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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Cinderella Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. She was unhappy, for her mother died several years ago, and her father married another woman. The woman had two daughters. They were her stepsisters (/)now. Her new mother didn't like her. All the nice dresses, shoes, delicious food, kind thoughts and care were for her own daughters. For the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters' hand-me-downs . No lovely dishes and no nice rests. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came, she could sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders (,). That is how she got her nickname-Cinderella. Question: Cinderella could have a rest only _ . - in the morning - in the afternoon - in the evening - after lunch
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in the evening

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Chen Kai is a Chinese boy. He is a student. He is 13 years old. He lives in Guangzhou. Chen Kai likes _ . Now he receives a letter from Sam, his pen pal in America. The letter is in English. Sam is 14 and he is a student, too. He speaks English very well. In the letter, Sam says he wants to visit China and study some Chinese. ,. Question: Chen Kai is _ . - a student - a teacher - fourteen - from Canada
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a student

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The Blacks are American tourists. They visits now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too. Mr Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students. They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China. Question: There are _ people in Mr Black's family. - two - three - four - five
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three

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When the plane was waiting at the airport,a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot's seat. Nobody noticed. Soon the passengers get on the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. They got the stewardess to ask the girl to stop. The sound of the plane's engines woke up the snake. It put its head out and looked around the captain's room. When the captain saw the snake, he was so frightened that he could hardly breath. He was so afraid that he could not control the plane. The plane began to swing from side to side. The stewardess told the passengers what was happening and ask them to calm down. Mary was not afraid. She ran to the captain's room with her whistle and began to play the slow tune . At once the snake followed her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lay on the floor beside her. Dancing to the music. When the plane landed the airport the snake was taken in a net to a zoo near Mary's house. She often went to visit the snake. Question: Mary _ playing her whistle after the stewardess asked her to stop. - didn't stop - went on - was still - stopped
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stopped