Kids are far better than adults at learning how to speak multiple  languages. Research now shows that very young infants might have some of the best language skills of all.  A new study suggests that babies between 4 and 6 months old can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker's face. They don't need to hear word. Sometimes between 6-8 months of age, babies raised in homes where just one language is spoken lose  _ . Babies from bilingual  homes, on the other hand, keep the face-reading ability until they're at least 8 months old. Researchers in prefix = st1 /Canadastudied 36 infants from English-speaking families. Twelve of the babies were 4 months old,12 were 6 months old, and the rest were 8 months old. Each baby sat on his or her mother's lap and watched video clips of a woman talking. The woman was fluent in both English and French. In some clips, she read from a storybook in English. In other clips, she read in French. In all of the videos there was no sound. After watching clip after clip of the woman reading in just one language, the babies eventually started to look away, apparently because they were bored. The researchers then showed the babies a new silent clip of the woman reading a story in the other language. At that point, the 4-month-olds and 6-month-olds started looking at the screen again. The 8-month-old,by contrast, paid no attention. That suggests that a baby's ability to distinguish between languages get lost before 8 months of age. "Visual information about speech may play a more critical role in language learning than previously expected," says researcher psychologist Whitney. It's not yet clear, she adds, which part of the speaker's face babies are looking at for clues. Next, scientists want to see whether babies can match faces with the voices of foreign-language speakers. If babies can do this, the scientists would then like to know if this ability also declines  toward the end of the first year of life. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ? A) All the infants in the study are of the same age. B) The infants could hear the woman's voice while watching the videos. C) The stories the woman read were written in either French or German. D) It's still unknown how infants could tell the difference between languages.
D


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Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer fun. *All Star Readers The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up starts on June 1 at all Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites. Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become "All Star Readers" at the Milwaukee library when they sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they reach the reading goal, they will win a bag full of prizes. *Sparkey Spots the Ball Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, "Sparkey Spots the Ball". They will receive their own reading folders to record the books read to them by parents, brothers and sisters or relatives. Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon for McDonald's ice cream. *X-treme Read Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called "X-treme Read". Teens can read to win movie passes, CDs and more. The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times, and places of the demonstrations  . Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A) Children up to 5 can not join in the read -to- me club. B) Children can score two points by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages.. C) Teens between the age of 6 and 12can join in "X-treme Read". D) There are extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July.
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D


Ques: Twenty years ago,Oliver's back injury destroyed her childhood dream of becoming a ballet dancer.The 49--year--old recalls the injury that left her bedridden for six months when she was 21 years old and with constant pain for decades. However,the injury did lead her to tai chi,a martial art typically practiced in slow motion .Her initial   hope was to improve her health. She later married her instructor,Rey Nelson,and founded a school with him,teaching the martial art to more than 10,000 students over eight years .But they found themselves in a bottleneck So the couple moved to shanghai in 2000 They taught English in universities and happily learned tai chi under various masers.After years of practice,Oliver found her occasional backaches had disappeared. But her greatest pain came when her husband died in 2003 She thought of giving up But she carried on to honor her husband She founded the Double Dragon Alliance in 2005. The organization enables Chinese kung fu masters to teach martial arts to Westerners and organizes seminars  and events for them to experience Chinese massage,acupuncture,traditional medicine calligraphy   and tea ceremonies "I learned a lot from many mentors   They did not only teach me physically the tai chi but also the philosophy of how to he a better person,how to keep going when you felt you were tired". Because of her contribution to cultural exchange,Oliver was given the Shang hai Magnolia Award on Sept 30,2013.The award.named after Shang hai's city flower.is given to foreigners who have made significant contributions to the city.And she has been admitted as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 by Britain's Queen ElizabethII--one of the hightest rewards to a citizen. "She (the Queen) asked me some questions about China (at the ceremony),"she recalls. "We talked about the cultural exchange in building friendship.And she said:"This is very Important work.  You must keep it up'.And I said OK." "You see,"jokingly she says,"now I have no other choice." From what Oliver says we can infer that_. A) she can do nothing hut practice Tai chi B) She feels physically and mentally challenged C) she will go on with her work about cultural exchange D) she will try her best to gain another reward afterwards
Ans: C


One night Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark prefix = st1 /Londonstreet. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two young men. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was short and fat with a beard. The two young men waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall one held her from behind while the other one tried to seize her handbag. Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her shoulder. He crashed into the other one and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away. The two surprised young men were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at them and walked into the South West London Judo   Club. The two young men were standing in a dark shop doorway because_. A) they had nothing to do B) they were homeless C) they were waiting for a victim D) they were guarding the shop

C