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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: I began to think about my future job at the age of fourteen. I was born into a family of teachers. My parents are both teachers and I like the job. When I was a little girl, I often went to school with my mother. When my mother was in the class I watched her, and I wanted to be popular among (......) pupils like her. One day in the 9th grade, the head teacher asked me to give an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils because their English teacher caught a cold. When I entered the classroom, many pupils had been at their desks. I said, "Good morning," and began the lesson.[:ZXXK] I wanted the pupils to like English. We read, wrote, sang songs, asked questions and answered questions. Later, I gave English lessons several times and I was happy teaching the pupils. Now I know what I am going to do after leaving school. I want to be an English teacher. It's a very interesting but difficult job. It's interesting because I can work with pupils. It's difficult because I have to teach them a foreign language. To be a good teacher means to know a lot. Every day I improve my English by reading books, reading English newspapers, looking through magazines and speaking with English people. I like English and I want to be a good teacher. Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Options: A: The writer has left school and is a good teacher now. B: The writer often went to school with her mother when she was young. C: The writer gave an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils one afternoon. D: The writer's English teacher asked her to give an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils.
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B

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every morning, the newspaper chief editor holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events. As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper's own library to look up any information that they need. This is called "doing one's homework". At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day's paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor. The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday's. Question: The front page contents are decided by _ . Options: A: the importance of the events B: how well the stories are written C: the knowledge of the chief editor D: whether they are the latest
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A

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Now more and more people communicate by sending messages with mobile phones, sending e-mails or even chatting on line. How about our pen, pencil or paper? Which one do you think is easier and more convenient, handwriting or texting ? Today, texting is the most common way of communication, even among young students. People don't write letters anymore. They usually send e-mails to their friends. From texting to e-mails, it seems like keyboard are _ the good old pencil and paper. As a result, many students are poor in handwriting. Some even don't know how to write normal words we often use. In order to improve students handwriting skills, the British government recently decided to open handwriting lessons in middle schools. The British government hopes the students will be able to learn how to write business and personal letters properly at any length . The students will also be taught different kinds of writings. They will also learn to use correct spelling, punctuations and grammar. The handwriting lessons will begin in 2014. Why don't you practice handwriting and write letters to your family and friends to surprise them? Question: What did the British government decide to do to improve students' handwriting skills? Options: A: To help students write personal letters. B: To open handwriting lessons in middle schools. C: To send the students abroad to learn handwriting skills. D: To ask the students not to send massages with mobile phones.
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B

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Tom's parents are away for 2 days. So he goes shopping in the supermarket. He makes a shopping list. There are lots of people in the supermarket. He plans to make sandwiches for his lunch. He buys bread and butter. Then he buys ham and cabbages. He also buys two kilos of apples. They are 5 yuan a kilo. The apples look good. He has everything on his shopping list. Then he goes home. , Question: Tom's parents are away _ . Options: A: for 3 days B: for 2 days C: for 4 days D: for 1 week
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B