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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, born 200 years ago, was a poor housewife with six children, who suffered from various illnesses. And yet, driven by a passionate hatred of slavery, she found time to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which became the most influential novel in American history and aroused radical change both at home and abroad. Today, however, the book has a different reputation, owing to the popular image of its character, Uncle Tom-whose name has become a saying for a cowardly black man who betrays his race. But this view is wrong: The original Uncle Tom was physically and morally strong, an inspiration for blacks and other oppressed people worldwide. Indeed, that's why in the mid-19th century Southerners attacked "Uncle Tom's Cabin" as a dangerously destructive book, while Northern reformers-especially blacks-often praised it. The book was influential overseas, too.In Russia it inspired Vladimir Lenin, who recalled it as his favorite book in childhood. It was the first American novel to be translated and published in China, and it fueled antislavery causes in Cuba and Brazil. The book's progressive appeal was the character of Uncle Tom himself: a strong man who is notable because he does not betray his race; one reason he gave up escaping from his plantation is that he doesn't want to put his fellow slaves in danger. And he is finally killed because he refuses to tell his master where two runaway slaves are hiding. Unfortunately, these themes were lost in many of the stage versions of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". The play, seen by more people than those who read the book, remained popular up to the'1950s and still appears occasionally. But in the play Stowe's revolutionary themes were drowned. But it doesn't have to be that way; indeed, during the civil rights era it was those who most closely resembled Uncle Tom-Stowe's Tom, not the sheepish one of popular myth-who proved most effective in promoting progress. Both Stowe and Tom deserve our reconsideration and our respect. Question: As for the influence of the book, _ . Options: A: it was the first American novel to be translated into Russian B: it was the most influential book for Vladimir Lenin in his life C: it also gave rise to the causes of anti-slavery in the distant Africa D: its character Tom inspired the blacks and other oppressed people in the world
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition--to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy. One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut. With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child. It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band. Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: "If those old people next - door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened." Question: We can draw a conclusion from the passage that: " _ ". Options: A: He laughs best who laughs last B: It's never too old to learn C: Two heads are better than one D: One good turn deserves another
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Many times when people hear the words social networking, their brains automatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook. However, there are sites for those into social networking and into reading. Sound crazy?, It's really not. If you've ever wanted a site where you can receive book recommendations,follow your favorite authors,and keep up with what your friends are reading, then look no further than Goodreads. com. Goodreads provides useful services for those in the reading world. It is a site where you can win books by going to giveaways and simply entering your information. Some giveaways are even signed by the author. And the books aren't boring,old or torn copies ---- many of them are ARC's (Advanced Readers Copies),for which you can write a short review on the site. Anyone can post reviews of their favorite books or series so that others may _ to read them as well. Another function of the site is offering book clubs and interest groups. You can have interactive discussions with groups of people reading the same things,sort of like a blog. You can also make friends with people and post statuses similar to Facebook. Your friends can send you book recommendations and you can add them to your shelf if you choose. Shelves are by far one of the best features on the site. You can categorize your entire library and put books you want to read on your"to-read" shelf. These virtual shelves allow you to see what you've read and also let you keep track of the number of books you've read in a year. You can even read original writing for free because many people post their own writing on the site to gain feedback and advice on how to improve. Anyone can join this site for free and fall in love with not just a book, but a book site as well. Question: What do we know about the shelves on Goodreads. com? Options: A: They are filled with all kinds of books from some libraries. B: The books there are categorized for readers by the site. C: That is where people put books they have read or want to read D: New books will continuously be added to readers by the site.
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C