Question: Benjamin Franklin only studied in school for two years. But he liked to read and write very much. Once he discussed a question with his friend in letters. His father found the letters and read them. He felt Ben did not express himself well. Nor did Ben make his meaning clear. He agreed that his father was right, From then on, he paid more attention to the style of his writing so that he could write better. About that time he bought a copy of the British periodical  called The Spectator (<<>> ). He read it over and over. He thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to write in the same style. With this in mind, he studied some of the stories and made a note of the thought in each sentence. Then, a few days later, without looking at the magazine, he tried to write the stories. He tried to express each thought as fully as it had been expressed before. Then he compared his writing with the magazine. He found some of his faults in the compositions. In this way he discovered he needed to know many more words. He felt that writing poetry would help him since that needed to use many different words which had the same meaning. So he turned some of the stories into poems; and after a time, he wrote them as stories again. He insisted on doing this for a long time. He learned much from his efforts and went on to practise his writing. Then he became the first famous writer in American history. What did his father do to him? A) He found his son's letters written very well B) He felt his son expressed himself very well C) He told his son what he wrote wasn't so good D) He bought a copy of The Spectator for him
Answer: C

Question: The City of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a 7.1magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday, September 4, 2010. No tsunami alert was reported. The country's army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation. New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city. The Prime Minister said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages. Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area, it could cost at least 2 billion New Zealand dollars or US$1.4 billion for reconstruction. "An absolute miracle that no one died," Prime Minister John Key said. Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4:35 a.m. of that Saturday. There were people trapped inside the damaged buildings but fortunately none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings. "We're all feeling scared--we've just had some significant aftershocks," a survivor told TV One News. "Tonight we're just people in the face of a massive natural disaster, trying to help each other and we're grateful we haven't lost a life." GNS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake, with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.  _ . The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a year--but only about 150 are felt by people. "Many buildings here were built with earthquake protection measure. However, in most cities in developing countries, people build how they want to and there're no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard that's safe," Andrew Charleson, an architecture professor at Victoria University of Wellington told CNN. What's the main idea of the passage? A) A massive earthquake struck the city of Christchurch of New Zealand. B) No one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand. C) New Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings' safety. D) A miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.
Answer: A

Question: Walk along The Mall towards the royal residence to see one of London'S best known views.If you time it right and arrive at 11:30,you'll be able to see the changing of the  guard.During August and September,the Palace's State rooms are open to the public.These rooms are used by the Royal Family on ceremonial occasions and are lavishly furnished with some of the finest English and French furniture you cann't see  anvwhere in the world.While at the Palace you can also visit The Queen'S Gallery and enjoy some of the finest paintings and works of art from the Royal Collection.If you havetime.St.James'S Park,which runs'alongside The Mall,is worth a visit if only for the Delicans on the lake.The birds have been a constant feature of the park since the late 17thcenturv.Behind the Palace is the Royal Mews,with houses--the Queen'S working stables .Here visitors can see the State Carriages and Coaches,as well as their horses. Address:Buckingham Palace Road,SWl A Telephone:020--7766--7300/7301 Open: Changing of the Guard:11:30,daily until the end of June and every other day in the  rest of the year. Buckingham Palace:every day,31 July--26 September,09:30--16:30. The Queen'S Gallery:every day,09:30--17:30. Cost: Buckingham Palace:Adult 12.50;ConcessionsPS10.50;Under 17PS6.50. The Queen's Gallery:Adult~7.50;ConcessionsPS6.00;Under 17PS4.00. According to the author,St.James's Park is worth a visit because A) it is a very important part of BuckinghamPalace B) it has a history as long as three hundred years C) visitors can see the State Carriages and Coaches there D) there are many attractive birds on the lake
Answer:
D