I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. Inside the house there are seven bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a swimming pool. You can say the house is very big. However, it doesn't look so big, because a large part of it is in the hills. The house is famous for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems . Before a visitor goes into the house, he/she gets a chip at the gate. The chip sends information about the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are on automatically . When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature will change to make the visitor comfortable. When the visitor goes from one room to another, he/she can hear music. Bill Gates began to build his house in 1990. It took him about 7 years to build it. Question: Bill Gates' house doesn't look very big because _ . Options: A: the house is in a forest B: the house is very modern C: the house is very small D: a large part of the house is in the hills
D
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn't have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread ( ), he let out a scream ( ) and fell ( ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, "I don't like steamed bread. Whenever Isee them , I feel ill and can't eat ." The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, "For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread." The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. "Oh, I like everything," answered the student. "But at the moment I don't like to drink two cups of good strong tea!" Question: The man was surprised to find the student ate _ steamed bread . Options: A: two B: ten C: five D: seven
B
Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Here are three girls. They are talking about their favorite clothes and colors. "I like skirts very much. I have many skirts in my wardrobe . Red is my favorite color. I have a red skirt, and it's my favorite skirt. My mother buys it for me. It's$168," Grace says. "My mom often buys new skirts for me. All my skirts are nice. I have skirts in all colors. My favorite one is a yellow skirt. It's nice. And yellow is my favorite color," Emily says. "I don't like skirts. T-shirts and shorts are my favorite. Black and white are my favorite colors. People often say I look like a boy." Kelly says. ,. Question: Who often buys skirts for Emily? Options: A: Her mom. B: Her friend. C: Her dad . D: Emily
A: A
Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers . Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment. Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she's living in Belize. Pauline says, "I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late." "I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize--and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America." Question: Some young people from England _ after they finish school. Options: A: go to university abroad B: spend one year abroad as volunteers C: go to work for money D: start work in schools or hospitals
Answer: B
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have different ideas about drinking tea. People in China like to drink tea with nothing in it, and they often have it with their friends or by themselves. They have two kinds of tea--green tea and black tea. They may drink tea at any time of the day anywhere. But they don't drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awake. In England, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it, and they often have it in the afternoon with their friends. In Japan, people also like drinking tea very much. It is very popular there. They drink tea every day. They have it in different ways from that in China. Some young Japanese girls are good at making tea. They can do it beautifully. In the U.S.A., people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with tea bags is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots. Question: Chinese people like to drink _ . Options: A: tea with anything in it B: milk and sugar in it C: tea with tea bags in it D: tea with nothing in it
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D
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: A woman was having some trouble with her heart, so she went to see a doctor. He was a new doctor, and did not know her, so he first asked some questions about her, and one of them was, "How old are you?" "Well," she said, "I don't remember, doctor, but I will try to think." She thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I remember now, doctor! When I married , I was eighteen years old, and my husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. I think I am thirty-six,is it right?" Question: Which of the following is true? Options: A: The doctor was new here. B: The doctor was very good at his work. C: The doctor was very clever. D: The doctor was the head of the hospital.
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A