Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something good will happen." After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer . I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn't want to accept inexperienced persons. "Go to the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a chance," she said. I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied . The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom's words came to my mind: "Everything happens for the best." Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, "How can a man become a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, "What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday's game! On my way home, I thought of my mother's words again: "Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen." Question: The writer couldn't find a job in Dixon because _ . Options: A: he had played high school football B: he did not pass the interview C: he had no working experience D: he had no interest in the job
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Our "Timeline of Education" shows highlights of learning and education (especially related to Western education), going back to the very first education: In the beginning: Adam got the very first lesson, from God: break the law and you pay the price. 3000 B.C. :Priests teach religion, writing, sciences. 0 B.C./A.D.: Jesus teaches in Jerusalem. 105 A.D.: Paper is invented in China. 1150-1250 : "Modern" universities founded. 1620s: Slide rule is invented, math is made easier. 1918 : All U.S. states require free education Early 1980s: Television in the classroom. The availability of cheap VCRs makes video learning common. Late 1990s: The Internet changes everything. E-learning courses develop. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-timeline/education-timeline.htm#3000BC Question: Adam got the very first lesson from _ . Options: A: his teacher B: God C: religion D: himself
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Inventions named after people Many new things are invented each year. Interestingly, some inventions are named after the people who invented them, making the inventions and inventors easier to be remembered. The bowler hat is named after London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler. The brothers received an order from Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2ndEarl of Leicester. They were asked to design a hat for Coke's gamekeepers to protect _ heads from branches while on horseback. Later, the stylish hat became popular in Europe and the United States. Another invention that is named after its inventor is Braille, a writing system used by blind people. French educator Louis Braille developed a new system of reading and writing after learning the cryptography of French Captain Charles Barbier during the war. The captain had come up with a code of dots on paper that allowed soldiers to communicate in the dark. The diesel engine is also named after its inventor----German engineer Rudolf Diesel. After a few dangerous tests, he invented a new and more efficient engine in 1892 and the engine was later called the diesel engine. The engines were widely used in buses, trucks, trains and ships, and Rudolf Diesel became a millionaire. Question: Who invented the bowler hat? Options: A: Edward Coke. B: Thomas and William Bowler. C: The 2 ndEarl of Leicester. D: Edward Coke's gamekeepers.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Brown is our English teacher at school. He is a popular teacher and I like him very much. There are many other foreign teachers in our school. Some are from English-speaking countries and some from Asian countries. I like Mr Brown best. He is a very interesting teacher and he teaches us very well. Mr Brown comes from Australia. Though he is the oldest teacher of our school. he is very strong. All the students like him very much. During his class, no one sleeps. After class, he often tells jokes to us or does sports with us. Mr Brown likes music very much. We learn a lot of English songs from him. He is also fond of sports. He takes exercises at least three times a week. He is good at swimming, so you know why he looks so strong. Question: What does the writer think of Mr Brown's class? Options: A: Difficult. B: Full of fun. C: Not so good. D: Not interesting.
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B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A Nepalese teenager had made a PS 23 solar panel ( ) using human hair. Milan Karki, who is 18 years old and lives in a village, used human hair to replace silicon, which is a common but expensive part of solar panels. By using hair as a replacement, Karki says that solar panels can be produced for around PS 23. Karki got the idea from a Stephen Hawking book, which explained how to create energy from hair. The device that Karki has showed can produce 18w of energy -- plenty to _ a mobile phone. "Half a kilo of hair can be bought for only 16p in Nepal and last a few months; but a pack of batteries would cost 50p and last a few nights," according to The Daily Mail. The solar panel is easy to service as the hair is easy to replace. Karki has now sent out several devices to other places near his home for testing. He said, "First I wanted to provide energy for my home, then my village. Now I am thinking for the whole world." Question: What is the passage mainly about? Options: A: Making a mobile phone with human hair B: Making a mobile phone with a new idea. C: Making a solar panel with silicon. D: Making a solar panel with human hair.
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D