Jeffrey Bezos, the founder, president and chairman of the board of Amazon. com, was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His mother's ancestors were early settlers in Texas, and over the generations had acquired a 25,000 acre farm at Cotulla. Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth working with his grandfather on their farm. Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age. He set up an electric alarm to keep his younger sisters and brothers out of his room and changed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his science projects. After he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering, Jeffrey Bezos found employment on Wall Street, where computer science was increasingly in demand to study market trends. He rose quickly, becoming a senior vice president, and looked forward to a bright career in finance, when he made a discovery that changed his life, and the course of business history. In 1994, there was still no Internet commerce to speak of. One day that spring, Jeffrey Bezos observed that Internet usage was increasing by 2,300 percent a year. He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce, and immediately began considering the possibilities. Bezos founded Amazon. com in 1994, setting up the original company in his garage. The company was called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches. It started as an online bookstore but soon diversified to all kinds of products. His work with Amazon eventually led him to become one of the most excellent dot-com entrepreneurs. He was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 1999. In 2008, he was selected by U. S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders. Bezos's Amazon has become "the Earth's biggest anything store". Amazon. com is now called "one of the smartest strategies in business history. Today Jeffrey Bezos lives North of Seattle and is increasingly concerned with charity activities. "Giving away money takes as much attention as... Which of the following isn't mentioned in the passage? A) How hard Bezos studied physics in Princeton University? B) "Amazon. com" only sold books in the beginning. C) Bezos not only devoted his life to Internet commerce but also to a charity. D) The reason why Jeffrey Bezos decided to found Amazon. com.
A
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What do you usually do to comfort your friends when they are feeling sad or depressed ? You probably pat them on the back or shoulder , or maybe you give them a big , warm hug . We used to think that knowing when and how to comfort others was an ability that only humans have . But scientists have discovered that apes have this ability , too , according to a study published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Two researchers from Emory University in Atlanta , US , went to an Ape Protection Centre in Congo to study bonobos , which are closely related to humans . The researchers analyzed the bonobos' reactions after more than 370 cases of stressful situations , such as fights and losing temper , and found that some bonobos rushed to hug those that were screaming after being attacked , just like humans would have done . However , researchers noted hat not all bonobos were capable of comforting others . In the protection centre , many bonobos are orphans whose mothers were killed by hunters . They were found to be more anxious in times of tension and to have greater difficulty controlling their own emotions , making them worse at reaching out to help friends in need . " Orphans , who have not had the benefit of a mother helping them handling their emotions , are much worse at comforting others , " Professor Frans de Waal , one of the researchers , told The Telegraph . " Bonobos with moms were able to curb their negative emotional reactions more quickly . Therefore , they pay more attention to others . " This pattern mirrors the way that human children have been found to react . Those who seem more capable of handling their own emotions - for example , the ones who can calm themselves down more quickly after upsetting experiences - are usually better at expressing their concerns for others . Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ? A) Orphan bonobos never give a hand to friend . B) There were 370 bonobos involved in the research . C) The ability to comfort others is unique to human beings . D) Moms play a significant role in handling kids' emotions .
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D
Question: What's life like on a deserted island? Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona decided to find out. The adventurous senator took a vacation from Capitol Hill and went on a fourday Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two teenage sons to a remote, deserted island in the North Pacific Ocean. The senator and his sons, 15yearold Tanner and 13yearold Dallin, traveled 5,200 miles from Phoenix, Arizona to the island of Biggarenn. They didn't carry any food or water. The island is part of the Marshall Islands. It offered no basic supplies, so the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water. Their diet was made up of coconuts, crabs and fish. They caught the crab and fish themselves and cooked the food over an open fire started with a magnifying glass . The Flakes brought along a lobster trap in the hope of having some delicious treats, but lost it within the first few hours after it was attacked by a shark. They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water. It took them hours each night to pump for just a few gallons of fresh water. One of the most memorable moments of the trip, the father said, was when he and his 15yearold son were almost caught by sharks after spearing a fish in the ocean. Still, it was quite an enjoyable holiday for them. "For a dad it was a wonderful thing. No video games around, no television, no disturbance, no texting," Flake recalled. What can we learn from the text? A) The Flakes could easily find a fire on the island. B) The Flakes caught lobsters for food on the island. C) The Flakes found basic things that they needed on the island. D) The Flakes took much trouble to get drinkable water on the island.
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D