Q: 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. Which is not the factor that affects our attention according to the passage? A) Interest and experience. B) Experience and knowledge. C) Ability and feelings. D) Food and drinks.
A: D

Q: People like to tell me rubbish. Not just friends, but strangers ,too. Once, at the airport, my husband stepped off an escalator before me. When he realized I wasn't with him, he looked back and saw me hugging ( ) a stranger. I'd asked the man behind me: "Did you have fun in Vegas?" His answer broke me heart. After 50 years away, I'd come to say goodbye to the lover of his life, _ was dying of cancer. "I should have married her 50 years ago," he said. I hugged him, and then he was gone. Moments later, my husband said: "He told you all that on the escalator?" I nodded. "Maybe he just needed to tell somebody, And I happened to ask." When someone wants to talk, you just need to ask a question. The words don't matter. It's the tone in your voice and the look in your eyes and the caring in your heart that count. Sometimes I think the whole world is crying out to be heard. And yet, we don't ask the question or say the things we need to say to those who matter most to us while there is still time, and a chance, to do so. Recently I heard from a reader who shared with me the eulogy she'd written after losing her mother. I wish her mother could have read it. I can only hope her mother knew all the things her daughter wrote about her--that she was known so well and loved so much. I like to think people will say a few nice things about me when I'm gone. But given a choice, I would rather hear those things before I go. Wouldn't we all? That started me thinking. I need to tell my children I am proud of them. They know it, but it can't hurt to say it again. I need to tell my sister I will forever in her debt . I was the one who left. She was the one who stayed, who's "been there" for our family--for our mother, our dad, our brothers and me. And to my husband, I need to say, well, he puts up with a lot. In fact, I need to say a lot of things to whole lot of people. Maybe you do, too. You can tell me, if you want. But maybe you should tell them first. What happened to the writer at the airport in Los Vegas? A) She developed a friendship with a stranger. B) She helped a stranger with cancer on the escalator. C) She listened to a stranger's story and hugged him. D) She told a stranger the story of her stay in Los Vegas
A: C

Q: Hello, I'm Tommy Smith. This is my room. Look! My schoolbag is on the desk. My Chinese book is on the bed. My baseball is under the sofa. And my CDs are in the bookcase. My name is Sally Hand. I'm a schoolgirl. English is my favorite subject. I like it because it's interesting. Anna is our English teacher. We all like her very much. I'm a schoolboy. I'm Dave Clark. I like basketball. My friends and I play basketball after school. It's relaxing. Hi, my name is Bill Hall. Where is my jacket? Please call me if you find it. My phone number is 5283595. Thanks. Who does Dave play basketball with after school? A) His parents B) His brothers C) His classmates D) His friends
A: D

Q: Sally came to China last year. She is now living in Beijing and works in a computer company. She has been in the company for six months. The company is in the north of the city, and her flat is in the south. But Sally has never been late for work. Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates. They often visit each other after work and talk about almost everything. However, Sally has made a decision to leave the company. She is going to find a job as a tour guide. "If I work as a tour guide, I'll be able to meet more people and learn more about China," she told her friends. Last Friday Sally had a talk with the manager of a travel agency. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, the manager said, "I'll call you up in a week and tell you the result." Now Sally is waiting for the answer. Sally is _ for work. A) never on time B) always late C) always on time D) sometimes late
A: C