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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Taking place every spring in the world's leading publishing and cultural capital, it's a unique opportunity to explore and understand the innovations shaping the publishing world of the future. When: 08-10 April 2014 Where: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London, SW5 9TA Who Attends? The London Book Fair attracts a global audience of visitors and exhibitors from all areas of the publishing community. * 25,000 Attendees , 113 countries Key visitor audiences include: <> Literary Agents/Scouts <> Publishers <> Booksellers <> Library and Information Professionals <> Production, Distribution, Technical and Creative Professionals * 1,500 Exhibiting Companies The LBF floorplan allows exhibitors to showcase their products and titles by sector: Academic | Art, Architecture & Design | Children's & Young Adult | Digital & Mobile | General Publishing | Publishing Solutions | STM & ELT Earls Court Information The Earls Court Business Centre offers a comprehensive range of business services, including: <> Incoming and outgoing fax and telephone calls <> Photocopying and printing <> Internet access <>Telephone points for laptops <> PC workstations with standard office software <> Courier service Visa Information If you are not a British citizen or a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, you may need to acquire a visa-entry clearance certificate-before you travel to Britain. Visitors can access the visa letter service only once they have registered for the London Book Fair on line. On completion of your registration you will receive a confirmation email which includes your badge number and a link to the visa letter service completion page. Here you need to complete all your contact and company details, your badge number, your passport number and your date of birth. Once you have successfully submitted this information, it will produce a printable letter that you can take to your nearest British consular. Exhibitors can access the visa letter service via the... Question: Which of the following statements about the visa letter service is true? Options: A: You'll get the visa if you complete the confirmation email. B: You can receive the confirmation email without registering online. C: The visa letter service completion page saves you the trouble of going to the British consular. D: The London Book Fair offers this service to registered exhibitors and visitors online.
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Three wishes A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted. The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, "I wish I had a big cake!" Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate. "You fool!" His wife cried. "You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! " Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose. Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. "It's your fault!" the man cried. "No, it's your fault!" she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband's nose. "Oh!" the wife cried. "I wish none of this had ever happened!" Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, "I'm still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! " But of course nothing happened. Question: Why did the old woman not satisfy the man's wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cakes? Options: A: Because the old lady was angry with them B: Because the man had made this wish before. C: Because this was the fourth wish. D: Because the cake had been gone.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One of Vancouver's nicknames is Hollywood North. This name comes from the fact that Vancouver is the third most filmed city in North America behind Los Angeles and New York City. Vancouver became known as a filming destination because it is a perfect stand-in for other cities. Shot from the right angles, the downtown core could look like New York, Seattle, Boston or a variety of other places. Also, the architectural smorgasbord that is Vancouver, the low Canadian dollar, and generous tax subsidies attracted film production companies to the city. Many would accuse Vancouver of simply being a stand-in city, and not really being of any significance to the overall culture of film production. However, this has proven not to be the case. The creative establishment in the film sector has realized that Vancouver is more than just a stand-in; it is a city that is filled with talent. Earlier this year Pixar Studios opened an animation studio in Vancouver. The animators made famous by such hits as Toy Story, Monsters Inc, and Wall-E, demonstrated that Vancouver is now a major player in the film industry by opening up shops in the city. Amir Nasrabadi, the General Manager for Pixar Canada said the company decided to open an office in the city because of the "very mature , high-quality talent pool, driven primary by the strength of the industry and great local universities and schools" For now the studio will work as a satellite branch of Pixar's California studios, but future plans include the Vancouver studio taking on its own feature films. The British Columbia Film Commissioner, Susan Croome, told CTV News in an interview that "Pixar's announcement is ly fantastic". When asked if this expansion of Vancouver's film industry was the result of favorable exchange rates, she responded that it wasn't, and the company was making plans for the long term. Question: It is suggested in the passage that Vancouver _ . Options: A: is more than a stand-in city for making films B: is best known for its animation films C: has become a major film producer D: is a poor but talented city
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A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to l8 who have shown leadership and courage in public service.Each year ten winners each receive$2,000 to support their higher education or their service work. Ellie Wen,18,was volunteering at a community center in Los Angeles.The center was set up to help immigrant families.She happened to meet adults in an EFL(English as a foreign language)class."When I saw them struggling hard,I wondered how people in poor countries could learn English,"Ellie said. So she started a Website,"Repeat After Us",where people can listen to English and practice their accents.Volunteers have helped Ellie record more than 6,600 texts,including Abraham Lincoln's"Gettysburg Address". Hard work pays off.There were so many times that Ellie was discouraged,but she stuck to it.The Website crashed early on,and all the recordings were lost.But volunteers worked together vigorously to start over,and the visitors returned to the site. "Just follow your idea and know that the world is so kind.Even if you do have trouble,people will help you,"Ellie said. "I was really excited the first month,when we had 49 visitors,"she said.Now,more than 480,000 people from a11 over the world have visited the site."I get e-mails from China,Egypt,India,and Brazil."They say,"Thank you so much for this resource,we've been waiting for it for so long!"Ellie loves knowing she is helping so many people. Gloria Barron Prize winners like Ellie are enthusiastic about the work they do.And they encourage others to join in if they see a need.Anybody can be negative,but it needs somebody brave to be positive.Are you the brave one? Question: The writer mainly talks about _ . Options: A: how to open up a website with the help of others B: how to teach immigrant families English via the Internet C: the Gloria Barron Prize and the story of one of its winners D: young people who help others in various ways
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C