I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: One evening , it was raining and the wind was blowing hard . An old couple came to a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night . A young man welcomed them warmly , but said "I'm sorry ! Our rooms here are all full and the hotels nearby are all full too, for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow ." Hearing the young man's words , the old couple felt very disappointed , and turned around to leave . Just as they were leaving , the young man came up to them and stopped them :"Madam and sir ,if you don't mind , you can sleep in my bedroom for a night ." The next morning ,the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man ,but he refused to take it . "No! You needn't pay me any money , for I only lend my room to you." said the young man with a smile on his face. "You're great, young man! It's very kind of you .Maybe one day , I'll build a hotel for you ." said the old man. With these words , the old couple left . The young man only laughed and went on working . Several years later , the young man got a letter from the old couple , inviting him to go to Manhattan . The young man met the old couple in front of a five-star hotel . "Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago ? Look ! This is the hotel that I built for you !" said the old man . Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel. Question: The young man only laughed because _ . Options: A: he knew the old couple were poor B: the old man made a joke C: the couple thought too much of it D: he didn't like the gift
C
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Dear Karen, As you probably know, it's my sister Suzie's 16th birthday in a week. We're planning a surprise party for her. Julie's going to pick her up from school as usual on Friday but she's not taking her home. She's bringing her to the Palace Hotel, the big modern one near the station. We're having a meal there and we've also hired the ballroom for a party in the evening. I hope you can come! All her friends from school are coming and quite a few of the people from our village, too. Of course, Mum and Dad are coming up from England and I've managed to persuade our other sister, Marie, to come over from Australia. She's bringing her kids with her, too. After the party we're going to have another one on Saturday! Well, not really a party. We're inviting the family and close friends (that includes you) for a meal at the house. If the weather is nice, we'd like to have a barbecue in the garden. Julie's going to make a special cake for Suzie. Anyway, we hope to make it a really special weekend for Suzie. On Sunday we're all going for a walk in the country. You know how she loves walking and we're all going to need a bit of exercise after all that lovely food. We're hoping to go up to the lake. Marie said she wanted her kids to feed the ducks just like Suzie and she did when they were very young. I'm sure Suzie will love that too. It would be great if you could come over for the weekend. We would all love to see you. Let me know as soon as you can. Best, David Question: David and Julie are planning to have Suzie's birthday party _ on Friday evening. Options: A: at the Palace Hotel B: at the house C: in the garden D: beside the lake
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A
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Liang Huili is the leader of Huana International Volunteer Service Group,with hundreds of students, young professionals and business leaders. They held a basketball match to help 150 poor students in western China with school supplies and winter clothes. She also worked with an organization in the US to raise money for children with heart disease. Born in Guangdong Province in 1942, Liang moved with her family to Taiwan at the age of seven. Liang taught at a primary school for seven years until her boyfriend went to America in 1969, one year after they got married. "We didn't have much money," she says, " so I started babysitting for other Chinese families and taking care of my own daughter at the same time." She also taught children Chinese at Chinese schools. What's more, she would help newly arrived Chinese families find apartments and work, and sometimes lend them money. "I remember those students from China who first came in 1986. They didn't have much money, and idea of what to do," Liang told us. " I then asked people in my neighborhood and my Chinese friends for donations -not only some money but also small electronic appliances needed for daily living." One of her experiences in Dayton, Ohio made her want to make volunteering a vocation . She remembers how she once collected two Chinese professors who had missed their flight and had no one there to pick them up. A friend told Liang about it, and she went to meet them herself around midnight. She found the men feeling lost in that strange country, where no one spoke their language. They didn't want to go to an American hotel, and didn't know how they would get to Columbus the next day. " So I talk to them and took them home with me," she says, " and today, I am still in touch with those two professors. We are good friends." Question: Liang helped poor students in western China by _ . Options: A: holding a basketball match B: working with an American organization C: asking her Chinese friends for donations D: taking the poor students to her home
Ans: A
Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared , life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big. Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why? Question: We can learn from the text that _ . Options: A: people like to work only in big cities B: some people don't like to live in big cities C: there will be no small towns in the future D: it is better to live in cities than in villages
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B