Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There was a lovely vegetable patch  . A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride  of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand   each other. The vegetables hated the tree's shadow   , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live. Their problem became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up. The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables found that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live _ with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing   it better than any other patch for miles around. Question: From the passage we know   _  . Options: A: The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up. B: The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree. C: The gardener didn't know what was happening in the patch at first. D: The tree didn't know how important the sun was to vegetables.
C


Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Some people think that singing can lift our spirits (   ), while some other people  don't think so.They don't like singing and they think singing can never make them happy.I do think singing can make us feel good, and it can lift our spirits.Let me tell you more about that. Some researchers   once did some surveys and proved it.The surveys show  that singing can bring a lot of health benefits  .If you sing with your friends, the effects may be even better. John Lennon was once a teacher of Vocal Performance   at Emporia State University.He says, "Singing is an inborn   need.Babies sing to themselves and they seem so happy.Like babies, when we sing, we feel so good and singing makes us feel even better.I like singing and I am happy every day." Music is a part of human nature.And singing is a form of expression that can be understood by everyone.Some people say that music is like a kind of language.The language can show people's opinions and attitudes  to their life.Some songs can cheer people up when they are in trouble.Some songs can make people happy and excited.That's why the TV show The Voice of China is so popular with people. Question: According to some surveys, singing can bring   _  . Options: A: health benefits B: health problems C: happiness and success D: some trouble
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: With more and more cars on the road, the traffic _ will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem? We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it's easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off  . What's more, years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. At last, most of them hardly care about the speed rules. Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, firstly, the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious, and set up a much more perfect traffic system to solve the traffic pressure. Question: Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious? Options: A: Because there are not enough ways of transportation. B: Because there are fewer speed rules. C: Because there are more and more cars on the roads. D: Because the speed rules make young people have a bad driving habit.
A: C


Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, and so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open - and the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road. On Friday people read this in the newspaper: Books: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. David Moore, 26 Fry Road. David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm. "Mr Moore?" the man asked. "That's right," David said. "Can I help you?" "I've got some good books. You buy books, don't you?" "Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look." Soon the books were on the dining-table. "Come in now," David called, "and bring the list." A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same. "Come with me, sir," the policeman said to the man. Question: Mr Moore was a   _  . Options: A: doctor B: bookseller C: teacher D: musician
Answer: C


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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Basketball From the right moment I was crazy about you. A love so deep I gave you my all -- From my mind & body To my spi rit & soul . As a six-year-old boy Deeply in love with you I never saw the end of the tunnel. I only saw myself Running out of one. And so I ran. I ran up and down every playground I gave you my heart Because it came with so much more. I played through the sweat  and hurt Not because challenge  called me But because YOU called me. I did everything for YOU. You gave a six-year-old boy his dream And I'll always love you for it. Love you always. ...... Question: From the excerpts  of the poem, we can learn   _  . Options: A: The writer began to practise a lot for his dream when he was a little boy B: Challenge called the writer to do everything for it C: The writer loved running when he was six D: The writer loved his father from his mind and body
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: This is a picture of the twin brothers Li Lei and Li Ping's bedroom. It's not big, but it's very bright. It's a nice room. In the bedroom, we can see two beds, two chairs, two desks, a table and a cat. The two beds look the same. On the wall, there are some pictures of their family. Li Lei's green coat is on his bed, but his blue shoes are under his chair. Their books and pencil-boxes are on their desks. We can see some flowers and a clock on Li Ping's desk. Li Lei's schoolbag is behind his chair, but Li Ping's is on his chair. Where is their white cat? Oh, it's under Li Lei's bed. Question: Their pencil-boxes are   _  . Options: A: on their desks B: on the table C: on their beds D: on Li Lei's desk
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