Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You may meet many people in your life. But Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids every day. Most parents will do _ as long as they live. There are many ways to stay close, to get along well and to build a strong relationship with your parents. Here are some of them: Spend time together. Don't play computer games or watch TV alone. Ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, or do some reading. Be kind. Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad. You can give your parents a happy day with a card or a joke. It's also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy. Do your best at whatever you do. You don't have to be the best, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud . It makes them happy to see how you are turning into a good kid. Why? Because it lets them know they are doing a good job. Question: Which of the following can't help you build a strong relationship with your parents? Options: A: Being kind. B: Spending time with them together. C: Playing computer games or watching TV alone. D: Doing your best at whatever you do.
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired . They met two men on the road. They said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. "The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? "So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it's too hot for an old man like you to walk today. "So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. "Why aren't you walking?"She asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. " So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. Question: The farmer got up behind his son because _ . Options: A: the old man said nothing. B: the three old men stopped them on the road C: he did not know why he was walking D: his son could not ride the horse by himself
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One of the easiest and cheapest ways to help your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night, but more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization, over half the people in the world may be _ . The result of this is not just a lot of tired people; in the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 car accidents, and 1,500 deaths a year. Problems with sleep can also cause mental problems, as well as medical problems such as high blood pressure and heart problems. American culture values work and often doesn't value sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are often called "lazy". Many famous men say proudly, "I only have time to sleep four or five hours a night." Students, especially college students, often sleep only a few hours a night. They often say, "I'm used to sleeping only a little." But according to experts, sleep is like money. If you sleep only five hours a day, you don't "get used to it", but instead, build up a "sleep deficit ". "It's like a credit card (a card used to buy things or services)," says Dr. James Maas, "You are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back." The more hours you don't sleep, the more hours you should sleep to "pay back" the hours on your "sleep credit card". For example, if you sleep four hours on Monday and then sleep eight hours on Tuesday, on Wednesday you will still have a "sleep deficit" of four hours. This deficit can continue for months or even years. People with a "sleep deficit" are sleep-deprived. Driving and making decisions can be dangerous for these people. Another research shows people should sleep nine or ten hours every night. More than half the people in the world may be running a "sleep deficit". You didn't do your homework last night? Maybe you can tell your teacher that you were working hard on your sleep deficit. "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That's a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You... Question: Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? Options: A: Sleep and Health B: The Less Sleep, the More Danger C: Work Less, Sleep More D: Pay Back Your Sleep Hours
A: A

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A men went into a shop to buy a parrot.There were three parrots in the shop.One was $1000; another one, $2000; and the third one, $3000. The man asked the owner, "Is this brid really $1000?That's so expensive for this kind of parrot."The owner said, "Because I have trained him and he can talk." Then the man asked him, "How about this one?What can he do that makes him so expensive?" The owner said, "Well, he can not only talk but also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on.That"s why he's so expensive?" Then the man asked, "How about the third one? What can he do that makes him so expensive" The owner of the shop said, "I don't know.Usually,I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor say, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him The Boss . Question: What is the owner of the shop like? Options: A: He has a sense of humour. B: He is very hardworking. C: He is very helpless. D: He is very generous.
Answer: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there are one or two parents and one or two children in each American family. Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays. Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves. Question: From the passage we can know that children in America _ Options: A: leave their parents when they grow up B: often spend holidays at their parents' house C: sometimes look for jobs for their own parents D: often call or write to their parents for money.
A: A