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ng him some privacy to finish his conversation. He realized this and apologised to me. When his phone rang again later, he left his seat to answer it. You see, a bit of respect and cooperation can do the job better. Taodas 29 minutes ago I did read my newspaper out loud on a train, and it turned out well. The guy took it in good part, and we chatted happily all the way to Edinbergh. Sophie 76 13minutes ago I have not tried reading my newspaper out loud on a train, but, several years ago, I read some chapters from Harry Porter to my bored and noisy children. Several passengers seemed to appreciate what I did. 21. The passenger made an apology to Angie O? Edema because _________. A. he ignored Angie?s request B. he refused to talk with Angie C. he spoke very loudly on his phone D. he offered his seat to someone else 22. Who once read a newspaper out loud on a train? A. Taodas B. Angie O? Edema C. Pak50 D. Sophie76 23. What is the discussion mainly about? A. How to make a phone call. B. How to kill time on a train. C. How to chat with strangers. D. How to react to bad behavior. 24. Where is the passage most probably taken from? A. A newspaper. B. A webpage. C. A novel. D. A report. B Dear Alfred, I want to tell you how important your help is to my life. Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I?m anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADIID(注意力缺陷多動障礙 ). Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time. However, when something did interest me, I could bee absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the puter, and built my first website. Moreover, I pleted the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant precollege courses. While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn?t. So, I was killing my time at home until June 2021 when I discovered the online puter courses of your training center. Since then, I hav e taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I?m learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in selfwritten notes from your video. This has given me a purpose. Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public, I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my petitors. Thank you. You?ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I?m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole. This is why you?re saving my life. Yours, Tanis 25. Why didn?t Tanis go to college after high school? A. She had learned enough about puter science. B. She was too slow to learn. C. She preferred taking online courses. D. She had more difficulty keeping focused. 26. As for the working environment, Tanis prefers____. A. dealing with the public B. working by herself C. peting against others D. staying with ADHD students 27. Tanis wrote this letter in order to_____. A. show how grateful she was to the center B. describe the courses she had taken so far C. explain why she was interested in the puter D. share the ideas she had for her profession C Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored (監(jiān)控 ) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people?s s and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories. “ The ?if it bleeds? rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don?t care how you?re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends,