Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand. But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past. Women(66%) feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men(58%). Most of the participants who feel that way(77%) thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today's children, with a few thinking that society, schools, or friends caused it. At the same time, Americans say they don't put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values. Among all participants, honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage, leadership and storing work ethic . But the younger generation--those aged 18-24--think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids. The question of whether kindness is learned or taught--or somewhere in between --causes different opinions. According to the study, Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and _ over time. Slightly more than half(52%) of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness, while 48% believe kindness must be developed. Parenthood makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness. Those without kids(56%) are more likely to think that people are born to be kind, while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed. Also, 51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with. Slightly more than half of the moms say kindness must be learned, while 48% believe it is what one is born with. Question: How many moms in the study believe kindness is what one is born with? Options: A: 48% B: 51% C: 52% D: 54%
A: A

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: You are invited to join PTPI (People to People International)'s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, inprefix = st1 /America's Capitol for the2009 Global Youth Conference! In D.C., you will spend four exciting days exploring into this year's theme, "Global Sustainability: It's All Connected!" Come to the GYC to learn how you can work together with friends from around the world to create a better, brighter and greener future! 250 students will stay in the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington,Virginiafrom November 11-15, 2009 for this eye-opening conference. We hope that you will join us in exploring PTPI's mission through international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism! Highlights of this event will include: * A key-note address presented by PTPI's President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower! * An interactive student group, featuring your peers from across the globe! * Take an active part in sustainingWashington,D.C.through a service project benefiting the Anacostia Watershed! * A unique tour of Washington,D.C.-- we promise that you have never seen D.C. this way before! * An opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones from around the World! Application Successful applicants aged 13-18 who will be enrolled in a middle school, high school or home school during the time of the conference will be accepted _ . We urge students to APPLY ON-LINE TODAY, as applications will likely exceed available space. Upon acceptance into the Global Youth Conference, you will receive a confirmation notice and other important information via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact People to People International: youthconference@ptpi.org Question: Which of the following students is most likely to be able to attend the GYC? Options: A: A third grader in a primary school. B: A 19-year-old student at college. C: A student who receives a confirmation notice. D: A student who sends the application on Nov. 17.
A: C

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen we have set up for him by the back door. It's not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that's what you do when you come inside after a car ride. It's the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you'll rarely question it after that. This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn't even think about them. That's just the way it was and that's what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well. For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to "talk back" and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young. Now that you're grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isn't going to work as your partner can't read your mind. What works when you're a child may not work when you become an adult. When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it's not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it's not. Also, you don't know to question the thought. It's a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed. Question: As with the dog Barney, people _ . Options: A: think in a habitual way B: enjoy having a car ride C: usually behave in a friendly way D: have a good memory
A: A