I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The education of thousands of children with reading and sight trouble is being held back because of a lack of awareness of their legal rights, say campaigners. They are calling for greater efforts to increase awareness of the rights of such children to have text books in design other than standard print. The campaign is being supported by five times Olympic gold medalist, Sir Steve Redgrave, who has reading trouble. Pupils have the right to receive text in another way, and parents can take action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) if they feel their children are being treated in a different way through a lack of support. But new research suggests 89 per cent of print disabled pupils and their parents are unaware of software which changes standard print into other substitutes like combined text and audio files which can be read or listened to. Sir Steve has teamed up with software company Dolphin Computer Access to raise awareness of software turning tools. He said: "I recognize that schools have competing priorities for their resources , but I would like to see a much greater effort on the part of the government and schools to raise awareness among parents that these additional solutions exist and that their children have a right to use them." Mike Foster, Dolphin's local MP in Worcester, is _ the campaign. "There is clearly an issue to solve concerning software for special needs. I'll be asking ministers what steps can be taken to improve the situation", he said. Question: Sir Steve Redgrave suggests that _ . Options: A: government and schools raise awareness of disabled children's legal rights B: parents take greater efforts to ask the government and schools for help C: parents should take action to raise awareness of software turning tools D: software company work with him to make the products
A
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: An American educational expert, Frederick M. Hess, says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world. This summer, 50 million kids will spend much time talking online, watching TV, playing video games and asking older brothers or sisters to take them to the supermarket. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk. During much of the 20th century, many Americans worked in factories that did not need a college degree but still offered a high salary. Also, in the 19th century, there was no air condition. And poor hygiene meant that crowded schools had health risks. Things have changed. For today's students, academic skills are key to future success. Many countries don't give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to 13 weeks. To compete in global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors. Summer vacation also causes challenges for today's families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home mum. Now, two-thirds of American children live families where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids. But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Scientist have found that disadvantaged students lose important ground in the summertime. A school year can allow time-limited teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time for sports, languages, music and the arts. Question: How long does an American-style summer vacation last? Options: A: No more than two months. B: Less than three months. C: As long as three months. D: As long as four months.
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C
Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Tour Inside a Volcano in Iceland Operation dates: From June 15th -July 31st Departure times: 8:00 AM / 10:00 AM /12:00 PM / 14:00 PM. Duration: 5-6 hours (up to 1 hour inside the volcano) Fitness level needed: Average. No knowledge of hiking or climbing is needed. Distance Walked: About 2.5 km (1.7 miles) each way. Age limit: 12 years Included: Pick-up at your hotel in Reykjavik All safety equipment Soup, coffee/tea and perhaps some sweets as well Transfer back to Reykjavik Bring with you: Good shoes. Sneakers will work, but we don't recommend them. Water. The walk over the lava field is a good workout! Outdoor clothing. Dress according to weather for the walk. A warm sweater or a jacket would be useful. About the tour: This volcano tour takes you inside a volcano, through the top crater and down to the bottom of its magma chamber . The Thrihnukagigur volcano has not erupted for 4,000 years and shows no signs of coming to life again anytime soon. Hence, you are safe! You depart from Reykjavik and drive to the area of Blafjoll mountains (About 30 minutes' drive). From there, an easy 35- to 40-minute walk awaits you, in order to get to the volcano. Using a system normally used to carry window cleaners outside skyscrapers, you will go down 120 metres in an open elevator, a basket lift that is supported by cable wires. The group is split into smaller parties of four to five persons. The trip takes about 10 minutes and the first ones to go down will be the first ones to go up. After exploring the volcano on the inside, you will walk back over the lava field where the coach awaits and transfers you back to Reykjavik. Question: The text is most probably taken from _ . Options: A: a newspaper article about Iceland B: a web page of an Icelandic tour C: a radio advertisement by a travel company D: a safety leaflet about visiting volcanoes
Ans: B
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The woman's college had a very small car-park, and as several of the teachers and students, and many of the students' boy-friends, had cars, it was often difficult to find a place to park. The head of the college, whose was Baker, therefore had a special place in the car-park for her own car. There were white lines round it, and it had a notice saying, "Reserved for Head of College." One evening, however, when Miss Baker got back to the college a few minutes before the time by which all students had to be in, she found another car in her parking place. There were two people in it, one of her girl-students and a young man. Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed. As the young man's car was close to the railings, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other side, opened her own window and tapped her horn lightly to draw attention to the fact that she was there. The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise. She was even more surprised when she heard Miss Baker say, " Excuse me, but may I change places with you?" Question: "Reserved" in the passage means _ . Options: A: forbidden B: kept for special use C: hired D: bought
B