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A man got into a train and found himself sitting opposite a woman who seemed to be about thirty－five years old. Soon they began talking to each other, and the man said to her, "Do
1．The man and the woman are talking about the woman's son. A：T
2．The woman thinks her son will be a gentleman. A：T
3．The conversation took place on a train. A：T
4、The word "disappointed" probably best describes the man's feeling at the B：F
5、The woman is so proud of her son that she does not really understand B：F
1~5：AAABB
In the world, soccer or football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have many football players. B：F
2. The next World Cup will be held in 2006. A：T
3. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except pictures B：F
4. In "Dream World Cup", the children drew the flags of some countries to tell the B：F
5. Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because they are football fans. A：T
1~5: BABBA
Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry.
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts
1. The passage discusses influence of science and industry on American families. A：T
2. Families of the past, the present and the future are described in the passage. A：T
3. People no longer want to have children. B：F
4. Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future. B：F
5. Large families cannot fit in with a highly industrialized society. A：T
1~5: AABBA
Last Friday a storm tore through two villages in the New Territories destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen
1. Some of the people were taken to hospital because they had been badly injured. A：T
2. When the storm first began, Mr. Tan was inside his house. A：T
3. When Mr. Tan's house fell down, only one of his children was inside it. B：F
4. Mrs. Woo and her family escaped injury because her husband had go B：F
5. The best title for the passage would be "A terrible Storm" A：T
1~5: AABBA
The climate of any place is the kind of weather it usually has over a long period of time. The kind of homes we live in, the clothes we wear even, the food we eat depend on the
1. Climate means the weather of a certain place over a long period of time. A：T
2. "… even the foods we eat depend on the climate of the place where we live." means A：T
3. People living near the poles tend to get more sunlight than those near the equator. B：F
4. Rainfalls depend on many things except the winds. B：F
5. The best title for the passage is Climate. A：T
1~5：AABBA
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