Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so. At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown. Valdez won the 2012 International Children's Peace Prize on September 19, 2012. "My motto is 'we can change the world one heart at a time,' " Valdez said at the award ceremony. In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn't care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in " _ " at that time. But this "darkness" didn't turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets. "I didn't have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give," Valdez explained. That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope. "I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have," he said. Question: The prize Valdez won in September is called _ . Options: A: the Laurens Prize B: the International Children's Peace Prize C: the Pulitzer Prize D: the Noble Prize
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you notice that though students spend the same amount of time in class, some get better grades than others? In some ways, it's because they are different listeners. When having classes, some of them listen carefully. We call them _ listeners. Some just daydream or talk to others. They are ineffective listeners. How are some listeners effective? First of all, they don't care about some poor situations, like an uncomfortable seat or a personal problem. They say "No" to anything that will stop them from understanding and remembering. After leaving a class or meeting, they remember what the speakers said, not the room conditions or the speaker's accent . Effective listeners always pay attention to the message itself. They try not to be influenced by their own feelings or opinions. They do not decide if the thing is boring, too easy, or too difficult before listening. They like getting the challenge of new ideas. To help remember difficult ideas, they write down important words and phrases. However, ineffective listeners often daydream. They don't like to hear what they don't agree with or easily understand. They are often so busy taking notes that they miss the speaker's main idea. These listeners leave a speech or a class with a notebook full of words, but the notebook means nothing. Do you wish to do well in your study? Start to be an effective listener. It may help. Question: To be an effective listener, you'd better _ Options: A: pay attention to the message itself B: try to know what happened around you C: look up something about the speaker D: not write down anything
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Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In Germany ,about 70% people like reading. They often read .They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in their schools. They also read in hospitals .Parents often read books for their kids. You can buy all kinds of books in Germany. There are many bookstores there. A bookstore can sell many books every day. People also like to buy books on the Internet now. In Germany ,people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties. But you must follow the rules at the parties. For example, don't arrive late for the parties. Don't eat at the parties. Don't listen to music at the parties. Don't talk at the parties. Question: What is the best title for the passage? Options: A: Germans Like Reading Books. B: Germans Like Buying Books C: Germans Like Watching TV D: Germans Like Having Parties
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Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Jack sells books at a bookstore. He needs to sell books for 10 hours every day and 6 days every week. But Jack doesn' t think it's a long time, because books are his favorite things. When Jack is not busy, he likes reading books at the bookstore. His favorite book is Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Every week Jack can take one book home and read it. Jack loves selling books also because he can meet book lovers there. Jack recommends good books to them and they do the same to Jack. Jack gets about 300 dollars every two weeks. Now he has about 2, 400 dollars. He wants to buy a car . After about 3 months, Jack can buy his first car. Question: What does Jack want to have after 3 months? Options: A: Books. B: Foods. C: A car. D: A store.
Answer: C

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The first crocodiles lived on the Earth about 240 million years ago. How much do you know about these dangerous animals? Here are some amazing facts about them. * The biggest crocodile is the saltwater crocodile. It can be as long as seven metres! * If you take a bright light at night over a river with crocodiles inside, you will see pairs of red spots . Those are the crocodiles' eyes. They can see well at night. * When you see a crocodile with its mouth open, don't be _ . That just tells you it's too hot. * On the beach, crocodiles get tired very quickly, but they can stay in the water for 2-3 hours. * Most crocodiles can live up to 70 years old! Question: When did the first crocodiles live? Options: A: About 2,400,000,000 years ago. B: About 240,000,000 years ago. C: About 24,000,000 years ago. D: About 2,400,000 years ago.
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: What do you eat every day? Some people think about it. And some people will not make plans for their meals. Many people like to have fast food near their offices. This kind of food can make them fat and it is bad for their health. Even it will make them ill when they are old. What should a healthy person eat every day? Well, I will tell you the 'healthy eating habit'. It comes from doctors. When people do a lot of work, the energy is burning . So you need noodles, rice, milk, bread and eggs. If you don't eat them, you will feel tired. You should eat fruits and vegetables, too. There are a lot of vitamins in them. They can make you strong. And they can give you water. Question: People like to eat fast food near their _ . Options: A: offices B: schools C: homes D: shops
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A