When Hanadi was 4, her school was destroyed in the civil war. Soon after, her family left Syria to live as refugees ( 难民 ) in nearby Lebanon. Hanadi joined a school there but was fearful to go. Her experience is not unusual. There are now nearly 25.4 million refugees around the world, according to the United Nations refugee agency. About half are children. Most refugees today are from Syria, where civil war broke out in 2011. To help kids affected by the situation, Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have teamed up to create a new version ( 版本 ) of Sesame Street especially for Syrian refugees, using Muppets ( 木偶 ) as teachers. “We don’t just want to help children learn letters and numbers,” said Sherrie Westin, who works at Sesame Workshop. “We want to help them feel less alone.” There are more than 150 international versions of Sesame Street. In Germany, kids watch Sesamstrasse, while Mexico has Plaza Sésamo. Each version includes math and spelling lessons. Some characters are the same as in the American version. But other things are different: The Muppets speak the local language and wear local clothes. The new version will include situations that are familiar to Syrian refugee kids. Some of the Muppets, for example, may have been forced to leave their home. “Kids can watch the Muppets work through big problems the kids are dealing with themselves,” the IRC’s Sarah Smith says. For the world’s 12 million refugee children, there is little chance to receive good education. And even if kids go to school, they may have fallen behind in their studies. Often, they are traumatized ( 使受精神创伤 ) by what they’ve been through. The new Sesame Street will meet the public in 2019. Sesame Workshop expects that more than 9 million children will be able to watch the show on a TV, computer, or mobile phone. Hanadi may be one of them. 28. What happened to 4-year-old Hanadi? A. She dropped out of school. B. She was injured in the war. C. She fell behind in her studies. D. She became afraid to go to school. 29. Why was the new version of Sesame Street created? A. To increase the show’s popularity. B. To improve education in poor areas. C. To help refugee kids get through hard times. D. To teach kids who can’t afford to go to school. 30. What do different versions of Sesame Street have in common? A. They all teach math and spelling. B. They were all named Sesame Street. C. The characters are exactly the same. D. The characters wear the same clothes. 31. What can we learn about the new version of Sesame Street? A. The story happens in Syria. B. It will appear on the screen in 2019. C. It will hopefully reach 12 million children. D. The idea was brought up by Sherrie Westin.