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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(,) to spend  their school  holidays  working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories. Alice Hamiton, 17 I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths   in the mountains. It sounds terrible. I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent  and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time! Jason Moore 18 This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program.They build good,  low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. Trish Anderson, 16 I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me. ,. Question: From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer  _  in summer. Options: A: to sleep under the stars B: to breathe the clean mountain air C: to live in a tent D: to help build new hiking paths in the mountain
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: What should you take in with you when you take an exam? Pen, pencil, eraser, ruler..., and don't forget a bottle of water! According to a study at the British Psychological ( ) Society Annual Conference held in London, students who bring water into exams may improve their grades by up to 10 percent. Scientists at the University of East London and the University of Westminster, UK, did a study on 447 students. The students were studying for different degrees   at the University of East London. Only 25 percent of them entered the exam hall with something to drink. Scientists then compared their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found that all those who had brought drinks with them got better grades by between 2 and 10 percent. It is unclear why drinking water improves exam results. But scientists say having enough water in our bodies and not feeling thirsty could have a helpful effect on our brains. Drinking water may also cut down on anxiety ( ), which has a bad effect on exam performances, according to Chris Pawson, PhD, of the University of East London. "Whatever the explanation, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated  with water during exams," he said. So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you.Who knows - it may help you pass the exam! Question: How many students in the study got better grades? Options: A: About112 students who brought drinks or water into their exams. B: All the447 students who come from the University of East London. C: About300 students who took part in the study. D: About10 percent of the students who studied different subjects.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you like Hunan TV shows ?What do you think of them ? A popular TV show may have 70,000,000 TV viewers . A TV show can make something or someone well-known overnight . That's why more than 10,000,00 women and girl of 4-89 years old watch Hunan TV's "Super Girl" show. These "game" shows put ordinary   people on TV to play a game for prize   and money .These game shows can make anyone a star , and he or she can also get lots of money , so many people watch the shows . "Super Girl" is the first show of this kind in China. It's so close to you. Everyone can join in it . For the show, many girls stop their classes. "They hope they can be superstars someday. But the best way to success  is to learn more and work hard," said some directors  . Question: People like watching "Super Girl" show, because   _   . Options: A: it can make some people well-known overnight B: it can make people get lots of knowledge C: people have nothing else to do D: it's interesting
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper.He spent a lot of time learning about engines .And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old.Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday,he wrote his own name for the first time in his life.George invented  many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.Today when we take trains from one place to another,we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson. Question: In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?  _  . Options: A: In 1781 B: In 1789 C: In 1795 D: In 1798
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