I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present . There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life thirteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup and miniskirts. And her company offers more kinds of clothes too. It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. 'For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,' says Vera Shepherd, a shop assistant in a New York toy store. It is good news that on the international market, Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer barbie in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become _ for their own Barbies. Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 53rd birthday. She has called Fashion designers from all over the world to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 53 is surely not the age to retire . Question: Barbie's trouble is that _ . Options: A: it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts B: other dolls are more popular with little girls C: other dolls are trying to beat her in the market D: it has become less popular in the international market
C
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles. The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom. Tom examined it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn't a lamp on this bicycle. hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement." "Yes, Sir, "answered the man." But the lamp isn't included in the price of bicycle." "Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that's not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.""Well, Sir," answered the shop owner coldly. "There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement. but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either." Question: Tom thought it was _ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement. Options: A: necessary B: good C: right D: wrong
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D
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don't think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn't want to stay there. More and more students came in , but the boy didn't stop crying " Mom, I want to go home. " He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn't hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don't know what the teacher said to the little boy. Question: Who made the little boy stop crying ? Options: A: The students B: The mother C: The writer D: The teacher
Ans: D
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Alan is an English boy. Now he studies in Shanghai Yucai Middle School. He is in Grade Seven. He has a dog. It's black and white. The dog's very smart. Alan likes it very much. Its favorite food is bone. Every day when Alan gets home, the dog meets him in front of the house. Alan's friend, Jenny is an American girl. She is in Shanghai too. They are in the same grade, but in different classes. She has a panda. It's also black and white, but it's not a real panda. It's a toy. The panda is very clean. Jenny often washes it in water. Where is the panda now? Oh, it's sleeping with jenny. Every night it sleeps with Jenny. Question: What does the dog do when Alan gets home from school? Options: A: It sleeps with him. B: It meets him in front of the house. C: It runs with him. D: It eats with him.
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B
Ques:I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night. Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman and inventor ,had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed! Question: Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he _ . Options: A: was an old man B: thought it was easy to go sleep C: was a famous writer D: didn't have much room to sleep in

Ans:B
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Mobile phones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. A mobile phone can include many things, such as games, music and Internet surfing. Today, 4,600,000,000 people around the world have mobile phones, according to CBS News. However, using mobile phones too often may cause cancer . It's reported that people who used a mobile phone for 10 years or more were more likely to get cancer. The advice below may help you reduce the risk of cancer: An earphone gives out much less radiation than phones. However, you should take it off your ear when you're not talking to anyone. Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text , but not when you're listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer. Hold the phone away from your body when you're talking, not against your ear. Also, don't keep it in your pocket. Phones gives out less radiation to send texts than to carry a person's voice. Texting also keeps radiation away from your head. Do not use your mobile phone when the signal is weak. Fewer signal bars on your phone mean that the phone needs to give out more radiation to work. Make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal. Question: The passage mainly talks about _ . Options: A: the development and advantages of mobile phones B: the reason why mobile phone radiation causes cancer C: how to protect ourselves from mobile phone radiation D: the best ways to use mobile phones to communicate
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