Anybody can learn to count fast if he knows the secret of following trick. Ask your friend to write any five-figure number on the blackboard. Then you write your five-figure number under it. You choose your figures so that each one with the figure above it will make nine. Tell your friend to put a third five-figure number under your number. Then you write a fourth number in the same way. After he has written the fifth number, you draw a line under it and quickly write the sum. . You may even write it from left to right.. How do you do it ? You take away two from the fifth number and put two in front of your answer. Is it interesting? How many six-figure numbers are there on the blackboard at last? A) Three B) One C) Five D) Four
B
A king often felt unhappy and he asked a clever old man how he could be happy. "That's very easy," said the old man. "You just need to put on a happy man's shirt and you'll be happy." The king believed the old man and began to look for a happy man. He visited many countries and met kings, professors and others. But they all said they were not happy. One day he saw a poor farmer working in the field. The farmer was singing all the time and looked very happy. The king came up to him and asked, "Are you happy, my good man?" "Yes, quite happy," the farmer answered. "Can you sell me your shirt?" asked the king. "My shirt?" the farmer answered in surprise. "But I don't have a shirt. In fact, I never have one." ,. The king felt very unhappy. He wanted _ . A) to buy a shirt B) to be a clever man C) to be a happy man D) to find a happy man
C
Q: Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don't know how to take notes. Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again. Ask. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class. Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes. Organize . Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes. Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you'll surely have less time to watch TV. But you'll save time in the coming test. Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes? A) Organizing the notes. B) Recopying your notes after class. C) Asking your teachers for help. D) Comparing your notes with others'
A: D
Question: Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But a call in English is quite different from one from one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you can not say, "Please ask Mr. XX to answer the telephone." Instead ,you must say,"May I speak to Mr. XX?" If you want to ask who is answering the phone, you should say,"Who is that?""Is that Mr. XX ( speaking)?"Instead of "Who are you?" If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say,"This is XX (speaking)"instead of "I am XX" If you want to ask who is answering the phone , you should say, " _ . A) Who am I? B) Who is he? C) Who are you? D) Who is that?
Answer: D
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The Xin'an Street Community began three programs not long ago. The Neighborhood Clean-up Program Every Sunday at 5:00pm, the neighbors begin cleaning Xin'an Street from one end to the other. The head of the Community, Zhao Fuqin, said, "The first Sunday, only eleven people came, but we picked up over seven big bags of rubbish from the sidewalk and street. The next weekend, twenty people came, and filled eight rubbish bags. Now the neighborhood really looks great!" The Neighborhood Watch Program The neighbors on Xin'an Street began this program to look for problems in the neighborhood and to call the police if necessary. The neighbors all say the watch has already helped. SunYan, aged 60, a retired teacher, said, "In the past, I felt afraid at night. Now I know my neighbors are watching for trouble. " According to the police, there are fewer problems on Xin'an Street. "Calls to 110 went down last month. _ knew that the people on Xin'an Street were watching, so they stayed away," said a policeman. The Neighborhood Fitness Program A Health Club was built last month, where the neighbors can do different kinds of sports like basketball, ping-pong ball, tennis, etc. "Every morning you can see groups of neighbors running, dancing and playing Taijiquan. We have come to realize the importance of taking exercise," said Chen Jinliang, a businessman of 45. The community has more plans. "We plan to start the Kids Care Program for children. We are going to build an after-school club. And we want to have a picnic for everyone in the neighborhood!" said Zhao Fuqin. When do the neighbors of the Clean-up Program clean Xin'an Street? A) Every Saturday morning. B) Every Saturday afternoon. C) Every Sunday morning. D) Every Sunday afternoon.
**Answer**
D
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Hawaii is famous for its beaches. Every year water sports, especially surfing and water skiing attract many tourists to the island. Hawaii has been a magical name to people who like to travel for many years. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. In the tropical lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden glow that light the sky in the quiet water. People often have a quiet, enjoyable time walking along the water. The scenery here is not very different from the exciting beauty that greeted the first tourists to these islands centuries ago. They came in canoes not much bigger than small boats. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees , but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see today. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now planes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco. No matter where people come from, they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels. Which is true according to the passage? A) People really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. B) People often have a quiet, unhappy time walking along the water. C C) People only in Japan dream of seeing the beautiful islands. D) People found the beautiful red sand beaches in Hawaii.
**Answer**
A