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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In June 2013 a five-year-old boy, Toby, was walking home from school thinking about the long summer ahead. Money was tight that year and Toby's parents had told him they would not be able to afford a holiday. Instead of dreaming about foreign travel, he had been reading a book, Letter to New Zealand, where the author explains what happens in an envelope's journey from England to the other side of the world. As they neared their house, Toby asked his mum, Sabine, if he could write a letter to New Zealand. After a few more steps he was struck by an even better idea. "Can I write a letter to every country in the world?" Sabine says she often wonders what would have happened if she had replied differently that day. "It was just one of those typical questions that five-year-olds have," she says. " If he had asked me in the evening when I was tired, I might have refused. But as parents you realize there's a lot of power in just allowing kids to have a go. Also, it seemed a nice way to do some armchair exploration. So I told him" Let's see how far you get." The answer was very far indeed. Toby has since written and posted letters to all 193 UN mumber states, as well as numerous other bad-conditioned areas with comforting ones. To date he has written 681 letters- the best of which have been selected to appear in a new book called Dear World, How Are You?- although so productive is Toby' pen that the number will have risen by the time you read this. "Writing these letters has made me realize that the world isn't actually all that big," he says with a grin. In the future, part of him would like to be a musical director to turn his beloved Star Wars into a ballet. Of course, he also hopes to travel the globe in person to see some of the countries where his letters have ended up. "We're so lucky to have this wonderful world, and I hope we can live on planet Earth in peace." Question: Why did Toby want to write letters to other countries? - He was good at writing. - He was eager to go abroad. - He got inspired by a book. - He wanted others to help his family.
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He got inspired by a book.


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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: There was a huge battle between the warriors of Greece and the people of Troy. Prince Paris from Troy had stolen away the Greek queen; Helen. The Greek warriors set sail for Troy to fight for their queen. The battle outside Troy lasted for ten years. The men were fed up and wanted to return to their homes. Athene, goddess of war gave Ulysses the idea for a plan to end the war. They built a big wooden horse which they put in the middle of their encampment . Next they pretended to give up their camp. In reality many soldiers hid inside the wooden horse. Once they thought the camp had been abandoned the Trojans went out to check. They needed to know if the war was really over. They walked through the abandoned encampment and eventually found the wooden horse. They could not decide what it was. Some wanted to take it  into the city, others thought that it was a gift to Zeus and feared touching or moving it in case they upset Zeus. Some Trojans decided to take it back into the city. They called a large group of troops, attached ropes and pulled it into the city. A huge celebration started. The city was free from war for the first time in nine years. Everybody feasted, drank and danced until eventually the merriment was over and they all went to sleep. This was the moment that the wooden horse opened a big flap hidden underneath. Out crept Ulysses and all of his men. They killed the sleeping troops, rescued Queen Helen, met up with the rest of their army and set sail for home. The story of the return journey is told in The Odyssey, a collection of poems piecing together the bits of the story from the many different places where the story took place. Question: Greece and the people of Troy were at war because  _  . - they have different views and beliefs - Prince Paris from Troy wanted to control Greek - they were war-like countries - the Greek warriors fought against Troy for their queen stolen away
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the Greek warriors fought against Troy for their queen stolen away


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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The two European nations - one known for its chocolate, cheese and watches; the other for Ikea, Volvo and the Seventies pop band ABBA - have often been confused for each other among the Chinese. The problem largely results from the fact that both nations' names are read similarly in Mandarin Chinese  - Ruidian (Sweden) and Ruishi (Switzerland) - which begin with the same symbol. In an effort to put an end to the mix-up, the Swedish and Swiss consulates  in Shanghai have launched a competition on the Swedish Consulate website, asking Chinese people to come up with funny ways to help discriminate the two countries. Submissions can be accepted as a blog post, cartoon, photo, short film or in any other form. The winner with the best submission will receive a 12-day trip to Sweden and Switzerland and will be expected to report back on their impressions of both countries following the trip, the website states. Entries will be accepted until November 20. Sweden and Switzerland aren't the only destinations that have caused confusion among travelers. Last month, a British holidaymaker hoped to explore the architecture of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, but instead mistakenly caught a flight across the Atlantic to the Caribbean island of Grenada following a confusing booking mistake. Earlier this summer, two US holidaymakers were flown to the wrong continents after an airline confused two airport names. Question: A person who wants to offer a submission should  _  . - have a 12-day trip to both countries first - report his impressions of both countries - offer his submission after November 20 - go to the Swedish Consulate website first
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