Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. "We're the best men for the job," they said to the boss. "There may be problems, but we can find the answers." "They're the last people I'd trust ," thought the boss. "But all the other astronauts have refused to go." Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs . When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, "Who's there?" "It's me! Who else could it be?" shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again! Question: Why were Sam and Joe chosen? Options: A: The boss wanted them to get more experience. B: The boss trusted them more than anyone else. C: They were the best people who could go. D: They were the only men who wanted to go.
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Memorize these words." "Learn this spelling rule." "Don't forget about the exam tomorrow." You remember things every day, but how do you do it? When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You _ the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend's number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years. The major reason for forgetting something is because you do not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them. Question: Your long-term memory includes _ . Options: A: only your best friend's telephone number B: all information you read on the newspaper C: almost everything that you remember through the years D: the names of the new people you meet for the first time
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There is an old tiger in the forest . He doesn't want to look for food now. He often lets other animals get him some food to eat. One day, he sees a monkey and says,"I am hungry, monkey. Go and get me something to eat.""I can't do that now, tiger." the monkey says,"There is another tiger over there . He doesn't let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him." "What?" says the old tiger. "Take me to the tiger. I want to talk to him." The monkey and the tiger go to the bridge over the river . "Now look down at the water." says the monkey. "Do you see the tiger?" "Yes, I do." says the old tiger. "Let me eat him." Then the tiger jumps into the river. Question: Why do other animals get food for the tiger? Options: A: Because they are afraid of him. B: Because only they can find some food. C: Because they are his friends. D: Because they like to do that.
A

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics ? The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don't like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard--working. They like _ , especially the women, who always keep their home clean. In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say "Thank you." Or "Sorry." The gentlemen are also the Englishmen. The French's holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them. Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don't like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans' eyes, success is an important part in their life. Question: In the writer's eyes, the gentlemen are _ . Options: A: the Germans B: the Frenchmen C: the Englishmen D: the Americans
C