John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work. The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees. "I must be losing my strength ," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen your axe?" the boss asks. "I'm busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do _ . " The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn't work "smart". He doesn't think about the best way to do his job. What does the boss think of John the first day? A) He thinks John works hard. B) He thinks John works in a wrong way. C) He thinks John is very smart D) He thinks John cuts down too many trees.
A
Recently, I happened to hear a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter prepared to leave. They hugged and the mother said "I love you and I wish you enough." They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I sat. Standing there, I could see she was going to cry. I tried not to disturb her but she welcomed me by asking "Have you ever said goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes," I replied. "But may I know why this is the final goodbye?" "I am ill and she lives so far away. It's highly possible that the next trip back will be for my funeral " she said. "When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?" "That's a wish that has been handed down from past generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." She paused for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. "When we say 'I wish you enough', we want the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to be with them". Then turning to me, she shared the following: "I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. "I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more." What did the mother mean by saying it was a "forever goodbye"? A) She will never leave her daughter far away. B) The goodbye will last forever in their hearts. C) Her daughter has never said goodbye to her before. D) She won't get to see her daughter before her death.
D
Q: Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do. Leaves are the world's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2into glucose , a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing. A chemical called _ in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter. During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples , sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn. Which of the following is NOT true? A) When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. B) Trees begin to stop making food in summer. C) During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves. D) During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.
A: B
Question: "The zoo has money problem," Grandmother Sandy said. Angel listened. She heard that Fresno's Chaffee Zoo didn't have enough money to take care of its animals. Angel loved animals. She planned to study them when she grew up. Angel's family had four cats. Angel took good care of them and made sure that they always had food and water. Angel felt sorry for the zoo animals. While the others in the family were cooking dinner, Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals. She decided to write a letter to show how she felt. At the end of the letter, she wrote: "Give a dollar, help an animal." She sent the letter and a dollar to The Fresno Bee, a local newspaper. A few days after that, Angel's letter was published. Almost immediately, people began sending in money. Angel's letter was having effect! At school, Angel went to each classroom to read the letter that appeared on the newspaper. She asked students in her school to give money to the zoo. Next, Angel was asked to appear on television. She was invited to be on a popular talk show. The workers in the zoo were very happy. Ray Navarro is the person most responsible for the animals. "Angel opened the eyes of Fresno," said Ray. "She made us see that people can make a difference." Ray Navarro thought that Angel _ . A) was most responsible for the animals B) was good at making animals happy C) helped the people in Fresno D) could cure blind people
Answer: C
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Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way. Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too busy. Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing. Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you: *learn how English speakers use English *read faster in English *find examples of good writing in English *learn new words *learn about the culture of English speakers The passage is mainly about _ . A) pleasure reading in a different way B) pleasure reading in the same way C) pleasure reading in an easy way D) pleasure reading in an important way
(Answer)
D