Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A gentleman once advertised for a boy to help him in his office, and nearly fifty persons asked for the place. Out of the whole number he in a short time chose one, and sent all the other boys away. "I should like to know," said a friend, "on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation with him. "You are mistaken,"said the gentleman, "he had a great many: - "He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly . "He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was _ "He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully c) ; showing that he was polite. "He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful. "And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest ( ) . "When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits. "Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring." Question: How many reasons made the gentleman choose that boy? Options: A: Five. B: Six C: Seven. D: Eight.
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. Green is quiet and doesn't like talking with people .He likes reading newspapers and using the Internet.He hardly ever exercises. Sometimes he watches soccer or basketball games on TV. He likes coffee very much and drinks it three times a day . Mr. Green is a bank clerk . It's a busy but boring job. He works with people and money every day .So he always feels tired after work. He likes to get enough rest and goes to bed early after dinner.Usually he goes to bed at 8:30 in the evening and get up at 6:30 in the morning. Mr. Green is very happy with that .But Mrs. Green isn't ,because Mr. Green always talks in his sleep. One morning , Mr. Green sat at table and had breakfast. Mrs. Green asked him, "Why do you always talk in your sleep?" Mr. Green said, "Because I have few chances to talk in the day time." The next morning after their children all went to school, Mrs. Green asked Mr. Green angrily , Why did you scold me in your sleep last night ? "Because I don't have the courage to do it when I'm awake ." Question: Mr. Green doesn't like _ . Options: A: talking with people B: using the Internet C: reading D: watching TV.
A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Passage 1 A teacher who saved His Students An Australia teacher Dane came to Chengdu four years ago. He was giving an English class in Guangya School, in Dujiangran, when the ground began to shake( )at 2:28 pm. On May 12. "Desk !Desk!"he shouted to his students. After all the children hid( ) under the desks safely, he joined them. Passage 2 International Aid( ) A Japanese team of medical workers landed in Chengdu on the early morning of May 16 . It was the first team to arrive from abroad( ).They set off for GuanZhong Town ,in Qingchuan County( ).Two villages were lost in the town, and about 700 people were in danger. Without stopping to rest , they walked many miles to search for the survivors. Soon a team from Singapore and a second team from Japan arrived, followed by two other teams from Korea and Russia. Question: How many international teams are mentioned ( ) in Passage 2?( ) Options: A: Two B: Three C: Four D: Five
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise? When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly. A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn't know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn't believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor! What a terrible trip! Question: How did the writer travel to Paris? Options: A: By train. B: By plane. C: By boat. D: By car.
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A very young boy, Tom, lives a long way from the city. One day he goes to the city to visit his friend, Jack. Jack asks Tom to have lunch together. They go into the restaurant and sit down at a table. Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walks along the road, and soon finds a shop. The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, "No, I can't read with these." The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled . At last he says, "Excuse me, but can't you read at all?" "No, I can't." Tom says, "If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?" Question: Tom meets some old people _ . Options: A: far away from the city B: in the shop C: in the restaurant D: in the village
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C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I live in a small town near Xing'an in Guilin. You can't see it on the map of China, because it is too small. The air here is very fresh . There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is in our school. There are five hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our school. And we can grow beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orange orchard . You can hear birds singing everywhere. There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers in it. We study Chinese, English, Maths and other subjects at school. The teachers are very nice. We love our school. Do you like my town? I hope you can come here to have a look. Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: There are many tall building in the town B: People can hear students singing everywhere. C: There is a river in the school D: Behind the school there is a garden
A: D