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37.
(A) Tribespeople believe whales bring good luck.
(B) Tribespeople become rich by selling whale oil.
(C) Whaling was not a problem until 1,500 years ago.
(D) Whaling helped tribespeople’s lives in different ways.

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NBN NEWS
Rene Kim 7/15/2013
Guesses about Carolyn Cole have been flying around since last week, and now things have taken a new turn.
Last week Carolyn Cole won the Inscriber Prize, the country’s biggest book prize, with her book Paper Soldier. Cole herself did not show up for the prize. It was not only the first time in history that a first-time writer won the prize, but also the first time that the winner did not appear.
Now here comes another “first time” for the Inscriber: Cole is not real. “She” is in fact Thomas Goode. Goode is known for his picture books. His best-known book, Blue Moon, won him two national book prizes and sold over one million copies.
Goode had tried to write “serious” books before. His first try was Parent, which came out in 2006. Sadly, Goode’s big name did not help, and there was little interest in Parent. Goode’s friend told NBN that he wanted to write a book under a different name. Goode thought that people might treat his book seriously if they did not know it was from a picture book writer.
For the moment, there has been no word from Goode yet.

38.
(A) Carolyn Cole is a first-time writer.
(B) Carolyn Cole won the Inscriber Prize.
(C) Carolyn Cole is not the winner’s real name.
(D) Carolyn Cole did not appear for the Inscriber Prize.

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39.
(A) It was started by NBN News.
(B) It is a new prize for picture books.
(C) It is a prize only for first-time writers.
(D) It is treated seriously by writers in the country.

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40.
(A) He has won the Inscriber Prize twice.
(B) He told NBN that Paper Soldier was his work.
(C) He wants to be more than just a picture book writer.
(D) His life as a picture book writer has not been successful.

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41.
(A) The sales of Parent were bad.
(B) Paper Soldier is his best-selling book.
(C) His first picture book came out in 2006.
(D) Blue Moon was written under a different name.

Ms. Liu usually gives us a lot of homework, _____ she didn’t give us any today.
(A) but
(B) if
(C) or
(D) so

Playing games on the cellphone _____ popular with high school students.
(A) is
(B) are
(C) being
(D) to be

There _____ more than twenty clubs in our school. Which one would you like to join?
(A) has
(B) have
(C) is
(D) are

Diane had a bad cold last week. She is still too _____ to go mountain climbing with you.
(A) busy
(B) short
(C) weak
(D) young