Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco, tea or stones. Today there are stills some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean. On the island of Yap, people use the heavist money in the world --Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not originate from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to fetch them. Big stones can be twelve feet high -- as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate. Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones. ,. Question: On the island of Yap, people use _ as money. Options: A: stones B: cows C: dinner plates D: salt
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: " Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream." some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams. Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. Question: It may be less important to sleep than to _ . Options: A: think B: dream C: work D: study
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your free time? Then join us. We have jobs for people of all ages;Anyone from twelve-year-old children to 80-year-old people can become one of us. You can help people in many ways.Schools need help with taking care of children while their parents are working.Hospitals need us to look after children while their parents see a doctor.Animal lovers can help take care of thosedogs and cats without homes.There is something to do for everyone. "As a member of this group,I don't want to get anything.Seeing the children's happy faces,I am happy,too."said Susan,an old woman of 62. "I often played computer games in my free time before.Now I help older people learn how to use Computers,"said another one at the age of 18. If everyone helps out a bit,we'1l all have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us on 3847613 or visit our website :http://www. activol.com. Question: The passage is _ . Options: A: a story B: an advertisement C: a play D: a song
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My name is Sue. I want to have a special party to celebrate my 12th birthday. After discussing it with my family, I decided to have a Hello Kitty theme birthday party. Hello Kitty Birthday Invitations An invitation in the shape of a skirt is a fun way to invite my friends to the party. My sister, Lisa, will help me make the invitations. My mom tells me to send out the invitations 3~5 weeks before the date of the party. My birthday party is on December 21, so I will send out the invitations before November 24. Hello Kitty Theme Decorations The party will be held in our garden. I plan to put some white and pink balloons around the garden. There will be a vase which is full of pink flowers on each table and a small Hello Kitty on each chair. Hello Kitty Birthday Party Menu My parents will cook some delicious food. All of them will be named after Hello Kitty's friends, such as Rory and Fifi. I will _ a birthday cake in the shape of a Hello Kitty at Mrs Green'S Cake Store at the beginning of December. I hope my friends will enjoy themselves at the special party. Question: Sue will be _ years old. Options: A: 5 B: 12 C: 11 D: 14
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do your parents ever say "do it like a lady" or "be a gentleman" to you? But in the eyes of today's students, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let's take a look. What is a gentleman? _ ? _ : A gentleman doesn't always get angry . He wants others to be well and happy. He's always ready to help others. There is a boy in my class I think he is a gentleman. If I don't do well in the English exam, he will say "You will do better next time". That makes me feel happy. _ : A gentleman always says, "Ladies first". When students clean the classroom, he always does heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There are no gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get them before girls! What is a lady? Boys tell us what they think a lady is: _ : A lady is kind and quiet ,but she's not shy and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. To me, Dong Jie, a film star, is a lady. She is pretty and kind. She does a lot for others. _ : A lady is not just beautiful but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind to others. I don't think there is a lady in my class. Most of the girls are _ , I think. Question: Who find a lady/gentleman at school? Options: A: Huang Xiaoyu B: Chen Tingting C: Wu Yifan D: Wang Lichao
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Gladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise--$18 million! She gave the money to a children's hospital. Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend's daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the "Toy Bear Lady". Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, "She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn't know she was rich." How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about "giving something to the children's hospital". No one knew that the "something" was $18 million! Question: Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because _ . Options: A: she had too much money B: she had a lot of toy bears C: she liked children very much D: she had never got married and had no children
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