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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a food additive , which has been widely used by many food factories all over the world since it appeared first in Japan in 1909. MSG is a _ that is added to some food to improve its original taste and colour. It is used in foods around the world such as cakes, bread, frozen meats, fish and vegetables. In the beginning, people thought MSG was safe just like salt and sugar. However, in 1968 some people reported they seemed to have bad reactions to MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant. They included headaches and quick heartbeat . It was also reported that MSG excited a person's brain and caused his death in Japan. Scientists think that MSG may lead to many neurological disorders . In mice studies done by a university, the evidence showed the mice didn't want to eat the food including MSG. Today many food companies "hide" MSG on food labels by using different names. If you see "natural flavorings", "hydrolyzed protein" and "spices" in a food label, you are probably seeing a hidden way to "report" MSG in a food label. Every time we have a meal in a restaurant, we always feel the food very delicious to taste, but sometimes it is dangerous for our health because some poisonous food additives have been added to the food. To protect people's health, our governments, from central to local, are taking actions to stop factories producing poisonous food additives. Question: MSG is often used in _ . Options: A: frozen meats B: cups C: clothes D: book covers
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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: This is a reading room in Kate's school. It is big and very nice. There is a lot of furniture in it. There are twenty desks, eighty chairs and twenty computers. There're some pictures on the wall. They are all of famous people. Some students are in the reading room. They like reading books here. Kate is here too. Her mother is an English teacher at the school and her father is a doctor in the school hospital. They like reading books in the reading room too. Question: How many desks are there in the reading room? Options: A: Twenty B: Sixty C: Eighty D: Ninety
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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: Tom's father has a big farm. On New Year's Day, his father asked him, "Could you work on the farm when you're free this year, Tom?" "Farming is not my work, Dad. I have much school work to do," Tom wasn't glad at _ . "If you help me work on the farm, I will give you anything you want." "OK," Tom _ happily. So Tom gets up early and works hard on the farm in his free time this year, just like other farmers. His wheat grows very well. Time flies. Today is the last day of the year, December 31st. The father is talking with his son. "I'm happy to see you work hard on the farm. Tom, now tell me what you want as the gift ." Tom shows his father a big piece of bread. He makes it with the wheat on his farm. "I have already gotten your gift, Dad. You're trying to give me a lesson--- no pain, no gain. Right?" Question: What do you think of Tom? Options: A: He doesn't study hard at school. B: He learns a lot from other farmers. C: He grows wheat hard on the farm D: He is not a good boy.
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C

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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolate very much. But his mother doesn't give him. Chocolate is not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolate. Then his mother lets him eat them. Because she wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening, John says in his room," Please, God makes them give me a big box of chocolate tomorrow , it's my eighth birthday!" His mother says to him , "God can't hear you, my boy." "I know, but my uncle is in the next room, and he can hear." John says to his mother. Question: What day is John's birthday according to the passage ? Options: A: Sunday B: Monday C: Tuesday D: Saturday
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B