Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of prefix = st1 /London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-color1ed train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets ofLondon--the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes sound the streets of Londonalong several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such asBuckinghamPalaceand Big Ben. Marshals go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. "I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival .", said Celeste Beverage regular skater. Roller-skating is really _ across Europe andAmerica. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in theUSnow have a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munichand tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. "Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee fromLondon. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller(Paris skate) regularly until he moved toBritain. "It's so exciting to skate in Pairs. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Parisis a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular inChinaamong young people and children.... Question: This article mainly talks about _ . Options: A: places and streets for roller-skating B: roller-skating in big cities C: London Skate Event D: roller skaters in different countries
A: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: International Robotics Forum Tokyo Big Sight,Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5 The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), to provide opportunities for young robot lovers to learn more about industrial and service robots, is going to hold the International Robotics Forum that will cooperate with this year's International Robot Exhibition. The lectures and explanations throughout the Conference will be given in Japanese but will be interpreted into English at the same time. The Conference will offer a great opportunity for senior high school students from all around the world to communicate with each other through robots. Therefore, we look forward to your active participation. The event will take place two days. On the morning of Day One, Prof. Shinichi Yuta of the Shibaura Institute of Technology will give a lecture on basic mobile robotics and learning through robots. This will be followed by a talk by Mr. Kazuhiko Yokoyama of Yasukawa Electric Corporation who will explain the mechanism and control of robots and also point out the highlights of the International Robot Exhibition. We will prepare a challenge for all the participants. We will send you themes for robot research. You will study them in advance, and on the afternoon of Day One, you will visit the Tokyo International Exhibition Center and investigate real robot. You will be able to experience fun and excitement of advanced robot technologies. On the morning of Day Two, you will present your study and investigation results. On the afternoon of Day Two, as the final event, awards will be given by the RSJ to groups that have given outstanding presentations. We hope that many future robot researchers and engineers will be born today. Question: Who is the Conference intended for? Options: A: Japanese robot researchers. B: Senior high school students worldwide. C: The RSJ professors. D: Robot lovers of all ages.
A: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather. Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only "breaks" will be to recharge his batteries. The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different "Evolta" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the "world's longest-lasting batteries"! Question: By saying "Evolta will add another feather in his cap", the author means _ . Options: A: Evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather cap B: Evolta will become very famous and attractive C: Evolta will be awarded with another feather cap D: Evolta will have another thing to be proud of
A: D