Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Everyone has a family name. My name is Jane Armstrong. Armstrong is my family name. What does Armstrong mean  ? Does it mean my arms are strong? But I am a slim girl. I don't like strong arms. My best friend is Lucy Long. Is she a long or a tall girl? No, she isn't. She is short. But she has long hair. Some family names come from jobs. My cousin's name is James Cook. Does it mean he can cook? No, he can't. And he doesn't like cooking at all. He only likes eating nice food. And he likes the TV show A Bite Of China (<<>> ), because it is all about nice food. Some people get family names from places. Ann Hill is my classmate. Is there a hill  near her home? Yes, there is one behind her home. But her uncle, Tom Hill, lives 20 kilometers from a hill. Question: Ann Hill lives   _  . Options: A: 20 kilometers from a hill B: behind a hill C: in front of a hill D: on a hill
A: C


Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea--if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients. In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children's hospital next door to their school. "There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level." said Jenny. The students put the books into "early readers", "middle readers" and "advanced readers". Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks   and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital. "We wrote things like, "Keep on reading!' and 'Hope you feel better!," said John, 14, Jenny's brother. "And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh." Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. "I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy." said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. "It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life." Question: The best title for the article might be "  _  ". Options: A: Collecting books for bored patients B: Writing a letter to a medical centre C: Donating books to poor students D: Reading books for hospital patients
A: A


Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Bats are the only flying mammal  in the world. They can't see very well. It is long believed, in many places, that all bats are blind . "Blind as a bat" is often heard. Yet they have no trouble flying in the darkest nights and finding their way around. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar  . The bat's radar system works the same way as the one that ships and planes use. When a bat flies through the air, it makes sounds that people can't hear. If the sounds hit things, they will come back. The bat's ears can receive the messages. In this way it can know where the things are. Bats go out to look for food at night. In the daytime they stay in some dark places. Some people think bats are bad animals. In fact, they are useful animals. Question: When does the bat begin to go out to look for food? Options: A: In the daytime. B: In the early morning. C: At night. D: In the late afternoon.
A: C


Q: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The crowd stopped their talks as the runners came to the starting line. At this moment, all eyes were on two people, Mark, the favorite for the gold medal, and Jim, a new face to all. Mark had won a lot of competitions in 3000 meters and was thought to be the finest runner in the country. Until a few months before, Jim was almost unknown outside his hometown. But he had won one competition after another, which was a big surprise. Many people thought Jim would also do very well this time. It was going to be an exciting race. Bang! The race started. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At 1700 meters, Jim was about one meter behind Mark. Suddenly, the crowd stopped cheering. Mark fell and lay on the grass. He tried to get up, but he had been injured and was out of the race. The crowd believed that Jim had tripped( ) Mark and they began to shout at him. Jim looked back and slowed down. Then  _ . But the race was over for Jim, too. He was far behind others now. Jim was very unhappy because of what had happened. Later, after the judges   had studied the video of the race, they decided that Jim had done nothing wrong . Jim went to see Mark and said, "I'm sorry for ..." "It's not your fault. I got injured myself in the leg. Such a thing never happens to me. I've got to see the doctor," The two went on to become good friends and were often seen training together. Question: Why was the race going to be exciting? Options: A: Because it was a 3000 meters race. B: Because there were only two runners in the competition . C: Because both Mark and Jim were very good runners. D: Because a large crowd of people came to watch the competition.
