Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Reading is an important activity for many Americans. Today, thousands of men, women and children are members of groups to discuss the books they read. No one knows how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet publishers and bookshops report that more and more throughout the United States are joining the clubs. Most of the clubs work the same way. Members read the same book at the same time. Then they meet to talk about the book. Members may be friends or people who live near each other. Or, they may be people who work together. Book clubs may be for only women or only men. Or, they can be for husbands and wives together. Some are family groups where parents attend with their children. Children may belong to book clubs of their own. Some book clubs in the United States are for husbands and wives. One woman says this is a great idea for a book club. She says husbands and wives often talk to each other only about their children, work, or money problems. "Talking about books," she says, "opens a whole new level of communication." American children belong to book clubs, too. They may be as young as four years old or as old as eighteen. Some children's clubs get help from the Great Book Foundation . This educational organization provides lists of books to read. It also trains people to lead discussions about the books. Question: Most book clubs want their members _ . Options: A: to read the same book at the same time B: to buy a lot of books at the same time C: to read different books at the same time D: to read as many books as they can
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning. But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she _ it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird! The other bird was moving back and forth in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times... Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard. The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom. Question: Something happened one day, _ . Options: A: the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage B: the smaller bird was dead in Helen's hand C: Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage D: the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning
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C

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last weekend three students went to London, and they visited many places. Did they enjoy the trip?Let's listen to them. "It was a fine day. I went to London with my friends Emily and James. We visited many places. The guide was very kind and funny. I really had a great time in London!"David said. "The train was so fast. It only took us half an hour. I read many books about London. When I saw it with my eyes today, I felt so excited!I took many photos. And I also bought some gifts for my sister. "Emily said. "We went to the science museum. All kinds of model robots are my favourites. I learned a lot about robots. The food in London was kind of expensive, but very delicious. All in all, it was a great trip." James said. Question: What does David think of the guide? Options: A: Smart. B: Kind. C: Unfriendly. D: Strange.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young mother thought that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening, she was giving her small daughter her tea before putting her to bed. First she gave her a piece of bread and butter, but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as well. Her mother looked at her for a few seconds and then said, "When I was a small girl like you. I was always given either bread and butter, or bread and jam, but never bread with butter and jam." Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity in her eyes and said to her kindly, "Aren't you pleased to live a happy life this now?" Question: Lucy's mother thought it was wrong to waste food because _ . Options: A: the food was delicious B: it was hard to get food C: there were so many hungry people in the world D: the food was little to eat
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C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her Chinese English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. My mother realized that she was poor at English. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was made to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker . I said in an adolescent voice that was not very certain, "This is Mrs. Tan." My mother was standing beside me saying, "Why he doesn't send me check, already two weeks late." And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather worried. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived." My mother then talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York to tell him in front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't accept any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week." The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped me see things, express ideas, and _ the world. Question: After the writer made the phone call, the writer and her mum _ . Options: A: received the check at once B: still failed to get the check C: went to New York immediately D: spoke to the stockbroker's boss at once
B