[单项选择]—After reading the story about Jin Jing, I was very ______.
—______ She's really brave.
A. relaxed; So was I
B. impressing; So did I
C. impressed; So was I
D. relaxing; So I did

[单项选择]After reading the passage, what can we infer about Shakespeare


A. He received a good education in a local school.
B. He was poor and without friends throughout his life.
C. He made a wise decision in leaving his hometown.
D. He was happily married to Anne Hathaway.

[单项选择]The sad story about the little girl and her sick parents ______ all of us.
A. influenced
B. affected
C. touched
D. effected

[单项选择]He told a story about his sister who was in a sad ______ when she was ill and had no money.
A. plight
B. polarization
C. plague
D. pigment

[单项选择]This is a story about ______.


A. a rich man who owned a big wood
B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself
C. a clever man who got something to eat for his breakfast
D. an Irish hunter with a large family

[单项选择]He told a, very ______ story about his adventure in the African desert.


A. lovely
B. lovable
C. lively
D. loving

[单项选择]The famous spy story books about the hero James Bond(007) are written by ______.
A. Agatha Christie
B. Dorothy Sayers
C. Ian Fleming
D. Conan Doyle

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Task 2
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Education is compulsory and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six.
They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school). The money for free public school comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own education system. State legislatures set the educational requirements but leave the management of the school in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the law of the individual states
A. With scholarships they received from the school.
B. With the money given by the government.
C. Some private foundations or organizations pay for them.
D. With the money they earn from their part -time work.

[单项选择]After reading the passage, we may know the writer is a person of______.


A. observation
B. curiosity
C. encouragement
D. consideration

[单项选择]After reading the passage, we may have such an impression that _____.


A. the second child in a family usually became a clergyman
B. it was not easy to get books, especially those one liked to read
C. an apprentice might live happily
D. children were given money to buy books they liked

[单项选择]After reading the text, we come to know that it is ______.


A. a piece of shocking news
B. an exciting story
C. an interesting introduction
D. a moving advertisement

[单项选择]The story is mainly about______.

[单项选择]What do we know about Milly from the story


A. She had met with an accident.
B. She had caused a scandal.
C. She was seriously ill.
D. She was hidden somewher

[单项选择]After reading the passage, we learn that______