Question: Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Living with physical disabilities can be challenging in all kinds of ways.But different from what most parents think, physical disabilities are no barrier to a child enjoying all the benefits that healthy exercise and outdoor play can bring.The importance of exercise has been stressed in recent years as the problems connected with being too fat and poor mental health become ever more widespread.Being physically disabled does not mean that a child cannot be affected by these problems.And being active is a natural and fun way of preventing problems like these from having a bad influence. A swimming pool is one of the best places possible for physically disabled children to enjoy themselves.With proper support,whether from parents or from correctly trained professionals,children can get great benefits from being in the pool.The water provides both support and resistance ,giving a cardiovascular workout as well as making muscles strong.Being able to feel free in a way that is not possible on land is another benefit of swimming. It is possible to play most ball games with a group of children in wheelchairs.Moving and dancing to music is a great social activity for physically disabled children as well as something parents call enjoy with children.A parent or carer can help the child move in time to music or show movements to the child.Playing a modified  form of volleyball with a lowered net means that children in wheelchairs can take part and healthy people can sit on chairs to play with them. With some imagination,enjoying activities with a child who is disabled is not a problem.With access to some special equipment,children with physical disabilities do not have to be limited in how they play. Question: What do most parents think of the children with physical disabilities? Answer:

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- They can't really enjoy their lives.
- They can't enjoy physical activities.
- They have to stay indoors to protect themselves.
- They are more likely to become too fat.

A: They can't enjoy physical activities.


Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday called attention to the struggles of traditional operas in China. The newspaper said the number of unique traditional Chinese opera styles had decreased to 286 from 368 in 1959, with three disappearing every two years on average. Altogether, 74 opera styles had only one troupe left, and most were at the risk of fading away. Xie Boliang, a professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, said, "It is well known that people should be held accountable for soil erosion, but why do we feel at ease when traditional operas fade away?" Overwhelmed by modern culture and entertainment such as movies, TV programs and pop music, traditional Chinese operas have been severely marginalized. Despite being included on the state-level Intangible Cultural Heritage list, some operas still have no place to perform. Because of the market slump   and low salaries, more traditional Chinese opera practitioners are finding other work, as are many directors and playwrights. Sun Jiazheng, chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said traditional operas are important carriers of Chinese culture, and should be preserved. The State Council issued a circular in July calling for the promotion and protection of traditional Chinese operas, saying that it would allocate financial support and extend preferential policies to opera troupes and schools. Question: What is the purpose of this passage? Answer:

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- To call for more people to watch traditional Chinese operas.
- To tell people traditional Chinese operas are facing danger.
- To inform us of the notice of the State Council.
- To criticize the market slump and low salaries.

A: To tell people traditional Chinese operas are facing danger.


Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag. Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane. Jet lag interferes with a person's normal times for sleeping and waking. People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days. They also may have problems thinking clearly and remembering. Kwangwook Cho is a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain. He reported the findings of his jet lag study in the publication Nature Neuroscience. The study involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines. The women had served passengers on airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones. In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas. Mister Cho took some fluid from the women's mouths to measure levels of a hormone that increases during stress. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen. And he took pictures of their brains using magnetic resonance imaging. This is a way to measure the size of the brain's temporal lobes. It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones. Mister Cho says he believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory. Scientists say more tests are needed to study the... Question: It is inferred that more tests need to be done because   _  . Answer:

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- the conclusion was questioned by many scientists
- scientists fear that his research is not done properly
- every scientific conclusion needs the support from many tests
- the woman who were studied in the research were not healthy

A: every scientific conclusion needs the support from many tests


Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper. "Last week, " he said,  "my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present,  I spent twice its worth in advertising,  but didn't get it back. " "How did you write your advertisement? " asked one of the listeners,  a merchant. "Here it is, " said the man,  taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read,  "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening,  a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. " "Now, " said the merchant,  "I often advertise,  and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again,  and if it fails,  I'll buy you a new one. " The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:  "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble,  he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. " This appeared in the newspaper,  and on the following morning,  the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors,  and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake,  and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter. Question: ". . . if it fails,  I'll buy you a new one" suggested that the merchant  _   . Answer:

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- was quite sure of success
- wanted to buy him a new umbrella
- didn't know what to do
- was rich enough to buy one

A:
Answer: was quite sure of success