Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When I first heard about geocaching ,I was skeptical. But the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like an interesting idea.I at least wanted to try it once. Having familiarized myself with how the game works,I set out in search of my first cache. My trip took me through a series of lively hutong ,past a number of small temples, and right into the courtyard of a quiet youth hotel.I spent several minutes looking around, but couldn't find anything. Just before l was about to give up,I spotted a colorful object in the crack of a wall. Could it be the hidden cache? At that moment a group of backpackers amved. According to the game's rules, people who are not in the game must not be allowed to find out about secret caches. So I pretended to make a phone call while waiting for them to leave. When the coast was clear,I grabbed the object. It was the cache! I opened it and pulled out a crumpled sheet of paper with several names and celebratory messages written on it.I added my own and replaced the cache in its hiding place, ready for the next geocacher to find. It may seem like a simple game, but the idea that there are caches hidden all around us is exciting. Once you're hooked, it's easy to set yourself the goal of finding every single cache in a neighborhood or even an entire city. The real treasure, however, is not the cache itself, but the places it takes you to. Hunting for further caches has since introduced me to places which I didn't even know existed. Some are peaceful parks, while others are forgotten historical sites.A few caches have even been in places I passed regularly without giving them any thought. Now,Ifeel a much closer connection. Question: When a group of backpackers were approaching, the author _ . - pretended to be cleaning the yard - made a call to other geocachers - didn't allow them to come in - tried to keep the cache secret
Answer: tried to keep the cache secret

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A brother and sister have been reunited sixty years after the Holocaust because of a website set up in Israel. Simon Glasberg, who lives in prefix = st1 /Canada, and Hilda Schilk, who lives inIsrael, long thought each other dead, but finally found each other following the efforts of Schilk's grandchildren who had been searching the "Central Database of Victims" Names' website inIsraeland discovered a page in memory of their grandmother. The page had been made by Schilk's brother, who believed she had been killed during the Holocaust. Using the website, the grandchildren were then able to look for their grandmother's remaining siblings . After flying into IsraelfromCanada, Glasberg spoke about the tearful reunion with his sister. "I looked and looked and I couldn't find her. My parents also used to cry whenever they remembered her." Simon landed in the airport, came out, and then stood there, not knowing where to continue. Then his nephew said, "Simon, this is your sister." And suddenly he cried. They haven't left each other since then; they talk in _ , laugh, cry, and tell a lot of stories. Schilk was born in 1934 and the family lived inRomaniaduring the Holocaust years, before traveling intoPolandandUkraine. Though they were both inIsraelat the same time, Simon and his parents and siblings didn't know his younger sister was alive. Another elder brother, also inCanada, was too ill to make the trip toIsrael, but the reunited family is planning to visit him inCanadasoon. Question: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? - Glasberg and Schilk will live inCanada. - Their elder brother will meet Glasberg and Schilk inIsrael. - Glasberg and Schilk will meet their elder brother soon. - Glasberg and Schilk will have to separate form each other.
Answer: Glasberg and Schilk will meet their elder brother soon.

Question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently,however,I told him I didn't want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday. "Why?" he asked. "I am embarrassed being the center of attention," I quickly explained. Later,I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We were roommates on a threeweek tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes --and through the mountains--of central Asia. That afternoon we had arrived at our hotel in Samarkand,Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions,he added,"Your nose will let you know when you arrive there." The temperature was 40 degC.Soon, _ proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery,a delicious smell greeted me. There were several kinds of breads,cookies,and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar. Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant,Nancy didn't see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing"Happy Birthday,"everyone at our table--except Nancy--joined in. It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning guest of honor thanked me,blew out the candles on the cake,and ate three pieces of it. Today,after reliving this experience in my mind,I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about:It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy. Question: From the passage,we can NOT infer that _ . - the author's birthday is coming - the author's husband loves her very much - the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks - the author has already spent her 60th birthday
Answer:
the author has already spent her 60th birthday