Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle can save him now," the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She ran to a drugstore with the money in her hand. "And what do you want?" asked the salesman. "It's for my little brother," the girl answered. "He's really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle." "Pardon?" said the salesman. "My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell a miracle here, child. I'm sorry," the salesman said with a smile. "Listen, if it isn't enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs." A well-dressed man heard it and asked, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" "I don't know," she answered with her eyes full of tears. "He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought all my money." "How much do you have?" asked the man. "$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more," she answered. "Well, what luck," smiled the man. "$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers." He took up the girl's hand and said, "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again How much did the miracle cost? Question: From the passage we can infer that _ . Options: A: the doctor didn't ask for any pay B: a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on C: the little girl is lovely but not so clever D: Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mrs. Black and her daughter Jane are in a store. (: Clerk ) Clerk:Can I help you? Mrs. Black: I want a sweater for my daughter. Clerk: What color does she like? Mrs. Black (to Jane): What color do you like, dear? Jane: I like yellow. Clerk: Do you like this one? Jane: Yes, it's really beautiful. How much is it? Clerk: 80 dollars. Mrs. Black: It's too expensive . Clerk: Look at this blue one. It's only 30 dollars. Mrs. Black: I think the blue one is nice , too. Jane: But, Mom, I don't like blue. Mrs. Black: OK, we'll take the yellow one. Jane: Thank you, Mom. Clerk: Here you are. Mrs. Black: Thanks. Clerk: You're welcome. Question: Which sweater(s) do they buy? Options: A: The yellow one. B: The blue one. C: The blue one and the yellow one. D: They don't buy any one.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Nancy's hobby is collecting sharpeners. She spends a lot of time on it after school. She has been collecting more than one hundred sharpeners from different countries. They are all different in color and size. Nancy likes sharpeners with animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns a lot about them from books. Sometimes Nancy has many sharpeners of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. Then they give her other different sharpeners in return. Nancy has many pen pals in many countries. She sends them sharpeners of her country. In return, they send her sharpeners of their countries. Nancy's father also gives her sharpeners. He brings them home from his friends for her. Many of Nancy's friends collect other things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes or stamps. But, all of them say that Nancy's collection is the most interesting of all. Question: How does Nancy collect sharpeners? Which of the following is wrong? Options: A: Her friends give her some. B: Her pen pals send her some. C: Her father buys her some. D: Her father's friends give her some.
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Movies are great things. They have a long time. They tell us many things. There are funny movies, scary movies and also exciting movies. Different people like different kinds of movies. Comedies are welcomed by the people of all ages. Usually old people also like Beijing Operas and documentaries. Young people, especially boys like action movies and thrillers. They also like western movies. In western movies they learn something about the life of the cowboys in western countries, like the USA. Go to movies in the cinema or stay at home to watch them on TV. You can learn a lot. Question: Western movies are about the life of the _ boys. Options: A: Chinese B: school C: American D: English
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17thWorld Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010. Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading --reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book. Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. "The fast _ of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book," he said. "So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend" Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading. However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. "Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don't let it take all your time," suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones. Question: How does Tian Zhiling think about people should read? Options: A: They should spend more time reading on digital device. B: They should spend days reading whole novels at a time. C: They should read both on digital devices and quality books. D: They should read a fun way instead of a traditional way.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Look at these things. This is Mr. Wang's ID card. And this is Jim's watch, that's Mary's key. Gina's notebook is over there. Look! What's that on the floor? Oh, it's gold ring. It's Jenny's ring. It's very nice. . Question: Is this Jim's watch? _ Options: A: Yes, it is. B: No, it isn't. C: Yes, he is. D: No, he isn't.
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