user: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Most people say "yes" much more readily than "no".     A friend is moving house this weekend and would like some help, and you agree. But, what you really wanted was a couple of quiet days relaxing at home. Or a roommate spends the entire weekends playing video games and wants to borrow your homework for "reference". You say "yes".  Many people say "yes" to these kinds of requests. They tend not to consider their own interests and feelings, and are often angry with themselves afterwards .      Saying "no" requires courage and considerable practice, in fact, according to psychologists.     "Everyone wants to be liked," says Gabriele Steinki, a German psychologist. "Saying 'no' risks losing the affection of the person asking the favor or even a job."     The result is that many people say "yes" just for keeping the peace. But experts say this is regrettable. Anyone should have the right to say "no".      In fact, rejecting a request can even help to strengthen a relationship because it expresses a true feeling.      But, for people used to agreeing to every request, changing can be a long and uncomfortable learning process.      Most people believe that "If I say 'no', I'll lose the affection of the person. But the affection is important to me." This way of thinking can be replaced by this: "If he only likes me because I always do what suits him , the price of his affection is too high in the long term."      Steinki says the key is talking to the other person to find a mutual   solution. "One needs to present the situation from one's own point of view, and to suggest how the situation can be dealt with to the advantage of both parties. The other person must have the feeling that his interests are being considered."      When the refusal is not accepted, Steinki advises us to give the reasons calmly again until the person gets the message . Question: According to the writer, what should you do if your refusal is not accepted? Options: A: Say yes to him. B: Repeat your reason for his acceptance C: Just go away D: Say no to him
B

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper . The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of steel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame construction is strong. All plates are fixed firmly together by metal bolts called rivets  . When set in place, rivets are usuall red- hot. One end is already rounded. A riveter uses a special hammer to shape the other end. Then the rivet cools. It holds the plates firmly. High winds can move this strong building. A wind of a hundred miles an hour has caused it to move almost one and a half inches. Question: Rivets are described as being   _  . Options: A: picked up by tools when red -hot B: hit by tools when red - hot C: usually caught in a hole D: usually put in place when red - hot
D

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Life is difficult. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain  about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties stand for a special kind of suffering especially forced on them or else on their families, their class, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause sadness, or loneliness  or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes a lot of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we want to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct ." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. Question: Which sentence best express the central point of the passage? Options: A: Problems and difficulties represent a special kind of suffering. B: We become stronger by facing and solving problems of life. C: Life is difficult because our problems bring us pain. D: People like to complain about their problems.
B

I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape . As he faced death, _ . Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch . I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go. I took my father's gold watch and listened as Lisa helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. "I have a grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter Jilly," she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged  my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for my third child and my father had a deep bond(,) and he called her Jilly. Although I sensed his presence, I wasn't confident enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something undoubted. "This man is letting me know he had cancer," she continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th). There was swelling of the legs. "Important information," she called out. My heart beat fast . I jumped up when she asked, "Who is holding his watch?" I waved the watch in the air. "He wishes you congratulations." My fourth child was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and apologized, saying, "I don't know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan." It didn't resonate  with me until my sister called out "King Kong!" I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless Dad was communicating through her. Each bit of information she gave us was just as meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins. The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have... Question: What do we know about Lisa Williams? Options: A: She may be a learned teacher. B: She may be a woman knowing witchcraft C: She may be is a scientist researching Lifetime. D: She may be a fairy.


assistant: B