The teen also founded an organization called "Activists United." Members educate people on the dangers of guns. Anjali encourages other kids to start local clubs and organizations, too. "It takes a lot of effort, but you can get it done if you're passionate," she says.

　　　4．Why did Anjali go to India?

　　　A． To be a volunteer. B． To see her mother.

　　　C． To spend a holiday. D． To attend a wedding.

　　　5．What has led Anjali to set up the UNICEF USA club?

　　　A． Her mother's suggestion. B． Her volunteer experience.

　　　C． The situation faced by poor children. D． The encouragement from her cousin.

　　　6．What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 6 refer to?

　　　A． 3,000 applicants. B． UNICEF officers.

　　　C． 6 high school students. D． Founders of UNICEF's national council.

　　　7．What does the organization "Activists United" do?

　　　A． It educates people on gun safety. B． It raises money for children in need.

　　　C． It helps kids start local organizations. D． It provides support for UNICEF clubs.

　　　Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned (禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.

　　　"I think it's a good thing. School is not about being on your phone," Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. "It's hard with kids. You can't control what they see and that's one of the things that worry me as a parent."

　　　There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.

　　　McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.

　　　McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they're not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first "teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ," but now they're seeing the advantages. "They come to school and they're not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks," she said.

　　　"It's been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen," she said.

　　　Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn't use her mobile phone in school. "I think anyone can do it if we've done it."

　　　Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it's important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.

　　　"A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas," she wrote. "Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play."

　　　8．Why did Madeleine welcome the ban?

　　　A． School is for studying. B． Kids behave badly nowadays.

　　　C． Teachers find it hard to control kids. D． Her kids depend too much on phones.

　　　9．What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School?

　　　A． Some teachers were against it at first.

　　　B． Students can now see the good of the ban.

　　　C． Students can use their phones at lunch beaks.

　　　D． Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well.

　　　10．What does the underlined word "Chromebook" in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?

　　　A． A book. B． A notebook.

　　　C． A learning website. D． A kind of computer.

　　　11．What does Dr Joanne Orlando think of banning phones in schools?

　　　A． It will disconnect parents and kids. B． It will cause kids to communicate less.

　　　C． It will prevent kids being tech-minded. D． It will make education go back 60 years.

　　　I recently posted a picture on Facebook from the movie Mad Max, a film where two groups race through the desert in steampunk vehicles, and wrote, "Actual picture of my way to work today." It was meant to be a joke because of the sandstorms in Beijing, but one of my friends from back home thought it was real.

　　　I couldn't imagine how they could think that is actually what China is like. China has so many more conveniences and advantages than the West, and many of my friends agree. "I don't know how I will be able to deal when I go back home," said a friend who is about to end her gap year in Beijing. "I've become so spoiled in China."

China seems to be leading the way in innovation(创新) and convenience for daily life. Back home I could never shop, pull out my phone and scan a QR code to pay.