Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: When you are traveling, it's vital to know about the customs and etiquette(,)of the global village. What we consider polite behavior at home isn't always accepted outside our borders. * Etiquette of Gift Giving Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in Netherlands, don't purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow blooms suggest cheat or a relationship break up. Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen's ink color1. Writing a person's name in red ink traditionally suggests that the person has passed away--an important point to remember when giving a birthday card. * Eating Customs Being early or on time is viewed as being rude, too eager or even greedy in Venezuela. If you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time. When having a meal in Egypt, don't use the salt shaker  . It's insulting to your host to spread salt on your food, which means that you find the meal terrible. Japan is a very polite nation, and their fondness for etiquette extends to the use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom, if you're in the middle of eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. When doing business in Turkey, it's the custom for your host to pay for your meal. Requests to split the bill won't be accepted. If you would like to pay your fair share, Turks recommend inviting your host to a follow-up meal. Options: A A news report. B A culture column. C A travel essay. D A food magazine. Answer: B A culture column. Question:

A: where is this passage probably from?


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Scientists who discovered a new way of generating electricity from water say they may have come across an alternative source of clean energy to rival wind and solar power. The breakthrough, which scientists say is the first new way to generate electricity in 160 years, could lead to batteries that use water instead of poisonous substances. The scientists made the discovery when they were investigating what happens when tap water is forced through extremely narrow glass tubes. Water squeezed down the tubes, each of which was narrower than a tenth the thickness of a human hair, generating a small electric current that ran the length of the tube. To produce a larger electric current, the team tried forcing water through a glass water filter that contained thousands of narrow channels lined up side by side. "When we took a syringe of water and squeezed it through the filter, we got enough power to light a light bulb," said Larry Kostiuk of the University of Alberta in Canada. "The harder you push the syringe, the more electric current you get." The current is produced because of an effect in the glass tubes. When they are filled with water, positively charged ions fixed in the tubes are washed away, leaving a slight negative charge on the glass surface. When water is then forced along the tube, the surface _ negatively charged ions in the water while positively charged ions are attracted down the tube. The result is a net flow of positively charged ions that sets up an electric current. According to Dr Kostiuk, no one has ever thought to use water to produce electricity in this way. "The last time someone came up with a way of generating electricity was Michael Faraday in 1839," he said. "So this is the first new way of generating electricity in 160 years, which is why we are so excited about it." Dr Kostiuk says water batteries might one day be used to power mobile phones and calculators, but admitted that the engineering challenges might make other applications more realistic. "You'd need to be sure it wouldn't... Options: A They were the first to find a new way to produce electricity. B They could make an electric current to light a light bulb. C Their discovery could be used to invent water batteries. D Their discovery was made 160 years earlier than Faraday's. Answer: A They were the first to find a new way to produce electricity. Question:

A: Why were the scientists extremely happy about their new discovery?


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Having a great collection of books at home doesn't really mean that you are a person who loves reading. It may be got from your father or your father's father, and it can just impress people around you with the fact that you are a person of culture. From my point of view, reading is very important in our daily life. For example, reading is a way of gaining knowledge in different areas. It can help us have a great imagination, and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don't work in this field. You can express your opinions about a political event because you have read something about that. Secondly, reading gives us the possibility to enter the world of imagination. We can imagine what life will be like in the future. Sometimes, we compare ourselves with the people in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve the problems and tell us what to do in certain situations. Books are based on real life. Even if writers are considered to be somehow different from common people, they often face the same problems as we all do. In short, I would like to say that literature is the perfect way of enriching our culture, expressing correctly, having a rich vocabulary, being able to understand different fields and really being considered to be a learned person. Options: A Reading a lot is good for writing B Reading can help us gain knowledge C Reading can help us have a great imagination D Reading helps us enter the field of politics easily Answer: D Reading helps us enter the field of politics easily Question:

A: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: A HOLIDAY jet pilot   said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking. He warned Maureen Harkavy, "Put that cigarette out, or I'll land the plane and have you arrested." Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline's chairman.But his reply was even ruder. "You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your neighbors' atmosphere," wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways. (a)Said Maureen, "I only found out about it when I was checking in.I'm a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight.A stewardess   asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane." She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived. (b) "I've never seen such an unpleasant letter." She said, "I don't think I'll ever fly again." But there was a funny side.Maureen explained, "We were offered duty-free   cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!" (c) Mr.Ferriday went on: "Believe me, you haven't.Especially when you travel on my planes." Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal.But they were not told of the company's no smoking policy. (d) "He was loud and rude," said Maureen."He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police." Later, from her home in Mosely, Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply. Options: A a, c, b, d B c, a, b, d C c, a, d, b D d, a, b, c Answer: C c, a, d, b Question:

A:
The second half of the story has been in wrong order.(Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right.