Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: One day a doctor said to the boy's father that he could graft a pair of ears for his son, if they could be offered. Two years went by. Then, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will _ the ears you need. But it's a secret," said the father. The operation was a brilliant success. Later the boy married and entered the diplomatic service . "But I must know who gave so much to me. I could never do enough for him." "But the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet," said the father. The years kept their secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest days that ever passed through his son. Slowly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to show... that the mother had no ears. "Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?" Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. Real treasure lies not in what that can be seen, but what that cannot be seen. Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what that is done but not known. Question: Why was the boy laughed at at school? - Because he was very short. - Because he was very foolish. - Because he has no eyes. - Because he has no ears.
Because he has no ears.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Are you a creative person? You may answer, 'No, but I really want to be.' In fact, everyone has creativity. Some realize it, but others don't. Creative people never follow others blindly. They are good at watching and thinking. They have sharp eyes like a hunter. Moreover, creative people can get useful information from others' findings. Besides, creative people should have _ like a camel. On their long way to success, they have to say goodbye to leisure ( ). They must overcome difficulties and persist without complaint. Creative people are adventurers and explorers. They use their creativity to make miracles one after another. Of course, you are creative boys and girls. You have unlimited creativity. Believe in yourselves. You can also create miracles. Question: Which does NOT belong to the personalities of creative people? - They never follow others blindly. - They are good at watching and thinking. - They always do as other people do. - They can get useful information from others' findings.
They always do as other people do.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone. Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease . You'll both feel more comfortable. Try to keep self-confident even when you don't feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a conversation. Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other's liking and "give and take". They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing. Question: In the sentence "After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.", the word "unknown" means _ . - without somebody knowing - without somebody liking - unfriendly - unpleasant
A: without somebody knowing

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In American schools there is something called the Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year. Students plan the Home-coming Day for many weeks. A few days before Home-coming Day, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation . The members of school clubs build booths and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors. During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school. Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is the moment when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students choose a most popular student the Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honour to be chosen. The Home-coming Day is a happy day. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy it. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone, it is a day they will always remember. Question: The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is _ . - the Home-coming Day - the football game - the graduation day - winning the game
Answer: the Home-coming Day

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Cell phones _ are all around us.We use cell phones to call our friends,send text messages,play games,and even take photographs. Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner . If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to rum on before you got home.Does this sound impossible to you? Well,it could become possible sooner than you think.In the near future,we might use cell phones as remote controls for the electrical devices in our homes.People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly with devices we use every day.For example,it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers.Business people using laptops during meetings Call use their cell phones as remote controls.They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on,change pictures,and turn off. With the same technology ,people can use their cell phones to control other devices.You can call your stereo to play music automatically .You can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room.Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner ! Question: Which probably could NOT be controlled by a cell phone? - An air conditioner or heater. - A computer or printer. - A table or a basket. - A CD player or MP3 player.
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A table or a basket.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: House Rules 1. Please clean up before leaving. 2. Showers to be taken before 11 p. m. 3. No staying out 'after 10p. m. unless allowed by me. 4. You may have incoming calls on my mobile phone but no out going calls. 5. Bed time is 11 p. m. 6. Dinner is at 7p. m. unless noticed. . (If you don't have dinner, you must let us know before 6 p. m. ) 7. Keep noise to the least. 8. No smoking in the bedroom. CB4 1LT _ 112 Kendal Way Chesterton Cambridge _ My mobile number is 07870 347980 Question: These rules are made for - salesmen - guides - people who do the cleaning - people who will live with a family
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people who will live with a family