(Question)
"Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this. You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave , computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, "The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes." The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a "trendy , beer-drinking granny", to one who cooked things. The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the story to _ . A) tell us a truth about our lives B) tell us what life was like long time ago C) point out what causes such a thing to happen D) point out some problems we will meet in the life
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A

(Question)
"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world changes, the word has many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to _ feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say "It's cool." You may think, "He's so cool," when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize the meaning of "cool". You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, "It's so cool". Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity of words, it seems that some people have no words to show the same meaning without "cool" . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "cool"? Yes, I can. And I think they are also very cool. In the passage, the word "express" means" _ ". A) see B) show C) know D) read
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B

(Question)
Skin--diving ( ) is a new sport today . This sport can take you to a wonderful world . It's like to visit the moon . When you're under the water, it's easy for you to climb big rocks ( ) because you're not heavy. Here, under the water , everything is blue and green . During the day , there's enough light . And you can see a lot of fish swimming around you. You can catch them with your hands. To catch fish is of the most interesting parts of this sport . When you have tanks ( ) of air on your back , you can stay in deep water for a long time . But you must be careful when you dive in deep water . Which is wrong ? A) Skin--diving is a new sport. B) Skin--diving is very interesting. C) In the day, there's no light. D) You can catch fish with your hands when you are skin--diving.
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C