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山东省烟台市2017-2018学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷（音频暂未更新）
In the world today, hunger is still the biggest threat to health. Hunger holds back children's growth and their dreams. Around 67 million of the world's hungriest children do not attend school. Even if they do make it into the classroom, hunger will affect their ability to learn.
Mary's Meals is a Scottish charity that was started in 1992. It sets up school feeding projects in some of the world's poorest countries. The charity provides one daily meal in schools to attract hungry children to the classroom, where they receive education to get out of poverty. Thanks to the supporters and volunteers around the world, Mary s Meals is now providing life-changing meals to 1,257,278 poorest children in 15 countries.
It has reduced hunger among children at school. Many children, teachers and volunteers observed the positive physical effects that the school feeding programmer is making. The percentage of teachers saying “children in my class never complain of hunger” increased from 7% to 87%.
98% of teachers said that children pay more attention in class since Mary's Meals started feeding at their school.
It has reduced levels of children quitting school! Teachers reported a reduction in the number of children dropping out of school due to hunger.
It has increased children's feelings of happiness at school. The percentage of children saying “I feel happy at school” increased from 60% to 81%.
By one meal at a time and one child at a time, Mary's Meals fills hungry children's empty stomachs so they have the energy and opportunity to learn. .
A. Most of them hate to go to school.
B. It has improved children's concentration in class.
C. In order to survive, they have to work or beg.
D. Research has proved Mary's Meals has many positive effects.
E. This offers the children a life free from hunger and full of hope.
F. Since then it's grown from a small organization to a global movement.
G. They are reaching out to more hungry children waiting for Mary's Meals.
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