Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was a beautiful spring morning, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr Green was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella in his hand. Mr Green said to him, "Do you think we're going to have rain today!" "No," said the old gentleman, "I don't think so." "Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" "No, the sun is not very hot in spring." Mr Green looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, "I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I really need a walking-stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, 'Look at the poor old man.' I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, 'look at that stupid man.'" Question: The story happened _ . Options: A: on a spring morning B: on a cold day C: on a summer evening D: on a bus
A: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: At midnight at New Year's Eve people in Rome and Italy throw ( ) all the things they no longer want .The streets are filled with old chairs ,beds ,clothes and dishes .... In Madrid, Spain, new year comes in more quietly ( ) . People go to the main square, each holding a bag of grapes .As the clock strikes ( ) twelve ,the people eat grapes . In Tokyo people eat noodles at New Year's Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning , some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise ( ) of the new year. In China , New Year's food include ( ) a whole fish and a chicken . The chicken must be presented ( ) with a head ,a tail and two feet to symbolize ( ) completeness ( ) . Question: People in China eat _ at New Year's Eve because they symbolize completeness. Options: A: grapes B: noodles C: fish and chicken D: whole fish and chicken
A: D

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last week,Chicago became the first city in the US to join the "Lights Out Plan".People turned off the lights in the city's tallest buildings,so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes.Every year in autumn,some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south,and come back the next spring. Lights mean danger to birds.Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky.Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars.This means they can not find the right way to go home. This month,about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter.Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons.Many birds cannot live in the cold,so they fly to warmer places.But there are other reasons,too.Birds need to look for food in the south.Another reason is that they want to have baby birds.Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same "house" they lived in last year,so they fly back there. There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world,and about 600 kinds of birds _ .Some birds can fly a very long way.Sometimes they fly to other countries.We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true? Options: A: All birds fly to warmer places every year. B: Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn. C: Some birds can fly a long way to other countries. D: About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world.
A: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A new supermarket put on a notice inside the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods(things that cost nothing). This may be your lucky day!" All the housewives who went to the supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who didn't have to pay for her shopping. For several weeks Mrs. Blake hoped to be the lucky customer. Unlike many other customers, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she did not need. She dreamed of the day, when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her, "Madam, this is your lucky day and everything in your basket is free." One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy tea. She went to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the check-out. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her. "Madam," he said, "congratulations! You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is free!" Question: What would Mrs. Blake probably say when she heard the manager's words? Options: A: "Oh, my God!" B: "How lucky I am!" C: "Bad luck!" D: "It's very kind of you!"
A: A