Problem:OPTIONS:
- The history of Valentine's Day.
- The origin of Valentine's Day cards.
- The significance of Valentine's Day cards.
- The methods to make Valentine's Day cards

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Believing that birds began to mate on February 14, people in the Middle Ages started the card tradition by sending love letters on that day. In the 15th century, singing and spoken valentines were slowly replaced by written letters in Europe. The first written valentine is credited to Charles, the Duke of Orleans, who wrote love poems to his wife while he was in prison in 1415. By the beginning of the 16th century, valentines were almost always written. Early valentines were hand-made on color1ed paper. Often they were tinted with water color1s and inks. The 1800s saw valentines made by factory workers. Black and white pictures were painted by the workers in the early part of the century. By the end of the 1800s, the cards were made by machines. These cards were elaborately decorated with gold leaf, satin, lace and flowers. In 1840, the first mass-produced valentine's cards were made in America. Esther Howland, who sold $5,000 worth of the cards in her first year, created them. Question: What does the passage mainly deal with? Answer:
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A: The significance of Valentine's Day cards.

Problem:OPTIONS:
- the social activities, such as gathering with friends
- working at home and in their gardens
- dining out in a public place among strangers
- visits to stately homes and gardens

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The easiest way for the English to deal with their social discomfort is to avoid social interaction altogether, by choosing either leisure activities that can be performed in the privacy of one's own house, or outdoor activities that follow their interest without direct contact with anyone other than one's own family members, such as going for a walk, or to the cinema, or shopping. In recent survey, over half of all the leisure activities were of this private _ type, and of the top ten pastimes, only two--having friends round for a meal or drink, and going to the pub--could be described as 'sociable'. The most domestic activities are the most popular: watching TV, listening to the radio, reading, DIY (Do It Yourself) and gardening. Even when the English are being sociable, the survey findings show that most of them would much rather entertain a few close friends or s in the safety of their own homes than venture out among strangers. In the latest rational census survey , over half of the entire adult male population had been DIYing in the four weeks before the census date. Nearly a third of the female population had also been busily improving their homes, and their work with their gardens was equally obvious: 52 percent of all English males and 45 percent of females had been out there, cutting branches and weeding grass. Even among people claiming to belong to a particular religion, only two percent attend services every week. The rest of the population can be found every Sunday at their local garden center or DIY superstore. And when they want a break from caring about their own homes and gardens, they go on trips to visit bigger and better houses and gardens, such as the stately homes and gardens opened to the public by the National Trust and the Royal Horticulture Society. Visiting grand country houses always ranks as one of the most popular national pastimes. Question: According to the passage, the English enjoy all of the following Except_. Answer:
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A: dining out in a public place among strangers

Problem:OPTIONS:
- can violate school rules or other people's interests
- have their rights to quarrel with Ted
- can relax themselves while playing games on the net
- can study even better if they play games on the net

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Dear Victor: I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as part of life. I've begged them to give it up, but they wouldn't listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else? Ted, Dear Ted: Drop it. Your roommates, as grown-ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn't break school rules or violate other people's interests. Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation from hard study. If they play too often, have little time to study, and they will _ , but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory . However you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren't angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two. Victor. Question: According to the second letter, some college students _ . Answer:
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A: can relax themselves while playing games on the net

Problem:OPTIONS:
- People would accept the laws on smoking bans in public places.
- More and more countries and states will strengthen smoking bans.
- Hospital care for premature babies and asthma will be cheaper.
- Pregnant women will be more likely to follow public smoking bans.

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Smoking bans in public places are linked with falls in childhood asthma attacks and preterm births , according to the biggest analysis of the influence of public smoking bans on child health. The finding should remove fears that such laws could have the opposite effect because they may lead people to smoke more at home. Several countries, such as Japan and Australia, have tightened laws on smoking in public places over the last few years. Meanwhile, some countries, such as the Netherlands and Germany, still allow smoking in pubs and restaurants. Only about half of US states have comprehensive bans, and there are few restrictions in poorer nations. Opponents often claim that bans could result in people smoking more at home, which would be worse for their children's health. Asthma is one of the main concerns as second-hand smoke harms children's airways in several ways. Researchers led by Jasper Been at Maastricht University Medical Centre reviewed as many as 11 studies that examined how hospital admissions for childhood asthma and preterm births changed after smoking bans came in. The studies involved more than 2.5 million births, and nearly 250,000 hospital admissions for asthma. The result shows that both asthma admissions and preterm birth rates fell by about 10 percent within a year after smoking restrictions were carried out. The effect on preterm births could also have been caused by pregnant women being more likely to quit or cut down following a public ban, says Been. But Been also says the studies could not completely prove that smoking bans directly caused these changes. However, as a matter of fact, because the analysis included several smoking bans introduced in different countries in different years, and most saw health improvements. Such findings are useful for countries and states where there is ongoing debate about how strict smoking bans should be, especially as hospital care for premature babies is so expensive. This might be one of the most important things to know in order to strengthen... Question: Which is NOT the proper effect of the result of research by Jasper Been? Answer:
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A:
Hospital care for premature babies and asthma will be cheaper.