Ques: Mr. Eckerd at the end of the street was a different fellow with a different kind of house. He let kids from the neighborhood come to see his house, but only if they had written permission from their parents, and if he'd already spoken to the parents before. What made it so different? He shared his home with rescued animals that the county couldn't keep. He had the permission to have things like monkeys, large cats, and other strange creatures. His house had the ivy -covered brick wall and the iron gate across the driveway. Once you went inside, the hedges lining the driveway were carved into the shapes of animals. There were other pretty plants on the grounds, too. The old brick house held a lot of surprises. The double doors with the lion's head door knockers opened into a large flat entryway. In the wooden board walls all around, there were fish tanks with colorful fishes. The ceilings were painted with scenes of plants and rare animals. Room opened off from there. Continuing down the hall, you came to a large courtyard, which had been caged in, partly open to the sky .A large group of tiny monkeys shook up and down trees. You had to walk through a caged tunnel into other parts of the house. They called out to whoever walked in, hoping for treats of fruits, nuts, and seeds. Behind that, the hall continued to a room full of snakes and lizards. It felt like a desert in that room, so dry and hot. It was not everyone's favorite room, but it certainly was interesting. The final room was actually out back, and definitely not something to miss. It was much like a large glass bird cage or a greenhouse. It was there that you would usually find Mr Eckerd on a bench next to some carvings of jungle animals. He was watching the Bengal tiger that wandered back and forth inside the cage. Mr. Eckerd's house was the strangest and most unique place in town, a place very well worth seeing. What was different about Mr. Eckerd's house? A) It was big and frightening. B) It was full of flowers and gardens. C) It had wild animals inside and outside. D) It was an amusement park.
Ans: B

Ques: After the "Big Bang ",the earth was just a cloud of energetic dust. What it was to become was a mystery until the dust began to slowly combine into a ball moving around the sun. The problem was that the earth became violent because it was not clear whether the solid shape was to last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock, which were in time to produce the water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and other gases, which were to make the earth's atmosphere. As the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Nobody knew that it was going to be different from other planets going round the sun. Water had already disappeared from planets like Mars or satellites like the moon, but it stayed on the earth. This is how the earth began to show its special qualities. Many people think that this was important for the beginning of life. It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases, which had become part of the earth's atmosphere, into the oceans and seas. That made it possible for life to begin to develop. What scientists think is that the earth was different because of the arrival of small plants growing in the water on its surface. Nobody understood that these plants were the start of many changes. They multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen .This encouraged the development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Many millions of years later the first green plants began to appear on land. Scientists believe that taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and filling the air with oxygen helped life to develop. Later land animals appeared. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the sea. When the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young generally by laying eggs. Later, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed, They laid eggs too. They became the most important animals on the earth for millions of years. But when they disappeared, mammals became more important. They were the last... What problem is caused by human beings? A) They exist everywhere on the earth. B) They cause global warming. C) They find new methods of growing crops. D) They enjoy hunting and fishing.
Ans: B

Ques: Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a good and tireless writer, and he wrote The Declaration of Independence. There is much we can learn from him. Here are some of the things he said and wrote: Go and see. Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books, and personal investigation is important as well. Judge for yourself. Jefferson refused to accept other people's opinions without careful thought. "Neither believe nor reject anything," he wrote to his nephew. Learn from everyone. Jefferson once visited the French nobleman, Lafayette, and said to him, "You must go into the people's home as I have done ,look into their cooking pots and eat their bread. If you will only do this, you may find out why people are dissatisfied. " Do what you believe is right. In a free country, there will always be conflicting ideas, and this is a source of strength. It is not unquestioning agreement but conflict that keeps freedom alive. Though Jefferson was for many years the object of strong criticism, he never answered his critics. He expressed his philosophy, "There are two sides to every question. If you take one side with decision and act on it with effect, those who take the other side will of course resent your actions. " Trust the future and trust the young. Jefferson felt that the present should never be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness. "The earth belongs to the living generation. " He didn't fear new ideas, nor did he fear the future. "How much pain has been caused by evils which have never happened?" he remarked,"I expect the best, not the worst. " Jefferson was determined never to answer his critics because  _  . A) he believed silence was a source of strength B) he thought it useless to defend obviously correct ideas C) he believed in conflict rather than in unquestioning agreement D) he knew the more he said ,the more people would resent him
Ans: C

Ques: The sun is setting on a summer night.At the entrance of a deep,dark cave,a few bats     fly out.Within a few minutes,millions and millions of bats are pouring out of the cave.     Sounds like a scary horror movie? Believe it or not,this scene takes place all summer     long,at Bracken Cave in Texas,where 20 million bats come out to feed on insects every     night."It is magical,"says Jim Kennedy of Bat Conservation International in Texas."It is     one of the most impressive animal movements on the planet."     Every March or April,Mexican free-tailed bats migrate up to 1,600 kilometers from     their winter home in Mexico to their American home in Texas,where they raise their     young. Soon after they arrive,each mother gives birth to one baby.As many as 500,baby     bats crowd into 30 cubic centimeters of space.and all those bodies create nice warm tem-    peratures to keep them cozy and comfortable.     If you have ever lost sight of your parents in a crowded playground,you may be won-    dering how mother bats recorgnize their children.They use their sense of smell to tell which     baby is theirs when it is time for the babies to have milk.         When twenty million bats fly out of one cave opening,they make a column so thick     that they show up on the radar at the nearby airport.It can take three hours for all of them     to get out from the cave."You can feel the breeze from their wings,and see the plats wa-    ving,"says Kennedy."The movement of all those wings makes a very relaxing soft sound.I've always thought it would make a great relaxation music to help you go to sleep. So much     for bats being scary!" What makes the scene so"impressive"? A) The entrance of a deep,dark cave. B) The bats feeding on insects at night. C) The huge number of bats flying together. D) It takes place all summer long.
Ans:
C