Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Collections of Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad: Volume Victoria and Albert Museum has just been published, the fruit of ten years' efforts by Chinese experts. The book is the first of an upcoming series that centers on ancient cultural heritage collections in different museums around the world. The book details 195 out of 18,000 items now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in England. More than 1.64 million ancient Chinese artifacts have been transported out of China because of different reasons such as wars and smuggling since the mid 19th century. More than 200 museums in 47 countries hold such collections, according to a report from UNESCO. "The information we now have about these pieces is still very patchy ," said Lu Zhangshen, curator of the National Museum of China. "In order to have a clearer picture about these items, National Museum of China decided to start the Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad book project in 2005. But after we began, we found it really difficult to collect information for every piece from each museum. That's why the first volume took us ten years." "The pieces in the book include 102 porcelains , 31 bronzes , 22 lacquer , 10 enamel vessels and so on," Liu Mingqian from Victoria and Albert Museum said. According to the National Museum of China, the volume of the Japanese museum Sen-oku Hakuko Kan is coming out soon and the museum will seek more cooperation from museums worldwide to accelerate the project. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT True According to the text? Options: A: So far, Volumes Victoria, Albert Museum and the Japanese museum have been published. B: A great many ancient Chinese artifacts have been distributed worldwide due mainly to wars and smuggling. C: It is nearly ten years since the Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad book project was set up. D: At present, collecting information for every piece from each museum is to some degree tough.
A: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry's trade association, CTIA, estimates more than 48 billions text messages are sent each month. The plan comes from the Warning alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nation's emergency alter system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies. "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warning and alert alters through cell phone and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan. Participation in the alert system by carriers -- telecommunication companies -- is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry. The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts. There would be three types of messages, according to the rules. The first would be a national alter from the president, likely involving a terrorists attack or natural disaster. The second would involve "approaching threats," which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts. The service could be in place by 2010. Question: Which of the following is true of cell phone users? Options: A: They must accept the alert service. B: They may enjoy the alert service for free. C: They must send the alerts to others. D: They may choose the types of messages.
A: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone.Enter the Red Hat Society -a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun. "My grandmothers didn't do anything but keep house and serve everybody.They were programmed to do that," said Emily Cornett, head of a of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society. While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age.But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers , and the same people who refused their parents' way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old. If you take into consideration feminism , a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable .In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing. "The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: "When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple.With a red hat which doesn't go," said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998.When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention. "The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else," Cooper saiD."Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves." This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful."We're a ladies' play group.It couldn't be more simple," added Cooper's assistant Joe Heywood. Question: From the text , we know that the "baby boomers" are a group of people who _ Options: A: have gradually become more noticeable B: are worried about getting old too quickly C: are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend D: tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
A: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: This year's World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups based in the United States. The winners are David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International. They will share the prize of 250,000 dollars. The World Food Prize usually goes to researchers or top policy officials. This is the first time it will recognize the work of nongovernmental groups. Heifer International provides donated animals and training to farmers in 50 countries. Jo Luck remains president until next year. Under her leadership, the group's budget grew from less than 10,000,000 dollars to more than 130,000,000 dollars. Jo Luck, "People pass on their gifts of not just animals but also gifts of training and leadership. We have seen cases where we have been gone 5 and 10 years and we go back and they have developed roads and built schools, and they have other communities receiving the animals and the training. You just give them those resources and that training and opportunity, and you cannot hold them back." She told the story of a woman from a poor village in Zimbabwe. A family member helped send her to school in the United States with earnings from a donated milk goat. She received a doctoral degree. Jo Luck, "That is what a goat did. That is one example. The animal is only the catalyst . That is the beginning of many other things that follow." David Beckmann became president of Bread for the World in 1991. He is an economist and a Christian clergyman . Bread for the World organizes people from religious and non-religious groups to write, call and visit members of Congress . The purpose is to support measures to improve the lives of the poor. David Beckmann points to big increase in American development assistance. He said, "I think that would not have happened without the support of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part of Bread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress." The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid... Question: What has David Beckmann done to deserve the prize? Options: A: He has trained farmers in 50 countries. B: He has made a great contribution to science. C: He has led Bread for the World for more than 20 years. D: He has aimed to support measures to improve the lives of the poor.
A: D