Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, you guys! Do you want to make e-pals via the Internet and have fun? Here's some advice for you to follow. First take a look at . Click on international pen-pal sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen-pal web sites. Don't forget: some e-pal services cost money and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join! KidFu ( m)says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There're also chat monitors that make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free. If you join e-PALS ( you can choose a pen-pal from over 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen-pals for their pupils. Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europe Pages( ). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing! Well, however, there are tips that you should keep in mind: never be absorbed in the line for too long, so stay there not more than 2 hours once. Never go out with your pals without your parents' permissions. Let your parents know about what you are doing. Then, have fun! Question: A chat monitor mentioned in Paragraph 2 is probably _ . Options: A: a person in the web site to give safe online advice B: a police officer to keep order in the chat rooms C: an engineer in charge of controlling the chat D: a software to keep online chatting clean and safe
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A brother and sister have been reunited sixty years after the Holocaust because of a website set up in Israel. Simon Glasberg, who lives in prefix = st1 /Canada, and Hilda Schilk, who lives inIsrael, long thought each other dead, but finally found each other following the efforts of Schilk's grandchildren who had been searching the "Central Database of Victims" Names' website inIsraeland discovered a page in memory of their grandmother. The page had been made by Schilk's brother, who believed she had been killed during the Holocaust. Using the website, the grandchildren were then able to look for their grandmother's remaining siblings . After flying into IsraelfromCanada, Glasberg spoke about the tearful reunion with his sister. "I looked and looked and I couldn't find her. My parents also used to cry whenever they remembered her." Simon landed in the airport, came out, and then stood there, not knowing where to continue. Then his nephew said, "Simon, this is your sister." And suddenly he cried. They haven't left each other since then; they talk in _ , laugh, cry, and tell a lot of stories. Schilk was born in 1934 and the family lived inRomaniaduring the Holocaust years, before traveling intoPolandandUkraine. Though they were both inIsraelat the same time, Simon and his parents and siblings didn't know his younger sister was alive. Another elder brother, also inCanada, was too ill to make the trip toIsrael, but the reunited family is planning to visit him inCanadasoon. Question: The passage is mainly about _ . Options: A: an accidental meeting on the Internet B: a humorous story C: the Holocaust in Romania D: the siblings' reunion
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Man of Many Secrets Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century.He was a man famous for his escapes--from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water.He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America.Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his "magic"tricks. 0f course,his secret was not magic,or supernatural powers.It was simply strength.He had ability to move his toes as well as to move his fingers.He could move his body into almost any position he wanted. Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17,in 1891.He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a New York club.They called themselves the Houdini brothers.When Harry married in 1894,he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant,but for a long time they were not successful.Then Harty performed his first prison escape,in Chicago in 1898.Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison,and he invited the local newspaperman to watch.It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains,but his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors.Every time he went into the prison cell,Bess gave him a kiss for good luck--and a small skeleton key,which is a key that fits many locks passed quickly from her mouth to his. Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame.He arranged to escape from the local jail of every town he visited.In the afternoon the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers.and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full.What was the result? Worldwide fame,and a name remembered today. Question: According to the passage,Houdini's success in prison escapes depends on _ . Options: A: his magic tricks and inhuman powers B: his special tricks and a skeleton key C: his unusual ability and skeleton key D: his inhuman talents and magic tricks
A: C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: If you have a chance to go to school in prefix = st1 /America, you should keep the following in mind: *If a teacher asks you a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. It is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know the answer. Then he or she knows what you need to learn. *There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent ,you should call your teacher or your classmates and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed. *It is impolite to eat, drink or chew gum during class. This is allowed for the break. Removing one' s shoes in the classroom is also not polite. *You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, you must call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows a make-up test, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. *It is rude to be late. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly by having your books and papers out of your bag, then go to your seat and sit very quietly. In the U. S., it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late. *Copying another student' s test or paper is never acceptable. It is called cheating. Students who cheat are kicked out in most schools. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true? Options: A: If you miss a class, call the teacher to find out the homework. B: Teachers in the U.S.don't like students' being often late. C: Eating and drinking during the break is considered rude. D: It is considered rude to keep silent when asked a question.
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C