user: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Hearing plays an important part in our everyday life, but few of us take the steps we need to protect our hearing. It is easy to see how your hearing is _ in today's world. There are so many things to hear, and so many new instruments, like iPods and headphones, which can harm your hearing if used improperly. Keeping the volume to a reasonable level on an iPod or other portable listening instruments is one of the most important ways to protect your hearing. Another great way to keep your hearing protected is to avoid loud noises whenever possible. There are many loud noises from power tools to machinery, and it is important to avoid these noises as often as possible. When it is not possible to avoid them, keep your hearing protected by using earplugs . If you think your hearing may have already been damaged by modern technology, it is important to have your hearing tested by a physician. Only such a professional will be able to measure your level of hearing loss and help you find the best solution to your hearing problem. For those with hearing issues, the choices have never been greater. There are many excellent hearing aids on the market. Having a hearing aid can be a perfect choice for the young and the old alike, and many people who swore they would never wear a hearing aid find that they love the convenience and quality these instruments represent. Never let an unimportant thing like vanity  get in the way of treating a hearing problem. These days there are hearing aids that are nearly invisible to the naked eye, including a number of models that fit completely inside the ear. If you believe you may be experiencing a problem with your hearing, it is important to have it checked out, and to take the right measures to protect your ears. In many cases, this treatment will be as simple as wearing earplugs. Taking care of your ears is of great importance. After all, you only get one set of ears. Question: All the following factors may cause hearing problems EXCEPT  _  . Answer:
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- using iPods improperly
- listening to MP3 at full volume
- standing near machinery making a loud noise
- using earplugs when there are loud noises
using earplugs when there are loud noises
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: For those who have lonely nights and have trouble falling asleep, he is proving the ideal partner. This is a man who does not snore   in bed. And he is happy to wrap a comforting arm around his dearest until morning arrives.        He does exist. He is the body-shaped pillow, the latest sleeping aid from Japan.        This pillow comes without a head and is filled with foam. It's made by  _ and has a "body" and a flexible arm that can be curled around its owner.        About 1,000 of the pillows have been sold since they went on sale in Japan last year and many buyers say they are pleased with their sleeping companion.        "This pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side," said 34-year-old radio DJ Junko Suzuki.        But according to _ , the pillow is more than just an emotional help for those tired of spending the night alone. And it is shaped, the firm says, to support its partner on both sides to ensure a night of good sleep.        The idea is to curl up in between the body and the flexible arm. The head just rests on the pillow's "arm muscles".        "My grandmother used to say that there is no more comfortable pillow than another person," said the firm president, Tomoki Kakehashi. "So I thought that maybe people would want to sleep on a pillow shaped like an arm."        The pillows, on sale only in Japan for the moment, cost 8,500 yen(around US$80) each and come with shirt-or shirt-shaped pillow covers in blue, pink or green. Question: The purpose of the passage seems  _  . Answer:
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- to introduce the latest sleeping aid, the body-shaped pillow
- to advise people to use the body-shaped pillow
- to tell how the body-shaped pillow is invented
- to tell how the body-shaped pillow works
to introduce the latest sleeping aid, the body-shaped pillow
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: What's On? Trouble in Mind Alice Childress won an Off-Broadway award in 1956 for this story of a black actress rehearsing  a play with a white director who increasingly finds it impossible for the show to go on. Tanya Moodie and Joseph Marcell star in the play directed by Laurence Boswell. 8.30p.m.--10.30p.m., Theatre Royal. Box office: 01225 448844. Lazarus Inspired by the sci-fi (science fiction) novel and movie,The Man Who Fell to Earth, this musical deals with a hero, Thomas Newton. Likely to be the autumn's hottest ticket, the score includes new songs composed by Bowie. 7.00p.m.--9.00p.m., King's Cross theatre. Box office: 0844 871 7604. The Gaul On the night of 8 February 1974, a fisherman FV Gaul disappeared off the coast of Norway. For people on board, waiting for news was great suffering. Theories began to come up, including the possibility that the boat had fallen victim to cold war. Even when he was discovered, many still felt there were questions that remained unanswered. Mark Babych directs Janet Plater's play. 8.00p.m.--11.00 p.m., Royal Shakespeare theatre. Box office: 01482 323638. The Suppliant Women It is a new version of Aeschylus's 2,500-year-old play about a group of women seeking shelter who make the long journey to escape forced marriage. It was written by David Greigand directed by Ramin Gray. An ancient piece asks a contemporary question: when we are introuble, who will open their doors and give us a harbor? 8.30p.m.--10.00p.m., Hampstead theatre. Box office: 0131 248 4848. Question: Who directed the play about the story in Norway? Answer:
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- Bowie.
- Ramin Gray.
- Mark Babych.
- Laurence Boswell.
Mark Babych.
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Over thirty thousand years ago,people from northern Asia   went to America.Today, we call these people Indians . The Indians went to America because the weather began to change.Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked! Later Columbus found the New World in 1492.At first,only a few Europeans followed .They travelled to America in boats. For the next three hundred years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915,over thirty-two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States. The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy .These Europeans spoke many different languages.Most of them took almost no money.They went to America so that they could find a better life. Question: Why did the Indians go to America? Because   _  . Answer:
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- northern Asia became very hot
- northern Asia became very cold
- they were interested in America
- they liked travelling


assistant: northern Asia became very cold
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