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Reading Comprehension and some phrases

Posted by Brian from Shawnee on March 18, 2004

In Reply to: Reading Comprehension and some phrases posted by ESL on March 18, 2004

: Hi, could you please work it out for me?
: The keys are:
: 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
: But my choices for No.4 & 5 are D & B! Could you explain these 2 questions?

: And what does 'the average bear' mean?

That's a reference to the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yogi Bear. One of his catch phrases is "I'm smarter than the average bear!"

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