Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, reported researchers. "It was a small surprise, for it is against the common belief," said Pieter Van Baal, who led the study. "But it makes sense. If you live longer, then you cost the health system more." The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But on average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years, and obese people lived about 80 years. Smokers and obese people tended to have more heart disease than healthy people. Therefore in the long run, the thin and healthy group cost about $417, 000, from age 20 on. Smokers cost about $326, 000 and obese people $371, 000. "The result throws a bucket of cold water onto the idea, based on guesswork, that obesity is going to cost trillions of dollars," said Patrick Basham, a professor of health politics. "If we're going to worry about the future of obesity, we should stop worrying about its financial impact," he said. "The benefits of obesity prevention may not be seen immediately in terms of cost saving in tomorrow's budget, but there are long-term gains," said Van Baal. "These are often immeasurable when it comes to people living longer and healthier lives." In the meanwhile, he said that governments should recognize that successful smoking and obesity prevention programs mean that people will have a longer chance of dying of something more expensive later in life. "Lung cancer is a cheap disease to treat because people don't survive very long. But if they are old enough to get Alzheimer's one day, they may survive longer and cost more. We are not advising that governments stop trying to prevent obesity," Van Baal said. "But they should do it for the right reasons." Question: According to the text, governments prevent obesity for the purpose of _ . Options: A: reducing the risks of suffering cancer B: weakening obesity's financial impact C: making sure of people's long and healthy life D: reducing the money spent on medical programs
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Roses are the Father's Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died. When children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(, ). Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad. Question: How many years has passed before Father's Day became an official day since the father's day was celebrated? Options: A: 4 B: 10 C: 14 D: 24
C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy Begging for a horse. When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks months without a sound at school. At most, I might quietly whisper to a friend. I suffered silently through school until I was ten when a psychologist had an idea. He asked me what I wanted more than anything else in the world. He explained I was going to be given an opportunity to work for that. And I was permitted to whisper the answer in my mother's ear, "A horse." I was to get a pony, but I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to accomplish. I had to answer the phone five times per week, something I had never done before. I had to say one word to my teacher at school and the list went on. For a child with Mutism, saying one word to someone can be like climbing Mount Qomolangma. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came. His name was Sequoia, whom I fell in love with immediately. When I was in Sequoia's presence, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and secure. I am a fully participating member of society these days. My horses and I made it through a master's degree. I may have made it otherwise, but I'm not sure. I feel I owe my life to the horses and I try to give it back to them every day. They have given me the best gift I could ever imagine, my life. Question: What was the situation like when the author was four? Options: A: He didn't say a word at all. B: He learned how to ride a horse. C: He found his classmates unfriendly. D: He had difficulty in communicating.
A: D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: We invite you to our GoNeutral Walk, formerly known as "Walk for Water" * Saturday April 13, 2013 * From 8:30 am -- 3:30 pm Paramount Ranch , Agoura Hills We invite you and your friends to join Jewish National Fund for our Walk to help the environment! We must take responsibility for the Earth's future. You can help offset our carbon emissions by planting trees and contributing to Jewish National Fund's important environmental work in the event. Please feel free to contact: Donna Daniel at ddaniel@jnf.org or (818) 704-5454 x201. We look forward to seeing you there! Each year we host a Walk event, which is a huge success, attracting over 2,000 people from around the Los Angeles area. This year, the Walk has a new look. JNF partnered with the new green plan, GoNeutral. The GoNeutral campaign is focused on removing our carbon footprints from the Earth and contributing to a healthier future for our planet. Funds from the GoNeutral Walk will go towards JNF environmental programs to stop desertification , promote water reuse, grow crops efficiently in the desert and create green "lungs" around cities. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for you to support a very important effort, as well as enjoy a fun day filled with live entertainment, children's activities and much more at the park. Thank you for your support and I look forward to your commitment to the GoNeutral Walk this year. For more information visit www.jnf.org/goneutral or www.walkforwater.org or www.jnf.org. Feel free to contact us at (818) 704-5454. Question: Which of the following is not the activity arranged for participants? Options: A: Planting trees in nature. B: Contributing to JNF's work. C: Growing crops in the desert. D: Activities for children.
C