Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday. I'd like you to come and bring Martha, too. " "Thanks, Peter. We'd be happy to come. ""Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us. "That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. "You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery . "Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn't forget to ask for something from each of them. He even asked Jim Jackson and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said "Thank you! "to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, "Thanks for the invitation. " Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Betty made the best cake. B: Mary Jackson sang well. C: Bill sang well. D: The Jacksons did hard work for the party.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: School cleaning day Today is Saturday. It is our cleaning day. The pupils of our class are cleaning our classroom. Mary is cleaning the door. She is standing on a chair. Tom and some others are cleaning the windows. Some of us are sweeping the floor. Others are cleaning the desks and chairs. I am taking down the old pictures and putting up some new ones. Our teacher is in the classroom,too. She is helping us to put the desks and chairs in order. Question: The teacher is helping us to _ Options: A: put the desks and chairs in order B: sweep the floor C: clean the window D: take down the pictures
A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Be Thankful Be thankful when you don't already have everything you want. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the chance to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times During those times you grow. Be thankful for each new challenge , because it will build your strength and character . Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you important lessons Be thankful when you're tired, because it means you've made a difference. It's easy to be thankful for the good things A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks . Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your . Question: _ can turn a negative into a positive. Options: A: Troubles B: Gratitude C: Mistakes D: Chances
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There was a young man named Bill in England. Before leaving school, he began to look for a job as a clerk. Few companies needed new clerks due to the financial crisis at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily, a chance camp up to him. A company wanted to employ one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that, three persons were allowed to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be among them. On the day of the second interview, Bill and the others arrived at the company on time. To their surprise, the interview was very easy. The interviewer only had a free talk with them, and then asked them to go back home waiting for the result. The next morning, Bill received a letter from the company which said he wasn't accepted. Certainly, he felt disappointed. On the evening of that day, Bill surprisingly received another letter, which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact, the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with "Thank you" while the others said nothing. Life isn't all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed, please say "Thank you" to the person who disappoints you. That shows your great generosity and politeness to others. If you do so, you'll have more chances than others. Question: Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? Options: A: Few companies needed clerks even if they were skilled. B: The whole test includes three parts. C: The last three persons all felt disappointed at last. D: They replied with "Thank you" after receiving the first letter.
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then? With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world's 42 million blind people should not have to suffer. Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not. ORBIS is an international charitable organization. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries. ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness. For just $ 38, you can help one person see; for $ 380 10 people can see; $ 1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $ 13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world. Question: The writer writes this passage in order to _ . Options: A: introduce an international charitable organization B: ask people to give the blind a hand C: tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute D: explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness
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B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning.They eat porridge,eggs or bread.English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.Lunch comes at one o'clock.Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven.First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables.After that they eat some other things, like bananas,apples or oranges.But not all English people eat like that.Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day.Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. Question: People don't have _ for their dinner. Options: A: porridge B: bananas and apples C: some soup and meat D: meat and fish
A