joham
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[FONT=宋体]The paragraph at the bottom of this webpage is taken from a comprehenion test passage titled with THUMBING A LIFT. One of the problems set is as follows:[/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]In paragraph3, we learn that the writer _______.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]A. has sometimes failed to hitch a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]B. has marched from Aldermaston to London[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]C. has always been successful in hitching a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]D. has had to wait for long hours for a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]The given answer is C.[/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]I thought C would be what we could infer from this paragraph, rather than what we could learn (directly) from it. Is there a difference between the two words when we're doing comprehension test problems like this?[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Thank you in advance.[/FONT]
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But even with careful preparation[FONT=宋],[/FONT]you must not assume that the task will be easy[FONT=宋].[/FONT]You should be prepared to wait a little[FONT=宋],[/FONT]for there are drivers who confess to a fierce prejudice against[FONT=宋],[/FONT]not to say hatred of[FONT=宋],[/FONT]hitch[FONT=宋]-[/FONT]hikers[FONT=宋],[/FONT]and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London[FONT=宋].[/FONT]InAmerica[FONT=宋],[/FONT]my average wait was half an hour[FONT=宋],[/FONT]and my longest twohours[FONT=宋],[/FONT]but I have heard of people waiting all day[FONT=宋];[/FONT]they presumably took less pains to make themselves conspicuous[FONT=宋].[/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]In paragraph3, we learn that the writer _______.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]A. has sometimes failed to hitch a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]B. has marched from Aldermaston to London[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]C. has always been successful in hitching a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]D. has had to wait for long hours for a ride[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]The given answer is C.[/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]I thought C would be what we could infer from this paragraph, rather than what we could learn (directly) from it. Is there a difference between the two words when we're doing comprehension test problems like this?[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Thank you in advance.[/FONT]
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But even with careful preparation[FONT=宋],[/FONT]you must not assume that the task will be easy[FONT=宋].[/FONT]You should be prepared to wait a little[FONT=宋],[/FONT]for there are drivers who confess to a fierce prejudice against[FONT=宋],[/FONT]not to say hatred of[FONT=宋],[/FONT]hitch[FONT=宋]-[/FONT]hikers[FONT=宋],[/FONT]and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London[FONT=宋].[/FONT]InAmerica[FONT=宋],[/FONT]my average wait was half an hour[FONT=宋],[/FONT]and my longest twohours[FONT=宋],[/FONT]but I have heard of people waiting all day[FONT=宋];[/FONT]they presumably took less pains to make themselves conspicuous[FONT=宋].[/FONT]
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