Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Do you like painting? Have you ever seen a painting in a tree hole? Now you can see many paintings in tree holes on a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. What's up? These paintings are painted by Wang Yue, 23, a college student at Dalian Polytechnic University. Wang describes her tree hole paintings as "a beautiful journey" through which she adds fun to her hometown. "When I saw that the trees by the roadside had lost all their leaves, the ugly tree holes became obvious ," she said. "I thought if I could paint some interesting scenes in these holes they might add some color to the city. " But Wang was worried that the pigments in her watercolors could hurt the trees. After asking environmental specialists and getting permission from city officials, Wang gathered her color palette , brushes and other things to get to work. "Painting on a tree hole is not as easy as painting on a canvas . I had to think about the shapes and sizes of the tree holes and adjust my designs accordingly," she said. "Before I began, I also had to clean off the dust from the tree holes first." "I was glad to let people see life's beauty. I hope more artists can join me in painting the tree holes," Wang said. Question: What does Wang Yue think of painting on a tree hole? - It's a boring job. - It's a hard job. - It's an easy and interesting job. - It's an expensive job.
It's a hard job.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did! But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren't sure how they'd provide for us. That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed. As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The _ man handed the bag and walked away down the block. We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas. Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity . Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need. Question: According to the passage, the writer's father is _ on Christmas. - brave - lonely - serious - generous
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generous

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I often walk dogs at an animal shelter near our house. When they see me, they look so happy, because they know they will get to go outside, play with me and get lots of love from me. -----Mandy, 12 Every weekend, I go to an animal shelter to help. They have adoption events at pet stores. I help out by talking to people about animals, feeding animals and making sure the cages are clean. It makes me feel great when a cat or dog gets a new home. ----Lucas, 11 Sometimes I do things for my neighbors and ask them to give me some money or clothes. Then I can give these to the unlucky people. ----Linda, 10 I love volunteering! Last week, I cleaned up the houses for people who couldn't do it themselves. I also made gifts for many women on Mother's Day. And I'll help the older people cook dinner next week. I love the feeling I get when the people smile and I know I made a difference in their life. ----Megan, 13 I volunteer at an after-school reading program. I help young children to learn how to read. My favorite part of it is seeing a little child feels excited when he or she learns a new word. ----Victoria, 12 Question: Victoria is a volunteer to help _ . - animals - young children - the older people - the unlucky people
Ans: young children

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: You may know the word "astronaut".But do you know the word "taikonaut"? It means "Chinese astronaut" in English.It comes from the Chinese pinyin "taikong" and the English word "astronaut".In 1998.a Malaysian Chinese scientist used the word for the first time.Since then,because of the fast development of China's space industry,more and more people all over the world have known the word.In September,2008,taikonauts caught many people's eyes again. The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft that carried three taikonauts took off from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 25th.It's the third time for China to send people into space.During the flight in space.some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one.With the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng,Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk.China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U.S.A.All the Chinese people are proud of our country. Question: Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage? - have already finished outer space activity. - Russia and the U.S. - The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft was sent into space on September 25th,2008. - Zhai Zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates.
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Zhai Zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: It was 8:40 in the evening and I was at Starbucks -- Plaza Singapura,the place we are going to meet.I was 20 minutes before meeting time.It is not polite to be late for a date for the first time anyway.I waited,looking at the people coming and going.I was daydreaming about today's soccer match I played and started thinking about life and soccer.Life is like soccer.You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face.You have to live! As I was trying to relax myself,I felt her appearance -- the smell,I can never forget.I looked up and saw her smiling and making her way towards me.She was pretty-looking and she was in fashion .I stood there watching her coming.A bright color T-shirt with a beautiful skirt.Wow,I really love girls wearing skirts.It makes them look more attractive and natural. "Sorry I am late." "No,it's OK.I am just early myself." "So what film are we going to see?" "It's OK,we will check it out later,and anyway what matters most is whom I am going to see it with,not the show." Question: What did the man think of the girl at the first sight ? - She was very young. - She was very careless. - She was very fashionable. - She was very popular.
She was very fashionable.