Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products. The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's life. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors. It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing: no choice, no anxiety. Question: What is the passage mainly about? - The variety of choices in modern society. - The opinions on people's right in different countries. - The problem about the availability of everyday goods. - The helplessness in purchasing decisions.
The helplessness in purchasing decisions.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Welcome to Franklin Hotel. To make you stay as enjoyable as possible. We hope you will use our facilities to the full. Dining Room:Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Also the room staff may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 a.m. If this happens, please fill out a card and hang outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch is from 12 to 2:30 p.m. Dinner from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Room service:This operates 24 hours a day; phone the reception desk, and your massage will be passed on the staff. Telephones: To make a phone call. Dial "0"for reception and ask to be connected. We apologized for delays if the lines are very busy. These are also public telephones near the Reception Desk. Tell Reception if early calls are needed. Shop: The hotel shop is open for presents, gifts and goods from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Laundry: we have a laundry in the building, and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours, ask the room staff to collect them. Bar :The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Banking: The reception staff will cash cheques and exchange any foreign money for you. Question: The text tells us that _ . - the hotel offers at least seven kinds of services - it's not convenient to stay up in the hotel - you'll have trouble without the money of the country the hotel belongs to - you can shop at any time inside the hotel
the hotel offers at least seven kinds of services

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All believed that they were the most important. " Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. Without me, all animals would die. " Green said. " You only think about the earth," Blue interrupted, " but consider the sky and the sea. The sky gives space, peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing. " Yellow shouted, " You are all so serious. I bring laughter and warmth into the world. Without me there would be no fun. " Orange started next , " I am the color of health and strength. My beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you. " Red could stand it no longer, he shouted out, " I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. Without me, the earth would be an empty as the moon. " Purple rose up to his full height. He was very tall and spoke with great pomp , " I am the color of loyalty and power. I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey. " Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, " I represent thought and reflection . You need me for balance and contrast . " Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a flash of lightning. Rain started to pour down and speak " You should stretch across the sky in a great bow of color. Remember to appreciate one another. Only the rainbow is the most beautiful. " Question: The implied meaning of the story is that _ . - colors can quarrel like humans - everyone should learn to appreciate one another - only the rainbow is the most beautiful - the rainbow is made up of many colors
A: everyone should learn to appreciate one another

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The Man of Many Secrets-Harry Houdini---was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was famous for his escapes---from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and prefix = st1 /America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his "magic" tricks. Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted. Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother then performed card tricks in club in new York. They called themselves the Houdini brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, inChicagoin 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspaperman to watch. It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck---and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, passed quickly from her mouth to his. Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local jail of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today. Question: It can he inferred from the passage that Houdini became successful_. - before he was about 17 - when he was about 17 - after the year 1898 - before the year 1898
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after the year 1898