One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on a bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me." A reporter named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left. Later that afternoon the reporter returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it. The reporter said, "I just wrote the message a little differently." He smiled and went on his way. The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything." How did the blind man recognize the reporter? A) By his sign. B) By his coins. C) By his voice. D) By his footsteps.
D
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TEENSGIVING is an exciting event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service.This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013, participants will once again belter New York City and impact thousands of lives! When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013? SUNDAY, APRIL 25,2013 Where is TEENSGIVING? All over New York City.Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y (92nd and Lexington) at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off.Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will disperse (BW) across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference (and have fun!). Who participates in TEENSGIVING? Hundreds of teenagers from around the city.Teens come from the 92ndStreet Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in the area.In addition, many adult volunteers (ages 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013. What projects do participants do at the agencies? Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with underprivileged children, assembling craft kits for children in hospitals, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters. Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING? Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive *6 hours* of community service credits, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college application requirements.Adult volunteers will be "thanked" with a tight breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our city's youth contribute to their community.In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013 T-shirt. This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013? Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hyman at jhyman@92Y.org (subject: TEENSGIVING) to receive more information and to register for this... The author writes this passage in order to _ . A) encourage readers to take part in TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013 B) answer some questions raised by readers C) give detailed information about TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2013 to readers D) enable the teens to earn more community service credits
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D
Ques: Young Jack moved to a new house. When entering his new bedroom, he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without tidying up. The next morning, when Jack got up, he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places. He was sure that no one had entered his bedroom, but the boy didn't pay much attention to it. The exact same thing happened that day, and the next day. But on the fourth day when he went to get his favourite toy, the toy jumped out of his hands and said, "I don't want to play with you!" Jack felt surprised, but the same happened with every toy he touched. Finally, one toy said to him: "We don't want to play with you. You always leave us so far away from our proper places. You don't know how _ it is for us to climb back up onto the shelves, or jump into the box. We feel most uncomfortable and unhappy. You don't know how uncomfortable and cold the floor is! We don't play with you any more if you don't promise to leave us in our proper places before you go to bed." Jack remembered how comfortable he felt in his bed and how bad he felt when he had once slept in a chair. He realized how badly he had treated his friends, the toys. He asked for their forgiveness , and from that day on he always put his toys nicely in their proper places before he got into bed. The purpose of the text is to tell us that _ . A) we should have a good sleep B) we should be fair to every friend C) we should treat our friends well D) we should always keep our rooms tidy
Ans: D
I'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half. The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children. Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy's children. They often sent the children presents. Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret, Judy's daughter, told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. "Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health." She smiled sadly and added. "To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mohter will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds." That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room. What is the relationship between the speaker and the Carsons? A) He is a brother of Andrew Carson. B) He is a close friend of the Carsons. C) He is a student of Judy Carson. D) He is a student who pays to live and have meals at the Carsons' house.
D