Q: In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation , farming and other kinds of work. Nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses. So it is not surprising that many expressions about _ are still used by Americans today. Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Today, if a girl is too proud and looks down upon others, you might say she should "get off her high horse." Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite television show. I decided not to answer it because "wild horses could not drag me away" from the television -- there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do. Sometimes you get information "straight from the horse's mouth." It comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject and is the best source. Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information "straight from the horse's mouth." However, you would not want to call your teacher a horse! You may have heard this expression: "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink." That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do. In politics, a "dark-horse candidate" is someone who is not well known to the public. Sometimes, a dark horse unexpectedly wins an election . Another piece of advice is "do not change horses in midstream." You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river. Or make major changes in an activity that has already begun. What's the best title of the passage? A) The horse is a kind of useful animal. B) The expressions used by Americans. C) Some expressions about the horse. D) It is popular to use the word "horse".
A: C

Q: Here is some information about some people. I am a math teacher. I teach math very well. Do you need help with your math?Call me at 679-8840.(Mr. Brown) I lost my blue bag. It's from my mom and I like it very much. Did you find my bag?Please call me at 777-8953.(Lucy) I like playing the violin,but I can't play it well. Can you help me?My phone number is 235-7765.(Joan) Do you like reading?I have many old books and the books are free .Call me at 658-0034.(Mark) Here is some information on today's newspaper. FOUND A blue bag. I found it in the library. My name is Sue. Please call me at 889-0764. JOB Are you good at math?Are you good with kids?We need a math teacher at our middle school. My name is Nick. My e-mail is nick@gmail.com. MUSIC CLUB Do you want to be a musician?Do you want to learn how to play the piano and the violin well?Come to our club. Only 20 yuan for one lesson. Call Susan at 776-9898. BOOKS NEEDED We want to build a library for the kids in a small village. We need many books. Please call Mr. Han at 458-2217. The library can call _ for some books. A) Mr.Brown B) Mr.Han C) Mark D) Susan
A: C

Q: Many kids go to day camp during the summer. They can have a lot of fun, but the _ is almost the same. You start camp in the morning and go home in the afternoon. Sometimes, a bus takes you there or you might get a ride there. It might take you some time to like the place, the camp teacher, and the kids. But you go home every night, just like what you do during the school year. Sleepaway camp makes you feel more excited because you'll be there all day. It's a kind of holiday, but without your parents. You'll sleep in adormitory with other kids of the camp. You'll eat together in a large dining hall and you'll share the bathroom with other kids. Some sleepaway camps are coed. That means there are both boys and girls at the camp. Some camps are just for girls or just for boys, but often these all-girl and all-boy camps meet up for dances and parties. This passage is _ . A) to tell us what we can do at the camp B) to ask us to go to summer camp C) about different kinds of camps D) about differences between sleepaway camp and day camp
A: D

Q: There is a nice girl in our class. She is twelve. She is not tall and is not short. She is a little fat . She has a round face like an apple. She has big black eyes and a small nose. Her mouth is small, but her ears are big. Her hair is short and black. She likes red. She is often in a red skirt. But today she is in a yellow T-shirt, blue pants and brown shoes. She has a toy dog. It's her friend. ,. The girl is _ . A) short B) tall C) fat D) thin
A: C