I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Recently,I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American. Their cars have "bonnets ", while ourselves have "hoods". They park their cars in a "car park" while we leave ours in a "parking lot". Our "cookies" are their "biscuits", while their "rubbers" are our "erasers". Then there are the food words. Would you want to eat something called "Toad in the Hole" or "Bangers and Mash" or "Spotted Dick"? I'm here to report they are all very tasty. There are American equivalents ,of course. We've got "Shoofly Pie", "Chicken Fried Steak" and "Mississippi Mud Pie". What they call "crisps" is what we call "potato chips" and when we ask for "chips" in England we will get what we know at home in America as "French fries". They find it _ that we call the "toilet" the "bathroom" and they really double over with laughter when we ask for the "restroom". American ladies in England who ask for the "little girl's room" or the "powder room" will be met with blank stares. A "fag" is a "cigarette" in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America. Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying "Way Out". We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement. "Pavement" in America is the actual cement the sidewalk is made of. Question: The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show that _ . Options: A: Americans don't like dealing with the British B: English signs are very hard for people to understand C: American English is very different from British English. D: Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other
D
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Dieters' who eat meals high in protein might lose a bit more weight than those who get less protein and more carbohydrates all other things being equal, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Researchers found that over an average of 12 weeks, people having a highprotein diet lost about 1.8 extra pounds, and more body fat, than those having a standard-protein diet. Wycherley from the University of South" Australia in Adelaide, the lead author on the study says it's possible that the body may spend more energy and bum more calories while dealing with protein, compared to carbohydrates. Another explanation for the link his team observed is that eating protein helps preserve muscle mass and muscle mass bums more calories, even when the body is resting, than other types of mass. He says people in the studies tend to get protein from a variety of animal and vegetable sources. Vegetable sources of protein include beans. It is not obvious why a higher protein-to-carbohydrate ratio might help people lose more pounds----and one obesity researcher not involved in the new analysis questioned whether the trials were strong enough to make that conclusion. "The studies are generally far too short to tell effect," Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, told Reuters Health in an e-mail. But given the limitations of the present evidence, Levine said, "It makes no real difference which of the weight-loss ways one chooses." Question: According to Wycherley's analysis, dieters should take in more _ . Options: A: fat B: carbohydrates C: protein D: calories
C
Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain's most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe--the business tribe. You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn't wear a piece of color1ed silk around his neck. This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business. "Ties offer a point of indifference," says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers. "They give a chance to say something about their own personality." So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly color1ed tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly color1ed socks. Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders,including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people--but not the people wearing ties. Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat in fact his nickname was"hatless Jack". Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps"tieless Tony"(UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as "hatless Jack". Question: In the business world,wearing a tie was necessary because _ . Options: A: it showed you were a brainworker B: it showed you got a good salary C: it showed you were an employer D: it showed you were welltrained
A: A
Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Our school library offers learning services, books and other things that help all members of the school to become good thinkers and clever users of information. It is linked to the larger library in the city and the World Wide Web. All these services are given according to the requirements of the Public Library Manifesto . School library services must be given to all members of the school. Students of any age, class and grade can enjoy them. Different services must be given to those who are unable to use the main library services. Users of the library must follow the rules made by the library workers to keep it clean and tidy. The main rules are as follows: 1. Opening and closing times: Monday --Friday: 9 a.m. --9 p.m. during term time. Saturday: 9 a.m. --1p.m. throughout the year. 2. Admission and borrowing: Only people holding a library card shall be allowed in. Members can borrow 5 books at a time. 3. Behavior in the library: Silence shall be kept as much as possible in the library. No other books can be taken into the library. Library workers can help members use the books and other things in the library. When the library workers and teachers work together, students will get better reading, writing, and problem-solving skills. Question: What is the main aim of the school library services? Options: A: To help readers communicate with each other. B: To help teachers work with the library workers. C: To help students develop good behaviors in the library. D: To help the users get more knowledge and skills.
A: D