I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Recently more students are choosing to study abroad as they think it is worthwhile. However, some people think it is not a good idea. There are a number of disadvantages in studying abroad. The following paragraphs will explain why students have these views and the advantages of studying abroad will be discussed. Students studying abroad may suffer from racial discrimination . As they left their home country, they will become part of a minority group in the new country. The majority group may have a sense of superiority and try to bully them. It is common that Americans or the British discriminate against people from other countries since many of them think that white people are better than others. In addition, the students may lose their own cultures. Since they have moved to a new place, all the thing there - people, lifestyle and the living environment---would be different from those in their own country. As they will have close contact with the local people and culture, they will be influenced by the new culture even without realizing it. It is ironic that a Chinese person speaks better English than Chinese and forgets about Chinese culture after studying abroad for a few years. On the other hand, studying abroad will widen the view of students. Although they may give up their own culture, they can really learn from others. As students of the modern world , they should not limit their scope to their home country, but get exposed to the world. Studying abroad can help them expand their horizon and learn many things in the host country, as they will meet and make friends with people from all over the world. So, studying abroad is good for them. Furthermore, students will learn how to be mature and independent. Students, when in their home country, usually rely on their parents. Statistics show that Chinese students usually rely heavily on their parents; they will leave problems alone and ask their parents to solve them. If they are studying abroad, on many occasions they have to learn how to cope... Question: Why can studying abroad widen the view of students? Options: A: Because they may give up their own culture. B: Because they have to solve everything on their own. C: Because they can recite a lot of things and write them down. D: Because they can meet and make friends with people from around the world.
D

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Senior First Aid Registration Details: PARASOL EMT Pty Limited (ABN 39 072 488 914) Recognition Period: 01/01/1997 to 30/03/2008 Purpose: The aim of this course is to develop a student's competence and confidence in providing emergency first aid. This includes calling for help, the ability to respond to first aid situations, decision-making, and basic life support functions. This course covers adult and child conditions. _ This course is suitable for anyone requiring a first aid certificate for the workplace, recreational purposes, sporting, or home use. Format : A mixture of theoretical and practical elements , with at least 50% of time spent on practical skills. Requirements: Be at least 14 years of age. Learning Objectives: * Apply Life Support Skills * Apply First Aid Management Skills for Burns * Demonstrate the identification and management of bleeding and wounds. * Describe the recognition and management of internal bleeding * Manage an Emergency (Basic) * Apply First Aid Management for bone and joint injuries * Manage Emergency Situations * Apply First Aid Management skills for bites, stings and poisoning. * Manage an acute illness * Describe the recognition and management of an eye injury * Describe the basic structure and function of the human body. * Apply First Aid Management skills for chest, abdominal and head injuries Question: What is the main purpose of the advertisement? Options: A: To make a person competent to give first aid. B: To develop the students' ability to give first aid. C: To persuade the students to take part in the first aid course. D: To tell the students more about basic structure and function of the human body.
C

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones , U.S.researchers reported on Thursday. Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer's .University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans."Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy are protecting the brain, including estrogen , which we know has many neuroprotective effects," Kinsley said. "It's rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals," he added in a telephone interview."They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes." Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer's and other forms of age-related brain decline. "When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down," said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. "They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain.If you look at female animals that have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young.But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant--that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations to the brain." Question: What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage? Options: A: Estrogen. B: The hormones of pregnancy. C: More exercise. D: Taking care of children.
B

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more. Lewis and his co-worker carried out their study by videotaping the families while they are having ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger,conversation gives way to the parents' efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. "In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children's IQ scores,"Lewis says. " And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. " The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings . Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. " _ "says Lewis. When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner,chances are for the middle child. "There is, however,one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: "When the TV is on,"Lewis says, "dinner is a non-event ". Question: The writer's purpose in writing the text is to _ . Options: A: show the relationship between parents and children B: teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table C: report on the findings of a study D: give information about family problems
C