Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar, but also about understanding the culture. Here is some important advice to remember when speaking English in the United States. *Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you. *Talk about places: Americans love to talk about places. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they come from and then say something about that place. For example: "Oh, I have a friend who worked in Los Angeles. He says it's a beautiful place to live in." Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences of living in or visiting that city or place. *Talk about work: It is common for Americans to ask "What do you do?" It's not considered impolite as in some countries and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers. *Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand "American football", not soccer. *Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive topics:The United States is a society with different cultures. Americans are very sensitive to other cultures and ideas. Question: For Americans, the question "what do you do?" is _ . Options: A: common B: impolite C: boring D: surprising
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Thanksgiving Day is an American national holiday. It usually lasts four days. Americans celebrate it on the fourth Thursday of November each year. It's a time for people to give thanks to God, and it's also a time for family members to get together. Thanksgiving Day is like a warm family meeting. On the Eve of Thanksgiving, members of the family will drive and even fly home. The next day, they sit around the table, enjoying a traditional dinner together. Turkey ,sweet potatoes and a pudding are always ready for the Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving Day is also a day for students to give thanks to parents and teachers who give them help and who love them very much. Question: How long does Thanksgiving Day usually last in America? Options: A: For three days. B: For four days. C: For five days. D: For six days.
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house. The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, "Why are you eating here alone?" "Well, sir," answered the farmer after a short pause, "the chimney smokes" "That's too bad," said the professor. "But it shouldn't be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it." And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom fell on his shoulder and a woman's voice shouted, "Go away, you old rascal , or I'll kill you..." The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Never mind," he said, "my chimney sometimes too." Question: " The chimney smokes" means _ . Options: A: There was something wrong with the farmer's chimney B: The farmer's wife was angry C: They needed to fix the chimney D: The house was full of smoke
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland , there is a hotel made of ice, open between December and April every year. In Turkey , there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia , there is a hotel named the Salt Palace Hotel. Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts . The larger of the two deserts is called Uyuni salt desert. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel. In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made of salt: the walls, the roof , the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel's bar. The sun makes the walls and roof warm during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms are warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs$40 a night, and a double room costs$60. A sign on the hotel's wall tells guests, " Please don't lick the walls." [:Zxxk.Com] Question: Juan Quesada got the salt from _ to build the hotel. Options: A: the salt deserts B: Greenland C: Turkey D: the small lake
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. "What a good day!" she said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in front of the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, "Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?" The man answered, "I have no money to buy any food. I haven't had meals for days. I'm dying of hunger." "Poor boy," said Jane, "come to the back door." Then she walked into the house again. "The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It's so kind of her." The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, "The grass is taller behind the house." Question: What did Jane want the man to do? Options: A: Help her cut the grass B: Eat food in her house C: Eat grass behind her house D: Eat bread in her house

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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Each year, up to six young inventors, grade K-12, in America can receive the nation's most excellent young inventors' honor, "The Thomas Edison Innovation Award ," for their invention ideas. They can receive the following honors: * Thomas Edison Innovation Award, "The Tommy", a handmade trophy * US$1,000--US$ 5,000 in prize money * All-expenses-paid trip for the inventor and one parent to the ceremony. * Chances in the future to connect with universities and industries to further the inventors' ideas * A place in history! The inventors' names and ideas can be preserved at the National Museum of Education Question: Why do some students win award? Options: A: They are good at music. B: They have great invention ideas. C: They often help other people. D: They are excellent sports players.

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