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Yes. This drives me mad and makes me less confident in myself.
When there are two choices that I think are correct I always think it is me who makes mistake instead of the professors who complied the textbook. This is why I sometimes ask silly questions. And it seems there are more and more such cases. This is too bad. I have bought more dictionaries compiled by native speakers. And I would consult the dictionaries before I ask you teachers questions, I mean, if I can't find the answer in my dictionaries.
I hope the textbooks and exercise books will be improved in the near future.

Jiang
Yes. Don't let bad questions destroy your confidence.
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Hey Jiang, you are doing fine.
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Dear Mike,

I'll try to reestablish my confidence.

Have a nice weekend.
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Dear curmudgeon,
Thank you very much for your encouragement.

Have a nice weekend.

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I'll try to reestablish my confidence.

Have a nice weekend.
Jiang
Have a great weekend yourself, Jiang.
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I had a very nice weekend this time the best weekend in my life.
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I had a very nice weekend this time the best weekend in my life.
What have you been up to Harry?
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I had a very nice weekend this time the best weekend in my life.
Did you win the lottery?
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Did you win the lottery?
How did you guess, Mike? Have they already published my story in American newspapers?
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