Keith couldn't figure out what was the matter with Carol.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

      Rice is eaten by Vietnamese people every day. It often (21)______in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (22)______years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (23)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (24)_____. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready (25)______. People often drain away water before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (26)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries in which people use chopsticks very well.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.

Tina: “Congratulations for your first running prize!”

Michael: “______. ”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Do you go out ______ ?

Alan: “Do they like Mary?”

Peter: “_________”

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

        My village is generally called Langde which consists of Upper Langde and Lower Lane. My own village is Upper Langde, 32 kilometers away from Kaili city and 17 kilometers away from Leishan Country. My hometown is located at the foot of a scenic mountain with a murmuring crystal clear river in front. Groups of waterwheels by the river side produce beautiful folk songs day and night.

My father said that we have this festival runs for three consecutive years. People do not kill fattened pigs during the first and second years but only in the final year. So the most special year is the last one, namely the 13^th year. As you can imagine, it is not easy to see many in one lifetime. I can’t remember what the last one, 13 years ago, was like. Fortunately my village held the festival from 22^nd February to 2^nd March this year and the one this year was a very spectacular.

The writer’s village is ______.

She doesn’t go to China with us.

It is likely that they forgot about the extra class.

The baby has been giving his parents a lot of sleepless nights lately.