Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One night Mr White left his car outside his house as usual. But when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he found that his car wasn't there. He called the police and told them what had happened. When Mr White came home from his office that evening, his car was back again at his usual place in front of his house. He checked it carefully to see whether it had been broken, but found two tickets and a letter on one of his seats. The letter said, "We're very sorry. We took your car because we had all emergency ." Mr and Mrs White went to the cinema with the tickets that evening and enjoyed themselves very much. When they came back from the cinema, they found that thieves had taken almost everything away from their house. Question: Mr and Mrs White went to the cinema because   _  . Options: A: the thieves asked them to B: they were happy after getting their car C: they had got two tickets D: they liked to see a film
A: C


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Jenny, I am in Beijing, China now, but my parents are in the USA. I live with my brother Peter. Beijing is big and great. There are many beautiful places and much delicious food here. I like Beijing very much. Peter and I are in the same grade, but we are in different classes. We live far from the school and it takes us a long time to go to school. We have to get up at 6:20 in the morning, and then at 6:30 we ride bikes to the bus stop. It takes us about 20 minutes. At about 7:00, we take the bus to school. We get to school at about 7:30. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. I think Chinese is too difficult, but Peter thinks it is easy. He can speak Chinese very well and he often helps me with it. How is everything going with you in the USA? Write to me soon. Love, Kate ,. Question: Who is in Beijing now? Options: A: Kate B: Jenny C: Jenny's father D: Kate's mother
A: A


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Life in Britain today Food British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips! Sports British people don't do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it). Cinema and TV Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day--half an hour more than women. Holidays British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible! Question: Their favourite country for a holiday is   _  . Options: A: the USA B: France C: Britain D: Spain
A: D


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Once a clever man was crossing a turbulent river. He wished to amuse himself by talking to the boatman. "Do you know mathematics?" he asked. "No sir." answered the boatman. "Then you have lost one quarter of your life," said the wise man. "Do you know history?" "No sir." answered the boatman. "Then you have lost three quarters of your life." Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat. "Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman. "No," answered the wise(="clever)" man. "Well then," replied the boatman, "you have lost your whole life." Question: The clever man thought the boatman had lost   _   of his life. Options: A: one-fourth B: half C: three fourths D: whole

A: C