I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: My name is Jim. My story begins when an old sailor came to the inn where I lived with my father. My father was the innkeeper. "Do many people came here?" the old sailor asked my father. "No," my father told him. "It is a very quiet place." "Good," the old sailor said. "Then this is a place for me." "And what's your name, sir?" my father asked him. "Just call me 'captain'", the man said. He put some gold coins on the table. "Tell me when I have spent all these," he said. Not long after he came to the inn, the captain said to me, "Do you want to earn some money?" "Yes, please," I answered. I was only a boy at the time and never had any money. "What do you want me to do?" "Keep watch for a man with one leg." he said, "Tell me as soon as you see him. Do that and I'll give you a coin every week." At first, the Captain was a very quiet man and did not want to talk to anyone. But there were nights when he drank a lot of _ Then he talked a lot and became very noisy. He told stories about bad men doing bad things, and he sang the same song over and over again at the top of his voice, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest. Yo-hap-ho! And a bottle of rum." My father wanted him to leave because some visitors stopped coming to the inn. But, even when the gold was spent, my father didn't dare to tell him to leave. Then father became ill, and Dr. Livesey came to see him. After giving my father some medicine, the doctor came into the inn. When the doctor waited for a man to bring his horse. The Captain started singing the same song again. The doctor asked him to be quiet. "There was a sick man here," he said angrily. The Captain took out his knife and pointed it at the doctor. "Put that knife down, man," the doctor said. "And if you keep drinking rum, you'll soon be dead." The Captain was very angry. He began to move toward the doctor. "Keep away from me. If you do anything bad, you'll be in trouble." said the doctor. Then the doctor's horse came, and he rode away from the inn. For a few days after this, the Captain was quiet. Question: The Captain asked Jim _ . Options: A: to give him some money B: to bring him some drinks C: to watch the doctor D: to look for a man with one leg
D
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about your local environment?Would you like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are "yes", "yes" and "yes", then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually get money for improving your local community. The "Big Lottery " is giving money to a group of teenagers who want to become active citizens. We're looking for young people to take part in projects near to where they live. Here are a few easy things you could do to get started: Meeting the neighbors Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people's doors and find out what they would like to improve in your area. If you don't want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors. Neighborhood watch Neighborhood watch plans are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it's very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It's a good way to make the area you live in safe. Lending a hand There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do. You can offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens for them or maybe walk their dogs! So, go on...Just tell us what kind of project you want to become involved in, then we'll send you more details. Take active action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in. Question: If a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house, it means he _ . Options: A: wants to look at your house. B: watches if there is something bad happening to your house. C: is keeping an eye with you. D: pays attention to your family members
B
Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: As China's influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances. The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese. Lomond Elementary School in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking. "We're trying to make students interested in the language," teacher James told Times for Kids. "We think it's really important that all children receive these lessons," he says. "We'd like to do even more." "Schools are looking to the future," says Nancy, a US education expert. "China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture." Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun. "We wish we could go to China one day." said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami. More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. Question: We can learn from the passage that _ . Options: A: students are looking to the future B: there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US C: Chinese is becoming popular in the US D: Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US
A: C
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn. When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment . The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man. It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day. Question: What's the main idea of this passage? Options: A: Every tree has four seasons. B: Father's love is great. C: Don't judge a life by one difficult time. D: Life is different for everyone.
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C