Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: "Life is speeding up . Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it. Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You're doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired. One family in England went "back in time" to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had no computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, "The more things you have, the harder life becomes." And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them! ,. Question: The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _ . - they loved to live simple lives - they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions - they were troubled by modern inventions - living in a different way would be fun for them
living in a different way would be fun for them

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Yao Beina was not only a popular singer but also an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She donated her corneas to two men after her death. Yao was born in a music family in September 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn music at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the 13th Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize. She became well-known to the pubic after making some songs for the hit TV drama The Legend of Zhenhuan , and the mandarin version of Let It Go from Disney's Frozen . In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying's team. She had won many music prizes. Yao Beina was unlucky to be diagnosed with breast cancer . She had a successful operation in 2011. She has fought against the illness for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. Although she's gone, her fans will remember her beautiful voice and kindness forever. Question: Yao was born in a _ family in September 1981 in Wuhan. - doctor - farmer - music - teacher
music

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, everyone! My name is Winnie. I'm a 15-year-old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao. I'm an active , lovely and clever girl. In the school my favourite subject is Math. Maybe someone thinks it's difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well. I also like sports very much, such as running, volleyball and so on. I'm kind. If you need help, please come to me. I hope we can be good friends! OK. This is me, a sunny girl! Question: What's Winnie like? - Kind. - Lovely. - Sunny. - All the above .
A: All the above .

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in. One library in New York City turned into a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library? The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home. Question: Why did 250 people move into the library? Because _ . - these people wanted to save money - these people needed places to live in - the library was very quiet - they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it
Answer: they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It's very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling. Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very lovely, we thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly, a strong wind _ and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip it was! Question: Last May Day, the trip of my family was _ - interesting - relaxing - unpleasant - exciting
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unpleasant

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you. Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope Orphanage ---the children living there really need someone to play with them. Food Shelter ---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it. Seniors' Home ---help the elderly people clean up their homes. Community Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs. As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group. Here is some advice: Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits. Help students who come from poor families. Help new students get used to their school life soon. Provide graduating students with information on future studies. Question: Volunteers don't want to get _ when they help others. - everything - money - some presents - a job
A: money