Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My name is Maria. I'm 13. I live in New York City. I often go to school by bike. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It's real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favorite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favorite subject. I have a good voice and I play the violin well. I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna. I'm Linda. I'm 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I like animals and I also like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my pen pal. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I want to be a painter when I grow up. I'm Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C. I like reading and watching programs about travel and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much and I'm good at it. I'd like to be a guide. I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. That would be great fun. Question: Linda wants to be _ when she grows up. - a singer - a guide - a painter - a player
a painter

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: To the students of Class3 *Examinations start on June22nd and end on June23. *For the PE test, go to the gym. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written tests. They will be held in classroom3. English June22 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Math June22 10:30 A.M.--12:00 A.M. History June22 2:30P.M.--3:30 P.M. PE June23 8:00A.M.--10:00A.M. Music June23 1:00P.M.--3:00P.M. *If you have questions, go to the Teachers' Office before the test. Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), characterized by fever, sores in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet, is not a new infection and is common among(......)infants and children. It is caused by up to 20 types of virus but has similar symptoms . But it usually does not lead to death. Many kindergartens have to be shut because of it. When you have completed a writing task, allow 5-10 minutes to read it and check for mistakes. In particular, look for: *incorrect agreement of subject and verb: My friend likes... NOT My friend like... * incorrect use of tenses * wrong expressions The 2008 Olympic torch which was named "lucky cloud" was lighted on Monday in Ancient Olympia, marking the start of the domestic and international torch relay that will end on August8 with the Games' opening ceremony . The Beijing Games relay is the longest ever planned, lasting 130 days and covering 137,000 kilometers worldwide, traveling to 20 countries. Question: When were the written tests held? - Only on the morning of June22. - Only on the morning of June23. - On the morning and afternoon of June22. - On the morning and afternoon of June23.
On the morning and afternoon of June22.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When the plane was waiting at the airport,a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot's seat. Nobody noticed. Soon the passengers get on the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. They got the stewardess to ask the girl to stop. The sound of the plane's engines woke up the snake. It put its head out and looked around the captain's room. When the captain saw the snake, he was so frightened that he could hardly breath. He was so afraid that he could not control the plane. The plane began to swing from side to side. The stewardess told the passengers what was happening and ask them to calm down. Mary was not afraid. She ran to the captain's room with her whistle and began to play the slow tune . At once the snake followed her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lay on the floor beside her. Dancing to the music. When the plane landed the airport the snake was taken in a net to a zoo near Mary's house. She often went to visit the snake. Question: The plane was in danger because _ . - there was trouble in one of the engines - the pilot suddenly fell ill - the capital was so frightened by the snake that he could not control the plane - the snake killed the pilot
A: the capital was so frightened by the snake that he could not control the plane

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. An injured man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of his students and asked him, "What's wrong with this man?" "I don't know, sir," the student answered. "Shall I examine him and find out?""There's no need to examine him," said the doctor. "You should know without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee. Didn't you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trouser leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy. The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday night." The doctor then turned to the man and said, "You had your pay on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You got muddy and wet on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is it right? " "Yes, sir," said the man. Question: From the passage we know that _ is very important for medical students. - watching and thinking - taking good care of others - learning from others - teaching
Answer: watching and thinking

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines .Others are looking for cultures, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. _ of northern cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short. And much of the rest of the year is in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. They all come for the same reason: the sun! But there are signs that the are is getting more tourists than it can deal with. The Mediterranean has already been one of the most polluted seas on Earth. And with the increasing numbers of tourists, it's getting worse. However, none does harm to anyone's fun. The Mediterranean is getting more and more popular every year with tourists. Question: Why do most European tourists travel? - Because they want to see battlefields or religious shrines. - Because they are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. - Because they are looking for cultures. - Because they want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places.
Because they are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.