Let us say there is something you don't know how to do. In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called friends or s, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a host of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of. In one sense, these" how - to" sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning. These FAQs(Frequent Answers and Questions), many of which still circulate(go round continuously), took a special subject and explained it to complete _ . But, "how - to" sites take the FAQ idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren't necessarily associated with discussion forums .These sites take the style of a written tutorial and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn 2.com(www. learn2. com)It offers nearly 1, 000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview. At ehow. com(www. ehow.)you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps. If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may _ . A) visit www.learn2. com B) visit www. ehow. com C) visit some site else D) go to the tourist company
B
Many of the world's famous cities are known by some special names. Paris is known as the "City of Light". Hong Kong is the "Wall Street of Asia". One small city in Pennsylvania may be the sweetest place on Earth. That is town of Hershey, which is known as the "Chocolate Town". It is named after Milton Hershey, the founder of the largest chocolate factory in the world. Milton Hershey built his first candy factory in the early 1900s. At the time, Hershey was developing a technique for milk chocolate. Eventually he succeeded. Hershey was also the first to produce individually wrapped chocolate bars. His factory grew and produced more and more types of chocolate. To this day, Hershey's chocolate factory is the largest in the world. Hershey used his success to give back to the community. He built a town around the factory for his employees. He gave streets fun names like Chocolate Avenue. He built schools, parks and shops. This generous man gave millions of dollars to charity. He built an amusement park with rides, trains for children and a swimming pool. Over the years, the town grew. People from near and far came to visit this special town, whose beauty and fame continue to attract lots of tourists. Every year close to three million tourists visit the Chocolate Town. Today visitors to the city can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities. The Hershey chocolate factory offers tours. Visitors can learn all about chocolate and how it is made. A gift shop sells all kinds of chocolate and toys made to look like chocolate. Even if you don't buy a souvenir, there is one thing that is impossible to forget: the wonderful _ of fresh chocolate everywhere. In this special place even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate. Another attraction is the Hershey Hotel. It has an unusual mineral spring where guests can enjoy a variety of special treatments. The treatments all have one thing in common: chocolate. What can we know about Milton Hershey? A) He disliked to cook. B) He cared about his employees. C) He wanted to be famous. D) He didn't pay his employees very well.
B
Q: If you happen to find "On the Road" at a gas station or "Who Moved My Cheese?" in your grocery store, it might not be and accident. You could be the unwitting beneficiary of a "bookcrosser"---- a person who on purpose leaves books in public places hoping they'll be found by strangers. The idea o leaving a book for someone else to find and enjoy is not new ---- some people have been leaving just-finished books in airports and on buses since the dawn of the hurry-up-and-wait. Creating a system for book-leavers to find out what happened to those books adds a new way to the practice. Bokcrossing.com, the website that encourages books to be "released into the wild", has more than 18,000 members since its start last year, and averages 112 new participants daily. Its members have scattered more than 42,000 novels, self-help books, memoirs, technical manuals and biographies in 45 countries, leaving them in public restrooms, movie theatres, coffee studios or anywhere that they can imagine. The result: a worldwide living library. Peri Doslu, a California yoga instructor, has dropped three--- one on top of a telephone booth, one on a rock wall at remote Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and another in one of the studios where she teaches. "I'm always looking for paces to pass on books," said Doslu. "To think my book's going to go off and have this future, and I might even get to know a little bit about it down the road." If you are an unwitting beneficiary of a bookcrosser, that means _ . A) you get a book on how to avoid accidents B) you know where to get a book for free C) you get a book somewhere for free without knowing in advance D) you get a card with which you can borrow books at a gas station or somewhere else
A: C
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How do apology languages work? Have you ever tried to apologize, only to be refused? It may be that you were offering a partial apology in a "language" , that was foreign to your listener. The five languages of apology include: Apology Language 1: "I am sorry." List the hurtful effects of your action. Not "I am sorry if ...", but "I am sorry that...". You might ask if they want to add any points that you have not recognized. Apology Language 2:"I was wrong." Name your mistake and accept fault. Note that it is easier to say "You are right" than " I am wrong", but the latter carries more weight. Apology Language 3: " What can I do to make it right?" How are you now? How shall I make amends to you? How can I restore your confidence that I love you-- even though I was so hurtful to you? Apology Language 4: "I'll try not to do that again." Engage in problem-solving. Don't make excuses for yourself such as, "Well, my day was just so..." Instead, offer what you will change to prevent yourself from putting them in the same bad situation again. Apology Language 5: "Will you please forgive me?" Be patient in seeking forgiveness. They may need some time or greater clarification of your input from Apology Languages 1-4. Finally, your apology may not be accepted, but at least you know that you have been faithful in offering a sincere olive branch of peace. The passage mainly talks about _ A) 5 tips for apologies that work B) 5 ways of refusing apologies C) the function of apology languages D) the importance of apology languages
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A