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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Before the arrival of Europeans, many Native American tribes lived in Brazil. In 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral sailed from Lisbon and arrived at Porto Seguro, in Bahia. Brazil got its name from a kind of reddish tree, native to this land, which was sold in Europe. Salvador da Bahia was founded in 1549 and became the capital city of the new Portuguese colony. Portuguese settlers started to produce sugar and the northeast of Brazil became a wealthy corner of the world. During that time, Portugal brought millions of black slaves to work in its sugar refineries . In the 18th century, many Portuguese started to explore the remote areas that were far away from the coastal cities. Gold was discovered in Minas Gerais and Vila Rica became one of the richest cities in the world. In 1763 the Portuguese decided to move Brazil's capital city from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. In the 19th century, when Napoleon invaded Portugal, the royal family moved to Brazil and Rio became the capital city of the Portuguese Empire. When the king returned to Portugal, Brazilians didn't want their land to be a colony anymore and declared their independence in 1822. During that period of time, lots of European immigrants were crossing the ocean to find jobs in the coffee markets. In 1889 Brazil became a Republic. In 1960 Brazilians moved the national government from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, a modern planned city that was built to be capital of Brazil. Nowadays Brazil is the most powerful country in South America and one of the most important nations in the world. In spite of its growing economy, poverty and many crimes appear which are nothing but far from being solved in the short term. Question: According to the passage, the name "brazil" is associated with _ . - Portuguese settlers - Native American tribes - a kind of tree native to Europe - a kind of tree in South America
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a kind of tree in South America

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Apart from psychological illness, we are all largely responsible for our own emotional health.What we say to ourselves over and over for days, weeks, months, and sometimes years, has a great effect on how we see ourselves.This also contributes to many mental health disorders. Many of us have problems with negative thoughts playing on the channel of our minds, but if you're buried in it and believe it, it could be wearing your sense of self-esteem.Here are a few beliefs that indicate you may need to switch the channel: I'm not good enough? /I don't deserve...? /No one likes me? /I'm a failure. Negative thoughts remind you of your bad feelings and they bring your focus on your failures, and that gets you nowhere. What can you do?Here are some suggestions: Switch the channel when negative thoughts appear.Self-talk is not so obvious that we often don't notice its effect on our mood and belief systems.Key things to notice are "if only" or "what if" statements:the former keeps you stuck in the past with regret, while the latter keeps you fearful of the future.There is nothing you can do about the past, and the future isn't here yet, so stay in the present moment. Recognize that actions always follow beliefs.You'll find yourself behaving in ways that are consistent to your beliefs.So,start believing the best about yourself:act as if you believe that you're a valuable and worthy person. Develop positive self-talk rather than negative self-talk.Instead of always looking down upon yourself in your head,think of some things you actually like about yourself.What are your strengths? What are you good at? Instead of saying "I' m a loser",try saying,"I am capable./I'm good at.../I accept myself the way I am." Thinking poorly about ourselves gets us nowhere and is extremely self-limiting.Decide today to turn off the negative self-talk channel in your mind and develop your true potential. Question: This text is most likely to appear in _ . - a recreation guide - a medical journal - a science textbook - a travel brochure
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a medical journal

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The Ministry of Construction has released the names of the first group of 20 national parks, including 9 Suzhou classical gardens: Zhuozheng Garden, Liu Garden, Wangshi Garden, Huanxiu Villa, Lion Grove, Yipu Garden, Ou Garden, Tuisi Garden and Canglang Pavilion. National parks refer to the famous city parks and gardens. Suzhou classical gardens are parts of China's precious cultural heritage (all the 9 gardens are on the list of World Cultural Heritage) as well as a necessary part of the life of Suzhou citizens, not to mention they are also world-famous tourism resorts . In fact, their unique historical and cultural background serves to contribute to their ranking among national parks. The earliest classical gardens in Suzhou can date back to the Song Dynasty. However, the gardens impress their visitors not only with their age-old history but also with their _ scenes, particularly Canglang Pavilion, Zhuozheng Garden, Lion Grove and Liu Garden, the most famous four that represent different styles of dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. In 1978, an imitation of a Suzhou classical garden was set up by Chen Congzhou (the author of the book Suzhou Classical Gardens) in the City Museum of Art in New York, US, which was the first time ever to directly introduce Chinese ancient architecture to Westerners. Question: _ parks and gardens are selected as National Parks in the first group. - 9 - 8 - 20 - 4
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20