Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, " I'm afraid it'll have to be somewhere cheap, as I have little money." The other person may say, "OK, I'll meet you at McDonald' s." This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, "Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith's." or " I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, " Thank you. That would be very nice." American custom about who pays for dates is much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay for her own. Question: In America, some girls and women _ in the old days. - asked men to pay for their meals - tried to pay for the men's meals - tried to pay for their own meals - never had anything outside
asked men to pay for their meals

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Frank, Thanks for your email. My friend Lily and I have a good trip in Beijing. We visit many interesting places and go shopping on Wangfujing Street. When we are in Beijing,we live in our Chinese friend Liu Ming's house. Have a look at our activities there. On May 1stArrive in Beijing at 10:00 am. On May 2ndVisit the Great Wall with Liu Ming. On May 3rdVisit the Summer Palace On May 4thVisit the Palace Museum with Liu Ming and his sister. On May 5thGo shopping on Wangfujing Street and buy presents for our families. Lily buys a toy for her brother Jack and a postcard for her sister Lucy. I buy two cups for my father and a silk shirt for my mother. On May 6thSay goodbye to Beijing. Hope you will go with us next time. Yours, Nancy Question: Lily doesn't go to _ in Beijing. - the Summer Palace. - the Palace Museum - the Great Wall. - the Beihai Park
the Beihai Park

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Nobody knows who invented the pencil or when it was invented. A Swiss described a pencil in a book in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead inside it . Pencils weren't popular, and people continued to write with pens. In 1795,someone started making pencils from graphite and they became very popular. Today, people make pencils in the same way. They make the graphite into the shape of a stick, and then they put it inside a piece of wood. One pencil can make a line as long as 55 kilometers. When people first wrote with pens , they had to put the penpoint into ink after every few letters. Later someone invented a fountain pen and this kind of pen could hold ink inside. A fountain pen can write several pages before you have to fill it again. Two brothers, Ladislao and Georg Biro, invented the ballpoint pen that we use today. They left their country Hungary and started producing ballpoint pens in England in 1943 during World War II. Later, a French company called Bic bought the Biro's company. Someone calls ballpoint pens bics. Australians call them biros. Whatever we call them, we use them every day. Question: Where were Ladislao and Georg Biro from? - America. - Australia. - England. - Hungary.
A: Hungary.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Rick is a good man.He makes birthday cakes in a shop.His cakes are great and have very good prices,so many people buy his cakes.He makes friends with lots of his customers .They all like him very much.One evening.he wants to go home,but many of his old customers come in.Rick smiles to them,"I am sorry.It is late today.If you need cakes,please come tomorrow."One of them takes out a nice cake and says to him,"You make so many great cakes for us.This birthday cake is for you.Happy birthday, Rick." Question: His customers give him _ . - many cakes - a birthday cake - some money - some fruit
Answer: a birthday cake

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: New Library Rules 1. Open time: 8:30am.-4:30pm. From Monday to Friday. 2. No talking. 3. No eating any food. 4. No listening to music. 5. No taking photos. 6. No taking books out if you don't ask the people here. 7. Keep the library books for only one week. 8. Give the books back on time. 9. Renew books on time. 10. Pay for the lost books. Question: What time do we have to leave the library? - At 2:00 pm. - Before 4:30pm - After 4:30pm - In the afternoon
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After 4:30pm

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence --it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment. _ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children's literacy . You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours. Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write: ^having everyday conversations with your children ^trying to ask more "wh-" questions instead of easy "yes" or "no" questions ^encouraging your children to talk about events you don't know ^reading to your children each night ^listening to your children read ^teaching your children how to use dictionaries ^talking about your children's writings ^practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What's more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive(,) comments as much as possible. Question: Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to _ . - draw pictures or take photos - listen to pop music - write diaries or book reviews - play computer games
write diaries or book reviews