Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I'm a Chinese girl. My name is Li Ying. I'm twelve. I'm in No. 1 Middle school . Chen Hong is my friend . She is nine. Mr Wu is my Chinese teacher and Miss Zhao is my English teacher. Question: Li Ying and Chen Hong are _ - teachers - friends - boys - English
friends

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When I was young, my father used to grow carnations -- a kind of flower that was red, pink or white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came home from work, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, "No one should touch my flowers." One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnation from their stems one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very happy to see them that way. When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely silent. However, my sister didn't know why no one showed her any appreciation . When dad arrived, he went as usual straight to watch the flowers. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors' children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, "No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence." Dad's face changed into a smile and then he said, "Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?" My younger sister smiled and hugged dad strongly. ,. Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? - No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations. - Dad had thought someone outside had cut the flowers from the stems. - My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations. - Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.
Dad had thought someone outside had cut the flowers from the stems.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Ling lives in China. He worked in a factory and last year he retired. His wife died five years ago and his son works in Japan. He always has sports and he is in good health. One day his son called him and asked him to have a journey to Tokyo. He was very happy. He was afraid to travel by plane and took the ship. On the first morning on the ship Mr Ling met an Englishman at table. The man said to him, "Good morning!" He thought the Englishman told his name to him. So he stood up and said, "Ling Bing!" And it was repeated a few mornings and Mr Ling told a teacher about it. Hearing him, the teacher began to laugh and said, "He says hello to you in the morning." The next morning, when Mr Ling met the Englishman, he said, "Good morning!" And the Englishman stood up and said, "Ling Bing,sir." Question: What does Mr Ling do? - Sports lover. - A farmer. - A worker. - In good health.
A: A worker.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever felt tired or had too much stress? Do you know how to deal with them? Here is some advice about these. Learn to relax. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed. Cut down some of the jobs you need to do each day so that you can only concentrate on the most important things. Leaving time for activities that are relaxing and fun. This might mean reading a good book, listening to the music, going for a walk or taking a relaxing bath. Get a good night's sleep. Getting enough sleep will help you keep your body and mind in the best form. If you stay up late and need to get up early for school the next day, you may not be able to concentrate on the things you need to do. Exercise regularly and eat well. Don't rush through your meals. Eat less junk food or fast food. Eat healthy food instead. Get to know pleasant people. Some people are _ , while others not. Choose optimistic people as your friends and spend more time with them and you'll be as happy as them. Learn to be calm when you face any problem. Find out the best option from those that are in your mind. Knowing that you are able to solve problems is a good way to build up your self-confidence. Have a happy attitude . Your attitude decides the way you see things. Is your cup half full or half empty? Learn to think more positively about the difficulties you face. Don't look at the half empty cup in your life. Question: To be away from worries, which point is NOT mentioned in the article? - Having an active attitude towards life. - Finding time to do the favorite things. - Making sure which people can make us relaxed and happy. - Going to a psychologist for help.
Answer: Going to a psychologist for help.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Tom walked into a shop. It had a sign outside:" Second-hand clothes bought and sold. " He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop." How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said, "Two dollars ." "What!" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth(...) at least five." "No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars." "Well," said Tom. Taking two dollars out of his pocket, "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth. " Before the shop owner could think of anything, Tom walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers. Question: The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because _ . - he wanted to sell them cheaply - he wanted to buy them cheaply - he didn't like the trousers - they were old and dirty
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he wanted to buy them cheaply

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but it was Joan's turn to look after the sick children. She liked dancing very much, so she felt very sorry for herself. She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dickey. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult( ). Poor Dickey had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself. Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, "I' m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer , you ' Il find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it' s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, You can buy something to drink with that. And I' d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added. Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan. Question: At that party arranged for Joan, probably _ . - Dickey got up and danced with her - Dickey brought her something to drink - Joan was moved by Dickey - Dickey lost the dollar which he saved
A: Joan was moved by Dickey