Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: If babies are given more love and feelings by their mothers, they will deal better with stress and anxiety when they grow up , research has shown. The study of eight-month-old children shows even the very earliest life experiences can influence our happiness. Lots of mother love makes children form a safe bond with their mothers , so they are able to feel safe in relationships when they grow up ,and they will have better social skills and deal with life's difficulties. The researchers, led by Dr.Joanna Maselko of Duke University in North Carolina, studied the relationships of 482 eight--month - old babies with their mothers during daily development. They studied how well the mother had dealt with her child's developmental text and how she had responded child's performance.Mental health was then assessed when the babies had grown up - at the average of 34. The more feelings and attention a mother gave to her child, the better her child would be. This kind of child had the lowest levels of anxiety, hostility and general difficulties. Question: If children are given more love and attention, what will they have in the future? - They will have a successful life. - They will have less stress and anxiety. - They will work better. - They will grow up better.
They will have less stress and anxiety.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Many years ago,there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. "Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man,but he did not try to move the stone away. Instead,he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but none of them tried to move it away. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone." The young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under the stone: "This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you." Question: Why did the rich man put a large stone on the road? - To make life harder for the people of his town. - To find out the strongest man in his town. - To stop people from getting into his town. - To find the right person to receive his help.
To find the right person to receive his help.

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Last month I had a health problem and had to see a doctor. After examining me, The doctor said to me, "The result isn't too bad ." But you must excise often and have healthy food every day. In fact, I'm a lazy person. I never get up early to exercise. And I often have junk food because I like it. In order to be healthy, I decided to change my lifestyle. Now I get up at 6:00 am every day. Then I go out to run for about an hour. I go to a gym on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. And I hardly have junk food. I have healthy food, like milk and fish. I often eat vegetables and I have an apple every day. You know, " An apple a day keeps the doctor away " I also have about eight glasses of water. And I usually go to bed by ten. All these things make me healthy. Question: Where did I go last month? - A post office. - A hospital. - A bank. - A hotel.
A: A hospital.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Monkeys are clever and lively, but they are naughty and greedy as well. Whenver they find delicious food, they will eat enough. What's more, they will take it when they leave. They have suffered a lot because of this. But they never change this way. In India, people use monkey's greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions. * Make a hole in a big pumpkin . The hole must be just right ----neither too big nor too small. * Put some jujubes in the hole. * Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree. * Hide yourself and watch the monkeys. As soon you leave, the monkeys can't wait to come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don't know what's in it and one of them can't help putting its hand into the hole to find what on earth there is. When it touches the jujubes, it will clench some of them in its hand. As a result, it isn't able to take its fist out of the hole. You can't come close until this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don't worry. It prefers the pumpkin than its life. It will run with the pumpkin, clenching its fist more tightly. In the end, it is caught helplessly. Question: "The hole must be just right" means it is _ . - big enough for the monkey to put its hand in - smaller than a monkey's hand - bigger than a monkey's fist - bigger than a monkey's hand but smaller than its fist
Answer: bigger than a monkey's hand but smaller than its fist

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing . A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as"yes"and"no". On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks? "The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows , which in Micronesia means"yes". Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today? "He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means"no". Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean"yes"or"no". Question: These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they _ . - should go abroad for vacations - needed to learn foreign languages - should often discuss their experiences - had problems with communications
had problems with communications