Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As part of the first International Hot Spring Culture and Tourism Festival in Xianning, Hubei Province, Miss Friendship International 2009 was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from 20th October 2009 to 9th November 2009 with 70 gorgeous contestants gathering from across the world. The city is a popular travel spotlight, known for its hot springs and red tourism. Beginning in 2005 in New York, Miss Friendship International is an international beauty contest, with the theme "beauty promotes international friendship which leads to world peace." From 2:40pm to 3:42 pm on November 7th, 7 top hot spring hotels and scenic areas in Xianning, Hubei province began an activity called "Tens of thousands of people bath in the hot spring together". 450 female university students from Xianning College formed the shape of the Arabic number"10000"in the big bath. Question: Xianning 1st International Hotspring cultural and Tourism Festival ended _ . Options: A: on 20th October B: on 7th November C: on 9th November D: in 2005
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Once a king got two nice falcons from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly. After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch of a tree quietly, just keeping still. The king called all his falcons together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He spent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once. The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. " it is unbelievable !" shouted the king. How could you make it happen?" The farmer replied,"It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested." It is always the same to human beings. We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks. . Question: How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky? Options: A: Excited. B: Moved. C: Worried. D: Relaxed.
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Can you imagine a world without the Internet?It's surprising to think about it Now,China has more than 162 million Internet users,according to the China Internet Network Information Center. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today,66% of Chinese "netizens "are teenagers. "They spend about thirteen hours every week online,"said Qian Hulin,an Internet expert . Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games. The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information,to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet,teenagers can find out almost everything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge. Li Dong,a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang,likes her students to use the Internet. "When we talk in class,students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,"she said. In addition,people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker. ,,. (1,5) Question: Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away? Options: A: Giving them a call. B: Going to see them. C: Writing a letter to them. D: Sending emails to them.
A: D

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There are millions of charities in the UK. In fact, you can hardly think of any good business that doesn't have a charity linked to _ . The British people are so generous with charities. A lot of people are quite prepared to donate money to charities, even when they are short of money themselves. There are many reasons why people give money to charities. Sometimes it's a personal reason, say their parents died of cancer so they give money to cancer research, or of a religious reason. Many religions encourage their followers to donate a part of their income to the poor. Many religious people feel it is their duty to help others as part of their faith . Still, other people just give donations because they have some spare money and they think it is a good thing to do. Many people think it is necessary to give donations to charities because they wish to make the lives and situations of those in need better. The British government has made it quite easy for people to give money to charity as you can pay through your payroll . So when you get your salary, you automatically get some money taken out and give it to charity. Some people have some money taken out to give to charities, such as Save the Children Fund, thinking it is a good way to save children around the world. Question: The passage is mainly about _ . Options: A: charities in the UK B: the history of the charities in the UK C: the generous and kind people in the UK D: the relationship between the British government and charities
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I have many teachers now and I love them all, but I think I love my English teacher, Sophia, best. Sophia is from the UK. But she loves Chongqing very much. She thinks Chongqing is great. She loves Chongqing food. Do you know what she likes for breakfast? Bread and milk? No, she doesn't. She only has noodles . Hot pot is her favorite and she always eats it on Saturday and Sunday. Sophia has a daughter and a son. Her daughter's name is May. Her son's name is Jack. They are 8 years old. They go to the same school. They like hot pot, too. They are all in Chongqing now. We have English from Monday to Friday. So Sophia is very busy. But she is always nice and happy. All my classmates like her and her classes very much. She often plays English games and sings English songs with us. When we have questions, we like to ask her for help. Now I think I can do well in English because I have the best English teacher, Sophia. Question: The best title can be " _ ". Options: A: Sophia's Family B: My Favorite Teacher C: Sophia, an English Star D: Sophia and I
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My name is David. I am an English boy. My families are in Beijing. My father and mother work there. I have a sister, but no brothers. My sister and I are students of a middle school in Beijing. We love China. We have a nice house in Beijing. My room is big. There is a bed, a desk and a computer in it. My books are on my desk and next to my computer. There are some pop singers' pictures on the wall. I like them. Question: My room is _ . Options: A: small B: bright C: big D: Nice
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C