A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida. The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again. The new scientific discovery came during a trip. "We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log   and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year. In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating. Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish  found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University. More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. "These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that  _  . A) lives on land in Africa B) can stay alive for months out of water C) prefers living in dry places D) is the longest living fish on earth
B
I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people. It would be hard to find a person who is neutral  ,or simply doesn't care one way or the other. What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear. Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn't seem to matter. Snakes help control the population of mice. Without snakes, perhaps we would find mice everywhere. Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake. The poison argument   is a strong one. Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people's death. However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number. We can't say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones. And what do we do with the people who really like snakes? They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them. These people learn about them, find them out, and watch them carefully. Why? The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded. They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend. Whatever the reason for our like or dislike, snakes do something good in the circle of life. They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do. If you're lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime. That would be fine with most of us. How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes? A) Something even without legs. B) Something not popular among people. C) A person who is neutral. D) A person who cares about nothing.
A
Q: My grandfather is a teacher. He is the head teacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he is a kind man, because he gives me presents , and let me sit on his knees , and tells me stories. But I believe  the boys at his school are afraid of him. At school, when he walks into a room full of boys, they will be quiet at once . When he looks at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy's face goes red, and looks down at his shoes. If a boy brings careless work, my grandfather will pick up the boy's book and throw  it across the room, shouting , "Do it all again, and bring it back the first thing in the morning!" if the boy is late, or if he forgets to bring the work, he has to do it again, and again and yet again. My grandfather does not like to receive  _ A) my poor work B) the work that the boys can't do C) his students' careless work D) the most careful work
A: C
Question: New Baby Brother I was sitting in school when I heard the news. "Your baby brother is born,and wants to see you!" Dad got me from school and to the hospital with no delay. Hurrying on our journey,he almost forgot the way! My brother's hands were tiny,and wrinkly soft, like a prune. After he smiled at me,Mom said, "He'll come home soon!" Everyone "oohing" and "aahing",they say "He is so sweet. And one day he'll walk around on those little baby feet!" The writer was   _   when hearing the news. A) at school B) at home C) in the hospital D) in the store
Answer: A
*Question*
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time. When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to. Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, "Sorry, I am a stranger here." Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting. When I just got to my office, the secretary  showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how _ I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight. A man stopped the writer on the way to   _  . A) sell her something B) ask her the time C) make friends with her D) ask for the direction
**Answer**
D
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On very cold winter days , a group of Japanese children travelled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood , wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special " hardship   camp". Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children's _ of bearing   hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are chosen as camp places. The Japanese education circles usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people's living conditions. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society. It's said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents. Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mountains or forests to   _  . A) be modern Robinson B) experience hardships C) stay away from the troubles at home D) enjoy travelling
(Answer)

B