Q: My cousin Bob likes watching sports matches very much . He goes to the stadium to watch football matches at the weekend. He is also good at playing football. Now he is in the Football Club. Beckham is his favourite football player. When Bob is free, he always buys newspapers about sports. He watches sports news on TV,too. Bob's school is very big and beautiful. There is a football field, a tennis court and a swimming pool in it. He usually plays football with his friends after school. He wants to be a good football player. There isn't a _ in Bob's school. A) football field B) tennis court C) swimming pool D) basketball court
A: D

Q: Now, everybody is taking _ . From your best friend to your favourite pop star, selfies are taking over Facebook and Sina Weibo. The word "selfie" was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. But why do people feel the need to take them? And are they doing us more harm than good? According to some scientists, humans have an area in their brain that controls social activity. Receiving 'LIKE' on a selfie you have posted online can be the same as someone stopping you in the street and speak highly of you on your appearance. The act of taking a selfie also puts you in a position of power. You are the director and the subject of your own work of art. It helps people feel in control of their appearance and can be a powerful tool. But can it go too far? Scientists warn that too much time spent on selfies can influence people's confidence, especially in teenagers. If you are spending a lot of time choosing the perfect selfie clothes, then there could be a problem. At the same time, posting selfies online can harm your personal relationships. UK studies found that many people find it hard to talk to people who are often posting selfies online. So next time you want to use your smartphone to take a quick selfie, it may be better to drop it straight back into your pocket. What does the passage mainly talk about? A) People like taking selfies. B) Why people often like taking selfies. C) How people take more beautiful selfies. D) What good and harm taking selfies brings to people.
A: D

Q: As China's influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances. The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese. Lomond Elementary School in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking. "We're trying to make students interested in the language," teacher James told Times for Kids. "We think it's really important that all children receive these lessons," he says. "We'd like to do even more." "Schools are looking to the future," says Nancy, a US education expert. "China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture." Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun. "We wish we could go to China one day." said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami. More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. We can learn from the passage that _ . A) students are looking to the future B) there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US C) Chinese is becoming popular in the US D) Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US
A: C

Q: When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research. Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about robots. Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below: 1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959. 2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher. 3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems. Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper: 1. What might robots be like in the future? 2. What other things can robots do for people? 3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years? Step 4 _ , you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions. What does the writer advise us to do when we're curious about something? A) To read more books about it. B) To look it up in the dictionary. C) To turn to the teacher for help. D) To raise questions and find the answers.
A: D