Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Once upon a time,a hippo lived in a river next to a big tree. One day,a bird came and nested in the tree.The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy that he couldn't think of anything else.Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer. Finally,the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river,climb the tree and start singing.However,when he tried to climb the tree,it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings,nor claws to climb with. Realizing that he would never climb up the tree,he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground.Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree,and began singing. Unfortunately,hippos can't sing,either.All that came from his mouth were terrible noises,and when the other animals heard this,they all came around to make fun of the hippo. He was so ashamed by this.He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over.He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again,and look after it until it completely recovered. . Question: The hippo in this story _ . Options: A: was happy all the time B: did not respect his friends C: liked to talk a lot but did nothing D: corrected his mistake when he realized it
Ans: D

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Can you think of a sentence? It has the word "and" five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story. There was an inn. It was called "The Horse and Cart". Many people came to have a drink and chat with each other after work. It had a sign outside it, and there was a horse, a cart and some letters in the sign. But the sign was getting old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one. He went to a painter and asked him to draw one and write "The Horse and Cart" on it in large letters. A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, "No, no! There's too much room between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!" Question: The owner of the inn wanted to _ . Options: A: sell his inn B: buy a new sign C: to paint his inn D: ask a painter to paint a new picture
Ans: D

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: It's Jim's birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many nice birthday presents from his family and one of them is a big drum . " Who gives him the drum?" his father asks. " His grandfather does." answers Jim's mother. Jim likes his drum very much. He makes a noise with it, but his mother doesn't say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesn't hear the noise. But one of the neighbours doesn't like the noise at all. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into Jim's room. Jim is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, "Hello, Jim, Do you know there is something nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it." Question: Which of the following is right? Options: A: Jim's grandfather makes the drum. B: Something is wrong with Jim's father's ears. C: There is a nice present in the drum. D: Jim's mother doesn't stop the noise.
Ans: D

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then. When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way. In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very clearly. It's very interesting. Question: In China, before you cross a street, you must look to _ first and then _ . Options: A: the left; the right B: the right; the left C: the front; the back D: the back; the front
Ans:
A