Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel. Their room was on the 45thfloor. In the evening, the three men went to the cinema and came back to the hotel very late. "I'm very sorry," said the man of the hotel, "but our lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, I'll make beds for you in the hall . " "No, thanks," said Tom, "we don't want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45thfloor. But I know how to make it easier. On the way to our room, I'll tell you some jokes. Then you, David, will sing us some songs. Then you, John, will tell us some stories, all right?" So they began to walk upstairs. Tom told them many jokes. David sang them some songs. At last they came to the 34thfloor. They were tired and had a rest. "Well," said Tom. "Now it's your turn, John. After all these jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending. " "OK, I'll tell a sad story," said John, "It's not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It's still in the hall. " Question: They felt very sad at last because _ . - they were tired - they lost their key in the cinema - the man didn't make beds for them - they didn't have the key to the room with them
they didn't have the key to the room with them

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Li is an office worker. He likes to tell us about his weekends. He often gets up at half past six on Sundays. He has breakfast first. Then he goes to the park near his home. He runs for about half an hour in the park. Then he goes to the bookshop to have a look at new books. He likes reading books. In the afternoon, he cleans his car. But sometimes he visits his friends, and he often plays basketball with them. He cooks dinner at home. In the evening, he looks for things on the Internet for about an hour. He enjoys his weekends. Question: How long does he look for things on the Internet? - Two hours. - One hour. - Half an hour. - Three hours.
One hour.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives. Eskimos live near the North Pole .There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night. Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm is over. Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there. Question: How long does the longest day or night last near the North Pole? - 24 hours - Over a week - A month - Over two months
Over two months