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33 What does the passage say about tea tree oil? 
It will definitely not be featured in more products. 
It probably does not have any benefits. 
It could become a standard supply for soldiers again. 
It might become a key ingredient in additional products. 
34 What does the first paragraph suggest? 
Natural ingredients do not make it to artificial products. 
Some people do not like natural medicines. 
People become interested in tea made with tea tree leaves. 
Many household items are made for scientific and medical purposes. 
35 What is the best title for this passage? 
Artificial Remedies    A New Kind of Tea 
The Power of Tea Tree Oil  The Journey of Captain Cook 
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When Saray Cambray Alvarez, a 13-year-o ld in Nor th Carolina,  and several o ther teenager s get to  the field s at 
6, they pull a black plastic garbage bag over the body and punch holes through the bags for their arms. They are 
protecting their skin from leaves dripping with nicotine-tinged dew. This is because the plants’ nicotine often 
dissolves in rain and dew, which can cause vomiting, dizziness and irregular heart rates, among other symptoms. 
Saray sometimes has trouble breathing in the middle of all the heat, humidity and leaves, and often feels 
weary during her 12-hour shifts when she  moves through the rows to pluck  unwanted flowers or pull off ov ersize 
leaves for the harvest. Saray is not alone. The New York Times reports that in other states like Kentucky, 
Tennessee and Virginia, children  as young as 7  are working  on tobacco farms and  many su ffer from the sy mptoms  
of acute nicotine poisonin g. 
For years, public health experts and federal labor officials have sought to bar teenagers under 16 from the 
tobacco fields, citing the grueling hours and the harmful exposure to nicotine and other chemicals, but their efforts 
have been blocked. Three years ago, Hilda Solis, then the labor secretary, proposed declaring work in tobacco fields 
and with tractors hazardous—making that type of work illegal for those under 16. 
During the re-election in 2012, the Obama administration withdrew Ms. Solis’s proposal after encountering 
intense opposition from farm groups and Republican lawmakers. Agricultural organizations said the move would hurt 
family farms and make it harder for young people to learn farming  skills. But some proponents still hope to revive the 
tobacco part of the proposal once the midterm elections in 2014 are over. 
To proponents of higher age limits, however, dangers lurk in many corners. The tobacco fields pose a whole 
environment of risk. It’s the nicotine, the pesticides, the heat, the long hours, the pressure they get from employers. 
Last year, a study conducted by Human Rights Watch found that three-quarters of young tobacco workers interviewed 
had suffered nausea, dizziness and rashes. And most tobacco farms did not even have portable bathrooms. “There’s 
nothing good about this job, except that you get paid,” said Esmeralda, who earns $8.50 an hour.  
36 What is this passage mainly about?  
Child labors on tobacco farms. 
Treatment of nicotine poisoning. 
The threats to American tobacco industry. 
Interplay between lawmakers and the tobacco companies. 
37 Who proposed a ban on child labor in tobacco fields? 
Hilda Solis    President Obama 
Saray Cambray Alvarez    Republican lawmakers 
38 What does the word rows in Paragraph 2 refer to? 
seats  tobacco plants  nicotine dews  wild flowers 
39 Which of the following is NOT a major tobacco-producing state? 
Tennessee          Kentucky  New York  North Carolina 
40 Why does Saray wear a black plastic garbage bag over the body? 
To collect the tobacco leaves at work. 
To keep warm in the cold early morning. 
To observe the rules of the tobacco companies. 
To keep away from the potential harm of nicotine.