a. Mom: Oh wow, that’ll be interesting. What will be on the menu?

b. Mark: I guess some classic American dishes for the students to try, like apple pie.

c. Mark: We’re having a special lunch at school next week to welcome the new international students.

(Adapted from i-Learn Smart World)

Where in paragraph 1 does the following sentence best fit?

The chances are that it’s the images that attract your attention.

Hi Holly,

Today I have to stay at home and help my family clean the house.

a. I can’t stand it! Also, mum doesn’t make it any easier. She constantly complains that I do a terrible job at it.

b. My mum assigned me the tasks of dusting the furniture, vacuuming the floor, and washing clothes.

c. I dread doing it, but my mum says it is necessary. I guess I’m fortunate because we only do it twice a month.

d. My sister takes the dog for a walk and does the ironing. I wish I could do that instead of washing the clothes.

e. I don’t mind vacuuming the floor; in fact, I kind of like it. But washing clothes is a whole other story.

Oh well, you can’t always get what you want. Do you have any chores you have to do?

Bye for now,

Nam

(Adapted from English Discovery)

a. This charity began its efforts in 1979 and has worked nonstop to help hungry people since then.

b. Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-profit organisation that focuses on dealing with the issue of world hunger.

c. In addition, they run educational programmes in which the poor are taught how to recognise the symptoms of poor nutrition.

d. AAH gives life-saving care to people who have experienced hunger due to war, natural disasters and other major crises.

e. The organisation works in more than 50 countries and currently has more than 8,000 workers supporting approximately 26 million people worldwide.

(Adapted from Bright)