What did Harvey learn? “Don’t take anything for granted,” he said. “Enjoy your kids. Appreciate their childhood because they won’t be little for very long.” And his gesture may already be having an impact—even more than officer Harvey could imagine. Cox said she wants to become an officer.
1. Why couldn’t Avey Cox’s mother help the girl for that dancing event?
2. What lesson did Nick Harvey learn from his experience with the little girl?
1. D 2. A
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
As many as one million seabirds died at sea in less than 12 months in one of the largest mass die-offs in recorded history—and researchers say warm ocean waters are to blame.
The birds, a fish-eating species, appeared to have died of starvation between the summer of 2015 and the spring of 2016, washing up along North America’s west coast, from California to Alaska.
Now, scientists say they know what caused it: a huge section of warm ocean water in the northeast Pacific Ocean. A years-long severe marine heat wave first began in 2013, and became worse during the summer of 2015 due to a powerful weather phenomenon called El Nino, which lasted through 2016.
The heat wave created a long stretch of ocean that was warmed by 3 to 6 degrees Celsius. Those few degrees of warming had negative impact on the region’s marine ecosystems. There was a huge drop in the production of microscopic algae that feed a range of animals, from shrimp to many other animals.
3. What resulted in the death of numerous seabirds?
4. When did the years-long severe marine heat wave start?
3. A 4. A
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper is doing his part to spread kindness during the coronavirus pandemic. Trooper Jim Burke, who is assigned to the Milton Barracks, went to the Blue Hills Reservation Park in Milton for a report of a missing bicycle.
When he arrived, Burke learned that a young girl had her bicycle stolen while she and her family were visiting the Houghton’s Pond area. The family told Burke that they left her bike at the pavilion as they walked on along the beach and when they returned, the bicycle was gone. After speaking with her family, Jim Burke kindly offered to go home and give the girl a bicycle that his daughter had outgrown. The family gladly accepted and the girl was excited to take her new bike for a ride.