Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

A．She never expected Miss Holm would donate anythin9．

B．She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was．

C．She had seldom received donations before．

D．She thought there was a mistake．

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细节题。题干意为“Jan Jennings为何让律师重复一次他说的话?”从第一段末句中的“since I was certain I had misheard”可知，是因为数额巨大她不敢相信，以为自己听错了，故D为正确答案。A选项意为“她从未想到Holm女士会捐赠任何东西”，文中未提及。B选项意为“她想要确定Holm女士是谁”，院长对Holm女士很熟悉，甚至知道50年前的渊源，无需确定。C选项“她以前很少接受到捐赠”错误，只是很少接收到单笔数额这么高的捐赠。故D正确。

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3 根据下面资料，回答题。
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Starting early makes the job of the listener(for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier，as it helps to develop all early love of the wriRen and spoken word．
We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day．Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you Can settle down and enjoy a book，without inter-mption．For most families，reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice．
We understand that it Can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest．Take heart!Leaming to listen takes experience．The more you read，the more your child will learn to sit for a story．Children have a natural development of responses(反应)to your reading．By the time your child reaches 6—7 months．s／he is attracted by the book in your hand，and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼)toy．This is natural!By one year，your child is learning to lis.
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