Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Judy had very bad luck yesterday. In the morning, she came to school late, because her alarm clock didn't _ . Usually she goes to school at 7:20 am. But yesterday, it was already 8:00 am when she got up. The teacher was angry and asked her to stay in the classroom after school. At 5:00 pm, it was time for students to go home. But Judy couldn't. She stayed until 5:30 pm. When she just went out of the classroom, it began to rain. She didn't have an umbrella. On her way home, she fell off her bicycle. When she got home, she was wet all through. Question: Judy was a(n) _ . - teacher - student - doctor - actor
student

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work. The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees. "I must be losing my strength ," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen your axe?" the boss asks. "I'm busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do _ . " The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn't work "smart". He doesn't think about the best way to do his job. Question: How many trees does John cut down on the second day? - 18 - 15 - 14 - 10
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15

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Can you imagine astronauts' everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently. On Earth, we put food on a plate. _ holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat carefully. Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won't float away at night. Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day. After a day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air. Question: What's the main idea of the passage? - It is about the importance of gravity. - It is about astronauts' everyday life in space. - It is about the differences between space and Earth. - It is about how to avoid floating away while sleeping.
Ans: It is about astronauts' everyday life in space.

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Shenzhen is a city in South China.It is not very big, but it has attracted people of the whole country and the whole world as well. Just about twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village.There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing.Things have greatly changed since the 1980s.It became the first special economic zone in China. Because of the opening policy , economic changes between China and the outside world have increased greatly.People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourists' attractions there.People all over the country have come to find jobs.Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well-known metropolis in China. Question: About twenty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen _ . - worked in the factories - did housework - caught fish for a living - lived a happy life
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caught fish for a living

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Holmes said, "Somebody sent a letter with five pips in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!" "The letters are all from sea ports . The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters," I replied. "Very good, Watson! And John's enemy is in London already!" "Well, I hope they won't kill young John," I said. But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it. "He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I'm going to find them, if it's the last thing I do!" he said to me, and he hurried out of the house. At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, "I know the names of John's enemies! And now I'm going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!" He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope . On it he wrote "S. H. for _ " "I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA." "How did you find him, Holmes?" I asked. "Ship's papers," he said, "I've looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren't on the ship last night, so I'm sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!" Question: The Star left London for _ . - Canada - Australia - India - America

Ans:America

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: John is 6 years old. He can read and write very well, but he can't tell time. He doesn't say "eight o'clock", "twelve o'clock" or "four o'clock in the afternoon". He says "breakfast time", "lunchtime" or "teatime" His aunt thinks she can teach him to read a clock. "Can you count , John?" "Yes. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve..." "That's fine. Now, if I put the long hand of the clock on 'twelve' and the short one on 'one'-that is one o'clock. If I put the short hand on 'two', what's that?" "Two o'clock. " "Good. And on three?" "Three o'clock. " It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt looks at him and asks: "What time is it, now?" "Teatime, Aunt, and I'm hungry. " Question: His aunt will probably feel _ in the end. - bored - excited - silly - sorry

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bored