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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An American architect was visiting London.He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London. The driver drove him to the Tower of London. "This is the Tower of London.It was a prison in the old days," he said. "It is so small.In America we could build this in a day." said the American. The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey.He said, "This is a famous church.Kings and queens get married here. The American looked at the old building and said, "Huh... we could build this in two days." The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul's Cathedral.He stopped outside the church and said, "This is the most famous church in England.The great architect Christopher Wren built this church." The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church. "Huh.We could build this church in three days," he said. Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament. "This is where British politicians meet..." "Huh." The American said, "We could build this in four days." The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth.As the taxi passed the palace, the American said, "Hey! What is this building? I have never seen such a beautiful one." The taxi driver looked at the palace and said, "I don't know.It wasn't there this morning." Question: According to the American architect, they could build St Paul's Cathedral in _ . Options: A: one day B: two days C: three days D: four days
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Is there a difference in meaning between "It's too late to telephone. Mary is asleep now." and "It's too late to telephone. Mary will be asleep now."? Yes. The difference is in the reason given for it being too late to telephone. In the first sentence "Mary is asleep now", the speaker is stating a fact. In the second sentence "Mary will be asleep now", the speaker is saying what Mary usually does. In fact, it's possible that Mary isn't asleep, but she is usually asleep at this time. So let's take two situations. In the first case, imagine Mary's mother answers the telephone. You: "May I speak to Mary, please?" Mother: "No. It's too late. Mary is asleep now." You: "Are you sure? It's only 10 0'clock." Mother: "Yes. I went to her room and she was asleep." The mother knows that Mary is asleep because she went into her room and saw her. Here is another case. Two friends decide to telephone Mary. Jack: "Let's telephone Mary. It's 10 0'clock." Jill: "No. It's too late. She will be asleep now." Jill knows that Mary always goes to bed before 10 o'clock, so now she'll probably be asleep. But it is also possible that she is staying up late. Question: In the second situation, Jill _ . Options: A: knows that Mary has gone to bed B: doesn't know whether Mary is asleep C: is sure that Mary cannot answer the telephone D: thinks it's possible that Mary cannot answer the telephone
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I am not sure when I started listening to the radio. In the evening, I like listening to some talk programmes. The host's beautiful voice makes me relax. The host often has the same feelings as the audience about love, friendship, life and so on. I am often moved to tears. I usually go to bed at 9:30 pm and then I begin to listen to the play on the radio in bed. I can only listen to the sound, but I am always interested in guessing who they are and what they look like. I often fall asleep while listening. During lunch and supper time, I listen to the radio, too. I like listening to music because it can make me quiet. I also like thinking about something while listening to music, for example, what I shall do tomorrow, that I have to call my family tonight and that I should send short messages to my friends on Christmas Day. You see, radio is important in my life, like a friend. Question: The writer likes _ while listening to music. Options: A: singing B: talking C: thinking D: dancing
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes. I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change . It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, "Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. " It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, "Well, I could pay half of that. "I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, "I have too much money." The cashier didn't need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, "Wait! I didn't even get a chance to give anything!" I smiled at her and said, "You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. " The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, "It sure feels good to give, doesn't it?" I smiled back and said, "Yes !" Question: What is this passage mainly about? Options: A: Love and goodness. B: Culture and tradition. C: Friendship and honesty. D: Communication and understanding.
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A