Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A long time ago, my grandma and grandpa lived in a house with a big front yard. They planted lots of vegetables and flowers in the yard. They worked hard to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the flowers. Years passed. It became harder for them to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller. Then one summer Grandpa died. It was a lonely winter for Grandma. It was hard for her to care for the garden alone. When spring came, she planted just a few vegetables and flowers. One day in the early summer, Grandma heard big noises in the yard. She looked out of the window and saw thousands of bees. What could she do? Should she _ someone to get rid of the bees? But that would cost more than she could afford. She decided to wait. Over the next few days, the bees were busy with their own business. Grandma decided the bees wouldn't bother anyone, so she didn't give them another thought. That summer, Grandma's little garden grew and grew. The neighbors would stop to admire the big crop of vegetables and the lovely flowers. One day, Grandma's brother visited. As Grandma made him delicious squash pan cakes , she told him about the bees. Frank said, "Farmers often hire beekeepers to set up beehives . The bees, pollinate the crops and help them to grow." "So that's why my garden is doing so well!" Grandma exclaimed . After that, she believed that Grandpa had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma's little garden grow and grow... Question: The garden became smaller than before, because _ Options: A: the grandpa died B: they became old C: they didn't have enough money D: Because they didn't need so much food
Answer: B

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.--The Environmental Children's Organization. We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference. Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone . I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver with my dad until just a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers. And now we hear about animals and plants going _ every day. In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see. Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age? All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions . I'm only a child and I don't have all the solutions, but I want you to realize, neither do you! Question: The Environmental Children's Organization is made up of a group of _ . Options: A: twenty and thirty-year-olds from Canada B: twenty and thirty-year-olds from America C: twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada D: twelve and thirteen-year-olds from America
Answer: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As a parrot. Blu was special for two reasons. First , he had bright blue feathers . He was a rare species of bird . Second, Blu couldn't fly. He stayed inside every day and never learned to fly. This bird lived a comfortable life with his owner, Linda, in a small town in Minnesota, US. Both Blu and Linda thought he was the last one of this kind of bird until one day they got the news - there was another bird of the same kind in Rio de Janeiro , a Brazilian city ! It was a girl bird named Jewel. Blu decided to go to the faraway land to find Jewel. When he arrived there, he fell in love with the beautiful Jewel at first sight. But soon a group of bad people kidnapped the pair , trying to sell them for money . Luckily, with the help of Jewel and some city birds, Blu and Jewel ran away. Now in a strange country, Blu still had a lot of problems. He had to face his fears and learned to fly to win Jewel's heart. The bad people were still trying to catch them. How could Blu and Jewel stay safe? And how would he find his way back to Linda? Would Blu be able to get over all these problems? Let's find the answers in the movie " Rio " on the coming Saturday. Question: What's the purpose of the passage ? Options: A: To tell people a special bird, Blu B: To tell people how brave Blu was. C: To ask people to watch the movie. D: To ask people to buy a bird like Blu.
Answer:
C