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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The English are often described as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers . But not London taxi drivers. I once asked one cabby to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them."Some strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with her dog while she climbed in through the window." "I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare." Question: From the passage, we know _ . Options: A: the writer is the taxi driver's friend B: the writer often travels by taxi C: the writer is a foreigner visiting London D: the writer lives in London
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: You can mail a letter or package under 16 oz. (unit of weight, 454g) in a mailbox, a blue box found on many street corners in U.S. cities and towns. Each mail box should have pick-up times clearly posted on top. !Packages over 16 oz. placed in a mailbox will not be sent. Bring the package to the post office or retail mailing shop instead. The clerk will process if for you. The Post Office In the larger cities, when you go to the post office you must take a number and wait in line. Post offices tend to be extremely crowded around Christmas. Try to go as early in the morning as possible. Post office branches open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. while main branches close at 6 p.m. Buying Stamps ! The cost of a first-class postage stamp to mail a letter is currently 39 cents, although rates tend to change often. Stamps are sold individually or in booklets of 10 (US$3.90) or 20(US$7.80) or in rolls of 100(US$9.00). You can buy stamps at the following locations: *online, if you have a computer. Link to the U.S. Postal Service website (http://www. usps.com) and click on "stamps online". *at your local post office *at some ATMs (automated teller machine) *at some supermarkets *by mail *retail mailing stores(you may have to pay extra for stamps and to mail packages through the U.S. Postal Service) Postal Rates and Fees The U.S. Postal Service's online postage calculator tells you the cost to mail a letter or package anywhere in the world. But you should know the weight of the package and the post code of the package's origin and destination. If you don't know the weight of the letter or package to be mailed, you can go to your local post office and the postal clerk will weigh it for you. Question: If you have only 39 cents, you can NOT buy a stamp at _ . Options: A: a local post office B: a supermarket C: an ATM D: a retail mailing store
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Woman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" Car Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio, who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned that a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and driven it home--using her key. Kate Anderson became an accidental "car thief" when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson found the Toyota Camry and used her daughter's car key to unlock the car, start the engine and drove it home--without realizing that the car didn't belong to her daughter. When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed , but when the police couldn't find a record of it, then they took a theft report. That morning, after Anderson drove the car home, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on the paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university. When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded really suspicious at first, as if she wanted to hold the thing for ransom ," said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car. According to the police report, the case was closed "because of mistaken car identity", and Anderson wasn't charged. Vansant blamed the car company more than the "thief". "Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition as well--so high-five for Toyota, I guess," he said. (307 words) Question: What does Charlie mean by saying "so high-five for Toyota"? Options: A: He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of the car keys humorously. B: He wants to thank Toyota for returning his car. C: He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back. D: He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars.
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