Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When punctuation began, it was mainly to help people read out loud. Until a few hundred years ago, not many people were taught to read, so there was a lot more reading out loud by the few people who could. To help those reading out loud in the old days, sign known as "points" were added to pages of writing. Punctuation comes from the Latin word punctus, meaning "point". These points told readers when to pause or take a breath, and what to emphasize . In Europe from the early centuries AD, these points were widely used although not everybody used the same points for the same thing. When printing was invented, printers had to be made more clearly about what to put where, so that everyone was doing the same thing. Since that point, all sorts of punctuation rules have been discovered and invented. Speech marks "..." Speech marks or quotation marks are used to show that someone is speaking. The sort we have in English today began to be widely used during the 18th century. Before that readers simply understood from the way a sentence was written that someone was speaking although sometimes spoken words were underlined. Comma , colon: period(full stop). All three of these sorts of punctuation marks were given their Greek names by Aristophanes, a librarian who lived in Byzantium in the 2nd century BC. They were marks on the page, each with a message to the reader. Comma meant a short pause. Colon meant a medium sized pause. Period meant a long pause. Exclamation mark! In the early days of punctuation, if you saw this sign, you were supposed to pause. Some people think the exclamation mark began as what the Greek word IO looked like if it was turned 90 degrees. This word means "Oh, gosh!" With the I on the top and the O under it, the sign as we know it today was developed. Question mark? In the middle age, a squiggle above a full stop was sometimes used to show the sentence was a question and that a person's voice should go up at the end. By the 17th century it had turned into what we call a question mark. The... Question: What's the problem about punctuation today? - People have completely different ideas about it. - Not many people are taught to use it correctly. - It has different meanings to different people. - Sometimes spoken words must be underlined.
People have completely different ideas about it.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Having a part-time job is an important part of growing up for American teenagers. It can teach them important skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. And many teenagers find that making their own money gives them a sense of pride and freedom. American teenagers are allowed to do part-time jobs at the age of 14. During the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after school, and work for longer at weekends. In summer, top part-time jobs for teenagers include at camps, swimming pools and amusement parks. These jobs are great for those who want to be active and have fun while making money. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help to prepare teenagers for their later lives. When they grow up, the students with work experience are more likely to succeed than those without work experience. A favorite job for many teenagers is babysitting, and they can start before the age of 14 if their parents agree. As long as they stay in the house and make sure the kids are okay, babysitters can do their homework, watch TV, or talk on the phone with friends. After the kids go to bed and before the parents come home, babysitters have lots of freedom. It can be stressful to balance school, homework, and a part-time job. However, many American teenagers _ their work experience and the skills they get from the job. Question: Which kind of part-time job is less stressful for American teenagers? - Working at police. - Nursing - Working at camps. - Teaching.
Working at camps.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Everyone is afraid of something. Tommy, 11, is afraid of the dark. Rachel ,11, is most afraid of the big jellyfish in Australia. Morgan, 9 ,wishes she would stop being afraid to ride a bike on busy streets. What's fear ? Fear is a feeling that everyone has, and that's a good thing because fear is there to protect us . When the fear comes ,it means we may meet something dangerous. For the fear of dark , a kid could have much imagination .What's under my bed ? Is there someone breaking into my house ? With the help of a parent , kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a night light to see that there's nothing there can also help fight that fear. For other fears ,we needn't fight . If you're afraid to ride your bike on a busy street ,you're right ! You should be afraid because it's dangerous. There's no need to fight a fear like that . Find a better place to ride. It's also ok for Rachel to be afraid of the big jellyfish because it's really dangerous . But it lives only in some waters. So when she's not swimming in one of them ,there should be no worries about the big jellyfish. Here is some advice about fighting fears from kids. Monique,10, says when you are scared, just think about happy times . Eight-year-old Jessica finds that taking a deep breath helps when you're scared. Amanda ,10, thinks kids should talk with a parent . Dustin ,11, likes to talk with a group of friends. Question: Which piece of advice is not mentioned about fighting fears ? - Talking with others . - Taking a deep breath . - Thinking about happy times . - Regarding fears as challenges.
Regarding fears as challenges.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: We know that many animals do not stay ill one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowed. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration is probably the migration of the fish, which is called "salmon" . This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is cold, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea. Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind lobster . Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobster get into a long time and start to walk across tile floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don't. Maybe living things just like to travel. ,. Question: What is the main idea of the passage? - Animals move in order to find food more easily. - The migration of the fish called "Salmon" is the most famous migration. - Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. - Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don't.
Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don't.
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