Question

On a dirt field behind a hospital in Liberia, a football match is under way．Teams of young people, many of whom were on opposite sides during the seven-year-long civil war, now compete peacefully and passionately （热诚地）on a football field．

“We had no food to eat,” Edwin, 15, said．“My father and little brother died of sickness．” Edwin now plays for the Wild Lion Football Club．He has a football scholarship （奖学金） to attend a local high school． Sports have been a big help for Edwin．“Football,” he said, “makes me feel happy．”

Each Saturday morning, lots of young people gather to take part in sports and music programmes that are part of the Support to War Affected Youth （SWAY） project． After joining the project, none of the young people have taken up arms（武器） in the recent border conflicts （冲突）． And the teamwork learned on the sports field has had an effect on the way how they treat each other in their daily lives．

With each new match, a bit more recovering takes place．“It does not depend on where you are from,” Edwin said． “We come together as one．”

Liberia is not the only place where football and other sports are helping young people get an education．In Brazil, where football is a national passion, a programme called “Spaces of Hope” reaches out to poor children in poor areas．As part of the project, two members of the Brazilian national football team have founded centers that combine study and sports．Meanwhile, in southern Brazil, football provides an important way for troubled young people to control and direct their energy, failure and anger．

1．Which of the following is TRUE about SWAY project in Liberia?

    A．It educates young people not to join the army．

B．It helps young people to communicate in class．

    C．It teaches young people how to treat each other．

D．It asks young people to take up arms in the recent border conflicts．

2．Which of the following can be the best explanation of the underlined sentence?

    A．More football players get hurt in each new match．

B．Children become happier after playing a new match．

    C．The more matches children play, the friendlier they become．

    D．After a new match, injured players will become healthy soon．

3．From the last paragraph, we can conclude that _____________．

    A．sports are being used to educate young people in Brazil

    B．“Spaces of Hope” aims to help poor children get enough food

    C．two national football players teach children how to play football

    D．young people have trouble in playing football in southern Brazil

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．Playing for Fame                                        B．Playing for Peace

    C．Playing for Money                                      D．Playing for Success

Answer 1

CCAB