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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk. As a pupil, he was backward. But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist. In 1901, Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated his famous Theory of Relativity .To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it very well to a group of young students. He said, "When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours. That is relativity." After Hitler came into power in Germany, Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became an American citizen. In 1955, Einstein's life ended at the age of seventy-six. Question: Which of the following do you think is true? Options: A: The Germans owed their scientific progress to Einstein. B: Einstein made a very great contribution to modern science. C: Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world. D: The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In recent years,American students have fallen behind in many subjects like math,science and reading. In 2005,the U.S. was number nine among the developed countries in the number of students graduating from high school. American education officials are searching for new ways to help students learn again. One tool that is getting some attention is the use of video games. Sixteenyearold John Diaz says he loves playing video games but doesn't like traditional schoolwork. During his summer vacation,Diaz is continuing his studies at home. That is because his courses are available on his home computer. Florida Virtual School's head master,Julie Young,says the school teaches students with the technology they most enjoy using in and out of school."We have so many students who feel free in our school," Young said, "They lose interest when they go to school. And we're very hopeful that Conspiracy Code will attract the learners to really get into the detail of learning." Conspiracy Code is a video game that teaches U.S. history. Students guide two heroes in a quest to stop a conspiracy to change the past. Along the way,students learn about events such as the Civil War,and report back to their teacher who is a spy . John Diaz says he enjoys American history now."I like to do the game every day," he said. Question: Conspiracy Code is a video game that _ . Options: A: introduces the ways of finding a spy B: teaches students American history C: helps students learn computers D: trains people to become heroes
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime talk TV, is considered one of the most powerful women in the world.Now, after 25 years' hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, the star has announced she is calling it quits. According to the Los Angeles Times, the move "signals the beginning of the decline for the daytime talk show." More women are working full-time jobs, and people are turning to cable and pre-recorded shows for their entertainment. It may be that Oprah isn't quitting so much as moving on.She has created the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and will most likely move her show to the network.If audiences around the world need Oprah, they well know where to look. Oprah Winfrey was born to a single teenage mother in a small town in rural Mississippi, US.As a child, she lived with poverty and abuse.But she got a job at a local radio station, where her honesty, emotional style won her many fans.She quickly rose through the ranks of radio and television before launching her own production company and starting her own show. Oprah's talk show was not the first of its kind, but it quickly became the best and most popular.It made talk shows popular, and others jumped in to start similar shows.But while other talk shows turned ugly, featuring guests who argued and attacked each other with chairs, _ "Part of her power lies in the fact that her life story resonates with her audience, as a kind of version of the American dream," writes Kevin Connolly, a reporter with the BBC. She became a star because of the way she opened up about her problems to her audience.She shared her own struggles with relationships and weight.She focused on self-help.Connolly believes "something in her honesty and her sometimes painfully emotional directness struck home with a certain type of American". Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true? Options: A: The stop of Oprah's show reflects the decrease of audience. B: Oprah hosted her show for about 25 years. C: American talk show was pioneered by Oprah. D: Oprah used to be a radio presenter.
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C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?" "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." Soon the water rose to Smith's waist.(,) At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?" "No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me." Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up." "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?" To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter." Question: The best title of this passage is" _ " . Options: A: What Do You Want from Me? B: How Do You Believe in God? C: How God Loved Smith! D: Smith Obeyed God's Order
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A