Ques: One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe   fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy   came out and asked the man what the was matter. "I have lost my axe." he said, "It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood." The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, "Is that yours?" "No." said the man. The fairy then showed him a silver   axe and asked again, "Is this yours?" "No." again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe. "Yes, that is mine." called out the happy man. "I know it well enough." said the fairy, "I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides   your own one." ,. Finally, the poor man had  _  . A) only one axe. B) two axes. C) three axes. D) many axes.
Ans: C

Ques: Earthquake safety tips On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu,Qinghai.Over,2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes? The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake. Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. They try to predict  them, but it's very hard. Do you     know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know. What to do before an earthquake Make sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits ,a clean towel ,a few band-aids ,a radio and a flashlight  at home. What to do during an earthquake If you are inside:     Stay where you are. Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. This will protect you from falling things.     Don't stand near windows.     Turn off the lights.     Don't get into a lift during an earthquake. If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible. If you are outside:     Don't stand near buildings. Things may fall on you.     Lie on the ground until the shaking stops. An earthquake hit Yushu   _  . A) on April 12,2010 B) on April 14,2010 C) on May 14,2010 D) on May 12,2010
Ans: B

Ques: Nowadays more and more people care about the exploitation of the natural _ , such as oil. Though there're many kinds of resources, with the fast increase of population and the increase of many more factories, the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year. It's said that oil can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years. Oil can be used in many ways and it's difficult to imagine what the modern world will be like without oil. But oil isn't easy to find and get out of the earth. Men must study the rocks. When they think the rocks in a certain place may have oil, a metal tower is built. A machine in the tower cuts a hole down into the ground. At the same time, a steel pipe is pushed down to stop the sides from falling in and to keep out water. At last if the men are right, usually the oil rushes up the sides with great force by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air. If the oil catches a light, there will be a terrible fire. So a kind of cover is fixed on the top of the pipe, and the oil can run out through taps . If we are near the middle of the oil field, we can also get gas. Such gas is sent through pipes to towns far away and used in houses and factories like coal gas. Today oil is under pressure as never before. The price of oil keeps rising all the time. In many countries, the governments encourage people to save oil as much as possible. The oil is getting  _   but its price is getting   _  . A) more and more; lower and lower B) less and less; higher and higher C) less and less; lower and lower D) more and more; higher and higher
Ans: B

Ques: Mr. White's family decided to repair their house. Mr. White bought the house two and a half years ago. Since his kids were growing up, he and his wife wanted to make some changes to the house. They decided to knock down their living room wall to open up the space. When the wooden walls were moved, they were shocked to find a lizard   stuck in the small space between the walls. The lizard's foot was stuck by a nail   which was knocked into the wall from the other side several months ago. However, they wondered how the lizard had _ so long without moving from that place. The family decided to wait for a while and see how the lizard survived several months without moving. While they were doing other things, they kept an eye on the lizard. The son, Ray, suddenly shouted, "Dad, look here!" Another lizard appeared, carrying food to the stuck lizard's mouth. That was a real surprise! Everyone was touched that the lizard fed the other one for all this time. Both lizards had never-ending hope for each other and carried their hearts with love and care. Why can't we humans always carry that kind of love in our hearts? Life is full of all kinds of difficulties. What we can do is to give our hand to the one in need and share our love. Sharing is caring. Which of the following is NOT true? A) The lizards didn't give up hope. B) The son helped the stuck lizard out. C) Another lizard came to feed the stuck one. D) The family was moved by the lizard's act.
Ans:
B