I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: My daughter went to see The Wild One recently and she commented that Marlon Brando was wearing jeans so long ago. Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion. Fashion and films have gone hand in hand for long. The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered "cool" today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket. Another strong influence on fashion trends was Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn. She made famous the simple black dress that looks perfect at either a cocktail party or just standing around an expensive department store like Tiffany's with a pastry and coffee in your hand, as Audrey Hepburn does in the film. She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck. Audrey Hepburn still influences women's fashion with her "Tiffany's look". In more modern times, the film star Uma Thurman created a major fashion trend when she appeared in the film Pulp Fiction, made in 1994. Her style was very simple. Her black trousers, crisp white shirt and hair style was copied by women in the world. Influencing fashion trends can often be about timing. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha came just in time to start a trend in Japanese fashion. It started the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who wore beautiful silk kimonos , and it won an Oscar for Costume Design. Many travel companies picked up on the trend and ran "geisha trips" to Japan. The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos. It is now quite common to see young Japanese women wearing kimonos not just on traditional occasions, but at various social events. The fashion is also beginning to spread to western countries. Question: What does the film Memoirs of a Geisha lead to? Options: A: The popularity of the Chinese actress. B: The worldwide reading of Geisha stories. C: The recovery of interest in kimonos. D: The "geisha trips" to social events.
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Hong Kong Bans Smoking Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your dad smokes, you must ask him to be careful. 71. _ The new law went into effect on Monday, and heavy fines will be imposed on anyone who breaks it. The places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and karaoke rooms. 72. _ Public response has been mixed. Smoking is now banned in public spaces in Hong Kong. Many Hong Kong residents are in favor of the new regulation, however. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent passive smoking. 73. _ And it'll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking because of the ban. Hong Kong has 7 million people. 74. _ Amy Choi, 27, a student, agrees to the smoking ban. ' I don't like people smoking next to me. It's so smoky and smelly," she said. Warning signs are now clearly visible in most public places such as beaches, stadiums, parks, and playgrounds. Some owners of bars and restaurants say that although the new ban may have negative effect on their business, they will still stop their customers from lighting up. If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5,000. Question: On January 1,2006, Singapore banned smoking in most public places. Options: A: Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. B: When you stay with a smoking person, you will feel light-hearted. C: From January 1,2007, Hong Kong bans smoking in most public places. D: Even smoking in some outdoor places like beaches, sports grounds, museums and parks is against the law. E.Among them, about 840,000 people aged 15 or above are smokers. F.It does great harm to people's health. G.You can smoke anywhere except Hong Kong in 2008.
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Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When Emily Beardmore first heard that a trip was being planned by the biology class at Windsor High School, she thought about how much fun it would be. "I thought it would be a really good experience to go with other friends and teachers to another country in an environment other than a vacation environment," the 17-year-old girl said. A few months later, Emily got her chance when she and 14 of her classmates, along with biology teacher Tamara Pennington went to Costa Rica for eight days in late May. "It was not just a tour," said Pennington, who organized the trip. "You can go any place in the world on just a tour. This one was really working with the sea turtles and practicing conservation . It just seemed like the perfect science field trip for kids who think they want to get into science to see what it's really like to be out in the field and enjoy themselves." Emily said her time on the turtle program, which was the focus of the trip, was "crazy." "We were walking on the beach at night and you can't see anything--just see a big black dot." She said with a laugh. "I was not expecting the turtles to be that big." The turtles are leatherback turtles, which are becoming extinct because their eggs are used as food. "When they would move their legs while laying their eggs they were really hard to control because they were a lot more powerful than you would imagine," Emily said. Once the eggs were collected, the students took them back to a hatchery and dug holes to copy the hole the mother turtle had made and then buried the eggs for the 60 days needed to hatch. "The experience was so cool," Emily said. "You go to another country to see what their culture is like and learn what their everyday lives are like. It made me really want to help out my mom a lot more than I do, and value what I have." Question: What did Emily learn from her experience? Options: A: She learned to be grateful to her teachers. B: She understood the importance of what she had. C: She realized the beauty of foreign culture. D: She knew the importance of everyday life
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Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: During the Victorian period, ordinary people started going on holidays to the seaside for the first time. When a woman entered a room, it was considered rude for a man to offer his seat to her because the cushion might still be warm. People thought that you could digest food better in the dark, so the dining room was often located in the basement. It was considered improper to look into someone's bedroom, so most bedrooms were on the second or third floor. People went to great lengths to hide their water closets from view. In some homes, they were behind a curtain or screen, in a separate part of the house or even outside. A lot of men used macassar oil to slick back their hair. In order to stop this grease from sticking to the furniture, pieces of material called antimacassars were placed over the backs of chairs. For a lady, to show her ankles was considered taboo . ks5u Many people kept a hedgehog in the basement so it could eat insects. When Queen Victoria came to the power in 1837, most people lived in villages and worked on the land. There was no electricity (gas lamps or candles were used for light) and most people walked or traveled by boat, train and horse. However, by the end of her reign in 1901, the majority of the population lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories, and there was piped water, gas and even electricity. Question: Why were antimacassars placed over the backs of chairs? Options: A: Because they would make the chairs look nice. B: Because they would make those seated on the chairs feel comfortable. C: Because they would prevent macassar oil leaving marks on the chairs. D: Because it was a local custom to do so.
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