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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

From the start of his career as a writer, Mark Twain was fascinated with inventions. As a result, he chose to spend much of his available income on various types of inventions, generally without much success. In fact, he lost most of the money he invested. By 1887, the 49-year-old author had invested most of his money in one project, the Paige typesetting machine.

Twain expected the Paige machine to be completed in 1889. Unfortunately, the machine was never completely finished, and by the early 1890s, Twain knew he was in a serious financial situation. He worked hard to take care of his problems by producing a number of books in a row. He wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1892), An American Claimant (1892), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1893), and Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894). However, all of these works did not solve his financial problems, and he was forced to declare bankruptcy

This passage mainly discusses how an author _________.

According to the passage, what interested Mark Twain?

Where was the majority of Twain’s money in 1887?

It can be inferred from the passage that the Paige machine was ________

Colds are _______.

What is the key to avoid catching a cold?

The underlined word "most" as used in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.

Small green plants are very important to dry places because _______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. At the age of six months she could already say a few words. But before she was two years old, she was badly ill. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not even talk. Since then Helen had to fight for what she wanted.

When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her hands. She learned to read the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and told her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed trees and smelt a storm before it came. She also learned how to swim and ride a horse.

After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story brought new hope to many blind and deaf people. It gave light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work.

Why couldn’t Helen see or hear later?

How could Helen begin to see and hear the world around her?

What gave light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work?