Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you feel you have enough time to do all the things you have to do or want to do? How do you think you could plan your day better? A daily schedule will help you plan every part of it. If you learn to manage your time, you will probably feel less worried. Here is how to do it. 1. Take out a piece of paper and a ruler. Draw a form of your waking hours, using one square for each half an hour. If you're awake for 16 hours each day, you will need 32 squares: 8 across, 4 down.2. Sit down and examine your day. Make a list of all the things you need to do. Think about when you should do them. 3. Fill out your schedule. 4. Remember to give yourself breaks. If doing all of your homework at one time is too much, schedule a little bit of free time in the middle of it. 5. If you have an important thing to do but it's not on your schedule, _ other activities around it. 6. Think about using different colored pens for your different activities. In this way, you'll clearly know how your day is planned out. Question: If the writer is awake for 14 hours each day, he will need _ squares in his schedule. Options: A: 14 B: 28 C: 32 D: 36
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Reality TV is a type of programme. It means that real-life people, not actors, are followed and filmed in a real situation, or game. Reality TV is very popular in the UK. At their best, these programmes give us a good look into the lives of different people in Britain. At their worse, they are a very cheap way to make programmes and sometimes involve people behaving very badly. Here's a selection of some of the UK's reality shows. Shattered A group of young people live in a house for a week and must stay awake. Each day there are tests to see how well they can work even though they are totally tired out. They must leave the house if they fall asleep. Viewers vote on those who stay in the house and text their comments every day. Come to Dine with Me Each week four people prepare dinner in their homes for the other competitors. Each competitor then gives the cook a grade out of 10 for the food and entertainment . The winner gets a $1,000 cash prize. Sometimes the food is terrible and the competitors are very rude to each other. World's Strictest Parents Badly-behaved British teens are sent abroad to live with a super strict family for a week. The teenagers have to follow the rules of their host family and go to the local school. After seven days the teenagers return home and their parents tell us if their behaviour is better. There is often a lot of crying and shouting in this show but it can be pretty funny too. Question: Which of the following can NOT be learned from World's Strictest Parents? Options: A: The host parents are too strict with the teens. B: Some teens dislike their host family's rules. C: Some teens wouldn't like to live with their host family. D: Badly-behaved teens can behave better after a week with a super strict family.
D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You should eat well, get lots of exercise if you want to be a healthy kid. If you're healthy, you can study well and can do all the things you want to do, like running around with your friends. If you're a kid who wants to be healthy, here are some rules for you. Eat different kinds of foods If you eat different kinds of foods, you can get the nutrients your body needs. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Drink milk often Water is the best drink when you're thirsty. But kids need calcium to grow, and there is enough calcium in the milk. If you are younger than 9 years old, drink 2 cups of milk a day. Children who are over nine years old should drink 3 cups of milk per day. Limit screen time The more time you spend on the sitting-down activities, like basketball, bike riding, swimming and so on. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on the screen. Be active For a kid, you should know which activity you like best. Not everyone loves baseball or soccer. Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities regularly. Find ways to be active every day. Question: Why should kids drink milk every day? Options: A: Because they are always thirsty. B: Because most of them like it. C: Because there is enough calcium in it. D: Because it can limit their screen time.
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: "Today is Mom's birthday, Mosh," Nick said. "Let's make her favorite banana bread and surprise her."Nick took out a cookbook. "I'll read the recipe, and you follow it. Get out a bowl and a spoon while I turn on the oven." Nick read from the cookbook. "First, mash the bananas in the bowl." The robot put the bananas into the bowl and was going to mash them with its hands. "Stop!" Nick said. "Let's try this again. Peel the bananas, put them in the bowl, and mash them with the spoon." Nick watched when Mosh peeled the bananas and put the peel into the bowl. Again, Nick told Mosh to stop. Then he showed the robot which part of each banana should go into the bowl. Then Nick read, "Add the eggs. No, wait," he said right away. Nick cracked the eggs into the bananas. "Last, add flour , milk and sugar," Nick said. "Mix everything together. Then pour the batter into the bread pan." Mosh followed Nick's orders while Nick read the cookbook. "I'll put this in the oven," Nick picked up the pan. Just then Kelly came into the room. "What happened in here?" she felt surprised. Nick answered, "Mosh and I are making banana bread for Mom's birthday. It is a lot of work, but I think she will be surprised." "If you want it to be a good surprise for Mom," Kelly laughed, "you need to give Mosh one more order. Clean up!" Question: How did Kelly feel when she came into the room? Options: A: Surprised. B: Excited. C: Sorry. D: Bored.
Answer: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An American called Simon goes to London to see his friend, Rick. Rick tells him that his flat is on the first floor. When he gets there, Simon goes straight to the first floor of the building. But people there tells him that there is no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, English people call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans call it the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture differences between English and America, though they both speak English. English people usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a dialogue with strangers . For example, on the train they often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with. English people and Americans use different _ for many things. English people usually use football, eraser and mail, but Americans use soccer, rubber and post. Question: What's the best title for the passage? Options: A: Differences in culture B: Simon's funny story C: different floors D: Hiding the feelings
A: A