*Question*
Harry is a boy with a learning disability. On his fourth birthday, he was given a pug called Millie. Two weeks after the dog's arrival, he was happier and calmer and said his first words, "dog" and "mummy". Just two months later, thieves stole the dog, and now the heartbroken little boy is back to where he started. He has refused to talk since losing his best friend. His mother was worried and gave him another dog, but he just "pushed it away". Mrs Hainsworth, his mother, says, "My son is very sad. He'll go over to her cage and just beat on the bars. There is no word coming out, but you just know he's screaming 'Where is Millie' inside. Millie was really his best friend. They would play together happily for hours. None of his toys has ever held his attention that long. Now he has just completely turned quiet again. "Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move. But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had. Mrs Hainsworth says, "My son was so happy when he saw Millie. Being with Millie changed him, and within two weeks he had said his first words and was working on saying 'dad'. Just last week, his teachers and I were saying how much Millie had helped him. And now this!" Mrs Hainsworth is considering buying another pug in the hope that her son will accept it. Maureen Hennis of the charity, Pets as Therapy, says she has seen many cases of dogs helping people with speech problems. "People may talk to a dog when they wouldn't like to talk to another human," she says. "A dog doesn't care if words come out wrong." According to Maureen Hennis, Millie was able to help Harry because . A) dogs are man's best friends B) dogs are very clever and helpful C) children don't have stress when talking to dogs D) children would rather talk to dogs than to humans
**Answer**
C

*Question*
Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds . They are only about half a foot deep. The men of Symi dug out the earth to make the ponds. Over each pond is a low cover. It is made of glass that you can see through. At night, sea water is taken into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the covers. The sun light turns the water into vapor and the vapor goes up from the ponds. The salt is left behind. As it goes, the vapor became mist. On the inside of each cover, the little drops of mist run together to make big drops. These drops run down the sides of the cover, filling other ponds with fresh water. The salt left in the ponds is washed out each night. Then more sea water is taken in. The factory is ready for the next day's work. The covers and other parts of the factory cost very little. Sea water and sun cost nothing. Most people of Symi are poor. So to them this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful. The men of Symi dug some long ponds _ . A) in order to keep sea water B) in order to get hot water inside C) in order to fill them with fresh D) in order to get fresh water
**Answer**
D

*Question*
May 2, Saturday We arrived in Hangzhou at 3:00p.m. After we walked out of the train station, we took a taxi to the hotel. The hotel was very clean. We stayed there for three days. Then we wanted to travel to Hainan. May 5, Tuesday In the morning we went to Hainan by plane. The people in Hainan were very friendly. Then we went to a beautiful beach. It was sunny. So we had great fun playing in the water. May 7, Thursday It was rainy today. So we went to a museum. We saw many old things there. Then we went to the aquarium to see some sea animals. We saw many kinds of fish. They were very lovely. I hope I could come to Hainan again. It was _ on May 7. A) sunny B) hot C) rainy D) windy
**Answer**
C

*Question*
A dog has a piece of meat in his mouth. He's going to eat it at home. As he is walking on a bridge, he looks down and sees himself in the river. That dog looks like him and he has a piece of meat in his mouth, too. The dog thinks it's another dog. So he says to himself, "I want to eat more meat. I must make him run away from here and get the meat in his mouth. Then I can have two pieces." He opens his mouth to bark. That dog in the water barks at him. Suddenly, his meat goes down into the water. The dog is so angry, he jumps into the water to catch the other dog. How many dogs are there in the river? A) None. B) one. C) Two. D) We don't know.
**Answer**
A