Read the article and select the best answer. Article: South of Florida, many islands dot the ocean. One of them is Hispaniola. Its name points to the fact that Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1492. As a result, Spain ruled theisland for th e next 300 years. Two nations now share the island. Haiti makes up the western third. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two-thirds. The Dominican Republic's area is about 18,000 square miles with the population of 8 million. Most people live close to the island's coast. Like many other tropical islands, the Dominican Republic regards tourism as a key industry. The coastal citie s, especially, depend on tourists to fill their hotels and restaurants. The natural beauty of the beaches and of the forests draw Dominicans and tourists alike. When you're ready for something else,walk into town.Music,dancing,and people in Colourful masks will greet you at nearly every street corner. Whether you go to join them or get away from them, there will be a place for you in the Dominican Republic. Question: What happened to Hispaniola after Christopher Columbus visited there in 1492? Options: A: Spainruledtheislandfor300years. B: Twonationssharedtheisland. C: TheDominicanRepublicjoinedtheisland D: ThenameofHaitibegantouse.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments . 74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats. Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average ,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5. Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms. An American moves, on the average,twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times. Question: According to the passage ,where do most Americans live? Options: A: In the countries. B: Around the farms. C: In the towns near the sea. D: In or around the cities.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I like watching TV very much, for I think it has many advantages . First of all, watching TV is a good rest(;). After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays. Besides , watching TV is entertaining . There are many kinds of entertainment, such as sports activities, singing and dancing, plays and films all over the world at every time. It's not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time. We need at least over ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District.)But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels . Most importantly, watching TV is educational. Our children can learn every kind of subjects through the educational programs and the special reports on TV, and it's easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. At the same time, a teacher can teach quite a lot of students without a large classroom. Question: According to the writer what is the most important reason for watching TV? Options: A: We can learn something useful. B: Watching TV is a good rest. C: We can see whatever we like. D: We can enjoy ourselves.
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, I'm a middle school student from Hainan. My Chinese name is Li Ying. My English name is Alice. I am Chinese. I'm in No. 26 Middle School. I am a good student. Now I am thirteen years old. Our school is very nice. Ms Smart is my English teacher. I like her and she loves us very much. There are three people in my family. This is my father. He is a teacher. This is my mother. Her name is Han Jing. I love them very much. Question: Li Ying's father is _ . Options: A: a teacher B: a doctor C: a student D: a worker
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, I'm Kate. This is a photo of my aunt's family. The woman in the photo is my aunt, Jane. She is a teacher and she is very kind . These are my cousins Jim and Jack. They are seven and they are twins . Look! That lovely baby is my aunt's little daughter, Rose. She is only one. I love them very much. Question: Rose is my aunt's _ . Options: A: son B: sister C: mother D: daughter
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: We are all busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time . At first the Internet was only used by the government , but in the early 1970s; universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and yet Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet easier. Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among young people. The Internet has become one of the most important parts of people s life. Question: Which is true about computers in the 1990s? Options: A: They became cheaper and easier to use. B: They became larger and larger C: People couldn't buy them anywhere. D: People could get information only from them.
A: A