Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: "The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and,combined with the rising cost of tuition,it's killing these students,"said Peter Jason,a college professor."Remember,students are one of the poorest groups of people in America.Almost half of them have at least one part-time job.In fact,one of my students has three jobs.And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time." Textbook prices are traditionally high.Adding to that problem,many college teachers change textbooks year after year;they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook.This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook,that book has no resale value. Dr.Jason decided to make lire a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking."Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs,lots of color photographs and pictures.I talked to my students,and many of them,like me,prefer to keep things simple! So,a few years ago,I wrote my own textbook.Compared to most other public speaking books,mine is half the number of pages,and one-third the price.That is,$30 instead of $90.When I wrote a second edition last year,students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7.00,they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students.Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it." Question: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? - Dr Jason's textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures. - More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks. - Dr.Jason teaches public speaking at a college. - Dr-Jason's textbook is not well received.
Answer: Dr.Jason teaches public speaking at a college.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: South Korean films Beijing audience can view five South Korean films,all with Chinese subtitles ,until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema on Being National Library grounds. Location:Tuixin Cinema,Being National Library,39 Baishiqiao Road,Haidian Distict. Telephone:86415566 "The King and the Clown" April 15: 9:00,13:00,15:30,19:30 "My Wife is Gangster" April 16: 9:00,13:30,18:15 "Marrying the Mafia" April 18: 9:00,13:30,18:15 "Another Public Enemy" April 18: 9:00,13:30,15:30,18:15 "Sex is Zero" April 19: 9:00,13:30,15:30,17:30 19:30 prefix = st1 /Leon's show Hong Kong pop star--Leon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30 pm from tomorrow through to September 21 at Shanghai Gymnasium. Tickets:60,90,120,180 yuan,available at 66 Jiangning Road. Address:Shanghai Gymnasium,1111 Caoxi Road N. Tel:29189188,29171145,49384952,29197113Russian concert The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral works at 7:15 pm on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and a Mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing. Tickets:6,8,10,12 yuan,available at the hall's ticket office. Address:523 Yan'an Road M. Shanghai Tel:32275694Korean songs The Song and Dance Troupe of the RepublicofKoreawill give a Song and Dance show at 7:30 pm tonight at the Shanghai Center Theatre. Tickets:10,20,30 yuan,available at the theatre's ticket office Address:1376 Nanjing Road W. Shanghai Tel:29798663 Question: will put on performance at 7:30 pm at Shanghai Center Theater. - Leon Lai - The ShanghaiPhilharmonic Orchestra - The Song and Dance Troupe of the RepublicofKorea - a Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Answer: The Song and Dance Troupe of the RepublicofKorea

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films, so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie, Avatar. During his 20-hour stay in the city, he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry. Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10, Cameron said he _ the visit to China for some time and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice. "It is so sad for a director not being able to shout," he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4. Cameron collected 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998, a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008. Considering that another computer-generated, live action flick, 2012, has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US, the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China. "Our partner here, the China Film Group, has given us great confidence," he explained, saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month, a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland. China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens. Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development. "I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China. I cannot predict the box office results here, but I look forward to the test results." Question: Cameron is hopeful about Avatar's performance in China because _ . - Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie - Transformer held the record of box office in China - Avatar is directed by him alone - 2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US
Answer:
2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US