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Reindeer delivery company in Japan "Domino's" has got into the Christmas spirit already! It started to train reindeer to deliver pizza to customers. the company is working with reindeer breeders to train the reindeer how to deliver pizza. People can watch the reindeer in real-time by using a GPS driver tracker. The company claims that it is taking all possible steps to ensure that animals are well. The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to...

• reindeer

• Pizza

• Christmas spirit

• Domino's Company

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Biden said the future of America’s car manufacturing is electric and “there’s no turning back.”⁠

• use action verb

• use saying verb

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The Surabaya Police have arrested a man, identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant via Instagram. MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8 million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only three days olD. Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan said recently that the transaction was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s parents live in Tangerang in Banten. “The baby is now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October 16, 2018) “MN was arrested at his house…” The underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….

• The arrested man

• The infant parent

• The police officer

• A Semarang administration officer

• Surabaya administration officer

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• informs readers about events of the day

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

Yelena is ....

• a resident

• a reactor

• a journalist

• a sailor

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Singapore has expressed its interest in developing marine tourism in Natuna, Anambas and Lingga, three beautiful yet hidden regencies in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia.

According to Riau Islands deputy Governor, Soeryo Respationo, the three areas have their own beauty but lack of adequate infrastructure to boost tourism.

Singapore's investment in the tourism sector would perfectly match with the islands' need, he said recently. Soeryo said that Singapore Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar visited the Riau islands asministration on Tuesday to show the country's commitment in developing the marine tourism sector.

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

• Singapore ambassador visited the three islands in Riau

• Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

• Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau

• Anil Kumar Nayar is the Singapore ambassador in Indonesia

• Singapore shows its commitment in developing the marine tourism sector in the three islands in Riau

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• To persuade readers to buy a product

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