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Why doesn’t Tom cross the rope?

A.Because it’s dangerous.

B.Because it’s closed.

C.Because it’s too high.

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2.Why isn't the link between sound and spelling in English phonetically exact?

3.Did the printers often put additional letters into words to get more money?

4.What did Noah Webster do to reform English spelling?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

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