Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything positively that happened in his life and saying "This is good". One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, "This is good!" The king replied, "No, this is not good!" He was very angry and sent his friend to jail . About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole, so they sent the king back. When he returned home, he felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went quickly to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right", he said. "It was good that thumb was blown off." And he told the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this." "No," his friend replied, "this is good!" "What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?" "If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!" Question: The king was sent back by Cannibals because _ . Options: A: Cannibals never ate a king B: the king's friend was in jail C: the king had a gun with him D: the king missed his thumb
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Six days before the 63rd birthday of New China, our country received a great gift. The country's first aircraft carrier , Liaoning, has made China become the l0th country in the world to have an aircraft camer. An aircraft carrier is a kind of ship that planes can fly from and land on--like an airport on the sea. It stands for a country's military strength . It plays an important role in modern wars. In August last year, the air craft carrier began its trial run at Dalian Port in Liaoning. The carrier was at first called the Varyag. It was built in the former Soviet Union. However, the Soviets failed to finish the ship. China bought the Varyag in 1998. Now after 10 trial runs, the aircraft carrier, renamed Liaoning, is in active service. Liaoning is about 300 meters long and 70 meters wide. It can take 30 planes and hold 2,000 soldiers. According to Xinhua News, Liaoning will be used for scientific research and military training. The aircraft carrier will help protect our country and promote world peace. The BBC said that Liaoning coming into service " marks China as a rising power". ,. Question: When was China's aircraft carrier born? Options: A: September 25th. B: September 30th. C: October lst. D: October 6th.
A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A mother wanted to encourage her son to play the piano. She bought tickets to the concert of a great pianist. When they arrived at the theater, the mother found a friend. Sbe stopped to talk to ber friend and her son ran off. At eight o'clock'the lights began to dim ,and the concert was set to start. The mother began to look for the boy. Then, she saw her 6-year-old son on stage. He was on the piano bench playing Twinkle, Twinkle little star. The mother was very shocked. Before she could get her son back, the famous pianist himself was on the stage and quickly moved to the piano. "Don't stop. Keep playing," he said kindly to the boy. The great pianist reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass of the song. Soon, his right arm reached around the other side and played a beautiful piece of music. Together, the two impressed people with their beautiful music. In all of our lives, we receive helping hands- some we notice, some we don't. We also have Iots of chances to give helping hands- sometimes we want people to know, sometimes we don't. Little of what we all achieve comes without other's help. What we receive we should give back Question: When the mother found her son playing on stage, she felt _ . Options: A: happy B: encouraged C: interested D: surprised
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Onceupon a time, some visitors went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of a strong storm came to them, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds got darker, Love realized it was time to leave. But there was no boat to go into. Love looked around with hope. Just then Richness was passing by in a great large boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you? Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no place here for you. " Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. But Vanity said with a cold voice, "No, I can't take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your wet feet. " Sadness passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. "No, I can't take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be alone. " When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that he didn't hear Love calling to him. Love was becoming restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, "Come, Love! I will take you with me. " Love did not know who was so kind, but jumped into the boat happily. After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, "Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?" [:Zxxk.Com] Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time. " "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is. " Question: According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation? Options: A: Love. B: Richness. C: Vanity. D: Knowledge.
Answer: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jack and Hob are going to high school now . Jack wants to be an engineer .He is going to build roads ,bridges and house. Hob is interested in math and science, but he is going to study medicine , He wants to be a doctor. Kate is good at music .She wants to be an artist .She is going to sing and dance for people .Joan wants to be a woman astronaut .She says ,"I am going to explore space some day ."" What do you want to be ,Alice ?" Joan asks me ,"Oh ,I want to be a teacher .When I grow up ,I'm going to teacher in the countryside ." Each of us is doing our best at school .I am sure we will do something good for our country . Question: _ is interested in math. Options: A: Joan B: Jack C: Hob D: Alice
A: C