Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: "A Long Walk Home"-----life as Eli Reed saw it American photographer and photojournalist Eli Reed has been documenting "life as I saw it" for more than 40 years. His career retrospective , "Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home", is an extraordinary search of beauty while recording hardship. With a heart of love, Reed uses a style that uncovers humanity at every turn. According to Reed, "A Long Walk Home" is about what it means to be a human being. It all began with a photo he took of his mother and his memory of her smile. Raised in New Jersey, reed was originally a painter. Primarily self-taught in photography, he became a freelance photographer in 1970. after producing some impressive photos that drew much attention, he joined the famous company Magnum Photos---the first black photographer invited to do so. His photos are remarkable in their lack of judgment of the people or the situations he comes across. In Beirut, Lebanon, a man removes a tree branch from a car in a recently bombed parking lot. An old man wrapped in a sheet plays a drum in front of a sign reading "God Is the Way" while National Guardsmen lift their guns during a war in Miami. A young boy upside down with his legs in the air in a Kenyan refugee camp, his determined look faces the camera. In Harlem, New York, a group of laughing children take over an abandoned car, using it as a jungle gym. Where another photographer might have focused on the _ of these situations. Reed's camera smiles. His images show how humans cope, rise above, and carry on. This is what gives " A Long Walk Home" its power. Considering the places Reed has been to, there are very few photos of guns or obvious violence. Instead, Reed focuses on the varied human responses to hardship. We smile along with Reed in a gesture of compassion and solidarity. We recognize our fellow human beings. Question: In his work "A Long Walk Home". Reed's photos _ . - aim to draw others' sympathy - were taken only in America - reflect the strength of humans - focus on war and violence
reflect the strength of humans
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful. At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me. The story goes downhill from here. The first grade was a struggle. I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it. The second grade was not much better. I still struggled with the inability to read. It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home. I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one. However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years. It was in the fifth grade. Mrs. Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her. She did not make me feel defeated. On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be. And that is just what I did. For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher. Because of Mrs. Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone. I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year. I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be. Question: The writer _ when he was in the third grade. - did better in reading - began speech lessons - went to a new school - received a high award
went to a new school
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I took my 9-year-old daughter,Suzan and 5-year-old son,Robbie to the shopping centre.As we got there,we saw a big sign that said,"Petting Zoo".The kids jumped up and asked,"Daddy,can we go?" Both my wife and I were out of work.However,I said,"Sure",giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket. A petting zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds.Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure pleased with the little animals while their parents shop. A few minutes later,I saw Suzan walking along behind me.I was surprised and asked what was wrong. She said sadly,"Well,Daddy,a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents.So I gave Robbie my quarter." Then she said _ I ever heard.She repeated the family motto ,which is "Love is Action!" I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Suzan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say "Love is Action!" for years,and now she had put it into her lifestyle.It had become part of her,because she knew the whole family motto.It's not only "Love is Action";it's "Love is SACRIFICAL Action!" Love always pays a price. I was moved.We went back to the Petting Zoo.Suzan stood with her hands and chin resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals.I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money.Sure,I must do that ! Question: What might happen next according to the story? - The author would buy Suzan some candies. - The author would get angry with Robbie. - Suzan would play happily with the little animals. - The author would play together with Suzan.
Suzan would play happily with the little animals.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Dear Mayor, I would like to draw your attention to the depressing state of the environment in our city. Increased vehicles have made the air polluted. Citizens find it difficult to breathe. Dumping toxic chemicals into the river has polluted the drinking water and ground water. All of us, as concerned citizens, have discussed these problems in various meetings. We have come up with the following proposals . The green roads are no longer green. Many trees and bushes have been cut. We propose restricting the movement of vehicles. Besides, we should make it compulsory to use anti-pollution devices on all vehicles. We should also plant more plants and trees along roads. The Bada Nadi River has become a dumping ground of toxic chemicals from some factories. These toxic chemicals have killed nearly all the life in the river and polluted our drinking water and ground water. We propose that the Bada Nadi River be declared a protected water body. All the dumping should be banned and heavy fine should be imposed on the offenders . To _ the problem of managing toxic waste, we propose setting up a water treatment plant so that only clean water is discharged into the river. Cleaning up the river and introducing various fishes and plants to the river will bring it back to life. Lastly, the noise pollution caused by honking horns and blaring loudspeakers has caused distress to one and all. Many people have suffered from noise-related illnesses. We propose a blanket ban on the use of loudspeakers. And"no horn zones"should also be declared in residential hospitals and school areas. I would request you to seriously consider our proposals and act accordingly. Thank you! Sincerely yours, A kind-hearted citizen Question: The author wrote this letter in order to _ . - express his/her thanks to the mayor - complain about the environment - share his/her opinions about city life - make his/her suggestions on managing toxic waste
complain about the environment
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