Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Information is received into our brain by attention, and its quality determines how well _ will be processed, saved and used afterwards. All information we receive is chosen by our attention. Factors affecting our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on. The same information may attract different forms and levels of attention from different people. Some people can get and save the information easily; some may have great difficulty; while others may just turn a blind eye to it. To the same information, one may even pay different levels of attention at different times. But if the facts work together, the quality of attention may be better. Therefore, it is not surprising to see that somebody with average intelligence can have excellent performances in some fields. The good news is that a person's attention can be shaped, trained and made stronger by effective exercise. With this in mind, we should keep improving the quality of our attention. Question: About attention, which of the following statements is right? Options: A: People always have the same level of attention. B: People pay the same attention to the same information. C: A person may pay different levels of attention to the same information at different times. D: All factors affecting attention never work together.
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr Smith works in a factory in the middle of the city. The factory is not far from his home. It is about 800 meters away. So Mr Smith doesn't go to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes he walks to work. It takes him 10 minutes to get there by bike or 20 minutes on foot. He usually leaves home at ten minutes to eight. Today something is wrong with his bike. He wants to walk there. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon. ,. Question: What time does Mr Smith usually leave home? Options: A: 8:10. B: 7:50. C: 7:10. D: 8:50.
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The first crocodiles lived on the Earth about 240 million years ago. How much do you know about these dangerous animals? Here are some amazing facts about them. * The biggest crocodile is the saltwater crocodile. It can be as long as seven metres! * If you take a bright light at night over a river with crocodiles inside, you will see pairs of red spots . Those are the crocodiles' eyes. They can see well at night. * When you see a crocodile with its mouth open, don't be _ . That just tells you it's too hot. * On the beach, crocodiles get tired very quickly, but they can stay in the water for 2-3 hours. * Most crocodiles can live up to 70 years old! Question: When did the first crocodiles live? Options: A: About 2,400,000,000 years ago. B: About 240,000,000 years ago. C: About 24,000,000 years ago. D: About 2,400,000 years ago.
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A woman went into a shop one evening to buy a new blouse. A strange man followed her into the shop and stood about while she was at the counter. Suddenly she screamed and the man turned and ran out of the shop, right into the arms of a passing policeman. Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robber. "Mrs Jones, if you hadn't screamed, I would certainly have been robbed," said the shopkeeper, "I didn't know it," answered Mrs Jones. "I screamed when you told me how expensive the blouse was." Question: The woman was _ . Options: A: a policewoman B: Mrs Jones C: a robber D: the shopkeeper
Answer: B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In northern China winter is long and cold, lasting from December through March. You can often see snow. Summer lasts from May through the end of August. The best time to visit northern China is spring and autumn. The days are warm but the nights are cool. Winters in central China feel colder than they look. You will seldom see snow. Winters are short, lasting from January to the end of March. Summers are long hot and humid, lasting from April through September/October. In spring flowers are blooming and the tree's leaves turn green so there is an air of freshness. However, autumn usually sees clearer skies, and it rains a little. It is very wet in the south and high temperatures last for a long time. Winter from January to March, is short but can feel very cold. But it doesn't snow. Summer through September is the rainy season where temperatures and humidity reach highs. In autumn the heat and humidity weather stops. There is always a chance of rain. Question: In most places of China summer is _ . Options: A: cool B: warm C: humid D: dry
**Answer**
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls. "Girls like dolls," she thought as she was walking into it. Looking around, she saw a grandma doll - one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her mother. When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third...A doll a year from Joyce never arrived late. "Why always a doll?" This question had been in Amy's mind until one day her father gave the answer, Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most _ in her eyes. Her mother's story being recalled , Amy got an idea. It was Joyce's 60th birthday. A package was delivered to her, with a card that read: Dear Joyce, I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Angel of Joy Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She held the doll that she had waited for so many years, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by "Angel of Joy", made her the happiest "child" in the world. Question: We can tell from the story that Joyce is _ . Options: A: Amy's daughter B: Amy's mother C: the grandma doll D: Angel of Joy
A: B