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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978. Argentina hosted then. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.

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Opportunities to help others are all around us. It doesn't matter if you can sing or draw. It doesn't matter if you can cook or build. The desire to help others is all you really need. You can pick up litter in the park. You can visit someone in a nursing home. You can choose among hundreds of ways to make the world a better place. Make a difference today. Volunteer.

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When Carl spotted the dogcatcher's truck next door, he could not contain his curiosity. He arrived just in time to see the dogcatcher take the dog from Mrs. Childers. "Hey! That's my dog!" Carl yelled. Mrs. Childers turned bright red. "Why I'm sorry, Carl. I thought it was a stray. I didn't know you had a dog. I wouldn't have called!" The dogcatcher winked at Carl and handed him the dog. "That's a mighty good-looking dog, Carl. Keep a closer eye on him from now on."

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Your heart normally beats 70 to 80 times a minute, but the rate changes depending on your activity level. When you exercise, your body needs more oxygen than when you remain still. Your heart automatically responds to these changing needs. When you need more oxygen, your heart beats faster to increase the flow of blood to your body.

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It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.

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April's parents were dog breeders and their kennels were often filled with a litter of puppies. April helped care for the dogs by bathing them and giving them the best food and water.

April's class had also been learning how to care for animals in their science lessons, so she was thrilled when her teacher announced a field trip to an animal shelter. The shelter manager, Rachel, led the class into the kennel area where dogs and cats sat along opposite walls of the building. April was stunned by what she saw. Some dogs looked like they had been starved before coming to the shelter.

"What happened to these dogs?" April asked.

"These dogs are here because their owners did not care for them properly," Rachel replied. "We try to keep the animals healthy so they can go to good homes. If you know someone who wants to adopt a pet, please tell them about our shelter."

April decided to take action and she printed flyers with information about the shelter. April's parents handed them out to people who bought their puppies. The following day April received permission to post a flyer at her school. That afternoon, April received a phone call at home.

"Hi, April, this is Rachel. I wanted to thank you for creating flyers for the shelter. Our adoptions have already started to increase!"

"You're welcome! I just wanted to help rescue the puppies."

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

GameFAQs is a Web site that hosts walkthroughs for video games. It also has answers to many frequently asked questions about popular video games. The website was created in November 1995 by Jeff Veasey. The site has a lot of video game information. It is a place where gamers can get almost any information about games. It covers systems from the Atari to the Xbox 360. The Web site also covers computer games. The information on the Web site is given by volunteer gamers. Then, it is reviewed by the site's two editors, Jeff Veasey and Allen Tyner. The Web site also has a large message board community. Every game listed on the site has a board for discussion or game help.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid-80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.

Mr. Jingles was having a bad day. He discovered it was raining when he went outside in the morning for his daily walk. But when he turned around to go back inside, the front door wouldn’t open. Mr. Jingles ran around in the rain for a few minutes before he was completely soaked. Next, he went searching in the bushes for a snack. But all of the sparrows in the bushes pecked at him and drove him away. Finally, Mr. Jingles let out a long, sad howl.“Oh, Mr. Jingles!” Betsy Bemire opened the front door and found her poor cat, Mr. Jingles, soaking wet and hungry on the front steps. “Come inside and have some food. You can curl up by the fire and take a nap.

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The black pole warbler is a tiny bird that takes an epically long trip. This little songbird lives in the forests of North America in the summer. However, when the weather turns cold in North America, the blackpole warbler takes flight. These small birds fly to the Caribbean, where they spend the winter on warm tropical beaches. How far does the warbler fly for this tropical getaway? Scientists have tracked the blackpoll warbler and say these amazing birds can fly over 1,700 miles! Which is the best summary of this text?