Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who's one of the youngest contestants of America's Got Talent. Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America's Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions? Mara: Well, America's Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10 . I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again. Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show? Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience .,but I just try to do my best .I always go on to the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts. Reporter: Who is your role model or idol ? What inspires you? Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mom. I love her with all my heart--she encourages me to believe in my dreams. Reporter: What are your other hobbies? Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis! Question: What's the best title of this passage? Answer:

OPTIONS:
- The Youngest Singer
- Mara's Got Talent
- A Singing Competition
- Mara's Honbbies

A: Mara's Got Talent

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Birds live in the trees. Squirrels live in the trees. But do you know that some frogs live in the trees, too? The tree frog is hard to find. It can change colors. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch ,it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue. Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads at the end of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling off the trees. Tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, and others have bright red ones. The sounds they make are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking .Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore .There is even a frog that whistles ! Question: Which of the following sentences is RIGHT? Answer:

OPTIONS:
- The tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins.
- The tree frogs can't make a loud noise like a snore.
- We can easily tell tree leaves from tree frogs.
- We still can't find tree frogs if we hear a sound like a snore in the forest.

A: The tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Ma Yan is not really a writer, but this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. Ma Yan's diary tells us about Ma's life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. However, she is brave and wants to go to school very much. Her mother gave her diary to a reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjiashu in 2001. Now, Ma Yan's diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China. Ma Yan is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to drop out of school twice. She had to stop going to school the first time, because her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school while her two brothers could stay. "I want to study," Ma Yan wrote in her diary. "Why can boys study but girls can't? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever." Ma Yan loves school so much because she wants to have a better life. "My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge . Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don't want that kind of life," Ma Yan said. After her story became known, many students sent money to her. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. "Then, I can find poor kids like me, and help them," she said. Question: Why did Ma Yan leave school for the first time? Answer:

OPTIONS:
- She didn't study as hard as her brothers.
- Her brothers studied better than she did.
- Her family didn't have money for her to school.
- She had to help her mother do some housework.

A: Her family didn't have money for her to school.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: James lives in the mountains with his parents.There are not any schools near the farm.He has to study in the _ from Monday to Friday.His father often takes him there in his car on Sunday afternoon.And he meets him on Friday afternoon. The boy likes animals.He can see some near his house and school.But he never visits a zoo.Some of his classmates have been to the zoo and they often talk about the elephants,dolphins,lions,tigers and pandas.He sees them on TV.So he can only listen to them. It's Friday today.James' father will go to the city tomorrow.There's a big zoo there.The boy asks him to take him there.He agrees.James is so happy that he can't sleep at night.He gets up early this morning and puts some food in his bag.Can you guess what he does that for? Question: James is very happy because _ . Answer:

OPTIONS:
- he will stay at home tomorrow
- he can go to the city tomorrow
- he can take his father's jeep again
- he will visit the zoo

A:
he will visit the zoo