Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Long, long ago the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad. At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy made Pandora promise not to open it. Pandora and her friends often looked at the box and wondered what was in it. For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldn't help herself. She opened the box a little. Then hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung Pandora and her friends. The bad fairies flew out of the door and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying, "Let me out, and I will help you." She opened the box again, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friends, and made them feel well. Then she flew away to help the other children. Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope, comes to comfort them. Question: What didn't the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box? Options: A: They hurt Pandora. B: They hurt Pandora's friends. C: They stung all the children in the land. D: They kissed Pandora and her friends.
C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February . It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called "dumplings". It means "come together" in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On Spring Festival's Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. Others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time. Question: is the most important festival in China? Options: A: Mid-autumn Day B: The Spring Festival C: Children's Day D: Teachers' Day
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B

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my ideas. Music has a positive influence on children's intelligence ! New research shows that music can offer children an interesting environment. It has a good influence on children's intelligence. Children can learn, understand and think in a logical way if they study music at an early age. Playing music with others gives children a feeling of belonging to the group! Some children might have trouble _ activities with others because they are shy, they have limited language ability or they don't like doing sports, but they usually feel relaxed when they take part in a music activity. Playing music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group. Music makes children happy! Children seem to experience much pleasure in music. Whether they are listening to music, singing along with a song, playing an instrument or dancing to music, they seem totally absorbed(......) in music. Question: The writer tells us the influence of music on children from _ aspects . Options: A: two B: three C: four D: five
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Almost every child like sweet things ,such as candies, chocolate, ice cream and _ .But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA? Does it mean people can eat lot s of sweets on that day? Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans. People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October. On that day, people show their love to the elderly, children, their good friends or anyone else they want to help. Orphans and patients can a1so enjoy people's greetings. In fact, anyone may get a gift on that day. It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their 1ove and care to others. Where did the holiday originate ? Here is a story.In 1922,a very kind man in Cleveland, a city in Ohio of America,thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others.He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remembered them and cared about them.So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love.He also asked his friends and neighbours to help him do these things. Many people thought it was a great idea.After that,more and more people in Cleveland began to do things like him every year. Gradually it became a popular holiday for lots of Americans. Question: Sweetest Day has a history of about _ years. Options: A: 84 B: 94 C: 104 D: 114
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B

Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: For many years, scientists have known that laughing is good for the health of our minds and bodies. Now we are learning that it's not just laughter. Having fun and playing are also good for us! Researchers have found that play is good for people of all ages. Play actually leads to the growth of more nerve connections in the brain and gives us more brain power. Play is necessary during childhood. As children play, they learn how to make friends and relate to others. They develop their imaginations and become more creative. Kids carry these qualities with them as they grow older. Amy Whitcomb teaches maths at a school in San Francisco. For several years, she has used games to teach maths. In one class, students play a game with small bags of candy to _ how many pieces in the bags are red. When they get the correct answer, they can eat the candy! Amy says, "If it's not fun, they're not going to want to be there. They're not going to want to learn." The spirit of playfulness continues through the teenage years into adulthood . The famous company Google, for example, keeps a lot of toys and games at different places in their offices and encourages people to use them. Their motto is "Work hard. Play hard." They know that people often get their best ideas when they are just "playing around " and let their imaginations go wild. So next time you have to solve a difficult maths problem or can't think of a topic for an article, take a short play break. Do a little dance, or play a quick game. Then come back to it. Maybe you'll be surprised at what your brain can do. Question: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? Options: A: A maths lesson B: How children grow C: The power of play D: Work hard, play hard

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: They spend more than ten hours a day cooking, cleaning the house, getting children ready for school and helping with homework. Cooking takes up about one hour and nine minutes a day. Doing the laundry takes about 61 minutes. Mothers also spend about 55 minutes getting children ready for school, about 53 minutes putting them to bed and about 47 minutes helping with homework. However, 30% of those mothers with children under 16 get less than six hours' sleep at night. 83% are not happy because they have less than an hour of their own time every day. Only 17% are happy with this kind of life. Question: In the survey, mothers spend about 70 hours a week _ . Options: A: going shopping B: doing chores C: looking after their families D: Both B and C
D