It’s time for students to go back to school. But in some parts of the world, there are kids who don't get a chance to go back to school. A lot of them are girls. Maybe the parents think the girls will get married and leave the family, so they are unlikely to give any money back to Mom and Dad. Or maybe the parents just want their daughters home to do housework.

In Zimbabwe，a couple of decades ago, aid groups were putting up posters and running TV ads encouraging parents to send their daughters to school.

When people asked parents about the girls who weren't in school, they heard a very different explanation. They said, “Girls are not at school because we are poor. If we have money, we will send our girls to school.”

In Zimbabwe, secondary school costs money. So parents decide to send a son to school because he seems to have better job chance than an educated girl would have.

It was up to the government’s idea. Give families the money! Since then, government has made it possible for more than 1.4 million children to attend primary and secondary school. They're mainly girls. 

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1.The passage is mainly talking about__________.

A education

B friendship

C culture

D life

解析：选A。文章大意题。通过阅读文章可知，本文讲的是女孩子接受教育的情况，故选A。

2.Why do parents not let the girls to go to school?

A Because they think it’s useless for girls.

B Because they think girls may not give money to them.

C Because they think girls should stay at home and watch TV.

D Because they think girls can find the jobs.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第1段第4句Maybe the parents think the girls will get married and leave the family, so they are unlikely to give any money back to Mom and Dad.可知父母认为女孩子将会嫁人，而不会把钱给父母，所以不送她们去上学，故选B。

3.In Zimbabwe, groups encourage the parents to send their girls to school by_______.

A posters and TV ads

B emails

C Wechat(微信)

D letters

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第2段In Zimbabwe a couple of decades ago, well-meaning aid groups were putting up posters and running TV ads encouraging parents to send their daughters to school.可知，故选A。

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Girls don’t go to school because their family are poor.

B Parents often send their sons to school because they can find jobs more easily.

C In Zimbabwe, people need to cost money in the secondary school.

D Government has made it possible for more than 1.4 million girls to attend primary and secondary school.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第5段第3句Since then, Government has made it possible for more than 1.4 million children to attend primary and secondary school. 可知是让1400万孩子上学，而不是1400万女孩，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The Country- Zimbabwe

B Girls’ education in Zimbabwe

C People’s life in Zimbabwe

D How to find a job in Zimbabwe

解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据全文都在讲津巴布韦政府采取措施让孩子特别是女孩子去上学可知，主题为在津巴布韦女孩子的教育，故选B。