Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they study. To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Y _ . How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it. Question: This passage mainly tells us about _ . Options: A: language students' problems in study B: how to make the meaning of words stronger C: short-term and long-term memory D: how to improve ways to remember words
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Tom and Edward are brothers. They are very different in many aspects . Tom likes basketball very much. It's very interesting for him. He likes tennis, too. But he doesn't like soccer. He thinks it's difficult and boring. Edward, his brother, likes soccer best. He thinks it's so exciting and interesting. He plays it every day, and he has a collection of four tennis balls. But he doesn't like tennis. They also like different food. Tom likes eggs and fruits. Apples are his favorite. But Edward likes meat and vegetables, and broccoli is his favorite. But they also have the same hobbies. They like rock music very much. They like Beatles very much. They can also play the drums and the guitar well. They make a band with their best friend, Cindy. The band's name is Sea. The people around like their band very much. Question: Who likes broccoli best? Options: A: Edward B: Tom. C: Cindy. D: We don't know.
A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand. Mr. White said to him, "Do you think it's going to rain today?" "No," said the old man, "I don't think so." "Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?" "No, the sun is not very hot in spring." Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, "I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, 'Look, the man is so old, and I don't like that.' When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, 'look at that stupid man.'" Question: There was _ in the old man's hand. Options: A: an umbrella B: a walking-stick C: a bag D: a magazine
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. More than 200 meters deep, it is the largest lake in the UK. People say a big monster lives in its dark, cold waters. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten meters long. Some people say it has a head like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At least, they say they have seen it. The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend . The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax . During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster. There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn't live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there. Question: In northern _ there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. Options: A: Scotland B: HongKong C: Rome D: Paris
Answer: A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn't spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life. About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there. On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called "Chocolate or Toys". He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn't have a choice. This exercise told us that sometimes we don't have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining . A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict and how much she hated her mother. "I want a new mom," she cried. "Unluckily, you can't have one," the leader replied. "You have to accept the mother that you have." This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn't choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation. Question: The self-help program for teenagers lasted _ . Options: A: a week B: two days C: three days D: only one day
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An Apple's Words I am an apple. You can find me growing in many places in the world. I am like my cousins, pears and bananas. I am more round than a pear, and bananas are longer than I. I am delicious , so people all over the world like to eat me. I cost very little money and I help make people healthy. There is a saying in English : . Don't you think I'm great? Question: The banana is the apple's _ . Options: A: brother B: father C: sister D: cousin
A: D