Article: Memo to: Parents Memo from: Administration Office, St. Augustine's Elementary School Topic: Lunch Program and School Information Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 We would like to thank all parents and guardians for your cooperation as we carry out a new method of delivering our lunch program. So far the month-long test of the new system has gone smoothly. For your convenience, we have included a copy of the envelope below to allow you to record the days you have ordered lunch for your child. You can keep this copy at home for your reference. Please note, lunches are prepared using the School Food Guidelines both in terms of items served and size. During the first two weeks some people wrote in additions to the menu, such as ordering extra items. Due to the logistics involved and our limited volunteer base we are unable to fulfill these requests. Ordering process: This year we will distribute a two week lunch envelope. If you decide to order the meal offered on a given day, simply check the box in front of that meal choice. For example, if you choose seven meals over the two weeks, then please enclose (7 x $2.00) fourteen dollars ($14.00) in the envelope. Seal it, and return it to your child's teacher. Please note that the cost for the lunch remains the same: $2.00 daily and includes fruit and milk. You will note that we have also reduced daily choices. For example on Fridays, we offered chicken burgers and hamburgers. This has been changed to chicken burgers on one week and hamburgers the following week. Food prepared according to special requests has also been changed. These items will now be prepared with the same ingredients. If your child does not like the lunch being served on a particular day please ensure that he/she has a packed lunch from home. Thank you for your attention on this matter and we look forward to working with you once again this year. Please return the attached envelopes by Thursday, December 2, 2011. Question: It can be concluded that_. Yes or no, is the answer "the school cares a lot about the students' health"?
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Article: "Ten pence for a view over the bay,"said the old man with the telescope. "Lovely clear morning, have a look at the old lighthouse and the remains of the great shipwreck of 1935." Ten pence was robbery, but the view was certainly magnificent. Cliffs stretched into the distance, shining waves beaten severely by the wind were unrolling on to the beach, and a few yachts , with creamy-white sails, were turning sharply and making a sudden movement gracefully on the sea. Just below, a flock of seagulls screaming at one another as they twisted and flew smoothly over the water. A mile out to sea, the old lighthouse stood on a stone platform on the rocks, which were being greedily licked by the waves. In no way indeed did I _ my money. As I directed the telescope towards the lighthouse, the man beside me tapped my wrist. "Have you heard about the terrible tragedy that occurred there in that lighthouse?" he asked in a whisper. "I imagine there may be plenty of legends attached to such a dramatic-looking place," I suggested. "It's no legend ," declared the old man." My father knew the two men involved. It took place fifty years ago. Let me tell you." His voice seemed to grow deeper and more dramatic. "For a whole week that lighthouse had been cut off by storms," he began, "with terrifying seas surging and crashing over the rocks. People on the shore were anxious about the two men working there. They'd been on the best terms until two or three weeks before, when they had a quarrel over cards in the village inn. Martin had accused Blake of cheating. Blake had swore to punish Martin for what he had said. But thanks to the wise advice of a man they both respected, they apologized to each other, and soon seemed to have got over their disagreement. But some slight resentment and bitterness remained, and it was feared that the stress of continued separation and rough weather might affect their nerves, though, needless to say, their friends had no idea how serious the consequence would be." ...... The old man paused and I... Question: By speaking of the legends, the writer suggested that the old man's story would be _ . Yes or no, is the answer "completely untrue"?
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Ques: Article: American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills. They found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak. The scientists say that could help children with learning disabilities. Nina Kraus is a neurobiologist at Northwestern University in Illinois. She says musical training involves putting together different kinds of information. She says the process involves hearing music, looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians. She says the process is not much different from learning how to speak. Both involve different senses. Professor Krauss says musical training and learning to speak make us think about what we are doing. She says speech and music pass through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem . The brain stem controls our ability to hear. Until recently, experts have thought the brain stem could not be developed or changed. But Professor Krauss and her team find that musical training can improve a person's brain stem activity. The study involved people with different levels of musical ability. They were asked to wear an electrical _ that measures brain activity. The people wore the device while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument. The study found that the more years of training people had, the more sensitive they were to the sound and beat of the music. Professor Kraus says the study shows the importance of musical training to children with learning disabilities. Question: Which sentence is true according to the text? Yes or no, is the answer "The brain stem has something to do with our ability to hear."?
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Article: If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plastic bottles, what would you do? You'd probably sell them cheaply, right? But Xia Yu collected 2,010bottles and built a boat with them, As you read this, Xia is, in fact, on a river somewhere in Anhuai, slowly going towards his destination: the Expo Garden in Shanghai.2,010 plastic bottles was to celebrate Expo 2010 Shanghai.On the opening day of the Expo, Xia, together with five friends, went on a 1,500 - km journey from Xiangtan to the Expo Garden, in spite of the doubt whether they'll make it.After all, the boat they are on can hardly be called a boat.It cost only 2,000 yuan to build in a month. What's keeping Xia going is a major cause behind the trip."We are examining water pollution through our journey and trying to promote a low - carbon lifestyle.Before we started, no one believed we could sail the boat to the Dongting Lake.But we made it." But as they expected, the journey has not always been smooth.Of the six from Xiangtan, four gave up.As of the press time , only Xia and his friend Huang Ying were on the boat.Huang suffered from a disease when they reached Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Xia said, "There are so many things that can stop up from making it to Shanghai, like the weather, health, and sometimes swift rive water." "The boat was produced in a factory according to our design, and perhaps it's not in a very good condition.But," Xia said, "we are wearing life jackets"."Some boats passing by offered help." What is more of a reward for Xia and Huang is that the Yangtze Rive truned out much cleaner than they had expected.Although Xia and Huang are uncertain about the journedy ahead, they are "quite happy" with what they have already achieved."After all, it's not the destination that counts.It's always the course that matters the most." Question: From the text we know that _ . Yes or no, is the answer "Huang suffered from a disease on the journey."?
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