Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I'm Sam. My hobby is playing chess --one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on. It takes about a day to learn the rules . But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don't need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with. Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but some prefer playing. There is a chess club in our school, and we meet every week to play with each other. I'm the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we won the All English Schools' Championship , and I had to go up on stage in front of the whole school to collect the trophy . I'm saving up my money to buy a chess computer. It's very expensive, but very good for practice. In that way, I'll always have someone to play with. One day I will be the world chess champion . ,. Question: Sam has got _ . Options: A: a chess computer B: a chess club C: a chess set D: Both A and B
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you want to make friends with a special man? Here is some information about him. He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou, the 34-year-old Taiwanese pop king . His fans are so excited because he will have a singing party next month. Many pop stars will come, too. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing. "He is true to himself. _ , "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Question: According to one of his fans, Jay _ . Options: A: is a good student B: has long and beautiful hair C: is a famous pianist D: is very attractive to them
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There are many people on the bus. Some have seats, but some have to stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man is near the door and tries to stand up. "Oh, no, thank you," the woman forces him back to the seat."Please don't do that. I can stand." "But, Madam, let me..."says the man. "I ask you to keep your seat." the woman says. She puts her hands on the old man's shoulder . But the man still tries to stand up."Madam, will you let me...?""Oh, no." says the woman. She again forces the man back. At last the old man shouts ,"I want to get off the bus!" Question: What do you know about the man and the woman? Options: A: They work in one office. B: They study in one school. C: The woman doesn't know the man. D: They take the bus every day.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: China's long-awaited rules on school bus safety finally came into force on Tuesday, including a list of ways aimed at reducing the risk of accident. Among the biggest changes is that buses carrying students will be given priority in traffic, while companies and drivers will need licenses to offer school transport services. Officials have spent more than four months making the rules, during which time the country has been shocked by several big crashes because of overcrowded school buses. The latest accident happened on Monday in Yangchun, Guangdong province, in which three kindergarten pupils were killed and 14 others injured. Rules and funding In the new rules, a school bus is considered as a vehicle with more than seven seats that is transporting children receiving the State's nine-year compulsory education (ages 6 to 15) to or from school. This can also be for preschoolers if a parent is unable to take them to or from kindergarten . School buses must also operate in routes marked in the map by governments to ensure safety. Punishment Companies and bus drivers who fail to meet the rules face the punishment. Drivers against the rules will be fined 200 yuan ($32) and vehicles will be taken away from its owner if they have been used as an unlicensed school bus. Question: The passage mainly talks about _ . Options: A: the accident in Guangdong B: the school bus safety rules C: how to punish the drivers D: what a school bus is like
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Sir, I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15thMay and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two matters we should bring your attention. 1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said "comfortable and quiet". We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early? 2. We had hoped to swim in your "wonderful pool". To our disappointment , we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay. I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours sincerely Mr Hector Bradley , . Question: What did Mr Bradley think about the swimming pool? Options: A: He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay. B: He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small. C: He felt pleased with it because he had a good time there. D: He found it really wonderful, just like what was said in the advertisement.
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A