Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Aunt Ma sees an ad in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 600 yuan. Aunt Ma likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper shows one to her. Aunt Ma has a look at it and says, "There aren't any beautiful pillows on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad." "Yes, that is an ad," answers the shopkeeper. "If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 60 yuan more." Aunt Ma isn't happy. Then she says, "That's _ ." "Well," answers the shopkeeper. "Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?" Question: How much is the bed with the pillows? Options: A: 600 yuan. B: 660 yuan. C: 60 yuan. D: 540 yuan.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever wondered? 1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east? It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction. 2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off? Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string , it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. 'Switching off' gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly _ upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space. Question: What information can we get from the first passage? Options: A: It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly. B: Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind. C: It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY. D: The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic.
A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet. Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet. Question: Who thinks that students won't have to go to school? Options: A: Everyone. B: The writer. C: Some people. D: The teachers.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates . For example, at San Francisco the Pacific Plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly-at 5. 3 centimetres a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt. As the movement of these plates, West America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific Plate jumped 5-6 metres to the north. We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they don't destroy the whole of cities. First ,it is not a good idea to build houses along the lines, where two of the earth's plates join together. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock not on sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up. Question: An earthquake shook San Francisco in the past because _ . Options: A: San Francisco stands along between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate B: San Francisco stands near the Pacific C: San Francisco is near the sea D: the city of San Francisco wasn't built very well
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Look! The girl looks _ a Barbie doll . She has long blond hair. Her blue eyes are big, but her mouth and nose are small. She is a nice girl. Who is she? Oh, she is Sally. She is from England. She is thirteen years old. Her mom and dad are English. Both of them are in Beijing now. Her mom is my English teacher. She and I are good friends. Well, green is Sally's favorite color, and she is in green. We are in the same school, but we are in different classes. ,. Question: Which is WRONG ? Options: A: Sally's mouth is small. B: Sally is an English girl. C: Sally and I are in the same class. D: Sally's hair is blond.
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: School news (June 8th, Friday) School trip: Students in Junior Two had a great time during the school trip on Children's Day. They went to Ocean Park by bus. The teachers were very happy because the students cleaned the bus after the trip. Japanese visitors: Thirteen visitors from Japan arrived at our school on Monday, June 4th. They visited our school and enjoyed the weekend party with teachers and students. Basketball world: The school basketball match will be held tomorrow. Both Team Five and Team One hope to be the champion . Who do you think will win? Talent show : There will be a talent show in our school on June 15th. Lots of students will show their talents by singing, dancing and playing the instruments at the central hall. Question: According to the news, the talent show will be on _ . Options: A: Monday B: Friday C: Wednesday D: Thursday
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B