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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Joe,31,has spent nearly three years in a prison in Douglas, South Africa, counting the days in prison for house breaking. Joe made bad friends, who were always talking about stealing. Later, Joe did things bad. "I want to be a bright, bright star. I want people, when they hear me, to see the darkness a little less." The first seven months in prison he thought about "everything".Then he started to write songs." I started to put my feelings into words," said Joe. Aron Turest-Swartz, Freshly Ground's founder, noticed Joe's music." I was really shocked because I hadn't heard a voice like that before,"he said. Turest-Swartz visited Joe and listened to some of the 40 songs he had written in prison, and came up with the idea of recording an album there. When Joe was 13, his family was very poor: his sister would tell him that she had a headache because of no enough food, but there was nothing to give her. Joe made bad friends, who were always talking about stealing. Later, Joe did things bad. Finally, he was put behind bars. Prison could have broken him: he couldn't even see his family members buried. His father died when he was in prison. So did Joe's 18-month-old daughter. Before prison, he'd seen her in the hospital. Joe felt broken when she died. But he marked the time of his rebirth--his decision to be a better man--from that moment." I decided to be myself. So I started behaving like a gentleman,"he said. On December 13,2010,the album he recorded in prison was timed for release ( ).He was set free for good behavior after two years and 10 months. That afternoon, Joe gave a concert at the prison to celebrate his freedom and his CD, Crazy Life. Joe got into a crowd favorite. Question: Joe's songs are very attractive because . Options: A: they are about his family B: they are about his father's life C: Turest-Swartz wrote the songs D: his feelings are added to the songs
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D

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car. "Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home," the notice said. It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever , were reunited after police located them in Barrington. "He's hungry, he's dirty, but he's very happy to be home," Atkins said. The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, the police couldn't control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come and get him. Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area. She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas. Before Benjelman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted animal shelters,throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous . Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner. "It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight," Atkins said. The car thief threw Atkins' wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene. Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Options: A: Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices. B: Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman. C: The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car. D: The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday.
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B

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A woman baked bread for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passer-by. She kept the extra bread on the window-sill , for whomever would take it away. Every day, a hunch-back came and took away the bread. Instead of expressing thanks, he said the following words as he went his way: "The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!" This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated the words. One day, the woman felt angry and decided to do away with him. She added poison to the bread she prepared for him !As she was about to place it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?" she thought...As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words. That evening, there was a knock on the door. As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words. That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. His clothes were torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom ,it's a wonder I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. I would have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole bread. As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale and red. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do remains with you. The good you do,comes back to you!" Question: Why did the women decide to do away with the hunch-back finally? Options: A: Because she no longer had enough bread. B: Because the hunch-back came every day. C: Because her son world come back soon. D: She was angry with the hunch-back.
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D