I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When Steven was a young boy, he moved quite often with his family and so he never had many friends. He spent a lot of time on his own and liked to play with electronic things. Steven had a neighbour, Steve Wozniak. Steve was a little bit younger than Steven but also liked to play with electronic things. Steven made a microphone and Steve asked him many questions about it until he understood how it worked. Steven liked the fact that such a young boy was also interest ed in electronic things and so he taught him everything he knew. When they were a little older and knew more about electronic things, they made a "blue box". People could make free phone calls by breaking into the phone company's system with this box. They sold this to many people even though it was illegal , but this is not why they are famous today. Steven and Steve were the inventors of the first PC--personal computer. They called their first computer the Apple I. They invented it only for fun and to make themselves known among their friends. They did not think it would become so popular. They just liked playing computer games on it. Their computer made it cheaper and easier for people to own and use a computer. Their PCs were so popular that they made a new PC called the Apple II. Soon many schools, families and factories were using their computers. Without the two clever men, the personal computers might never have appeared. Question: Why did Steven like Steve? Options: A: Because he made a microphone. B: Because he was also interested in electronic things. C: Because he was his neighbour. D: Because his family moved a lot, too.
B
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: We go shopping on Sunday. I often go to the supermarket with my mother on Sunday morning. Father likes fruit very much. We buy some bananas for him. Mother likes red apples, but the apples in the supermarket are green. We don't buy them. The strawberries are very nice. Mother likes them very much and buys some for herself . The oranges are very nice, too. Mother buys some for me. I like oranges very much. We need some vegetables. The vegetables in the supermarket are very good. We buy some broccoli. I don't like broccoli, but my parents like it. I like carrots very much. We buy lots of carrots. After shopping, mother and I have some salad, French fries and ice cream. Then we go back home with the fruit and vegetables. Question: Who likes strawberries very much? _ Options: A: I B: Father C: Mother D: I don't know.
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C
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Television is good.You'd like to watch it all day and all night.But too much TV is a very bad thing.Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read.They can't focus on their work. Kids learn language skills best by reading,talking and playing with others.If they spend too much time watching TV,they'll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people's health.People don't move much while watching TV.What's more,they may eat a lot of food while watching.This can make them fat.We call these people"couch potatoes". Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids.Young people are good at following.Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting programmes are more likely to fight. Question: While watching TV,what DON'T people do? Options: A: Eat a lot of food B: Have less time for reading C: Hardly move D: Focus on their work
Ans: D
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: In 1995,Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact,she was poor. How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money? Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg,Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s,she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough!At that time,many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work, so she started to iron clothes instead. McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible . She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel. McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86,a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church,her relatives,and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors . She even flew in an airplane for the first time!Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous. ,. Question: Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _ . Options: A: to help the poor students B: to surprise her friends and neighbors C: to show her generosity D: to be a good and rich woman
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A
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: If you knew you had only three years left to live, how would you use your time? It's a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, "I want to thank the people who have helped me." At the age of one, Huang's mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to be 18. After Huang's story went on TV, hundreds of Chinese sent money to help him. The boy was so moved that he decided to thank everyone of them. But it is not an easy job, because Huang was too sick even to drive a mosquito away from his leg. Huang has to be tied to his wheelchair to stop him from falling out. And the family can only afford a three-wheeled motorcycle . Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometers to 10 provinces, and thanked more than 30 helpers. "I am moved by the story of this boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also feel the thankfulness for those who help us," reads an online article on CCTV,com. Question: After hundreds of people sent money to help him, _ . Options: A: Huang Ge decided to ask for more B: Huang Ge decided to thank everyone who had helped him C: Huang Ge's story went on TV D: Huang Ge had a happy life with his father at home
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B