Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: My name is Sally Miller. I am a student in No. 3 Middle School. Look! This is a ruler. It's yellow. It's not my ruler. Who lost it? "Anna, is this your ruler?" I ask my friend. "No, it isn't. My ruler is white. And it's in my pencil box now," Anna answers. "Excuse me, Jack. Is this your ruler?" "No, it isn't. My ruler is black." Jack answers. "You can ask your cousin Jenny. She can't find her ruler." "Hi, Jenny! Is this your ruler?" I ask. "Yes, it's mine. Thank you very much," Jenny says. She is very happy to find her ruler. Question: Anna's ruler is _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- blue
- black
- in the pencil box
- lost
A: black

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet ? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well . If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made " surfing " the Internet more convenient. Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples' life. Question: Which of the following is true ? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- In the 1960s , computer networks worked well .
- In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use .
- Today it's still not easy to get on-line .
- Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before .
A: Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before .

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Soap operas are a kind of popular culture in America. Every weekday, lots of fans from all over the world are waiting to see their favorite soap operas. Soap operas were first on TV in 1952. The soap opera is not about soap, and it is not an opera. It gets this name because soap companies paid for the shows, and they tell stories just like operas do. What makes the soap operas special is that the story never ends. There are daytime and nighttime soaps. Daytime soaps usually have more information. Nighttime soaps are usually once a week, and each _ for about an hour. Soap operas are having a difficult time in today's TV market, but they are here to stay. Big fans will never give them up easily! Question: How often are nighttime soaps? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Once a night.
- Twice a week.
- Once a week.
- Three times a week.
A: Once a week.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Most people are writing blogs . Others are reading them. The word " blog" is a short way of saying Web log almost like QQ Zone . Many popular Web sites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Blogs offer people a place to show their writings and feelings over the Internet. They can also be helpful to connect people with others. A blog has both good and bad points, of course. People choose to write what they think in blogs, for they know that their friends will read what they write. If you are feeling sad one day and write your feelings in your blog, your friends may quickly write back to _ you or offer their help. Blogs help people keep good friendship and let them know what their friends are doing. But the problem is that anyone can read what you write in your blog. If you are not satisfied with a friend during school, and you write something bad about him in your blog, your friend read the blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write. In many ways, a blog and a diary are almost the same. So what makes a blog different from a diary? The biggest difference is that a blog is more public than a diary. Question: Why do you have to be careful of what you write? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Because only your friends can read your blog.
- Because no one can read your blog.
- Because only you can read your blog.
- Because anyone can read your blog.
A: Because anyone can read your blog.