Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mrs Green lives in a small village . Her husband is dead ,but she has one son .His name is Jack . He is twenty-one .He worked in the shop in the village and lived with his mother , but then he found a job in a faraway town named Green Sea .He went and lived there .Mrs Green was not happy about it . Last Sunday ,Mrs Green was angry .She got on a train and went to her son's house in Green Sea . Then she said to him,"Jack ,why do you never telephone me ?" Jack laughed , "But ,mother ,you don't have a telephone ." "No,"she answered, "I haven't , but you have one !" Question: Jack didn't telephone his mother because _ . - he didn't like her - he could see her every day - he had no telephone - his mother had no telephone
his mother had no telephone

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: You cannot go without a pencil when writing or drawing something. You have probably noticed letters H and B printed on your pencils.What,for example,do HB,2H or 3H mean? Those are letters showing the hardness of the lead or graphite in a pencil.H refers to hard lead.The bigger the Arabic number before the letter H,the harder the lead,and the lighter will be the colour. The hardest pencil has 6H on it.Such pencils are often used in making engineering drawings.People seldom write with them.B stands for soft lead.The bigger the number before the letter B,the softer the lead,and the darker will be the colour, the softest being the 6B pencil.Such pencils are favoured by artists. The HB pencil has a lead core that is neither too soft nor too hard.Its colour is medium in its blackness.It is most suitable for ordinary writing and drawing. Question: A4B pencil is _ than a 3B one. - harder - softer - better - more expensive
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softer

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language. The first Frenchman said, 'I heard someone shout 'look out' ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that 'look out' may mean 'don't look out!' The second one followed, ' I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, 'All hands on the deck ' I put my hands on the deck and someone trod on them.' The third one told his friends his experience too, 'One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid said, 'He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.' When I went again for him, she said, 'He's not down yet.'I said, 'If he's not up and he is not down, where is he then? What a strange language it is!' Question: What did the maid mean when she said, "He's not up yet"? - He has not risen to his feet yet. - He's not back yet. - He has not got up yet. - He was ill in bed.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Afternoon tea (The traditional 4 o'clock tea) is a small meal, not a drink. Now most English families do not have time for afternoon tea at home, but in the past it was a tradition. However, you can still have afternoon tea at many tea rooms around England. Afternoon tea became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago, when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. Later, they started offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. During the tea time, friends talked to each other freely and enjoyed themselves. Soon afternoon tea became very popular in England. The English working people do not have afternoon tea. They have a meal at about noon, and a meal after work, between five and seven o'clock in the evening. This meal is called 'High Tea' or just 'Tea' (The traditional 6 o'clock tea). It's usually takes place early evening. High tea is such a big meal that it has many kinds of delicious foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, cheese, cold meats and eggs on toast. This meal is now often _ with a supper because most people often eat their main meal in the evenings rather than at noon. Question: Why did the afternoon tea become popular among English people? - Because it is a small meal, not a drink. - Because it became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago. - Because friends could have a good time during the tea. - The passage doesn't mention it.
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Because friends could have a good time during the tea.

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Mr Han, I just turned 12 years old, but I am very thin and not as tall as my classmates. My brother is 20 and is very tall. My father is also very tall. I eat lots of vegetables every day. I like eating fruit, but I don't like eating meat. I sleep for eight hours a day. I want to be tall. I am taking medicine. I think that medicine can make me grow tall. My head teacher tells me that you are a great Chinese doctor. Can I grow tall? Do I need to take the medicine? Yours, Jack Dear Jack, I think that you can grow tall, because your father and brother are both very tall. You are still growing. As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health. You should eat more meat. I am happy that you like eating vegetables and fruit. A balanced diet is very important for your health --and it can make you grow tall. Yours, Mr Han ,. Question: From the passage we can learn that _ . - Jack's father is short - Jack doesn't like eating fruit - Jack's brother is a student - Jack is taking medicine

Ans:Jack is taking medicine

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, "Are you happy?" The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying "I don't know." We should ask "What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it?". Last year, China's Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, "Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily." At last year's National People's Congress , officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12thfive-year plan. Many argue that happiness is _ . It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it's about socializing or finding the perfect spouse . Chen Shangyuan, 21, a college student, said his idea of happiness always evolves . "At present it relates to how productive I am in a day", he said. "It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate." Question: What's the top target for the 12thfive-year plan? - Economic - Peace - Culture - Increasing happiness

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Increasing happiness