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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It's not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve the problems. Then, the CRH trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train. China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains. Can CRH trains solve the problems? "Of course not. There is still a long way to go," about 80% of the people answer. Question: Which of the following is right about the CRH trains? Options: A: The workers on the first CRH train are not kind. B: It costs people more money to take CRH trains than to take planes. C: CRH3 train runs slower than CRH1 and CRH2. D: Taking CRH train is expensive but it is fast.
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A professor told his students to go into the city slum to study the life of 200 boys.He asked them to write reports about each boy's life and future.Every one of the students wrote,"He doesn't have any hope." Twenty-five years later.another professor read about the earlier study.He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys.Of the 200 boys,20 had moved away or died.Nobody knew what had happened to them.They tried very hard and found the other 180 people.Among them 176 had become successful as doctors,teachers and scientists. The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further.Luckily,all the men were living near the place and he was able to ask each one,"What made you successful?" Each one answered with feeling."There was a teacher." The teacher was still living there,so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those out of the slums,and change them into successful people. The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile,"It's really very easy.I loved those boys." Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Some of the boys became doctors. B: The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher C: The teacher still remembered the boys D: The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young woman was driving alone through the countryside. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding out her hand as if she needed a lift. "I can't leave her out in this weather," the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the glass. "Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while she said to the old woman, "Have you waited for long?" The old woman shook her head. "Strange," thought the young woman. She tried again, "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some, the lady said nothing except a nod of head or something else like that. Then the young woman saw the lady's hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly, she realized that the lady was a man! She stopped the car. "I can't see that mirror," she said, "Would you mind cleaning it for me?" The lady nodded and opened the door. As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly. When she got to the next village, she stopped. She found that the old lady had left a handbag on the backseat. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath. Inside it was a gun! Question: Why didn't the old woman say anything in the car? Options: A: She was not able to speak clearly. B: She was afraid to be found out the truth. C: She was too tired to speak anything. D: She was not willing to talk to others.
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One afternoon Mrs. Green says to her husband, "Jack, there is a meeting of our women's at Mrs. Brown's house at supper time today, and I want to go to it. I will leave you some fish for supper. Is that all right?" "Oh, yes," her husband answers, "That's all right. What are you going to leave for my supper? " "This tin of fish," Mrs. Green says, "And there are some cold potatoes and some peas here, too." Then Mrs. Green goes to her meeting. All the women have supper at Mrs. Brown's house and at nine Mrs. Green comes back home. "Is your fish nice, Jack?" she asks. "Yes, but my feet are _ ," he answers. "Why are they hurt?" Mrs. Green asks. "Well, on the tin it says---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES." Question: Mr. Green has supper _ . Options: A: outside B: at home C: at Mrs. Brown's house D: his friend's house
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B