Question

Imagine getting the chance to go camping for five days. It would be an adventure in the wild. You could row on a lake every day and leave your smartphone at home. Would you want to try this?

In June, four teenage girls from Minnesota, US, went camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. They had a great time – even without their smartphones.

Julia Ruelle, 16, put the group together. Earlier this year, she won an essay contest held by a company. The award was a five-day camping adventure with up to three friends. No parents or guides would be there. This award was supposed to encourage kids to be less dependent on their smartphones.

Ruelle had been to the area before, but she had always gone with her parents. Sharing the experience with friends would be very different. She invited three friends: Anna Wander, Madeline Wilson, and Julianna Torelli.

They came up with a daily plan. “We would wake up early every day. We were done paddling by noon. We ate lunch at the camp. Then it was time for hammocks , reading, writing, making friendship bracelets, talking and napping,” Ruelle said.

“I’m a lot less worried about things,” Wander said when asking how she felt without her cellphone. Her favorite thing to do was to lie in her hammock and look at the lake. Torelli enjoyed cooking. She made blueberry pancakes and sandwiches.

No one felt hungry or homesick. “Mental health can be improved so much. It really helps to get away your smartphones and return to nature.” Ruelle said.

1.The camping trip was special because the girls _____.

A. had to live on a boat for several days B. needed to finish many tasks

C. had to live without their smart phones D. needed to find a guide on their own

2.Julia Ruelle got the chance to camp by _____.

A. not using her smartphone at school B. asking her parents for help

C. working in a company D. winning an essay contest

3.How did the girls feel at the end of the trip?

A. Worried. B. Happy. C. Hungry. D. Homesick.

4.What can you learn from the passage?

A. Life without phones will be boring.

B. The parents had made camping plans for the girls.

C. Wilson enjoyed making pancakes and sandwiches.

D. Using smartphones less can improve our mental health.

Answer 1