Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year plan. Most schools provide different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class in my school. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lessons. The most popular hobby classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with some more skills. I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted(, ) taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class. Question: Which of the following statements is right? - Students can take all hobby classes for free every term. - Few students in Britain take up new hobbies in a new term. - Students with many hobbies feel more excited at school. - one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes.
one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you're traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train. But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction on the express railway between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus. "There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes," said an engineer. There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will _ from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers. The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu. "The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air." Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official. According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project . Question: What can be the best title of the passage? - An enormous project. - Train tickets will get more expensive - Specially built bridges - Beijing--Shanghai express railway
Beijing--Shanghai express railway

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I'm Lucy. I'm 14 years old. I come to China this year. Now I'm in Beijing International Middle School. I like animals . I think they're my good friends. When I go to school this morning, I meet a man with a cage . Five birds are in it . " How do you get these birds?" I ask . " I give them some food . When they come to eat it , I get them ." The man says . " They are too poor . Why do you get them ?" I ask the man . " It's very interesting !" The man says . " I need to do something ." I think . I want to help the birds . " Can I buy them ?" I ask . " Well ," he says , "Give me 50 yuan and your jacket ." I don't want to give my jacket to him because I like it very much . But for these birds I do it . The man gives me the cage. Then I let the birds fly out of the cage . I am happy to do that . Question: Why does the man let the birds eat the food? _ - Because the birds want to eat it. - Because the man like the birds. - Because the birds are his friends - Because he wants to get the birds.
A: Because he wants to get the birds.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Here are some advice about trips. 1. Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long trips. 2. Travelling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read. 3. If you're going somewhere cold, remember to put on warm clothes! 4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block and sunglasses. 5. Always take a camera with you to _ those special moments. 6. Look after your things well whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there! 7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you. Question: From the passage, which is a good way to keep away a boring trip when you're on a train or a bus? - Taking a camera - Reading a good book - Listening to music - Sleeping for some time
Answer: Reading a good book

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Today is fine.The sky is blue.Now it'snine o'clock in the morning.There's a sports meeting in the forest on the big mountain. Look,a horse,a panda and a cat are running.Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping.Two monkeys are climbing the trees.Four birds are flying around and singing. There's some other animals there, too.The elephants are standing.A monkey in sitting on an old elephant.The monkey has a flay in his hand.polly is sitting in the tree.A fox, ababy panda and some small animals are sitting under the tree.They are all watching. Question: What colour is the sky today?It's _ . - white - blue - Black - yellow
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blue

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired . They met two men on the road. They said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. "The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? "So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it's too hot for an old man like you to walk today. "So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. "Why aren't you walking?"She asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. " So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. Question: The two old ladies said it was wrong for _ . - the farmer to ride such a tired horse - the farmer to ride while his young son walked - the boy to ride instead of his father - only one person to ride such a long way
A: the farmer to ride while his young son walked