Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: American children have exciting after-school life, a new study says. Many junior and senior students have lots of funny things to do in their free time. More than 57% have activities every day. 82% have activities at least four times a week. American students spend their free time doing sports, or enjoying arts, music and dancing. They like to have life outside school because they can make a lot of friends during their activities. Question: American students   _  , or enjoy arts, music and dancing in their free time. Options: A: do sports B: surf the Internet C: have fun D: watch TV
A: A


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was Sunday yesterday. Tom and his mother were at home. Tom woke up late and sat on the bed watching TV. And he ate much chocolate. Then it was noon. Tom had to get up. Mother and Tom sat at the table. They were having their lunch. "The soup is not good. I don't want to have it," said Tom and put down his spoon  . Mother said nothing and took it away. After lunch, Mother and Tom worked in the garden There was much work to do, so Tom was tired and felt  hungry soon. His mother gave him nothing to eat. In the evening, mother gave a bowl of soup to Tom "Oh, how delicious  !" said  Tom. "it's the same soup, Tom," said Mother with a smile. Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: Tom had the soup for lunch. B: Tom sat on the sofa watching TV. C: There was little work to do in the garden . D: The soup was "delicious" at dinner, because Tom was hungry.
A: D


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Linda Evans was my best friend--like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time--like my wedding   and Linda's. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped "Address   Unknown. " I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share   happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman -- Linda's married name. "There must be thousands of Wagmans," I thought, but J still wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. "Mrs Tobin!" she said excitedly, "Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. " Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there's one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won't lose each other again! ,. Question: The writer was happy when she   _  . Options: A: read the newspaper B: heard Linda's voice on the phone C: met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda D: wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
A: B


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you. Tickets Grown-ups:$2.00 Children:Over 12 $ 1.00 Under 12 Free Opening time 9:00 a.m.-- 4:00 p.m. Except Friday 10:00 a.m. -- 3 :00 p.m. ! Question: Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together? Options: A: $4.00 B: $2.00 C: $3.00 D: $1.00

A: C