Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: On a recent Saturday evening at around midnight our home became the victim of an egg bombing.Early next morning I was ready to wash off the mess above our front bedroom windows.As I climbed up,I noticed that the glass in a small window just under the roof line was very badly broken.On a closer check,the crack ran around over half of the outer edge of the window.As the awning protected the window,it was clear to me that the damage had not been caused by the egg bombing.I discovered that the window was very loose. Just a few meters away,we have a small area for playing basketball and on most days of the week there are up to six young people who play there,including both my sons.My thoughts immediately turned to what could have happened if the broken glass in the window had gone unnoticed for much longer and then suddenly broke.Then my two sons and their friends would be likely to be seriously injured.The pain that could have been caused by the broken glass would never go away. Frequently in life,the small things that happen to us may cause some form of pain,sadness,discomfort or anger.My personal experience with the egg bombing on that Saturday evening reminded me that in most cases there is always a _ to everything that happens to us and that often it can provide a positive outcome or an even greater benefit,if not now,then at some time in the future. From now on whenever I see or break an egg,I will think of the egg bombing incident and say a thankyou to those latenight trickers.I will always be reminded of JeanPaul Sartre's words,"What is important is not what happens to us,but how we respond to what happens to us." Question: What has the author learned from the egg bombing incident? Answer:
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- Better early than late.
- A bad thing never dies.
- Bad luck comes in threes.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: ." Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman. He included them in his suicide note. They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man. The same words could now be said for the company he left behind. Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through. It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively. For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century's prosperity. One of America's bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed. But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed. Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before. Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world. It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories. Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility. It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks. It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr. on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel. When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation. From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there. Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company. In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people. Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large... Question: What is the writer's attitude towards the Eastman Kodak Company? Answer:
OPTIONS:
- Disapproving
- Respectful
- Regretful
- Critical
Respectful
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Environment Awareness Week Regal Convention Centre,Halls 1-4 24-30 March 2011 10:00 am-9:00 pm Free admission for all! Save the environment,Save our future Our environment needs help.With the participation of more than 50 organizations,Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation.Don't miss it! Come and know more about: The Threats to Earth (Hall 1) - What is global warming? How serious is pollution? Learn about different environmental problems from our university students.Protect our environment! The Search for renewable Energy (Hall 2) - can we get electricity from wind,solar energy,waves,rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from Solar Ace,Tefron,Touch Wind Resources and other participants. The Quest for Fresh water (Hall 3) - is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapore's solutions for treating wastewater? Hear from Flow Technologies,HydroMax Solutions and other participants. The 3 Rs and Save Earth (Hall 4) - How can we REDUCE,REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Global Gala Network,Green Earth Foundation and other participants. For more information,please call Mr.Philip Koh at 65531188,send an email to Mrs.Daisy Soh at daisy _ soh@ief.org or visit the events web at http://www.ief.org/caw Question: The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to   _  . Answer:
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- educate the public on protecting the environment
- discuss global warming and other environmental problems
- explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment
- learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment

Answer: educate the public on protecting the environment
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