Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate? Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don't act soon. There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage --- chocolate's growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause. Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. What's worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money. To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Centre, in the UK, are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing. But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time. First, each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Centre's fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that they're disease-free, will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed. To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope! Question: How long does it take scientists at the Centre to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow? Options: A: 6 months. B: 12 months. C: 24 months. D: 30 months.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As a parrot. Blu was special for two reasons. First , he had bright blue feathers . He was a rare species of bird . Second, Blu couldn't fly. He stayed inside every day and never learned to fly. This bird lived a comfortable life with his owner, Linda, in a small town in Minnesota, US. Both Blu and Linda thought he was the last one of this kind of bird until one day they got the news - there was another bird of the same kind in Rio de Janeiro , a Brazilian city ! It was a girl bird named Jewel. Blu decided to go to the faraway land to find Jewel. When he arrived there, he fell in love with the beautiful Jewel at first sight. But soon a group of bad people kidnapped the pair , trying to sell them for money . Luckily, with the help of Jewel and some city birds, Blu and Jewel ran away. Now in a strange country, Blu still had a lot of problems. He had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel's heart. The bad people were still trying to catch them. How could Blu and Jewel stay safe? And how would he find his way back to Linda? Would Blu be able to get over all these problems? Let's find the answers in the movie " Rio " on the coming Saturday. Question: What's the purpose of the passage ? Options: A: To tell people a special bird, Blu B: To tell people how brave Blu was. C: To ask people to watch the movie. D: To ask people to buy a bird like Blu.
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Good afternoon and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be pleasant. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws. The first one is about drinking. Now you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years old, nor may your friends buy it for you. Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet. Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use the crossing for walking and don't take any chances when crossing the road. My next point is about rubbish. It is an offence to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it into a rubbish bin. Finally, smoking. It is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years old. I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kind of help, you can turn to the police. The police will be pleased to help you. You can call, or directly go to ask any policeman. Question: Who do you think most probably makes the speech? Options: A: A teacher. B: A person who makes laws. C: A guide. D: An English officer.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to book travels over the Internet. I booked a cheap flight once. It was very easy, and it was really good. David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all around the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download games from the Internet, so I can have any game I want. Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my schoolwork. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias and magazines. It's great because I can download pictures or articles and use them to help my homework. It's very easy to use and it's free, so I like it. Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to e-mail. I usually write to my customers by e-mail, and my customers answer me by e-mail, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred e-mails a month. But of course, I also use e-mails to keep in touch with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send e-mails to each other every day. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Henry had an experience of using the Internet to book a cheap flight. B: David had a game with a Japanese over the Internet one night. C: Tony often e-mails to his customers, friends and family. D: Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The lion says that he is _ . So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. The cat comes to the lion's cave . He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals. But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox waiting outside. "Why don't you come in?" asks the lion to the fox. "I beg your pardon," says the fox, "I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out. Before they come out again, I will wait outside." Question: What do you think of the fox? Options: A: Helpful. B: Polite. C: Lovely. D: Clever.
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