Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Holding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people ... these acts of kindness seem very small. But students at Tibbett Middle School know that it's the small acts that make the world a better place. Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or for the environment. Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. "I believe the world is changed by little things," she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after class. Now, the students do it by themselves. "The teachers will have less work," said Elisa Castaneda, one of Murray's students. Jordan Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise . "It makes that person's day ," she said. "Besides helping others, the activity made students feel that they can make a difference," Murray said. Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others. Question: Which of the following is NOT TRUE? - Random Acts of Kindness Week made children feel they can make a difference. - Random Acts of Kindness Week lasted for seven days. - The teachers and students want to make the world a better place with small acts. - The activity encouraged many students.
Ans: Random Acts of Kindness Week lasted for seven days.

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence in some areas, teenagers' safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan! What is School Watch? School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them. Is it for everyone? Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer. What else can it do? School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework. Who is the School Watch? Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one! How do you start? To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website _ if you want to get more information. Question: Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _ . - everyone may have problems - everyone can give help to others - everyone doesn't go to school - everyone isn't busy
Ans: everyone can give help to others

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: 1Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts. 2Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys.Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near.But it goes further than this.We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us.People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses.People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair. 3We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves, or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us.Sometimes that' s true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people, the same group.The danger in always staying in our comfort zone is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas.We lose the chance to learn something new, find out interesting things, hear funny stories and discover differences. 4When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance ? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons . 5Move out of your comfort zone.Go and sit next to someone different.And don't just sit there in silence.Say hello.Ask a question.Start a conversation.That's how we make friends.That's how we learn about people.That's how we open our minds to new ideas.That's how we live an exciting life. Question: People like staying in their comfort zone because they may _ . - remain comfortable and special - find out more interesting things - be accepted easily and feel safe - discover differences among themselves
Ans: be accepted easily and feel safe

Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life. "The secret of a long life is happiness," Grygori said. "If you are happy, you will live a long time." "Are you married?" a reporter asked. "Yes," Grygori answered. "I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for my third wife, I would have died years ago." "What about smoking and drinking?" another reporter asked. "Yes, they are important," Grygori said. "Don't smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy." Question: Some reporters visited Grygori because _ . - he was a happy man - he was a friend of them - he had lived to be much longer than most people - he had married three times
Ans:
he had lived to be much longer than most people