Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I had the unkindest mother in the whole world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal and eggs.When others had Cokes and candy for lunch,I had to eat a sandwich.But at least I wasn't alone.My sister and two brothers had the same unkind mother as I did. My mother knew where we were at all times.She knew who our friends were.We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day.We had to be in bed by 9:00 p.m.and up at 8:00 a.m. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends.So while they slept,our mother gave us work to do.We had to wash dishes,make our beds and learn to cook.I believe she lay awake at night thinking up unkind things for us to do. Through the years,things didn't improve a bit.We could not lie in bed "sick" like our friends did in order to miss school. My mother was the unkindest mother.Out of four children,a couple of us went on to higher education.None of us have ever done bad things.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people.I am trying to raise my three children like this.I will feel proud when my children call me unkind.Because you see,I am thankful that I had the unkindest mother in the whole world. Question: The writer's mother was unkind to her children because she wanted her children _ . Options: A: to be competitive with each other B: to make more friends easily C: to work instead of going to school D: to be educated and honest people
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Some parents say their kids don't like sports. Why? Some kids don't like sports because they don't know how to play them. If the kids know how to play a new sport, maybe they will like it. Taking P.E. classes at school is a good way to learn new sports. Another way is to watch videos about sports. Kids can also read some books to learn new sports. Some kids don't like playing sports because they were once on a team and didn't have fun. For those kids, it's a good idea to talk with their teachers or parents. With their help, maybe the kids will like playing sports again. There are many kinds of sports, so a kid should find the sports that _ him or her. If a kid doesn't like team sports, parents can ask him or her to try individual sports, such as swimming and running. Playing sports is a good form of exercise, and it can help kids keep active and healthy. Of course, non-sport activities can also keep kids fit, such as walking a dog, cleaning the room and watering the garden. Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: Kids should only play team sports. B: Playing sports can help kids keep active and healthy. C: Most parents don't let their kids play team sports. D: Non-sport activities can't keep kids active and healthy.
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B

Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotel often provide guests with things like disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But ,if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things. Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. Do you know that one Chinese person makes as much as as 400kg of waste a year? Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to bread down. So wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again. Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen . use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones. Question: Which of the following may still be provided in Beijing hotels after June? Options: A: toothbrushes B: tea cups C: shampoo D: paper slippers.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced Peter, the Secretary of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10. The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of 8 million Swedish Kronor (about 1 million U.S. dollars). Mo Yan was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. As a 12-year-old during that very unordinary time, he left school to work, first as a farmer like his parents, later as a worker in a factory. He didn't begin to study literature or write until he joined the People's Liberation Army in 1976. His first short story was published in 1981. In his writing, Mo Yan draws the readers' attention to his youthful experiences and the cultures in the province of his birth. His novel Hong Gaoliang Jiazu (1987, in English Red Sorghum 1993), which consists of five stories was successfully filmed in 1987, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In addition to his novels, Mo Yan has published many short stories and essays on many different topics. his stories have been translated into English, French , Japanese and many other languages. Mo Yan not only brings a great shot to the world but also a great joy to China. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Mo Yan began writing stories in about 1976. B: Zhang Yimou is a famous actor in China. C: Mo Yan comes from Shangdong Province, China. D: Chinese take great pride in Mo Yan's winning Nobel Prize in Literature
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Lucy and her classmates are discussing about creating a homepage for their class. Lucy: What should we put on our class homepage? Jane: I think our class homepage should have daily or weekly news of class activities. Mathew: What kind of class activities? Jane: Something like spring outings, class meetings, a school singing competition, etc. Mathew: We will go for a spring outing next week, won't we? I can write something about it. Lucy: Great! What else should our class homepage have? Mathew: Um... How about photos of students' artwork, presentations, and outdoor activities? Lucy: Good idea! But who will take the photos? Mathew: As I am a fan of photography, I can take the photos. Jane: I've got an idea. As parents always want to know what assignments their kids do in and after class, we can also post our weekly agenda , including in-class assignments and homework assignments, on the homepage. Lucy: And I think I can create a "reading corner" on the class homepage, too. As I am a bookworm, I can recommend good books to our classmates. Jane: Great! Let's get down to work! Question: _ is interested in taking photos. Options: A: Jane B: Lucy C: Mathew D: No one

Ans:C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Leeds Castle One of the most popular places of interest in Britain Opening times Open all year round except 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day(25th December)2014. 1 April to 30 September 2014 Open:10:30 am--5:30 pm; Gates close at 6pm 1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015 Open:10:30 am--4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm Prices Adults:PS16.50 Students:PS9.50 Children under 4:free Question: John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle.How much should they pay? Options: A: PS33. B: PS16.50. C: PS26. D: PS9.50.
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