Reading

Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve is a ________.

• nature reserve in Myanmar

• nature reserve in Laos

• Nature Reserve in China

• Nature Reserve in Cambodia

How many young elephants are there in the herd?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

What crops does the article say the elephants have been eating?

• bananas

• corn

• rice

• wheat

. What does the article say is one of the elephants' favourite foods?

• rice

• plume grass

• bamboo shoots

•  bananas

According to the first paragraph, how is life different for children today from life for children in the 1910s?

• They always get what they want

• They have a wider choice of books

• They are allowed to behave badly

• They spend more time reading books

The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.

• children

• shelves

• pages

• books

Why was it difficult for children to know which books to choose?

• there was no list of authors

• the illustrations did not interest them

• there were only a few book titles

• they could not see the books in advance

How did children find out which books were available in the library?

• They had to write out a list

• They had to ask the librarian

• They had to look through the catalogues

• They had to order them

According to paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?

• We use over 90 muscles to make gestures

• Different postures can express different feelings

• Kinesic communication is performed with arms

• Clothing is not a kind of body language

Standing very close to someone is an example of ________.?

• a gesture

• kinesic communication

• proxemics

• a facial expression