Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: People who smoke could lose around one third of their everyday memory, researchers say. A study by a team at the University of Northumbria has shown that smokers lose more of their memory when compared to non-smokers. And the research also found that those who _ saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers. The study involved more than seventy 18-to 25-year-old volunteers and included a tour of the university's campus. Those who took part were asked to recall(;)small details, such as music acts listed to play at the students' union and tasks completed at various points---known as a real-world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks. Dr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University's Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, "Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in America, it's important to understand the effects that smoking has on everyday cognitive function." This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an effect on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits to the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can bring a series of benefits to cognitive function. The research will now investigate the effects of second-hand smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan will look into third-hand smoking, such as toxins left on curtains and furniture. Question: What was the real-world memory test like? Options: A: It needed young volunteers to complete some tasks. B: It was about making a tour of the university's campus. C: It needed volunteers to act at the students' union. D: It involved a tour and a process of recalling some details.
A: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Seven out of ten people have tried to learn a language at some point in their life and most wish they could speak one more fluently," a survey found. "And nine out of ten people want their children to learn foreign languages at primary school," said the poll for the OCR Examing Board .Languages are no longer compulsory for pupils aged 14 and over. But the government wants all primary school pupils in England to learn a language by the end of the decade. A survey of 1000 people was carried out, which is organised by the National Centre of Language .The study suggested people in London were the most likely(78%) to have studied another language, Scots were next at 74%, followed by the northeast of England (71%).In the west of England, more than six in ten have knowledge of another language. Barrie Hunt from OCR said, "People are often very negative about Britain,s grasp of foreign languages but in reality the number of people who can speak a second language is impressive. The great joke is that many of these people will have no formal qualification to show their family, friends and employers what they can do. Whether they are fluent or just able to hold a short conversation in another language is unknown." He said OCR had set a new language scheme called Asset Languages to encourage people of all ages to learn languages in bite-sized amounts and get a qualification. The scheme also provides assessment for community languages spoken at home, such as Chinese, Urdu and Punjabi. Isabella Moore from the National Centre of Languages said, "Employers want evidence of good communication skills, confidence and outward-looking attitudes, so a language qualification is an important addition to anyone,s resume." Question: It can be inferred that _ . Options: A: foreign language study is popular in UK B: foreign language study is a must for people of all ages C: it is especially easy for British people to study foreign languages D: students of over 14 no longer study foreign languages
A: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: BEIJTNG, July 21 (Xinhua) -- An armed police officer who died in the riot in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been honored as a "loyal guard devoted to his mission ", one of the highest-level honors in the Chinese army. Premier Wen Jiabao and Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman Hu Jintao signed the order to honor Wan Jingang, a 31 -year-old officer in the Xinjiang Armed Police recently. Wan was awarded the honorary title of "loyal guard devoted to his mission" for his bravery and loyalty in carrying out his mission and task, according to the order. Wan and his men were patrolling the streets when a group of rioters started to attack passengers on a bus in Urumqi on July 5. He was surrounded and attacked by rioters while helping passengers escape. He later died of serious injuries. The State Council and the CMC also called on the army and police officers to learn from Wan's loyalty in carrying out his mission, bravery and fighting spirit and strong sense of responsibility in safeguarding national unity and social stability. The State Council and the CMC also called on the army and police to follow Wan's example and firmly fight against the criminal activities of lawbreakers to safeguard social stability , socialist legal system and the interests of the people. The July 5 riot in Urumqi left 197 people dead and more than 1, 600 injured. The homes of 633 families were damaged and 627 vehicles were destroyed. Question: Which statement is Not true? Options: A: The two leaders of China signed the order B: Wan failed to fight back when he and his men were attacked by the rioters. C: The riot caused a lot of property loss of the Chinese people D: The mainly task of the Armed Police is to safeguard the national unity and stability.
A: B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that init one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300 pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten-horsepower engine. Question: Watt wanted to find a way _ . Options: A: to lift a 3,300-pound weight B: to show how useful his steam engine was C: to tell people exactly how powerful his steam engine was D: to measure the weight of his steam engine
A: C