Read the article and select the best answer. Article: If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, try again now, one tiny step at a time. Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life. Here's a suggestion: Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. "We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it." said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. "What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it." "Kaizen", a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes . During World War II, American factory managers were able to _ by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it "kaizen", which means "improvement". Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. "Kaizen" could possibly help people succeed in doing everything. Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Options: A: You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal. B: You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy. C: "Kaizen" was brought to Japan during World WarII. D: Robert Maurer studied "kaizen" and found it helpful.
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I'm a Chinese girl. My name is Li Ying. I'm twelve. I'm in No. 1 Middle school . Chen Hong is my friend . She is nine. Mr Wu is my Chinese teacher and Miss Zhao is my English teacher. Question: My Chinese teacher is _ Options: A: Mr Chen B: Miss Zhao C: Mr Wu D: Mr Wang
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It's three thirty in the afternoon at Raynham Primary School in London. Students are ready for their after-school math lesson. Thousands of kilometers away, their math tutors are also arriving for class. Each pupil gets an online tutor. The students work on their computer screen and wear a headset to talk to their tutor. Their classroom teacher, Altus, says he has seen an improvement in results. Nine-year-old Samia says she enjoys the online lessons. She said, "It helps me because sometimes when we're doing it in class, I don't hear the teacher very much and I don't understand, but online is better." Tom Hooper started the company. It provides the online tutoring. The company is called Bright Spark Education. Children today feel very confident online, so they enjoy their learning. Online tutoring costs between twenty and twenty-five dollars an hour. An online tutor is about half the cost of traditional face-to-face tutoring. Bright Spark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to the regular teaching. The company says its service doesn't _ the teachers' jobs in Britain. Some parents say they are pleased with the results. But some students still hate math. Even with the latest technology to teach it, math is still not everyone's favorite subject. Question: How much do you have to pay for learning for two hours online at least? _ Options: A: 50 dollars. B: 25 dollars. C: 20 dollars. D: 40 dollars
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year's Day. The real celebration begins on New Year's Eve-the night before New Year's Day. There are several interesting customs in the west, and there are many differences in different countries. Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year's Day is a time for some western people to be with friends. On New Year's Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is food, drinks and dances until New Year comes At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year! "to each other. In many western countries, _ are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits. Question: This passage mainly tells us _ . Options: A: western people drink together on New Year's Day B: how western people celebrate their New Year's Day C: what western people eat on New Year's Day D: western people have a good time on New Year's Day
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day , Mr. Jackson took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The waiter was from France, but he didn't speak to them in French. "Would you like to see menu?" , he asked in a kind way. "Yes, please," Mr. Jackson said. The waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. " You can spend only twenty-five dollars," Mr. Jackson told his son. The waiter asked Paul," What would you like, young man?" "How much is the tomato soup?" Paul asked. " Six dollars," the waiter said." It's very good." "How much is the duck with orange?" Paul asked next. "Fifteen dollars," the waiter said. "How much is the chocolate ice cream?" "Six dollars," the waiter said. Paul added it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and ice cream." I'll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream, please," he said to the waiter. Paul said to his father, "My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars? His father laughed."No, Paul," he said ,"leave it for the waiter." Question: How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson? Options: A: In a rough way B: In a friendly way C: I n French D: Slowly
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or west, home is the best." What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is " different from country to country and from person to person". A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking ,eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed. Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it, In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors. We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country? " In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so." ------Cheryl, Boston, USA What are the features of homes in your country? " In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies. The weather isn't warm enough!" ------Pat, Exeter, England Question: According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except _ . Options: A: making friends B: cooking and eating C: playing and talking D: sleeping and relaxing
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A