Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In Britain, when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school,or sports. They ask question like "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" "Where do you work?" "What school do you go to?" and "Do you like sports?" They also ask questions like "Where do you come from?" and "Where do you live?" These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don't ask questions about a person's salary . They don't ask how much or someone is paid for something. It is not OK to ask people questions about politics, party or religion unless you know them very well. People don 't ask unmarried people "Why are you single?" and they don't ask a married couple with no children "Why don't you have any children?" Question: It's not polite for a person to show interest in the _ life of others. Options: A: school B: private C: hard D: happy
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Can you make a telephone call? Of course you make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, " Please ask Mr/Mrs/Miss... to answer the telephone." Instead, you must say, " May I speak to Mr/Mrs/Miss..., please?" If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say " Who is that?" or " Is that ...( somebody ) speaking?" instead of " Who are you ?". If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, " This is ...( somebody ) speaking." Question: The title for this passage should be _ . Options: A: A Story about Mr. Li and Jim Green B: How to Make a Call in English C: A Story about Telephone D: A Call in Chinese
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Unlike other people, my Olympic heroes are not Olympic champions or the important people on the Olympic Committee . They are just the ordinary ones who do the everyday things. They work without the recognition the famous people get. They are the Olympic volunteers. These people aren't the great stars of sport. They just want to do their part for the Olympics by smiling and helping the Games go smoothly.The stars of the Games are like brightly colored sailboats on the sea, racing through the waves. How lovely to watch them! But the volunteers are the wind, which nobody sees. Without the wind the sailboats would not be able to move and no one would want to watch them. The volunteers breathe the wind of life into the athletes. The volunteers may never win medals, but they always do their best to encourage the _ , whether the athletes win or lose.Some might think what the volunteers do is boring, hardly worth mentioning . But in my eyes, they are as important as the champions and the stars. They are just as much heroes, despite not appearing in newspapers or on TV. I truly admire them and I will always cheer for them. They are my Olympic heroes. Question: What does the writer think of the volunteers' work? Options: A: boring B: important C: interesting D: excellent
A: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jimmy was 2 years old. One day his mom was out and his dad took care of him. Someone gave Jimmy a little tea set as a gift and it was one of his favorite toys. Dad was in the living room watching the evening news. Then Jimmy brought his dad a little cup of "tea". In fact, it was just water. After some cups of tea, his dad said to him, "Jimmy, you are a nice good boy. I love you." Later, Jimmy's mom came home. His dad made her wait in the living room to watch Jimmy bring him a cup of tea. "It's the cutest thing," he said to his wife. Mom waited. Jimmy came down the hall with a cup of tea for his dad. She watched him drink it up and laughed. Then she said: "Did you know that the only place he is tall enough to get water from is the toilet ?" Question: Why did Jimmy's mom laugh at last? _ . Options: A: Because Jimmy brought his dad a cup of tea B: Because Jimmy brought his dad a cup of water C: Because Jimmy brough her a cup of tea, too D: Because in fact Jimmy's dad drank some cups of water from the toilet
Answer: D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One day, John Randolph rode on his horse to a town many miles from his home. The road was strange to him, so he traveled very slowly. When the night fell, he stopped at a nice roadside inn for accommodation .The innkeeper welcomed him. A fine supper was prepared. The innkeeper talked about the weather, the roads, the crops. However, his guest ate silently. Next morning after breakfast, Mr. Randolph paid his bill and was ready for his journey. Leading his horse to the door, the innkeeper said, "Which way will you travel, sir?" Mr. Randolph looked at him and answered, "I've paid you my bill. Should I pay you anything more? I travel the way I wish to go." But not far from the inn, to his surprise, there were two ways. He searched for a while but there was no sign to help him. The innkeeper was still standing by the door. He called to him: "My friend, which road leads to Lynchburg?" The innkeeper answered, "Sir, you have paid your bill and don't owe me a cent. Travel the way you wish to go. Good-bye!" As bad luck would have it, Mr. Randolph took the wrong road. Though out of his way, he lost much time, all because of his rudeness. Question: John Randolph traveled slowly because Options: A: it was rainy B: the horse was tired C: the road was strange D: the time was early
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake? It is a poisonous American snake. When it is angry or afraid, it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail. It's very scary. But Heather Ramirez and her husband, from California, in the United States, make a living in an unusual way. They are self-employed snake catchers! They catch snakes, especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors, and return them to the wild. Heather describes her work as "protecting people from rattlesnakes -- and protecting rattlesnakes from people!" In the area where they live, rattlesnakes often come face to face with people. They are found in stores, offices, houses and gardens. Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live, but it's the other way round. The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses. Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared. If you keep your distance, however, the snake won't bite you. In twelve years as a snake catcher, Heather has never touched a snake. She doesn't take the risk. She picks up the snakes with a special tool. This doesn't hurt _ , but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her. Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty. Catching snakes is a full-time job and they don't often have a day off. People can get to them at any time of the day or night. Not everyone can do this job, but Heather doesn't want to do anything else. "I just love my job," she says. Question: The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by _ . Options: A: catching and selling snakes B: catching snakes as a part-time job C: protecting snakes in the wild D: being self-employed snake catchers
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D