Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed drinks. Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of cancer. Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. She said, "So this finding from our new study was quite a surprise. We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into." To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical ( ) techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies. She explained,  "Thanks to the earlier studies, we have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this. And we included 4,000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat. And then 9,000 controls, people who do not have cancer. ' Those studies--in Europe and the United States--found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. "We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day," Hashibe said. "This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day." Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection between cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine. And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might protect drinkers from certain cancers. "There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants  in coffee. So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers." Which of the following might have something to do with the protection against mouth cancer? A) Coffee without chemicals. B) Coffee without caffeine. C) Four cups of tea a day. D) Antioxidants in coffee.
D
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I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in touch with the Automobile Association .Low gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat. I could see no call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely dead. Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town's only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint, I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber boots. I could not see his face - he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against the glass and didn't even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer. Carefully and surprisedly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door. What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box? A) He slept. B) He was too fat to move around. C) He was lost in his important phone call. D) He had most probably been killed.
D
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Upcoming Audition(,) The Musical Sweeney Todd Executive Director: Paul German      Director: Calvin Remsberg Artistic Director : Steven Glaudini     Musical Director: JohnGlaudini Opening: 1 January 2011 To 14 January 2011 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center,            Long Beach Road Audition Location: Musical Theater West ----- Reiner Rehearsal Hall 4350 East 7thStreet                    Long Beach Road 5(908046) Audition Date and Time: Monday,9 November 2010                       11:00 a.m---5:40 p.m *  by appointment only * call (65)856-1999 to make an appointment. Selected cast will be informed by 12 December 2010 upon the Director's confirmation. Preparation for the Audition: Sing the most promising and melodious song. Opera in English is acceptable. The score will be provided. Characters: Nellie Lovett: She is a comical and humorous lady in her forties with a strong high voice. Anthony Hope: He is an earnest young man in his mid-twenties with a medium voice range. Tobias Ragg: He is a teenager with a sweet and protective soul. He has high powerful singing voice. Johanna: She is an elegant beautiful young lady with a youthful sweet high voice. We are also selecting male and female supporting roles with powerful high or low singing voices, from the age of 18 and above. Note: The character Sweeney Todd has been selected. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ? A) Sweeney Todd is the main character of the musical B) Participants must sing an English opera at the audition C) Calvin Remsberg will shortlist the participants for the musical D) The audition will be held at Musical Theater West---Reiner Rehearsal Hall
B
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Everyone's at it,even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So,I decided to try my hand at online auction .      Buying for beginners:Sign up on  _ .  Most items(e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description;others may be marked with "Buy It Now" and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.     If the item is being auctioned,you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid,then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.     How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal,an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card  .      Selling made simple:If you plan to sell on eBay,it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends' advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction,starting on a Thursday. This way, buyers had two weekends to bid. The big things in life:It' s easy to post a small item,but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen  . Check the ways of delivery before you bid. After bidding for an item,a buyer  _ A) will get what he wants in ten days B) should make payment immediately C) has chances to make higher bids D) may check its picture and description

C
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