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At the moment, the note of the highest value which is generally in use is the 20-pound note. Now, the bank of England plans to introduce a new, 50-pound note. And the Bank is trying to decide which famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.Quite a problem. The B/ink usually chooses: safe, historical personalities. We already have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first Duke of Wellington, the famous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale, founder of English Nursing and — of course — Shakespeare.So far, the list of possible choices for the 50 -pound note is quite predictable. There’ s Sir Francis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the sixteenth century, Then we have Lord Nelson, another sailor and the man who won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 for England. ~The Bank will not forget music this time either. If they choose a woman, the feminist movement has two representatives: Boadicea, who fought against the Romans, or Pankhurst, who fought to get the vote for women early in this century. We learn from the first paragraph that()

A. the 20-pound note is the highest value in the world
B. the 50-pound note is the highest value in the world
C. the Bank is going to use a 20-pound note
D. the Bank is going to use a 50-pound note

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At the moment, the note of the highest value which is generally in use is the 20-pound note. Now, the bank of England plans to introduce a new, 50-pound note. And the Bank is trying to decide which famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.Quite a problem. The B/ink usually chooses: safe, historical personalities. We already have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first Duke of Wellington, the famous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale, founder of English Nursing and — of course — Shakespeare.So far, the list of possible choices for the 50 -pound note is quite predictable. There’ s Sir Francis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the sixteenth century, Then we have Lord Nelson, another sailor and the man who won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 for England. ~The Bank will not forget music this time either. If they choose a woman, the feminist movement has two representatives: Boadicea, who fought against the Romans, or Pankhurst, who fought to get the vote for women early in this century. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage()

A. The Bank usually chooses scientists in history for a new note.
B. The Bank usually chooses the famous soldiers for a new note.
C. The Bank usually chooses the famous women for a new note.
D. The Bank usually chooses politicians for a new note,

M: I hear you are moving soon.W: That’ s true. I just can’ t sleep well since my neighbor always returns so late at night and makes a lot of noise. Why is the woman moving()

A. There won’ t be any neighbors in the new apartment.
B. The neighbor won’t return late any more.
C. She wants to have a quieter place.
D. She doesn’t want to have neighbors.

It was the ambition of an eleven-year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine-driver. Born without arms, he had been to special schools where he learned to use his feet as "hands". He spent all his spare time watching trains and one day his dreams came true. Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in. He had no difficulty in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was traveling along at forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver. So they set out to stop the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it go backwards. When he was near home, a railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said simply, "I like trains. ""Well, I’ m glad you don’ t like planes !" answered the railway-man. Where did he learn to use his feet as "hands"()

It was the ambition of an eleven-year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine-driver. Born without arms, he had been to special schools where he learned to use his feet as "hands". He spent all his spare time watching trains and one day his dreams came true. Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in. He had no difficulty in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was traveling along at forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver. So they set out to stop the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it go backwards. When he was near home, a railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said simply, "I like trains. ""Well, I’ m glad you don’ t like planes !" answered the railway-man. How did he spend his spare time()

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