Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Can I learn to play the violin.Daddy?"Ann asks her father. "That sounds good.But how long can you learn?" "A month," Ann says."After a month,I can play for you.If I don't play well,I won't play it." "All right." her father says. He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons.The fee isn't cheap,but her father doesn't say anything. A month passes.The time comes for Ann to play for her father. She says to her father, "I want to play for you,Daddy." "OK,Ann,"her father says."Start" She starts to play.She doesn't play well.Her father has a friend with him,and the friend can't stand it. When Ann stops,her father says, "Great! Ann, you can have more lessons." Ann runs out of the room.Her father's friend says to him, "I don't think your daughter plays well." "Well,you're right."her father says."But she's very happy, right?" Question: Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _ before she plays it for her father. Options: A: two weeks B: six weeks C: a month D: six months
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Water can be a liquid, a solid or a gas. When it is a solid, it can be as hard as stone. When it is a liquid, it can run through your fingers. When it is a gas, you may not see or feel it. Water can change from a solid to a liquid or to a gas easily. This is why we always have fresh water. Now let us find out how it does. The heat of the sun turns liquid water into gas from the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. The heat also turns liquid water into gas from the ground, the plants and the animals. Water in the gas rises and turns into clouds in the air. When the clouds come near a mountain, they rise high. As the clouds rise, they get cooler. The higher they rise, the cooler they become. Then more and more water gas turn into water drops. In this way, the drops of water in the clouds get bigger and bigger. Then they fall to the earth as rain. , Question: When the water is a _ , we may not see or feel it. Options: A: liquid B: soild C: gas D: snow
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you care about your memory ?The following ways can help improve your memory. Sleep: Sleep plays an important part in improving your memory. Enough sleep is very important to have a good memory. Don't watch TV while eating: Do not watch television while eating. Some people keep talking and eating while watching TV. Eating is a time when you can take a break from studying and rest your eyes. Healthy food: Healthy food is important for a healthy mind. Have milk, eggs, fish and fruits. These foods have a lot of nutrients Make the things interesting: If you find the things the teachers ask you to memorize interesting, you will memorize them more easily. For example, include music and different colors in the things you need to memorize. Repeat the things: Repeat the things by singing or talking. Repeating is a good way to memorize things. Exercise: Do exercise every day. It not only improves the body but improves the mind. Air in the morning keeps your mind clear. A clear mind is needed for memorizing things. Have a rest: Don't study for long hours. Have a rest from time to time. Studying for a long time will make you tired and you will find it harder to remember and learn things. Question: How many ways of improving memory are there in the passage? Options: A: Five. B: Six. C: Seven. D: Eight
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It is in autumn . A young man comes to a forest . He's walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger is getting ready to jump on him. What does he do? He must jump into the river. But in the river there is a big crocodile . Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. The tiger is now in the mouth of the crocodile. Question: What does the man see at last ? _ . Options: A: The tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile B: The crocodile is in the mouth of the tiger C: A fish in the mouth of the crocodile D: A ship is in the mouth of the crocodile
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Thanksgiving Day Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a festival of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. In 1620, a boat filled with more than one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow any crops, and without fresh food, half the _ died from disease. The following spring Indians taught then how to grow corn, a new food for the colonists. They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish. In the autumn of 1621, many crops of corn, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists and much to be thankful for, so a festival was planned. They invited the local Indian chief and 90 Indians. The Indians brought deer to roast with the turkeys and other wild game offered by the colonists. To this first Thanksgiving, the Indians had even brought popcorn. In following years, many of the original colonists celebrated the autumn harvest with a festival of thanks. Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. The Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have. Question: Which of the following is right? Options: A: In 1620, many crops of corn, beans and pumpkins were harvested. B: The following winter the Indians taught them how to grow corn. C: Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. D: With fresh food, half the colonists died from disease.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When disaster happens, you might find yourself without water, gas and electricity. You might even need to leave your home right away. So you are supposed to plan for the bad situations before the disaster comes. Here are some suggestions: First, have a family meeting. Plan a way to get your family members together if they can't find each other after the disaster. Choose two places for everyone to go to if it isn't safe to return home. The first should be near your house. You can go there in an emergency like a fire. The second meeting place should be outside your neighborhood. Next, choose a person outside your area who can help your family get in touch with each other. After a disaster, it is often easier to communicate over a long-distance call than a local one. The person can pass messages between your family members. Then, get a family disaster _ ready. It should include things your family needs. It can help you survive at least for three days like bread, water, medicine and things like that. Put them in a bag so you can carry it if you leave in a hurry. When doing it, remember that different people have different needs. Include special things necessary for elderly or young members of your family. Finally, practice your emergency plan, and update it as necessary. You may not be able to stop disasters, but with a little planning you can be helped. Question: What's the best title of this passage? Options: A: Planning for Disasters B: How Different Disasters Happen C: Practicing your Plan D: Where to Stay away from Disasters
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A