Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister . He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, "Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you'll die today." Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, "But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you." The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go. Question: This story tells us _ . Options: A: how Effendi fooled the king B: when the king would die C: why the Minister died D: Effendi knew the dates of everyone's death
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mike went to a small town for his holiday. On March 4th, he arrived there. He rented a bike to travel around the town in the day. He visited some places of interest and had lunch in a restaurant. He had a good time. In the evening he stayed at an old hotel near the train station. Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the hotel and said to the old man, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five? I must take the five o'clock train tomorrow morning." "Oh, sorry," the boss said, "I'm sorry I can't. I never get up so early." "Do you have a clock? That can help me," asked Mike. "Yes, here it is." Mike took the clock to his room. But when he looked at the clock, he found it didn't work. So he went to the boss again. "Does it ring on time?" he asked the old man. "Of course! Just shake it when it's time to get up, and it will ring." Question: Mike wanted to get up at _ the next morning. Options: A: 4:15 B: 4:45 C: 5:00 D: 5:15
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Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As students, you may have many dreams. They can be very big like becoming Superman, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. If you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life's biggest _ . "You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a star. These ideas stop you from getting your dream," the book says. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first important thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart . Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster. A big dream is, in fact, many small dreams. Never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road. But the biggest problem comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam points. Saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. Then you will be able to learn more skills and find new interests. Question: What is the best title of the text? Options: A: How to become a writer B: How to make your dream real C: A big dream is made up of small dreams D: Everyone can realize his dream
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Volunteers are people who do a job for the satisfaction of helping others. Volunteers do many different types of jobs.Some volunteers read books onto tapes so that people with poor eyesight can listen. Some volunteers deliver meals to elderly or sick people. Some volunteers help tourists who visit a city during a major event like the Olympic Games or the Commonwealth Games. Volunteers help whenever a community is hit by a natural disaster . Volunteers assist(,)in putting out bush fires.They might also help to evacuate people from areas that have been flooded or hit by an earthquake or tsunami . A community may not recover without the help of volunteers. Some communities require volunteers more than others. Communities that don't have much money require a great deal of help from volunteers. Communities with a large number of elderly people might require more help from volunteers than communities with more young people.Without volunteers, some communities couldn't operate. Question: Communities with _ elderly people might require more help from volunteers. Options: A: a few B: a lot of C: little D: much
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Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn't go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn't fall asleep. After some days, he decided to see a doctor. "I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?" "I have a suggestion ,"said the doctor. "Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep. I'm sure of it." The next day the man returned to the doctor's office. "Well," said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?" The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said, "I tried counting one, two, and three-- up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep." Question: The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because _ . Options: A: he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers B: he wanted to thank the doctor C: he was better and wanted some more medicine D: he still couldn't go to sleep at night

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The United States has many different kinds of climate .On the west coast ,the temperature changes very little between summer and winter,but the north central states have a very different kind of climate.In these states,people wear light clothes during the summer,and they need heavy wool or fur clothes in winter. In the southwest,the climate is quite warm during the winter,but hot in summer. In the eastern part of the United States,summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures.Summers are usually hot,and winters are usually cold.Spring temperatures are comfortably warm,and autumn temperatures are quite cool. Years ago,people in the cold areas of the United States did not often get vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter.Today trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States.In this way,Americans"send their climate"to people in other states. Question: The best title of the passage should be _ . Options: A: The Climate of the United States B: Vegetables and Fruits C: The Climate and Fruits D: The United States
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