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The heavy snowstorm in China has damaged farmland, houses, roads and power lines, forcing many people to survive without food and electricity．World Vision has been working tirelessly to carry out relief（援助） work in worst-hit provinces to help affected villagers resume（重新開始） their livelihoods（生計(jì)）． So far, World Vision has raised HK$23 million dollars （including government funding） in Hong Kong to help snowstorm victims．Apart from the distribution（分發(fā)） of relief items, World Vision continues to provide much needed assistance to affected families．Also, we are drawing plans to rebuild houses and schools． Our relief operations are highlighted as follows:

 

Act now! Join us to help snowstorm-stricken villagers rebuild their livelihoods!

1．From the passage we can learn that "World Vision" is a（n） ______．

       A．news agency located in Hong Kong      

      B．organization serving people in need

       C．educational broadcast program             

      D．international climate research center

2．Which of the following is NOT one of the relief operations carried out by World Vision?

       A．They distributed rice and quilts to affected villagers．

       B．They raised fund to help those worst-hit provinces．

       C．They purchased power generators to affected villagers．

       D．They rebuilt houses and schools in worst-hit areas．

3．This passage aims to ______．

       A．inform us about the serious situation in China after the snowstorm

       B．report to us what has been done to help those snowstorm victims

       C．a(chǎn)ppeal to us to provide our assistance to the snowstorm victims

       D．encourage us to go to the snowstorm-stricken villages to offer help