Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The summer vacation is over. It's true that time flies. In the vacation, the weather was very hot, but I enjoyed myself. I did my homework in the morning. I got up at 6:30a.m. and took a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast I began reading English and Chinese and did some math exercises. It usually took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and I made great progress . I spent the afternoon outside. I went swimming and it was fun. I would not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes my friends came to see me and we spent some time listening to music. In this way I spent my vacation happily. I not only studied hard, but also became a good swimmer. Now I'm in good health and high spirits . Question: How long did the writer spend studying every day? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Half an hour.
- Two hours and a half.
- Only a day.
- Three hours or more.
A: Three hours or more.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: There is a little story about an insurance salesman in Tokyo. Even though this man tried very hard to promote the insurance, nobody bought it. One day, he came to a small temple and began to brag about his insurance. After listening to his introduction, the monk said: "Your recommendation of insurance can't arouse any of my interests! When you are communicating with others, you must have the charm to attract others, or you will be unpromising in the future. Young man, try to change yourself!" The salesman thought deeply about each word. From then on, he invited all his friends to point out his weakness and kept on improving himself bit by bit for all his life. Thirty years later, he became a millionaire. And this man is the famous Yuan Yi Ping. His experience reflects one attitude: sometimes, we should change ourselves instead of changing the world. Question: The word "millionaire " in the second passage means _ . Answer: | OPTIONS:
- a man who has much money.
- a man who is good at attracting others .
- a boss in a big company.
- a famous person in the world.
A: a man who has much money.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Running a marathon Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner's body work, harder training is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Preparation may have races, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet . During the training time the runner must eat a fit diet. The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players. In the early days of training, runners run 80km per week. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed. Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all. Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested food such as cereal , toast and scrambled egg is best, with as much fluid as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid. Question: What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- Easily digested food.
- A big meal.
- Lots of meat.
- Oily food.
A: Easily digested food.

Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Scientists are trying to find out how things affect our feelings. How you feel is controlled by many things, such as your personality , the actions of others. Maybe you don't know the weather can affect your feelings as well. People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies makes vitamin D(D). Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical . This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. To help the people in these countries feel better, scientists build special "sunrooms" for people to go there and get "sunlight" for an hour or two! The weather can also affect people's feelings in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people don't feel comfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unhappy. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our _ . Through these ways, the weather can affect our feelings in these ways. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we cannot change the weather. Question: What can we infer from the passage? Answer: | OPTIONS:
- We will feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.
- We will be happy when we are in the rain.
- All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.
- The less vitamin D you have, the happier you'll be.
A: We will feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.