Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In Singapore, many school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People always think that good schooling  is the key to success . So, many of these students try their best to get good grades in their tests. They have a lot of homework every day and tests are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes, a few students even have to go to evening classes after school because of the pressure  of the tests. Students have many after-school activities to do at school, such as sports games, dance groups, swimming and rock-climbing. On weekends, they have enough time to do what they like. Most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood films, Hong Kong and Singapore films are very popular, too. Some of them also spend free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer games. They sometimes go to cafes, fast food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores. They also join in community service . So life for students in Singapore is not easy but _ and colorful. Question: Which of the following is the after-school activity at school for the students in Singapore? Options: A: Surfing the Internet B: Watching movies C: Dancing D: Listening to pop music
C


Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A frog   is born in a small river.When he is young,the river is his home.He doesn't know his parents,but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters.He swims about and plays with them all the time.At that time,he doesn't look like his parents.He has no legs and he has a big tail  .So he looks like a fish. Later,his tail gets shorter and shorter.And he has four legs and a very short tail.He looks like his parents now. Then, he's going to eat a lot of bad insects  . Question: Which of the following is right.'? Options: A: A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents. B: A baby frog looks like a bird and he knows his parents. C: A baby frog looks like his parents but he doesn't know them. D: A baby frog looks like a fish and he has a lot of brothers and sisters.
D


Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Seed of Kindness Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife. One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her."Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!"she said kindly, smiling. A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog happily and went directly to the river nearby. "Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!"he repeatedthe woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog,"You are a nice little dog!"Tige raised its ears as if it understood. "Uhum! Even a dog likes it!"he said,"Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you anymore."Tige waved its tail happily. The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life. After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great powerit has!" Question: Who was Jim's only friend? Options: A: The dog. B: The businessman. C: The young lady. D: The gentleman.
A: A


Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I called a meeting with the parents of my student, Tommy. I wanted to talk with them about his schoolwork and behaviour .Tommy was always an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother believe that their recent separation  made his grades bad.? Tommy's mother came in and sat down. Then his father arrived. But they didn't say even one word to each other. I told them about Tommy's schoolwork and behaviour. I hoped to help them see what they were doing to their son. But it looked that my words didn't work. I thought that maybe Tommy could tell them something himself. I found Tommy's paper in the back of his desk. Tommy has written some words on it many times. I gave the paper to Tommy's mother. She read it and gave it to his father. He read it and his face became soft . He reached for his wife's hand. She smiled up at him. My eyes were with tears. He helped her with her coat and they left together. I picked the paper up and looked at it again. It read: "Dear Mommy... Dear Daddy... I love you." Question: . According to  the teacher, Tommy changed so much all because   _  . Options: A: his parents separate not long ago. B: his parents didn't love him any more. C: he didn't have good study habits . D: he didn't followed his parents' advice.
Answer: A


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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place. One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, "Do you like to live in this quiet place?" The old man said, "Yes, I do," Mr. Green said, "What are the good things about it?" The old man answered, "Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here." Mr. Green said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?" The old man thought and thought and then said, "Well, the same things, are they?" Question: One day they   _   for a walk early in the morning. Options: A: went to B: went out C: went up D: went down
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B