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Passage Five Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody’s got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. "Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny." Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on," she answered. "He’s never said anything about this to me!" Mrs. Green looked at Danny. "How long has this been going on" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor, He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school. Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the t
A. was tired of the school and his friends   
B. had no friends at all   
C. was not sure what he should do with the problem   
D. made some new friends in the neighborhood

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Passage Five Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody’s got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. "Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny." Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on," she answered. "He’s never said anything about this to me!" Mrs. Green looked at Danny. "How long has this been going on" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor, He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school. Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the t
A. serious
B. common
C. untrue
D. similar

[单项选择]About five hundred terminally-iii patients Were investigated with the main purpose of ______.
A. observing how they reacted to the crisis of death
B. learning how to best help themselves and their families
C. finding out their attitude towards the approach of death
D. helping themselves and their families overcome the fear of death

[单项选择]We'd like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve
B. reserve
C. retain
D. sustain

[单项选择]She was so fat that she could only just through the door.
A. assemble
B. appear
C. squeeze
D. gather

[单项选择]There are about five ______ workers in this factory.

[单项选择]Which one is NOT TRUE about Arafat according to the passage
A. He was born in Jerusalem.
B. He once smuggled arms into Palestine.
C. He waged guerrilla war against Israel.
D. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

[单项选择]Some people think ______about their rights than they do about their responsibilities.
A. so much
B. too much
C. much more
D. much too

[单项选择]Woman: I'm tired of driving all the way to work and back every day, If only cars could drive themselves! Man: Well, some car manufacturers are working on them. I guess you'll soon buy one if you can afford it. Question: What does the man imply
A. The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.
B. Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive.
C. He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.
D. Driving to work is really a headache.

[单项选择]It's no good ______ to him about the details of the plan.
A. to talk
B. talking
C. to talking
D. talked

[单项选择]—What do you think of the five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games — ______ , they are lovely, but we can't figure out what they mean easily.

[单项选择]What is exceptionally remarkable about child is that ______.
A. he is born with the capacity to speak
B. he has a brain more complex than an animal
C. he owes his speech ability to good nursing
D. he can produce his own sentences

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Passage Five Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good. For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year-
A. Her oldest daughter only.
B. Her two daughters only.
C. All of her children.
D. Only to her son.