Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn't know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, "I hate the hot weather here, but I can't think of a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?" "That's easy," said Robert, "You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now." Mr Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He was having a good time there, but one day he got into trouble . After lunch, he went to a park outside the city. He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wanted some food to eat. But Mr Evans had no food in his pockets. He tried to shoo it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he couldn't. "How strange these Russians are!" Mr Evans said to himself, "They do not tie up their dogs, but firmly tie down the stones!" Question: Mr Evans couldn't pick up the stone because _ . - it was too cold - it was too heavy - the Russians tied their stones to the ground - it was not a stone
it was too cold

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The new bookHarry Potter and the Half-Bloodis warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there. Why is the book so attractive to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our ownHarry Potter? China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones? Firstly, quiet a number of children's are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being "educated". Certainly, they don't like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children's needs. _ for children should be interesting, and written in their language. Question: Which is the best title of the passage? - Ways to read books. - A magic boy, Harry Potter. - Books and advertisements. - Our children need better books.
Our children need better books.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My mother only had one eye. I hated her, as she was such an embarrassment for me. She ran a small shop at a market, selling anything for the money we needed. One day, my mom came to my school. I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day, my classmates shouted, "Your mom only has one eye! '' and they _ me. My face turned red. I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world, so I said to her, "Mom, why don't you have the other eye? You make me a laughingstock." She didn't say anything. Maybe it was because my mom hadn' t punished me, so I didn' t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly. I decided to study hard so that I could leave her for the rest of my life. I made it at last. Now I'm living happily as a successful man in another country. Many years later, I received a letter, which said, "I think my life has been long enough now, but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to visit me once in a while? I' m sorry that I am an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very young, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye, so I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never angry with you for anything you did. I miss the time when you were still young around me. You mean the world to me. I love you." I can't help crying with the letter in my hand. Question: What will I probably do after reading the letter? - I will continue my happy life as before. - I will get my mother and live with her. - I will call my mother and tell her not to write to me any more. - I will cry and then have a good sleep.
A: I will get my mother and live with her.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: There was a young man named Bill in England. Before leaving school, he began to look for a job as a clerk. Few companies needed new clerks due to the financial crisis at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily, a chance camp up to him. A company wanted to employ one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that, three persons were allowed to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be among them. On the day of the second interview, Bill and the others arrived at the company on time. To their surprise, the interview was very easy. The interviewer only had a free talk with them, and then asked them to go back home waiting for the result. The next morning, Bill received a letter from the company which said he wasn't accepted. Certainly, he felt disappointed. On the evening of that day, Bill surprisingly received another letter, which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact, the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with "Thank you" while the others said nothing. Life isn't all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed, please say "Thank you" to the person who disappoints you. That shows your great generosity and politeness to others. If you do so, you'll have more chances than others. Question: What would Bill most probably have done after he got the first letter? He would have _ . - become angry with the company - complained about the test - called up the company to show his thanks - gone to another company for a job
Answer: called up the company to show his thanks

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. It's very beautiful. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room. There are 1,200 students and 25 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and the students like them, too. Question: Do the students like to study? - Yes,they do. - No,they don't. - Yes,they are. - No,they aren't.
Yes,they do.