Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Ann is a 13-year-old girl. She doesn't like popular  music. One of her friends asks her, "What do you think of Wang Lihong and his popular music?" "Who is Wang Lihong? I don't know him." Ann says, "I like classical  music." Her friend looks at her surprisingly  and says, "Classical music is for old people. We can't stand  it. We like cool things." Ann doesn't know why her friend says that. When she goes home, she talks to her father. "Dad, am I strange?" "I don't think so. Why do you ask that?" "Because my friends can't stand classical music, but I like it." "Never mind , Ann. You don't need to do what other people do. Everyone has different _ . Some of them are popular, but others are not." Question: What does Ann's friends like? - Popular music. - Cool things. - Classical music. - Pop singers.
Cool things.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Fishing is a popular activity and every fisherman knows the rule: Keep the big ones, throw the smaller ones back. The idea behind Lt is simple - the larger fish are probably older. If you keep the smaller ones, they won't be able to reproduce, and the fish population is in danger. But fishing out the largest fish from a population has an unwanted effect: Over time, fewer adult fish get really big. If only the smaller fish reproduce , then future generations become smaller. This is an example of evolution  in action. One scientist, Dr David Conover has spent the last decade studying the effects of the "keep the big ones" rule and if they can be reversed . To set up his experiment, Conover and his team caught hundreds of silverside fish and divided them into six groups. For two groups, Conover followed the "keep the large ones" rule and took out the biggest fish. For two other groups, he removed only the small fish. For the last two groups, he removed fish at random  . After five years, he measured the fish in each group. In the two groups where the largest fish were regularly removed, the average fish size was smaller than the average size in the other groups. Here was evolution in action: If only small fish survive to reproduce, then future generations of fish will also tend to be small. For the second five years of his experiment, Conover changed the rules and took fish randomly from each group. At the end of the experiment, he found that the fish that were in the "keep the large ones" group for the first five years had started to get larger again, although he calculated it would take at least 12 years for the fish in that group to return to their original size. In other words, it takes less time to shrink  than it does to recover. Question: What did Conover find after the first five years of his experiment? - The "keep the big ones" rule made no difference to fish size. - The "keep the big ones" rule made fish smaller on average. - The "keep the big ones" rule made the fish bigger on average. - The "keep the big ones" rule affected all fish populations in the same way.
The "keep the big ones" rule made fish smaller on average.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: At a nation's saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born. On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage. The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant  turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant's radiation  could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts . People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts   with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. "I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire  in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return. Question: Which of the following is TRUE? - The woman learned something about her father. - A woman's father who had retired from work still stayed there. - Little was known about the workers when the passage was written. - The workers didn't know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their health.
Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably   under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life. But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve  my symptoms   , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit  my job and started working for myself. I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so. I've started a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now. Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it? Enjoy your best life. We're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney World. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life. Question: What's the enemy of the best? - Illness. - A good job. - Being proud. - Being satisfied.
