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A. doing something improper

B. sleeping during the lecture

C. counting the basketball tosses

D. failing to notice something within sight

24. How many people in the room saw the gorilla in the video?

A. 1. B. 3 or 4.

C. 13 or 14. D. 15.

25. Whom does \

A. The author. B. The gorilla.

C. The lecturer. D. The

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student.

Passage Two

There are few sadder sights than a pile of fan letters, lovingly decorated with hand drawings, suffering in a bin. The sparkly envelopes were addressed to Taylor Swift, a pop star much beloved by teenage and pre-teen girls.

\Taylor,\read one discarded message, \love you so much!! You're the best!! And you're really beautiful and cute!! I'm really enjoying your songs.\

This, along with hundreds of other similar letters sent from around the world, was discovered in a Nashville recycling disposal unit by a local woman. Swift's management was quick to reassure her admirers that they had been thrown out accidentally. The response may come as a disappointment to any devotee who

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imagines, as they compose their letters, that Swift makes time to view each one personally.

Dealing with piles of fan mail is, however, an administrative burden for most celebrities. While some celebrities do like to go through their mail personally, the majority simply do not have time. But the fate of their correspondence is something most committed fans will not wish to dwell on, says Lynn Zubernis, an expert in the psychology of random at West Chester University.

\this little bit of every fan that thinks theirs will be the one that stands out--it's not an expectation, but a hope that theirs will be seen by the celebrity.\

While the relationship between the fan and the celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former, it stems from a deeply-rooted human need for community and belonging, Zubernis

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believes. As a result, even receiving a mass-produced letter of acknowledgement and a photo stamped with a reproduced signature can be a powerful experience.

\the person they are idolising ,\can't ring them up and say, 'Can we have coffee?' It's not about the autograph . It's about the moment of connection.\

26. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The letters in the bin were exaggerating.

B. Some letters to Swift were thrown away unread.

C. A woman discovered the letters and discarded them.

D. Poorly decorated letters were left unread.