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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Chicago's children's Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18million gift from Gladys Holm.She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15000 a year and never married.She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago,and was a volunteer at the Children's Hospital.She was called the "Teddy Bear lady" because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits.But Miss Holm,who died in 1996 at the age of  86 ,was also a long-time buyer of stocks .Over the years,she saved money that rose up to $18 million ,which she left to the Children's Hospital .It was the largest single donation in the hospital's 115-year  history.The hospital president,Jan Jennings,was shocked when she heard the news "when Miss Holm's lawyer called to tell me how much that money was,I asked him to repeat it ,since I was certain I had misheard." Why did Gladys Holm fell so strongly about the Children's Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm's heart nearly 50 years ago,when doctors there saved the life of her friend's daughter.She never forgot the happiness she felt all those years ago. Holm's gift will be devoted to heart disease research.People at the hospital said they regretted that they couldn't thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift. Question: According to the text ,Miss Holm built up her fortune by  _  . Options: A: playing Teddy Bear Lady B: working as a secretary C: helping in the hospital D: buying stocks
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America but also an extremely serious problem in some developing countries. For these countries, economic growth is a very important aim. They want to introduce industries, and so they put few controls on the industries which cause pollution. Cubatao, an industrial town of 85 000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants . The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen. Birth shortcomings are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places. It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines  than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility  does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely  punished or even put out of business. Question: What is the author's purpose in taking Cubatao as an example? Options: A: To show that industry can develop very fast in developing countries. B: To show that the pollution problem in Brazil is extremely serious. C: To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries. D: To show that pollution is killing many people and destroying the whole economy of Brazil.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: For the past two years, 8-year-old Harli Jordean from Stoke Newington, London, has been selling marbles . His successful marble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-related - from affordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensive items like Duke of York solitaire tables - sourced, purchased and processed by the mini-CEO himself. "I like having my own company. I like being the boss," Harli told the Mirror. With profits now in the thousands, "the world's youngest CEO" has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand. Harli launched Marble King after swapping marbles at school led to schoolchildren consuming his marble collection. Yes, he literally "lost his marbles." Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements. Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marble-selling website - and orders started pouring in. Tina says her son's attachment to marbles started when he was just 6. "His attachment became so passionate that we started calling him the Marble King -- so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it," she told The Sun. "I never thought it would become so popular - we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times." The 8-year-old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles. "Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to _ a bit. But his dream is still to own Britain's biggest marble shop and open stores around the world," Tina told The Daily Mail. "At the moment he is annoying me by creating his own Marble King marbles - so that could well be the next step for him." Question: How many mass media are mentioned in the passage? Options: A: One B: Two C: Three D: Four
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