Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. "How do you do?" said the man. "Can you come at once to a place out of town? It's quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way." "Certainly," said the doctor. "I'm quite ready. I can come at once." After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor's car, and they drove off. They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, "Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to the town." "I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?" "There is no patient," explained the man. "Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must get home from a town, There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often _ , so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night." ,. Question: What did the man ask the doctor to do? - to go out for a walk - to go to a place in the town - to play - to go to a place out of town
to go to a place out of town
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Last summer my parents and l went to Yunnan. It left us wonderful memories. If you like a spring climate ,clean air and nice views, then Yunnan is the best place for you! Day l Shanghai-Kunming Activities: Arrive in Kunming. Hotel check-in. Meals: No meals (We flew to Kunming. After our arrival in Kunming, the guide took us to our hotel by bus. Then he showed us around the shopping center for the rest of the day.) Day 2 Kunming Activities: Visit Stone Forest, Bird & Flower Market. Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch (In the Bird&Flower Market, we saw many kinds of flowers and birds as well as some traditional Chinese arts.) Day 3 Dali-Lijiang Activities: Arrive in Lijiang. Visit Lijiang Dayan Ancient City, and its famous Square Street. Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch (The Ancient City of Lijiang is known as Dayan Town. It has a long history of over 800 years.) Question: The writer went to Kunming from Shanghai _ . - by bus - by plane - by ship - by train
by plane
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. White's family decided to repair their house. Mr. White bought the house two and a half years ago. Since his kids were growing up, he and his wife wanted to make some changes to the house. They decided to knock down their living room wall to open up the space. When the wooden walls were moved, they were shocked to find a lizard stuck in the small space between the walls. The lizard's foot was stuck by a nail which was knocked into the wall from the other side several months ago. However, they wondered how the lizard had _ so long without moving from that place. The family decided to wait for a while and see how the lizard survived several months without moving. While they were doing other things, they kept an eye on the lizard. The son, Ray, suddenly shouted, "Dad, look here!" Another lizard appeared, carrying food to the stuck lizard's mouth. That was a real surprise! Everyone was touched that the lizard fed the other one for all this time. Both lizards had never-ending hope for each other and carried their hearts with love and care. Why can't we humans always carry that kind of love in our hearts? Life is full of all kinds of difficulties. What we can do is to give our hand to the one in need and share our love. Sharing is caring. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? - The lizards didn't give up hope. - The son helped the stuck lizard out. - Another lizard came to feed the stuck one. - The family was moved by the lizard's act.
The son helped the stuck lizard out.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: FOOD, football, and fashion - Milan has it all. The city is perhaps most famous for its annual Milan Fashion Week and its world-class soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. And May will see it host the six-month Milan Expo , the theme of which is food and nutrition . Milan may not be the first place tourists think of when they think of Italy. Rome is the most famous city in Italian history, Venice draws visitors who want to travel along its canals and Florence is popular with the art lovers. Yet Milan can often be let off tourists' lists. But although some see Milan as the "Ugly Sister" of these cities, in 2015, the city is "Suddenly back in fashion in a big way". The delicious Milan Expo will look at the future of food, trying to answer the question of how Earth's fast-growing population can be fed in the future. According to the Lonely Planet website, "144 countries will set up shops in northwest of central Milan, forming a mini city-within-a-city". Milan's famous opera house, La Scala, normally closed in the summer, will also host daily performances during the Expo, reported Fox News. Not interested in opera? Don't worry. Visitors who prefer sports may want to visit the San Siro Stadium , home of the soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. The stadium is one of the most famous in Europe and has seen many important games over the years, both in Series A and the European Champions league . So even if all of its fashion and beautiful people can make Milan seem "Soulless " as Lonely Planet said, it still has "a serious sense of history and place". Many people will be discovering it this year, and eating great food from all over the world to help solve world problems. Will you? Question: The author's purpose in writing this article is to _ . - give an introduction to Milan as a good choice for traveling - tell readers about the theme and activities of the 2015 Milan Expo - give an proper review of the food culture in Milan - explain why Milan will be holding the world Expo in 2015
give an introduction to Milan as a good choice for traveling
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