Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In most parts of the world there are four seasons. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In different seasons people wear different clothes and do different things. For example, in summer the weather is hot, so people usually wear cool clothes and do things like swimming, boating or surfing . But near the polar regions , there are only two seasons: winter and summer. In winter, nights are long. For more than two months you can't see the sun. In summer, days are long and the sun is always in the sky. There are no nights. The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit . In summer they live in tents and catch deer for food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build a snow house. They make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals . They eat much meat but not many vegetables. Question: Which sentence is right? - We can skate in summer. - Inuit build snow houses in winter. - Inuit eat little meat but many vegetables. - There are four seasons near the polar regions.
Inuit build snow houses in winter.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Sam really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he ate a lot of food. As a result, he put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him. Cindy, who was standing near Sam when Sam read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that _ . Everyone was pleased that Sam thought that was true, but there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up . At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Sam told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings, Cindy had second thoughts. She knew that Sam's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use, Cindy also hated to tell Sam the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her. What can she do now? Question: What was Sam's real problem? - He was lazy. - He was impolite. - He was lonely. - He was slow in study.
He was lonely.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: News 1 Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world's first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones. News 2 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June. News 3 People will see a new "star" in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That's for sure; 1.4 billion yuan! News 4 Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it's very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms. Question: The speed of the fastest plane in the world is _ . - 1.4 kilometers per second - 43 kilometers per minute - 1,270 kilometers per hour - 8,000 kilometers per hour
A: 8,000 kilometers per hour

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Sir, I read your ad in the newspaper yesterday. I'm writing to tell you I'd like to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics. My name is Fanny. I am 16. I study in No.46 Middle School from September, 2002. I love sports , and table tennis is my favorite . I can speak English very well and I am quite healthy. If I am lucky enough to become a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics, please call me as soon as possible. My telephone number is 028-84661314. I will try my best to do the job well. Best wishes! yours Fanny Question: What's Fanny's telephone number? _ - 028-84661314 - 021-84661314. - 028-84991314. - 028-88661314.
Answer: 028-84661314

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Read the suggestions for making an English speech. a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one. b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying. c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively deep voice. d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don't try to memorize your words and read or recite them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points. e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages. f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures ,you will feel uncomfortable. g. It's true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they'll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you're used to. Choose a suggestion for each of the following students according to their problems. Question: Betty: I know that it's not right to speak fast. But I am afraid that I can't finish my talk in the given time if I speak slowly. - b - d - f - g
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b

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: English people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. In fact, people all around the world do so. It's a very good habit. You should say "thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table or opens the door for you, or say you have done your homework well. "Thank you" is used not only between friends but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. "Excuse me" is another useful short expression. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know he or she wants to walk past you without touching you. It's not polite to interrupt others when they are talking. So if you want to speak to one of them, say "Excuse me" first. You should also do so when you want to make any noises that may trouble others or you have to leave early at a party. Let's all learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me". It's really important to get into the good habit. Question: If you want to walk past someone without touching him, you'd better say " _ " first. - Hello - How do you do - Excuse me - Don't move
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Excuse me