There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn't have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith . He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. "Young man, why don't you try your hand to make a shoe tack , even it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith one day, " Maybe it will be useful to you some day." Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he becameskilledand could make very nice tacks. Years later, Paul's father died and he lost all the things because of a war . He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers' shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. "How funny it is!" he said to himself, "Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich." What did Paul do after his father died because of the war? A) He travelled to another country. B) He moved to another country. C) He learned to make shoes. D) He started a workshop.
B
Let me tell you my pen friend Ivan. He is 12 years old. He likes playing football. He usually plays football with his friends at weekends. Ivan lives with his father and mother in a city in France. They have a home with five rooms, a swimming pool and a garden. They often have a party in the garden at weekends. They like to help their neighbours. His home is not near his school, so Ivan takes a bus for an hour and then walks for 10 minutes to school. There is a Basketball Club near his school. He likes playing basketball in the club. Ivan's father is a worker. He is busy. Ivan's mother is a doctor. She is nice to the patients. Ivan wants to be a teacher when he grows up. I want to be a teacher, too. Every month Ivan writes two letters to me. He'll come to China next year. We'll meet then. What does Ivan want to be when he grows up? A) A teacher B) A doctor C) A worker D) A football player
A
Q: Reality TV is a type of programme. It means that real-life people, not actors, are followed and filmed in a real situation, or game. Reality TV is very popular in the UK. At their best, these programmes give us a good look into the lives of different people in Britain. At their worse, they are a very cheap way to make programmes and sometimes involve people behaving very badly. Here's a selection of some of the UK's reality shows. Shattered A group of young people live in a house for a week and must stay awake. Each day there are tests to see how well they can work even though they are totally tired out. They must leave the house if they fall asleep. Viewers vote on those who stay in the house and text their comments every day. Come to Dine with Me Each week four people prepare dinner in their homes for the other competitors. Each competitor then gives the cook a grade out of 10 for the food and entertainment . The winner gets a $1,000 cash prize. Sometimes the food is terrible and the competitors are very rude to each other. World's Strictest Parents Badly-behaved British teens are sent abroad to live with a super strict family for a week. The teenagers have to follow the rules of their host family and go to the local school. After seven days the teenagers return home and their parents tell us if their behaviour is better. There is often a lot of crying and shouting in this show but it can be pretty funny too. Which statement about Reality TV is NOT true? A) Real-life people are in it. B) We can see a real situation in it. C) It usually costs less money to make Reality TV. D) Anybody can be in Reality TV.
A: D
Question: What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let's see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time! Mess Around with Dress-up Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school, you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor,or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them. If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild! Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren't in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries, schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is French club,student government, theater, choir and photography club. Take photography club as an example. One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos. For example, you will learn how to choose a camera,how to use the light and how to develop pictures. Sounds cool, right? But that's not all. One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It's always good to enjoy your spare time with friends,isn't it? What is the best title for _ ? A) Start a Club B) Learn a Club C) An Important Club D) A Photography Club
Answer: A
Q: Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone , you don't see the person you are talking with . That may change in the near future . Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With _ , two people who are talking can see each other Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you're calling . They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll go to your phone and call the shop . People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over the town and never leave your room! Picture phones are very _ . A) useful B) impossible C) bad D) badly
A: A