Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company's stock price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills' school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time. The Chicago school's 420 students learn about economic . They also get a chance to make money. Each 1stgrade and 5thgrade, students learn the basics of economics and investing . Then in 6thgrade, they put what they've learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy. After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1stgrade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash. In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. "We bought stock just at the right time," she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. "It was a good buy," says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day. The school's two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits . Question: What's the passage mainly about? Options: A: How students make money in the US. B: Students learn economics and investing at school. C: Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day. D: What US students hope to do after graduation.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When I tidied up some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie. In the letter, Minnie wrote, "I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept my _ . "I wrote, "YES. I will be your best friend. " The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll for my tenth birthday. I still keep it. Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don't see Minnie very often from then on. But I'll always keep the letter and I'll never forget the time we spent together. Question: Minnie wrote the letter to _ . Options: A: say sorry to the writer B: thank the writer C: invite the writer to her party D: say goodbye to the writer
A

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Greek Roman Festival Friday, April 28th You can join one group. As a member of the group, you will take part in at least ONE of the following activities. 1Compete in an Olympic event. Remember there is only small space for each event, so don't be late. Hercules Throw. Throw a football through a hoop 20 feet away. Three Headed Race Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run 100 metres in the playground. Toga Barrow Race This is like a wheelbarrow race. (Runners take hold of partners feet while partners walk on hands.) 2Make Greek or Roman food. Mrs Jones has a list of recipes from ancient Greece and Rome. You may make American food, but be sure to give it a special, mythological name. For example, call your chocolate cake "Zeus's Delight." This is a great way to practice your skills in the kitchen. 3Create a work of art for the museum. Be sure your artwork shows ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artworks may include sculptures, paintings, mosaics, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent. 4Perform a new short performance, song or dance for the talent show. Rewrite your favorite Greek myth by using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman story. Send your creative ideas to your English teacher for agreement. You must first perform for a group of teachers. The teachers choose the BEST performance groups for the talent show, so be sure your group has prepared for it. This timetable will help groups know when each event will take place and where to go. Group Number1:00-1:251:30-1:552:00-2:252:30-3:30IOlympics/ Playground Museum/Library Food Court/ Dining Hall IIFood Court/ Dining Hall Olympics/ Playground Museum/Library IIIMuseum/Library Food Court/ Dining Hall Olympics/ Playground Talent Show/ School Theatre Question: Which of the following is true according to the passage? Options: A: Each student is made to take part in at least one Olympic event. B: Greek myths or the songs that will be performed are rewritten by the teachers. C: Greek or Roman names must be used for American food the students may cook. D: Artworks shown in the museum are collected or made by the students themselves.
C