Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Here's an interview to a pilot about his life. (R="Reporter;" P= Pilot) R: How much time do pilots actually spend flying a plane? P: It varies (WES'J) from about 20 minutes on some domestic   flights to as much as 18 hours on international flights. It all depends on if the flight is a short- or long-haul flight. R: Do pilots take breaks during flights or do they fly the whole time? P: Yes, we take breaks during long-haul flights. Airlines assign   three or four pilots to long flights. We take turns flying the plane. R: If pilots are traveling all the time, how do they deal with jet lag  ? P: Jet lag is annoying for almost all pilots. I try to go to sleep as I would at home. R: How important is it to know the weight and size of the plane you are flying? P: It is very important. We weigh almost everything put into the airplane and make estimates   according to the number of people on each flight. R: Do pilots eat the airplane food? P: Yes, we eat business class food! Airplane food changes every season and is very delicious if you don't hate eating lobster   every day! The pilots on the same plane are supposed to make different meal choices so that if one of the dishes causes food _ , only one of them will be sick. That way, at least one pilot will always be well enough to fly the plane! Question: The number of pilots depends on   _  . Options: A: how many hours a plane flies B: what kind of planes they are C: the airline companies assign D: what the pilot likes
A

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When you travel in Hong Kong,you must be careful of the traffic rules,because the traffic keeps to the left and it's different from that of the interior of China.Before crossing the street,you must look to the right and then to the left.If the traffic lights are red,the traffic must stop,people can go across the zebra line.If the traffic lights turn green,the traffic can go,and people mustn't cross the road. In the morning and in the evening,when people go to or come from work,the streets are very busy.The traffic is the most dangerous. When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong,you have to be careful,too.Always remember the traffic keeps to the left.Have a look first,or you may go the wrong way.In Hong Kong,there are a lot of big buses with two floors.You'd better sit on the second floor.From there you can watch the city very well.How interesting! Question: In Hong Kong the traffic moves  _  . Options: A: on the right B: on the left C: in the middle D: in the park
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Everybody needs water. Everything needs water. We use water to wash the bowls , clothes and ourselves. We use water to plant trees, flowers and crops . Where does all water come from? It comes from clouds. Some of rain goes into the ground. Many people get it under the ground. Some rain water goes into the hills. It runs into lakes and rivers. Many people get it there. ,. Question: _   water. Options: A: Everything needs B: Everybody needs C: Nothing needs D: Everything and everybody need
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were. The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. "Wanted-the greatest gift for my mother." About a week before his mother's birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. "This bird." the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs." "Really?  I'd like to listen to it," Bill said. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card. The day after his mother's birthday he called his mother. "Well, mother" he asked, "What do you think of the bird?" "Oh, it's very delicious, dear." said his mother. Question: How much did Bill pay for the bird? Options: A: Nine dollars B: Ten dollars C: Nine thousand dollars D: Ten thousand dollars

Answer: C