I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: December 25 is Christmas Day . Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. The parents of the children are really "Father Christmas". They put the presents under the tree or into their children's stocking after the children go to sleep. Question: Who is really "Father Christmas"? _ . Options: A: Their parents B: Their father C: Their mother D: Father Christmas
A
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17thWorld Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010. Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading --reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book. Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. "The fast _ of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book," he said. "So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend" Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading. However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. "Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don't let it take all your time," suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones. Question: How many disadvantages of fragmented reading have been mentioned? Options: A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 D: 4
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B
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Twenty years ago,I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a. m. . When I arrived to collect,I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked,"Just a minute,"answered a weak,elderly voice. After a long pause ,the door opened. A small woman over eighty stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing ," I told her . "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated." "Oh,you're such a good man."She said. When we got into the taxi,she gave me an address,and then asked,"Could you drive through downtown ?" "It's not the shortest way,"I answered quickly. " Oh , I'm in no hurry , " she said. " I'm on my way to a hospice . I don't have any family left. The doctor says I can't live very long ." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter . For the next two hours,we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked,the neighborhood where she had lived,and the furniture shop that had once been,a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. _ At dawn,she suddenly said,"I'm tired. Let's go now."We drove in silence to the address she had given me. "How much do I owe you?" she asked. " Nothing ." I said. "You have to make a living,"she answered."Oh,there are other passengers,"I answered. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug . She held onto tightly. Our hug ended with her remark,"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy." Question: The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _ . Options: A: wanted to do her a favor B: shut off the meter by mistake C: had received her payment in advance D: was in a hurry to take other passengers
Ans: A
Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: "I believe you're the right person to write an advice column for the students called "Dear Amy!". Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else. At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe. "Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed "Joe". Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Of course not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe. At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's Maths class, sat down next to him and asked, "What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." "I guess I do," said Andy. "If you got a problem, why don't you try writing to Amy about it?" asked Eleanor. Andy sighed ; but she continued, "in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it - it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was signed Joe, a songwriter." Question: Andy might be _ . Options: A: a Maths teacher B: a songwriter C: an editor of the school newspaper D: a student in Jenny's school
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D