When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research. Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about robots. Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below: 1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959. 2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher. 3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems. Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper: 1. What might robots be like in the future? 2. What other things can robots do for people? 3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years? Step 4 _ , you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions. What does the writer advise us to do when we're curious about something? A) To read more books about it. B) To look it up in the dictionary. C) To turn to the teacher for help. D) To raise questions and find the answers.
D

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed  . No one had told them about the British custom  of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus . Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of   India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'-- a nod means 'no'. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top. In Europe it's quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid  touching the head of an adult ----it's just not done in Thailand . Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A) If you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you only need to learn the language of the country. B) In India it is considered polite to touch an adult's head. C) To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is a common habit. D) In Bulgaria, if you don't want to drink, you should cover the cup with your hand.
C

Fifty-five years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present, There are many similar   dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life fifteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup   and miniskirts. It seems that Barbie has lost her magic   among older girls. "For young girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern," Says Vera Shepherd, a shopkeeper in a New York toy shop. It is good news that on the international market Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become _ for their own Barbies. Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire  . What is the best title of the passage? A) Barbie's Past and Present B) First Barbie Shop in the World C) Barbie's 55th Birthday Party D) Barbie Lost Her Magic Now
A

Tommy buys a ticket  and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. Then the girl selling tickets says to him, "Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?" "No, I'm not doing that." the small boy says, "But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears   my tickets up." The big woman is  _  . A) Tommy's friend B) the girl's mother C) a worker in the cinema D) a shopkeeper near the cinema

C