They are out there. They may be your friends, your teachers or your parents. Anyone can be a difficult person to someone else. It is important to see if you are with a difficult person. The first solution to any problem is that you realize the problem. Most of the time, difficult people do not realize they are difficult. They think what they do is just normal. But do you know how to cope with difficult people? The best way is not to care what they said. If this does not help, think about the following: *Difficult people are easy to be very angry, and you just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. *Difficult people do not even hear the words you say, but are only guessing the meaning of your words according to their own thought. So when you really look at it deeply, it is not wise to take things personally. Who can be a difficult person to someone else? A) A teacher. B) A parent. C) A friend. D) Anyone.
D

Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it. This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity tower and turned tap water to ice. Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. "I couldn't ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can't remember how many times I slipped on the hard ice, " said Long Chuan. Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan. Experts say a special type of climate condition , La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world. Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding in Australia, too. However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment . Global warming may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often. We can tell from the story that _ . A) China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow B) La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms C) La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia D) the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming
B

Most students in China have their own school rules. So do the schools in other countries. Japan: Most schools demand that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. They also demand that girls' white socks be folded in a certain way and boys' heads be shaved Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games without permission from school. USA: For safety at home USA schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on the slippery floors and keeps the schools clean. Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA school buildings, as it is difficult to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not focus on study. UK: Strange hairstyles are not allowed in some British schools. But they might allow students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two students had a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But they were not accepted by their school after that because the school said the rules changed since then. Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA schools may because_. A) it is difficult to clean up B) make students study carefully C) it costs students too much money D) it wastes teachers' time
A