Question:
I had planned to spend Yule with my mum and family down south , but obviously I ca nt leave him like this when he needs so much looking after and I would just be worried about him , so I ' m in York for mid - winter . I was worried that I would be on my own ( Aaron and Barney will be with Aaron 's mum in Luton , Ellen and Luke will spend Christmas day with Ellen 's family ) with only a crippled cat for company . Luckily there were penguins to the rescue ! Baz and Gemma very nobly agreed to join me in York , and very grateful I am for it .
Answer the following question: What holiday is the narrator getting ready for ?
OPTIONS:
- They are celebrating Hannukah .
- They are celebrating Thanksgiving .
- None of the above choices .
- They are celebrating XMas .
Answer:
They are celebrating XMas .
Question:
Two weeks go by , and we have n't heard from him , so we call - he 's gone for the day , but if we call back earlier on any other day , we should be able to catch him - we leave a simple message that we called . Another week or so goes by , and we call earlier , and after checking , we 're told that he 's unavailable . We leave him yet another message to call us back at his earliest convenience . No word .

What might he be trying to tell us with his actions ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- He is just busy but is very sorry he 's missing our calls .
- He has tried to get back to us but he calls at the wrong times .
- He is not interesting in having any personal contact with us .
Answer:
He is not interesting in having any personal contact with us .
IN: I understand there can be a demeaning tone to the term " girl " , but there can also be a tone of flattery . I ' ve been using the girls greeting for years in sales and it has almost always led to a better conversation and good business . Especially if the girls are over 40 .
Why does using girls as a greeting lead to better sales ?
OPTIONS:
- It makes the older women feel younger
- None of the above choices .
- It has a nice tone to it
- It is a common form of communication

OUT: It makes the older women feel younger
Claims to have been speaking English for three years but to be honest guys and gals it 's not going well . I have started doing that thing that Brits do when abroad where they shout and use their hands a lot to make Johnny Foreigner understand ... and while I regard myself as a reasonably patient chap it gets a tad infuriating when you have to repeat yourself five or six times and he looks at you each time with disgust and contempt in his eyes as if it 's my fault he ca n't understand me . I was never a big fan of charades . My flatmates are a lot less patient than me .

OPTIONS:
- A lack of patience .
- A lack of kindness .
- A lack of common language .
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: What is causing tension between the flatmates ?

A lack of common language .
question: My mother said , " Son , as far as I am concerned , nothing in this life now gives me any pleasure . I do not know why I am still here , since I have no further hopes in this world . I did have one reason for wanting to live a little longer : to see you become a Catholic Christian before I died . God has lavished his gifts on me in that respect , for I know that you have even renounced earthly happiness to be his servant .

OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- Because she said she wants to see me become a Catholic Christian before she died .
- Because I am her son .
- Because she has lost the will to live .
Q: Why did my mother say that nothing in this life now gives her any pleasure ?

answer: Because she has lost the will to live .
IN: I do n't want to be broken , just hollow . I want to be empty inside so I wo n't have to endure the pain of days and weeks and months that drag on longer than they should . I do n't want to have to go through another fight or crime or attack .
What should the narrator do about the pain they are in ?
OPTIONS:
- They should see a back specialist so the back pain does n't drag on any longer .
- A migraine specialist can prescribe something so they have no more pain to endure .
- The narrator should see a psychiatrist to help discover why they are empty inside .
- They should have a dentist end the pain by removing the hollow tooth .

OUT:
The narrator should see a psychiatrist to help discover why they are empty inside .