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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word "green" means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job. Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb . The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling , jealousy . The green-eyed monster  is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello". It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not. In most places in the world, a green light means to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means agree to continue with a project. Question: A greenhorn now refers to   _  . Options: A: a person who is new in a job B: a new soldier. C: a young horse D: a cow without horns
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Unless you bring your own thermos, paper cups are the real option for on-the-go coffee. But as we all know, producing these simple items cuts down forests of trees and contributes to mountains of waste. In fact, Starbucks alone uses 4 billion paper cups a year globally and most of these plastic-lined cups are never recycled. But a project from Reduce. Reuse. Grow. is handling the coffee industry's paper cup problem by giving these single-use coffee holders a further purpose: reforestation. A company in California has developed the world's first plantable coffee cup, which has seeds in the paper-based material. That means after you're done with the cup, you can tear it, leave it in water for a few minutes, bury it and let nature take over. To prevent the spread of invasive plants, the bottom of the cup details the seed variety and also includes instructions on how to plant it either in the northern or central coast of California. For those who don't want to get their hands dirty, the cup can be put into a Reduce. Reuse. Grow bin where it will eventually be taken to a reforestation location. The cup can biodegrade  within 180 days and offer nutrition to plants. The company is trying to put the cup into commercial production and persuade coffee shops to buy the cups. Question: The plantable coffee cup   _  . Options: A: can be used many times B: contains seeds in its material C: can be used as a flowerpot D: is made of waterproof material
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan. Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and--most important --sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did. That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We'd already seen the second movie once before. _ had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke. Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart's dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They're really memories of the screen, not memories of my life. Question: In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner? Options: A: 1952 B: 1962 C: 1972 D: 1982
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements  about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need. Global English Centre l      General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. l      3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses. l      Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day. Mon.~Fri. l      Experienced college English teachers. l      Close to city centre and bus stops. Tel: 67605272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082 Modern Language School l      Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. l      Small classes (12~16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m. l      Native English teachers from Canada and USA. l      Language lab and computers supplied. l      3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel: 67353019 The 21st Century English Training Centre l      We specialize in effective teaching at all levels. l      We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. l      We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays. l      Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1. l      Only 15-minute walk from city centre. l      Call 67801642 for more information. The International House of English l      Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week, convenient   class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m. l      A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).  l      Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers with experience in teaching English as a second foreign language. l      Free... Question: You work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose? Options: A: Global English Centre and Modern Language School. B: Global English Centre and The International House of English. C: Modern English Centre School and The 21st Century English Training Centre. D: The 21st Century English Training Centre and The International House of English.
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