I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time. Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court was not very large. Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name. Question: Which sentence is right? Options: A: Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball. B: It was easy to invent the game. C: The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad. D: The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor.
D
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he came back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don't want money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here." The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, "I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe." Question: The farmer's son wanted to _ some day. Options: A: be an artist B: become a popular singer C: write twenty novels . D: dance around the world
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Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: What's going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now, according to the BBC.2-1-c-n-j-y Digital money We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card to shop online, money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash. When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it's hard to live without them. It's reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next. Bionic eye It's no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back--by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send data to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution image could be just a few years away. Self-driving cars Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won't get distracted by phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors and cameras on the car would allow it to stick reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car driver itself. Many vehicle companies are now planning self!driving cars. "By 2040, driverless vehicles will be widely accepted and possibly be the dominant vehicles on the road," said Jeffrey Miller, professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, US. Question: Which of the following can be predicted from the passage? Options: A: There would be a number of self-driving B: The blind could use cameras to see things around. C: We would live a hard life with digital money. D: Robots would control the world.
A: A
Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every country has its own way of cooking.Ameri can people have their own way of cooking,don't they?Most people in the United states like fast food,but if you think that American people don't 1 ike cooking,you are wrong.It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch,but they also think cooking is interesting.Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook,and most Americans say that home--cooked meals are the best. Americans have their own way of cooking.For example,baking is the most popular way of cooking in America.Most American families have ovens .American cooks pay attention to the balance of food.When planning a big meal,they try to cook meat,a few vegetab]es,some bread and sweet food.They also like to make the meal look beautiful.There are so many kinds of colorful foods,so the meal is healthy and look beautiful,too. Question: How does an American cook balance different kinds of food? Options: A: He cooks a lot of meat. B: He cooks meat,regetables,bread and sweet food for a big meal. C: He makes the food delicious. D: He cooks a lot of vegetables.
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: Feeling left out? A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn't around.Here's our advice to her--and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. It's hard when a best friend isn't around--maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have new friends.but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends.But remember, there's always room for more friends. Start by looking around your classroom--think about which kids you'd like to play with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them,smile,and be friendly.Offer to share something or express your appreciation to them.Invite someone to play with you or say "Do you want to sit here?" in the lunchroom.When you're at break,walk over to kids you want to play with.act friendly,and say "Hi,can l play, too?" or just join in.If you have trouble doing _ or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends.Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends.The best way to make friends is to be a friend.Be kind,be friendly,share,say nice things,offer to help--and pretty soon,you'll have one,or two,or even more new friends. You might still miss that special best friend.But when you see each other, you can share something you didn't have before she left:You can introduce her to your new friends! Question: Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because _ * Options: A: they miss their old friends a lot B: they have no time to stay with others C: teachers know who wants a new friend D: they are shy or not good at making friends
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D