Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London, London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces, so no matter  where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker  bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the House of Parliament . You will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower  in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as  you see it. The big clock makes such a loud sound, "Ding dong, ding dong," it goes every quarter of an hour. A big man gave the clock the name. He was Sir Benjamin Hail. He did much building work in London many years ago, Question: The title  of the passage may be  _  . Options: A: Big Ben B: A clock C: Sir Benjamin Hall. D: The Capital of the UK
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The future is coming! All over the world there are many new ideas for new places to live and work in. Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from the land. But the most exciting idea comes from Japan. It is Aeropolis. Aeropolis will be a _ sea city, with parks, schools, a hospital and an  airport ... And it will move ! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two problems. Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make. And for people who get seasick, it won't be much fun. Question: "Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make" means "  _  ". Options: A: Aeropolis will be very cheap to build B: People will spend much money building Aeropolis C: It will take little money to build Aeropolis D: To build Aeropolis will cost little money
B


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: After Mr. and Ms. Smith spent a happy morning at the zoo with Joe, their four-year-old grandson, they stopped at a restaurant and then went into it for lunch. When the waiter passed them some menus,Mr. Smith reached into his pocket for his glasses. He was disappointed   to find that they were lost. "I know where your glasses are, Grandpa, " said the grandson. "Where?" asked Mr. Smith happily. "They are at the zoo." Joe answered. "When you took me off the train near the elephants,they fell out of your pocket." Mr.Smith was a little angry and he asked,"Joe,if you saw my glasses fall out of my shirt, why didn't you tell me?" "Well,Grandpa," said Joe, "after you put your foot on them, I didn't think you wanted them any more." Question: The glasses fell out of the pocket when   _   . Options: A: Mr. Smith got into the zoo B: Mr. Smith hurried into the restaurant C: Joe was taken off the train near the elephants D: they were getting on the train
A: C


Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag. He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles, plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere. He does it all carefully and never complains. The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter. "There will come a time when they know better," he said. "It's just not yet. So, I'll do it for them." Well, this morning I was out walking my neighbor's dog when I saw another neighbor, a much younger man, out doing the same thing! He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter. "What a good job you are doing", I said to him. "Well, an older fellow in our street does this", said he. "And my friend and I thought it wasn't fair that he had to do it all the time, so now we take turns." Not only was he taking a turn, not only did he have a friend join in as well, but he was passing on the lesson to the nextgeneration ! By the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor, I looked again and his children's friends had joined in! This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own streetclean. An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on--the next generation is doing what he did and the generation to come after that! Question: The old gentleman picks up the litter  _  . Options: A: to make money B: to help the cleaners C: to have a good fun D: to keep the environment clean
Answer: D


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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries' top venues  including the Legislative Palace. What's so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind! Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable . By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio .  The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play _ all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc. Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son's unusual talent. In fact he didn't even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a "music chip"   inside him. Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home. Question: What can we learn about Jose's father? Options: A: He is a blind man B: He is a great musician. C: He is very strict with Jose D: He is very proud of Jose.
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D


Read the article and select the best answer. Article: International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves _ from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances. Make yourself friendly Be relaxed and polite. Remember to put yourself in social activities. Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people. If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the place the locals often visit. Show your photo album  Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends learn more about you and give you things to talk about. They will share their own stories with you, and it will help you learn more about your new friends. Share something special Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your skills, you can have a close friendship with your new friends that they won't soon forget. Give some gifts Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so you'd better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and works of art. They are always popular. Exchange flats If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling. Question: This passage is mainly about how to   _  . Options: A: travel more often both at home and abroad B: improve friendship with foreigners C: make friends when traveling in foreign countries D: prepare for a business trip

C