Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind. When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle:  "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention. Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. _ seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart. Question: Which prayer does the author wish for his sons? Options: A: Have an easy life, without too much to worry about. B: Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives. C: Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life. D: Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
Answer: B

Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Riding School:   You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.   Opening Hours: Monday through Friday:9:00 a.m. ~ 8:30p.m.   Phone: (412) 396-6754 Fax: (412) 396-6752 Sailing Club:   Our Young Sailor's Course leads to the Stage Sailing qualification. You'll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons (Tuesdays 6p.m.~ 8p.m.)   Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00p.m.~ 8:00p.m   Phone:( 412)396-6644  Fax: (412) 396-6644 Diving Centre:   Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need a swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.   Opening Hours: Monday and Friday: 6:30p.m.~ 8:30p.m   Phone: (412)396-6312  Fax: (412) 396-6706 Medical Center:   The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.    Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday    Phone: ( 412)396-6649  Fax: (412) 396-6648 Watersports club:    We use a two-kilometre length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing. A beginners' course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lessons all through the day.   ... Question: If you want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end, you can go to   _   . Options: A: Sailing Club B: Diving Centre C: Watersports Club D: Riding School
Answer: A

Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Any mistake, which is made in the printing of a stamp, raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.     Do you think it possible? However, it is true.     The mistake was made more than 100 years ago in Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, which was a British colony at that time. In 1847, an order  for stamps was sent to London. Thus prefix = st1 /Mauritiusbecame the fourth country in the world which had the stamps made in other countries.     Before the order was filled ,that is, the stamps arrived from England, a big dance party was planned by the commander-in-chief   of all the armed forces on the island. The party would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. So stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. He carelessly put the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid", two words seen on the stamps at that time, on several hundred that he printed. Today, there are only 26 of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for each of them. Question: When a mistake is made in the printing of a stamp, the stamps will  _   . Options: A: be no use B: be of more value C: be thrown away D: be worth only its face value
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