Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Passage A Shenzhou Travel Agency Five-day trip to Zhangjiajie By train Five-star hotel Call Miss Li at 5678-9230 for more information. Piano Lessons Music teacher Good at teaching kids from 5 to 10 years of age Call Mary at 8230-7861 Babysitter Wanted A 2-year-old baby At my home From 8:00 am to 4:00 pm A woman who is less than 45 years old Be good with kids. Call Mr Johnson at 5817-6291 Room for Rent One of two bedrooms Share kitchen and bathroom with a quiet and clean girl E-mail Lisa at ryhou@hotmail.com Question: What number should you call if you want to go to Zhangjiajie? Options: A: 8230-7861 B: 5678-9230 C: 5817-6291 D: 7187-9867
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays.They want to go out to see something different or do something interesting.So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays.During the holidays trains,buses and planes are all very busy.It is very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets.Many people take cars or buses for traveling. Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday.There was too much traffic on the road,so we had to move very slowly.It took us about an hour to get out of the town.After some time,we came to a hill.It was green and beautiful.We thought this was a good place for a picnic,so we stopped and took the food,fruit and drinks out of the car.We sat down and began to eat.Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain.We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car.Then we drove back home.What a sad holiday! Question: Why did they go to the country? Options: A: To take some pictures. B: To cook dinner. C: To have a picnic. D: To go sightseeing.
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Everyone has worries(,). How do you deal with(,) your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems. Grades(,) at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: * Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me? * How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test? * Do I have a good place to do my homework? * Have I tried different ways of studying? If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back. You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers. Question: What does the passage mainly tell us? Options: A: Who is often worried. B: When people are worried. C: How to deal with worries. D: What kinds of worries people have.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Today is Saturday. It's sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People's Home. Now, they're helping the old people. Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes. What's Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands for her. Oh, she's singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where's the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who's speaking English? It's Tom. He's teaching two old people to speak English. All the children and the old people are very happy. "We are happy when we help others, " says Tom. Question: Where is Tom from? Options: A: the United Kingdom B: the United States C: China. D: The Old People's Home.
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world.. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do. On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck. The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of "hong bao". It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck. The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you'd better not say any bad words like "death". Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is _ Also, don't borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. ,: Question: We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is _ . Options: A: a time of harvest and fun B: celebrated for one whole month C: only celebrated in China D: a time for families to get together
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a beach near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. "He's a fine-looking boy," the man said. "That's my son on the swing in the blue sweater." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son," What do you say if we go, Todd?" Todd pleaded , "Just five more minutes, Dad. please? Just five more minutes." The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart's contently . Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. "Time to go now?" Again Todd pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes." The man smiled and said, "Okay." "Oh, you are certainly a patient father," the woman said. The man smiled and then said ,"My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Todd." "He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is ...I get five minutes to watch him play." ,A, B, C, D,. (10) Question: The woman thought the man was _ with his son. Options: A: angry B: strict C: pleased D: patient
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D