Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments . 74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats. Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average ,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5. Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms. An American moves, on the average,twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times. Question: The passage is about _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- people and homes in the United States
- dogs and cats in American homes
- teenagers' bedrooms
- moving house
A: people and homes in the United States

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Here's a story about a very interesting family. A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. "These new trousers are too long." He said. " They need shortening by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?" His mother and sisters were busy and they said nothing. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. Question: The young man bought the new trousers _ his size. Answer: | OPTIONS:
- as long as
- two inches longer than
- as big as
- two inches shorter than
A: two inches longer than

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: One day Tom borrowed a pot from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside. "That's not mine," said Ali. "Yes, it is." said Tom, "While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby." Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it. "I am sorry," said Tom, "I can't give it back to you because it died." "Died!" cried Ali, "How can a pot die?" "Well," said Tom, "you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby." Question: What maybe happened to the pot at last? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- It died.
- The neighbour took it back.
- It was lost. .
- Somebody else bought it from Tom.
A: The neighbour took it back.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each. Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up.They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or telephone them.And they often go to visit their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Parents ask children to do some work around their house.And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that hey learn how to make money for their own use. Question: Which of the following is NOT true ? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Children have the freedom to choose their own job.
- Parents don't ask their children to do the housework.
- When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.
- Parents think it is important for children to make their own decision.
A: Parents don't ask their children to do the housework.