That is listen to a teacher lecture, write a few notes and take a test every week at the end of the week.

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SoftWide's kiosks hold more than 2, 000, including programs to help people learn yoga, stop smoking, design a garden, prepare for a driving test, write business plans and complaint letters or fill in government forms.

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His victory was challenged after newspapers reported that he could not read or write - but after he passed a basic literacy test, a judge in Sao Paulo ruled that he could take up his seat.

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Some best-selling authors write several books a year, and may be tempted to test the market if they have a manuscript that isn't under contract.

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The writing test, in which we had to write the kanji with a finger on the iPad screen, was the most challenging.

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The true test of whether Groupon CEO Andrew Mason and his executives can write a different script will be whether they can cross this trough of disappointment and come out intact on the other side.

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Years ago I used to write a lot more frequently on cars, and have pushed Aston Martins over 180mph on their test track in England, driven Land Rovers off-road across Utah and the Scottish Highlands, ripped a Panoz Esperante through the rural Georgia countryside, and slid more pedestrian models around icy tracks in Colorado.

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