Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Several weeks ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mailbox. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was ly certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasn't sealed, so I opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are finished at 4 a.m., you can't simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct. So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated black market fireworks. With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite : I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past. I honestly hadn't realized I was supposed to. This was the first time he'd used the card tactic . So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket . Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadn't enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. "I know you don't care how merry my Christmas is, and that's fine," the gesture said. "I want $30, or I'll 'forget' to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day." I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadn't yet been picked up: "Someone stole Mickey's tip!" Ed was quite certain. He made me call the bank and cancel... Question: According to the passage, the author felt _ to give Raoul a holiday tip. - excited - happy - embarrassed - forced
forced

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: People are always talking about "the problem of youth". If there is one--which I take leave to doubt--then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. Let us get down to something basic and agree that the young are after all human beings--people just like their elders. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a beautiful future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him and maybe that is where the _ is. When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and unknown--that I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem. For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking. I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dull promise to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to important things. All these seem to me to link them with life, and the origins of things. It is as if they were in some sense from outside space and lovely contrast with us suburban people. All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be ill-mannered, self-confident, but I do not turn for protection to boring cliches about respect for elders as if the age is a reason for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with him, as an equal, if I think he is wrong. Question: From the text we can see the writer's attitude towards the young is _ . - kind and satisfied - considerate and understanding - angry and unpleased - hopeless and boring
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considerate and understanding

Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: You are invited to join PTPI (People to People International)'s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, inprefix = st1 /America's Capitol for the2009 Global Youth Conference! In D.C., you will spend four exciting days exploring into this year's theme, "Global Sustainability: It's All Connected!" Come to the GYC to learn how you can work together with friends from around the world to create a better, brighter and greener future! 250 students will stay in the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington,Virginiafrom November 11-15, 2009 for this eye-opening conference. We hope that you will join us in exploring PTPI's mission through international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism! Highlights of this event will include: * A key-note address presented by PTPI's President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower! * An interactive student group, featuring your peers from across the globe! * Take an active part in sustainingWashington,D.C.through a service project benefiting the Anacostia Watershed! * A unique tour of Washington,D.C.-- we promise that you have never seen D.C. this way before! * An opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones from around the World! Application Successful applicants aged 13-18 who will be enrolled in a middle school, high school or home school during the time of the conference will be accepted _ . We urge students to APPLY ON-LINE TODAY, as applications will likely exceed available space. Upon acceptance into the Global Youth Conference, you will receive a confirmation notice and other important information via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact People to People International: youthconference@ptpi.org Question: Which of the following students is most likely to be able to attend the GYC? - A third grader in a primary school. - A 19-year-old student at college. - A student who receives a confirmation notice. - A student who sends the application on Nov. 17.

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A student who receives a confirmation notice.