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 Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:42 am Help me with this reading |
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Hi,
Which answers did you choose?
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| Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:48 am Help me with this reading |
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| Alan wrote: | Hi,
Which answers did you choose?
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I chose BDBCC |
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| Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:47 pm Help me with this reading |
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Well, here's my go. I tried to back my POV up by quoting some of the text
1 - A
| Quote: | | .For every tale of shredded cushions, flattened plants and chewed slippers.. |
2 - D
| Quote: | | a consultant in animal behaviour says “There is no evidence that a pet is a direct substitute for a child”. |
3 - D
| Quote: | | that talking to a pet is not unhealthy – simply a way of establishing rapport. |
4 - C
| Quote: | | If handled correctly they respond with friendship; if incorrectly they bite |
5 - B
| Quote: | | The wobbling helplessness of a young puppy or a fluffy kitten ... prompts many parents to buy pets for theirs children in the hope of instilling a sense of responsibility and caring |
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| Sun Sep 02, 2007 15:51 pm Help me with this reading |
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| lost_soul wrote: | Well, here's my go. I tried to back my POV up by quoting some of the text
1 - A
| Quote: | | .For every tale of shredded cushions, flattened plants and chewed slippers.. |
2 - D ... correct
| Quote: | | a consultant in animal behaviour says “There is no evidence that a pet is a direct substitute for a child”. |
3 - D
| Quote: | | that talking to a pet is not unhealthy – simply a way of establishing rapport. |
4 - C
| Quote: | | If handled correctly they respond with friendship; if incorrectly they bite |
5 - B.... correct
| Quote: | | The wobbling helplessness of a young puppy or a fluffy kitten ... prompts many parents to buy pets for theirs children in the hope of instilling a sense of responsibility and caring |
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I am afraid to tell you that only two of your answers are correct, according to the key I have  |
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| Sun Sep 02, 2007 15:56 pm Help me with this reading |
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Goddamit !!!
Well, let's wait for others opinions 
PS in fact I meant 1-C (But I wrote A somehow)
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| Sun Sep 02, 2007 16:09 pm Help me with this reading |
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Hello,
How's B D D B B?
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:32 am Help me with this reading |
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| NinaZara wrote: | Hello,
How's B D D B B? |
you are better with three of the 5 answers correct |
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:58 am Help me with this reading |
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Hi
How about
C
D
C
B
B...?
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:00 am Help me with this reading |
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BTW, guys, how do you back up your choises. Without backing up it is a mere guess-work 
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:08 am Help me with this reading |
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sometimes, we need to be clever...we should have guess skills
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:14 am Help me with this reading |
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Thou shalt not guess
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:23 am Help me with this reading |
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guessing isn't bad...it's needed in taking a test...
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:16 pm Help me with this reading |
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| Nicholas wrote: | Hi
How about
C
D
C
B
B...? |
Four of them are correct. But after all of the "trying"s above, not sure if you did it by yourself  |
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| Mon Sep 03, 2007 14:32 pm Help me with this reading (The ownership of pets brings a variety of benefits...) |
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Darn it Nicholas! How did you get 4 out of 5? I am so jealous. I bet you are an English teacher in disguise!
OK, Alex. Here are the things that I thought when I answered them. And by the way, guessing is a part of thinking. I had to guess for questions that I wasn't sure of. It's not like I flip a coin or something. I admit though, of being lazy for not backing my answers up when I should have done it.
Questions:
1. Pets are sometimes criticized because they
A. lack intelligence
Hmmm, only lack intelligence human would criticize pets for being stupid,IF they are stupid. Plus:
| Quote: | | For every tale of shredded cushions, flattened plants and chewed slippers, there is another testimonial of intelligence, sympathy and undying devotion. |
All these say that pets are intelligent. At least that was my impression.
B. need considerable care.....TRUE and I think this is the answer because:
| Quote: | | The wobbling helplessness of a young puppy or a fluffy kitten stirs protective instincts deep within us and prompts many parents to buy pets for theirs children in the hope of instilling a sense of responsibility and caring and acceptance of the facts of live and death. |
C. are destructive......HUH?
D. demand affection......True, but human also demand affection from pets.
| Quote: | | Researchers have established the value of pets in soothing and reassuring humans, particularly when ill, lonely or in distress. Perhaps the unquestioning love and approval pets give us is something we don’t always get from our human nearest and dearest. |
So human cannot critisize pets because of this.
2. The idea that animals are a substitute for children is
A. supported by research
B. encouraged by psychologists
C. an argument for keeping a pet
D. a common prejudice...I think this is the answer because:
| Quote: | | Our makeshift understanding of psychology leads many of us to view very close relationships with pets with suspicion. Childless couples in particular give rise to speculation, but a consultant in animal behaviour says “There is no evidence that a pet is a direct substitute for a child”. |
3. talking to animals is
A. silly
B. beneficial
C. suspicious
D. stimulating...I think this was the answer because:
| Quote: | | And while many adults feel foolish if caught talking to their pets, they have no need to. The experts say you can not have a close relationship with a pet without treating it as a person and that talking to a pet is not unhealthy ? simply a way of establishing rapport. |
But now I think B is the answer because not unhealthy is healthy and therefore beneficial.
4. When choosing a pet you should remember that
A. a young animal pets is best for everyone
B. the animal need mot be attractive...I think this is the answer because:
| Quote: | | But animals don’t have to be soft and cuddly to bring out the best in us. |
C. certain animals can be dangerous
D. a ferret makes a good pet..........Not C or D because:
| Quote: | | A social worker encouraged aggressive boys to handle ferrets ? “If handled correctly they respond with friendship; if incorrectly they bite.” |
5. the writer believe that pets are valuable to children because they
A. return affection.....Is it valuable, according to the writer?
B. need looking after...Could be this because:
| Quote: | | The wobbling helplessness of a young puppy or a fluffy kitten stir protective instincts deep within us and prompts many parents to buy pets for theirs children in the hope of instilling a sense of responsibility and caring and acceptance of the facts of live and death. But animals don’t have to be soft and cuddly to bring out the best in us. A social worker encouraged aggressive boys to handle ferrets ? “If handled correctly they respond with friendship; if incorrectly they bite.”There seems to be no doubt that, emotionally and physically, our pets do us good? but there is a price to be paid. |
All these benefits can only come from looking after. And I suppose they are valuable.
C. are comforting
D. are protective
But now, I realized that I made mistakes because I was stubborn and only listened to myself when I was supposed to see the writer's thoughts and not mine.
And feel free to point out things that you think I thought wrong.
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