Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon. In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. Heavy schoolbags are a problem for them. But the e-schoolbag will change everything. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Also it is as small as a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips that are as small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the _ , take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. All they have to do is to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and press a button . Some say that e-textbooks can be easily broken; some say it is not good to students' eyes. But only time will tell. Question: The e-schoolbag is _ . Options: A: as heavy as a usual schoolbag B: much heavier than a usual schoolbag C: much lighter than a usual schoolbag D: not so light as a usual schoolbag
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You are what you eat Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce disease. A healthy eating plan means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way. _ Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush. Exercise Swimming, running, skating, skiing, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you stay healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time. Do it. Plan out your life You should have breakfast before you go to school. Have a proper meal for lunch. Follow a healthy diet. ,. Question: From the passage, we know _ can help us stay healthy. Options: A: proper diet B: exercise C: sleep and exercise D: A and B
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature reading. A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment. Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking. Public Libraries In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries. The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not. Google Books Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them. The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book's content for free reading . But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright . E-magazines E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write. Digital Library There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright. American and European websites offer classic literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages. Question: In some countries, the authors are paid by _ to have their books in public libraries. Options: A: advertisements B: readers C: governments D: the word numbers
A: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Miss Li is a teacher. She teaches in a middle school. She gets up at half past five in the morning. She has breakfast at 6:00.After that she goes to school by bike. She gets there very early. She cleans her desks and chairs for other teachers. Classes begin at 8:00.She and the other teachers work hard. She goes home at 4:00 in the afternoon. Then she does some housework .After dinner she reads books and goes over the students' homework. She goes to bed at about ten. Question: She does some housework _ Options: A: at 4:30 B: before 4:40 C: after 4:00 D: in the morning
Answer: C

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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: What do we know about Come to Dine with Me? Options: A: It's broadcast once a week. B: Competitors usually don't have good behaviour. C: Competitors taste the food and give it a grade. D: There are altogether four people in the programme each time.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test. However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied with their honesty. And 77 percent said,"when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know." Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (......) today's students. "The competition is greater and the pressures on kids have increased greatly,"said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years."It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest." "I think these students are better than other generations,"he said."I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support."" We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things, "he added."We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer." Question: According to the survey results, _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty. Options: A: 30 B: 64 C: 77 D: 93
A: D