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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The type of things we remember are different. Although we tend to remember good things in our lives, bad things have a way of on us. One such thing I remember happened when I was 10 years old. I decided to ride my bicycle over a near-by stream. I carefully planned the adventure, and asked my friends to go there and have a watch. This was going to be my moment! I started riding down the hill, picking up speed and then pulled up on the at the precise moment and landed face-first into the muddy stream! That painful moment is one that I will never forget. As long as I live, I will remember the pain and embarrassment at that moment. When we do something stupid or thoughtless, it has a way of sticking with us. Fortunately, good momories have a way of over-riding the bad ones. I have memories that I gladly remember, like what happened today. I had my first conversation with my son today. It was not anything . It was a simple connection between father and son. It was one of those bonding moments that you can't plan or force. They just happen on their own. I was walking into the living room where my son sat in bed watching television attentively. Then he looked up at me and pointed to the television and something. I asked him if he was watching and he nodded his head and said,"Yes". It was at that moment that his eyes lit up and it was as if we both realized we had communicated. And how happy I was! Sure, at eighteen months, he probably did not realize what communication was like, but his joy at that moment was evident. It was a moment I will remember all my life. Good or bad, memories can last a lifetime. As for an unpleasant memory, though we can't forget it we can get lessons from it and it is like a mirror that will warn us against making such mistakes again. As for a good memory, we should try our best to enjoy it during our lifetime. Such moments are the treasures that we store up forever. Question: The author will always remember what happened when he was ten because he _ . Options: A: drew up a careful plan before taking a ride B: made a fool of himself in face of his friends C: hurt himself seriously while riding down the hill D: succeeded in taking a big adventure over a stream
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Ian became a highway robber to support his family. He continued as a robber day after day and year after year. One day, Ian went to rob a traveler. Unlike those who have been robbed by him before, the traveler showed no fear and asked, "Why do you do this every day?" Ian was surprised and answered without thinking, "Because I have a family. Robbing is the only way I can earn money to support my family." "Are your family members prepared to share your punishment with you?" Ian was puzzled and said he didn't know. The traveler told him to go home and ask them. Ian asked his wife, "Do you know how I work to support you?" His wife replied, "Yes, I know." Ian asked, "Are you going to share the punishment I'll get for the way I earn my living?" His wife answered, "No. You married me and you should take care of me." Next, his parents replied, "Son, we raised you with great care. Now we don't have the energy to work. So it's your duty to look after us. We won't share any of the punishments placed upon you for what you've done." Ian hadn't expected their answers. He became sad and returned to the traveler. Ian told him all the conversations. The traveler said, "You have to take the consequences yourself." Ian thanked him for letting him see the errors in his ways. After this incident, Ian started learning in order to work and support the family in legal ways. Question: What can we infer from the last sentence of this text? Options: A: At last Ian stopped robbing. B: Ian left his family and home sadly. C: Ian went to another place to be a robber. D: Ian gave all his belongings to the traveler.
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A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My friend Alice decided to be a nurse when she was four years old. She always to play at "doctors and nurses" with her playmates. When she left school last year, she still wanted to be a real nurse. Late September she started her studies in a big hospital in Newcastle. She had to work very hard. She went to classes every day and studied late at night. Then a really important day came: her first day in a ward . At last she was really helping sick people, not just sitting in classes or learning from books. At first, student nurses do lots of odd jobs in the ward. They help to serve meals, or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the beds. But they cannot give injections or help the doctors. One of Alice's first jobs was in a ward of old people. She was told to clean all the patients' false teeth. She collected all the teeth and took them to the bathroom. Instead of cleaning each set of teeth one by one, she put them all into a big bowl. "It'll be quicker this way," she said to herself. "Then I can give back everyone's teeth in a few minutes." Give back everyone's teeth! Alice stood in the middle of the ward with her big bowl of teeth. She had no idea which teeth belonged to which old man! You can imagine the confusion of the next half-hour when each patient came to find his own teeth! Question: At the hospital Alice began to work in a ward _ . Options: A: from the second day B: before her studies of nursing C: as a student nurse D: late at night
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C