62. We can infer from the passage that the purpose of designing the game is to______.

A. supply more rice to feed the hungry people in poor countries

B. promote English learning in non-English speaking countries

C. attract more people to learn English to stop hunger

D. combine English learning with helping hungry people

61. People of different levels of learning can surf FreeRice because_______.

A. it offers a large vocabulary

B. it adjusts to the player’s level of vocabulary

C. it is free of charge to play the game

D. it is designed to meet the needs of people in different fields

60. Playing the vocabulary game at Freerice enables you to do the following EXCEPT______.

A. be admitted to a top university　　　　　　 B. perform better in a speech contest

C. help the needy people in the world　　　　 D. improve your performance at work

59. The last sentence of this passage indicates that the author’s attitude towards the U.S economy in 2008 is　　　　

　 A.pessimistic　　　 B. optimistic　　　　　 C. objective　 　　　　　D.subjective

B

-For Each Vocabulary Word You Get Right, We Donate Free Rice through the United Nations World Food Program to Help End World Hunger

　　　　 1 word = 20 grains; 5 words = 100 grains

　　　　 Play and feed hungry people　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　 How to play

Click on the answer that best defines the word.

If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.

For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance... (more)

　　　　 Frequently Asked Questions

　　　　 How does playing the vocabulary game at FreeRice help me?

Learning new vocabulary has tremendous benefits. It can help you:

★Present your ideas better

★Write better papers, emails and business letters

★Speak more accurately and influentially

★Read faster because you understand better

★Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school

★Perform better at job interviews and conferences

★Be more effective and successful at your job…

　 After you have done FreeRice for a couple of days, you may notice an odd phenomenon. Words that you have never consciously used before will begin to pop into your head while you are speaking or writing. You will feel yourself using and knowing more words.

　　　　 How does the FreeRice vocabulary program work?

　 FreeRice has a custom database(数据库) containing thousands of words at varying degrees of difficulty. There are words proper for people just learning English and words that will challenge the most learned professors. In between are thousands of words for students, business people,　 doctors, truck drivers… everyone!

　 FreeRice adjusts to your level of vocabulary. It starts by giving you words at different levels of difficulty and then, based on how you do, designs a proper starting level for you. When you get a word wrong, you go to an easier level. When you get three words in a row right, you go to a harder level.

　 There are 60 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get above level 50.

58. According to the passage, which of the following is probably NOT suffering from the lack of_______ .

　 A. Banks．　　　 B. Manufacturers　 　　　C. Carmakers 　　　　　D. Barbers

57. The reason why A.I.G turned to the U.S government for help was that　　　　　 .

　 A. A.I.G would give eighty percent of the company in return for the loan

　 B. A.I.G couldn’t get new loans from credit rating agencies

　 C. the government extended a total of about one hundred fifty billion dollars in aid to A.I.G

D. the Federal Reserve agreed to loan A.I G eighty-five billion dollars

35. -What a long film!　

　 -Well, maybe, ___________.　

A. it’s really too long　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B. but I found it interesting

C. that’s why I feel a little tired　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. I think we shouldn’t have been here

34. ______ likes money, but money is not ______.

A. Everyone, everything　　 B. Anyone, anything　 C. Someone, nothing　 　D. Nobody, everything