close to; by bike