Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know? The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do. "Keep off the grass" is a very good example. It means "Don't touch or walk on the grass". Nowadays, there is a saying that "A picture paints a thousand words". Perhaps that's why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words. However, that's the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries. Question: The writer uses "A picture paints a thousand words" to show that _ . Options: A: a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make B: a picture sign often has more information than a word sign C: a word sign has more information than a picture sign D: a word sign and a picture sign have the same information
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It' s 9:00 in the evening. The family are at home. Jim's father sits in a chair. He's watching TV . His mother stands near the window. She feeds the birds--Polly. Polly says, "Thanks! Thanks!" Where is Jim? Oh, he's behind the door. Kate is looking for him. They play games in Kate's room. Question: There are _ people in the family. Options: A: three B: four C: five D: Six
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name.A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person,place or thing,Many American cities have nicknames.Nicknames can also be funny. Los Angeles,California is the second largest city in population,after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames.One is L.A.It is also called the City ofAngels because Los Angeles means"the angels"in Spanish. Los Angeles often has warm,sunny, weather.So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.New York is called The Big Apple.So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because ofthe fruit that grows in that city's warm climate. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area.So it is also called The Entertainment Capital of the World.No trip to Los Angeles is excellent without seeing the word"Hollywood"spelled out in huge letters on a hillside. Many movie stars live in Los Angeles.The city is sometimes called Tinseltown.This nickname comes from the shiny,bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.Another nickname for Los Angeles is La--La Land,using the first letters of Los and Angeles. The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County .There are many smaller cities in the coBnty.A good place for watching unusual--looking people is Venice(after the Italian city of Venice),an area on the west side of Los Angeles. Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather,beautiful mountains and beaches,and movie stars. Question: Los Angeles is called City of Flowers and Sunshine because _ . Options: A: many movie stars live there B: it's very sunny and warm C: there are many angels D: there is a place called"Venice"
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs.White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast. "Oh, Tom. You're still playing on that computer game. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow, " said Mrs. White."But I've nearly won the game, " Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat down beside him."You're always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework. " Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don't want to work or study. In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction is a serious problem in social life. Something has to be done to solve the problem. Question: The writer thinks _ . Options: A: the boys can go to the computer net bars, but the girls can't B: the computer net bars are very useful C: the children spend too much money on computer games D: the children should play computer games
Answer: C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. Smith teaches English in a university . He is often busy with his work. When summer or winter holidays come, he often goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it's an interesting country. And he can speak French very well. But last month he said to his wife, " I'm not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I _ China. But I can hardly speak Chinese, so I'm going to study it for a month before I go." he studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation began. Ten days later, he came back home. His wife asked him, " How about your short vacation in China? Did you have any trouble with your Chinese there?" "No, I didn't." answered Mr. Smith. "But the Chinese did!" Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: Mr. Smith works as a math teacher in a university. B: Mr. Smith takes vacations in different countries every year. C: Mr. Smith can speak English and French very well. D: Mr. Smith went to China with his wife.
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My uncle Mike is a music teacher. He never gets up very _ He usually gets up at five o'clock in the morning. After he brushes his teeth, he often plays baseball with my aunt. Then he eats his breakfast. After that, he often plays the violin. At about 7:50, he takes the Number 6 bus to his school. He has no classes on Thursday and Friday. He usually goes to the violin club. Then he helps kids with the violin. Oh, my brother plays the violin very well. Do you love to play the violin? Do you want to join the violin club? Please call my uncle at 1163886. Question: On Thursday and Friday Mike usually _ Options: A: plays basketball with his sister B: goes to the baseball club C: has classes at school D: goes to the violin club
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D