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“Ross Edgley is an adventurer. He likes hard challenges, like running marathons and climbing mountains.” Who is he?

• challenges

• Ross Edgeley

• marathons

 He also needed a lot of food. Swimming about 12 hours a day is a lot of work, so he brought high-calorie foods like pasta, bananas, custard, and porridge. Edgley didn’t do it all alone. A support boat followed him on his swim. What is it?

• a support boat

• swimming 12 hours

• high-calorie foods

The journey was not only challenging but also dangerous. Edgley met jellyfish along the way. They attacked him, and their stings were painful. He also had some unexpected visitors, such as dolphins and whales. What is they?

• dolphins

• the journey

• jellyfish

I live in a small town called Southwold. We haven't got a big shopping centre — just small shops in the town centre. The shops open at nine. They don't close at lunchtime, but they do close at .30 p.m. Most shops don't open on Sunday, but we've got a 24-hour supermarket kilometres away. What is they?

• the shops

• lunchtime

• the town centre

And it seemed that a lot of people liked their idea. When Pinterest started in March 2010, it grew quickly and had 10 million users after the first year. This was an amazing number compared with Twitter and Facebook: Twitte took two years to reach 10 million users and Facebook took over five years Just a year after starting, Pinterest was worth $200 million and had over 421 million page views. Silbermann's ordinary interest as a boy certainly became an extraordinary business. What is this?

• Twitter

• Pinterest

• 10 million users

And it seemed that a lot of people liked their idea. When Pinterest started in March 2010, it grew quickly and had 10 million users after the first year. This was an amazing number compared with Twitter and Facebook: Twitte took two years to reach 10 million users and Facebook took over five years Just a year after starting, Pinterest was worth $200 million and had over 421 million page views. Silbermann's ordinary interest as a boy certainly became an extraordinary business. What is it?

• Twitter

• Pinterest

• 10 million users

First of all, traveling can help you live longer. One study proves this. The study compared two groups of women. One group traveled at least twice a year. The other group traveled once every six years. The first group had a much lower risk of heart disease, the study found. The results are similar for men. Researchers at the State University of New York looked at the health of a group of middle-aged men. They found that taking a vacation once a year reduced the men's risk of heart disease by thirty percent. What is they?

• a group of middle-aged men

• researchers

• a vacation

Being on vacation makes us happy. But researchers in Austria found something surprising: This happiness lasts a long time. They measured the stress levels' of 40 managers. Then they told the managers to take a short vacation. After the managers came home, the researchers measured their stress levels again. The managers' stress levels were, of course, much lower. The researchers kept measuring every day. They found that the managers continued to have lower stress levels. In fact, they still felt good six weeks after their vacations. What is they?

• the managers

• the researchers

• their vacations

Being on vacation makes us happy. But researchers in Austria found something surprising: This happiness lasts a long time. They measured the stress levels' of 40 managers. Then they told the managers to take a short vacation. After the managers came home, the researchers measured their stress levels again. The managers' stress levels were, of course, much lower. TIte researchers kept measuring every day. They found that the managers continued to have lower stress levels. In fact, they still felt good six weeks after their vacations. What is their? (whose vacations)

• the managers

• the researchers

• their vacations

Traveling can have a positive impact at work, too. Many workers worry that going on vacation will affect their careers. They feel they must work all the time to keep their job. However, studies show that the opposite is true. Workers who go on vacation usually come back happier. And according to the book The Happiness Advantage, a happy brain is over 30% more productive. Managers like productive workers. They often reward them. In fact, workers who take vacations are 6.5% more likely to get a promotion, according to one report. So, getting away from work can actually help your career. What is them?

• vacations

• managers

• productive workers