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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one. "We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone." He also said as a resulthischild often returned homefromschool complaining, "All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing." Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters' e-mail and Facebook accounts . Mr Gates said that he doesn't for Jennifer, 16, who he says is "old enough". Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money. And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. "That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society," he said. Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software. " What you really feel is what you've achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it--it lets them get their work down in better ways--that's exciting." he replied. Answer the following questions: 1. Who is the founder of Microsoft? 2. How old is he? 3. Is he a dad? 4. Does he have a teenager? 5. What was his stance on cellular devices? 6. where do they live? 7. How do they wish to rear their offspring? 8. What did he wish to do with his fortune? 9. Did he leave his company? 10. What year? 11. Why? 12. What had him feeling so joyful as making computer stuff? 13. Who was the tv man that spoke to him ? 14. what allows them to have their jobs done in the best? Numbered answers:

1. Bill Gates 2. 57 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. 6. Lake Medina 7. as usually as possible 8. give it away 9. Yes 10. 2008 11. to put his heart to charity. 12. helping others 13. Matt Lauer 14. a piece of software

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER III. FACE TO FACE. When Eustace Le Neve returned to lunch at Penmorgan that day he was silent to his host about Trevennack of Trevennack. To say the truth, he was so much attracted by Miss Cleer's appearance that he didn't feel inclined to mention having met her. But he wanted to meet her again for all that, and hoped he would do so. Perhaps Tyrrel might know the family, and ask them round to dine some night. At any rate, society is rare at the Lizard. Sooner or later, he felt sure, he'd knock up against the mysterious stranger somewhere. And that involved the probability of knocking up against the mysterious stranger's beautiful daughter. Next morning after breakfast, however, he made a vigorous effort to induce Walter Tyrrel to mount the cliff and look at the view from Penmorgan Point toward the Rill and Kynance. It was absurd, he said truly, for the proprietor of such an estate never to have seen the most beautiful spot in it. But Tyrrel was obdurate. On the point of actually mounting the cliff itself he wouldn't yield one jot or tittle. Only, after much persuasion, he consented at last to cross the headland by the fields at the back and come out at the tor above St. Michael's Crag, provided always Eustace would promise he'd neither go near the edge himself nor try to induce his friend to approach it. Satisfied with this lame compromise--for he really wished his host to enjoy that glorious view--Eustace Le Neve turned up the valley behind the house, with Walter Tyrrel by his side, and after traversing several fields, through gaps in the stone walls, led out his companion at last to the tor on the headland. 1. who wanted Walter Tyrrel to mount the cliff? 2. what could be seen from there? 3. had the proprietor of the estate ever been there? 4. who was the proprietor of the estate? 5. who was Eustace attracted to? 6. did he want to meet her again? 7. what is rare at the Lizard? 8. did Tyrrel want to go up the cliff? 9. did he yield at all on that topic? 10. how so? 11. did he have any conditions? 12. what did Eustace think of the comprimise? 13. did he think it was lame? 14. what did they traverse together? 15. what did they go through? Numbered answers:

1. Eustace Le Neve 2. the view from Penmorgan Point 3. No 4. Tyrrel 5. Miss Cleer 6. Yes 7. society 8. No 9. Yes 10. he consented to go tothe tor above St. Michael's Crag 11. Eustace would promise he'd neither go near the edge himself nor try to induce his friend to approach it. 12. He was satisfied. 13. Yes 14. fields 15. gaps in the stone walls

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Oliver is a cat. He has a sister called Spike. Oliver and Spike like to play outside. They chase bugs in the backyard. When they get tired, they sleep in the sun. They don't like to go outside when it is raining. On rainy days Oliver and Spike sit in the window. They watch the rain through the window. Oliver is big and has grey and white fur. His nose is pink. Spike is small and has grey fur. Her nose is the same color as her fur. Spike is round. Oliver is tall. Oliver likes to eat. He worries when there is no food in his bowl. Spike likes to roll in dirt. Sometimes she is smelly. At Christmas time they like to play with the Christmas tree and presents. Oliver climbs the Christmas tree and breaks ornaments. Spike plays with the presents and unwraps them with her claws. 1. who has a sister called spike ? 2. what is oliver ? 3. what do the do in the backyard ? 4. who has a pink nose ? 5. is spike tall ? 6. who is tall ? 7. why does he worry ? 8. who likes dirt ? 9. what does spike do with the presents ? 10. what color is his nose ? 11. do they like to look at rain ? 12. where ? 13. where do they sleep ? 14. why ? 15. who is round ? 16. are spike and Oliver friends ? 17. do they both love christmas ? 18. why ? 19. do they like the rain ? 20. who has gray and white fur ? Numbered answers:

1. Oliver 2. a cat 3. chase bugs 4. Oliver 5. No 6. Oliver 7. no food 8. Spike 9. play with the Christmas tree and presents 10. pink 11. Yes 12. through the window 13. in the sun 14. They don't like to go outside when it is raining 15. Spike 16. Yes 17. Yes 18. ke to play with the Christmas tree and presents 19. No 20. Oliver

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The Kingdom of France () was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Western Europe. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a great power since the Late Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War. It was also an early colonial power, with possessions around the world. France originated as West Francia ("Francia Occidentalis"), the western half of the Carolingian Empire, with the Treaty of Verdun (843). A branch of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule until 987, when Hugh Capet was elected king and founded the Capetian dynasty. The territory remained known as "Francia" and its ruler as "rex Francorum" ("king of the Franks") well into the High Middle Ages. The first king calling himself "Roi de France" ("King of France") was Philip II, in 1190. France continued to be ruled by the Capetians and their cadet lines—the Valois and Bourbon—until the monarchy was overthrown in 1792 during the French Revolution. France in the Middle Ages was a de-centralised, feudal monarchy. In Brittany and Catalonia (now a part of Spain) the authority of the French king was barely felt. Lorraine and Provence were states of the Holy Roman Empire and not yet a part of France. Initially, West Frankish kings were elected by the secular and ecclesiastic magnates, but the regular coronation of the eldest son of the reigning king during his father's lifetime established the principle of male primogeniture, which became codified in the Salic law. During the Late Middle Ages, the Kings of England laid claim to the French throne, resulting in a series of conflicts known as the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). Subsequently, France sought to extend its influence into Italy, but was defeated by Spain in the ensuing Italian Wars (1494–1559). Answer this series of questions: 1. Who was the first king? 2. What was the territory known as during the High Middle Ages? 3. and in the year 843? 4. What empire was it a part of? 5. How long did parts of that dynasty rule? 6. What did Capet create that ended that? 7. What did the leaders there call themselves? 8. Which means? 9. But what did Philip II call himself? 10. What happened in 1792? 11. Which lines ruled until then? 12. What's one state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire and not France? 13. When was France decentralized? 14. What two places didn't really pay any attention to the French king? 15. Where would we find those places today? 16. When was the Hundred Years' War? 17. Whose actions started that long conflict? 18. What were they trying to take as their own? 19. In early colonial days, did France have property all over the world? 20. Was it a monarchy or a dictatorship? Numbered answers:

1. Hugh Capet 2. Francia 3. West Francia 4. Carolingian 5. until 987 6. the Capetian dynasty 7. rex Francorum 8. king of the Franks 9. Roi de France 10. the monarchy was overthrown 11. the Valois and Bourbon 12. Lorraine 13. the Middle Ages 14. Brittany and Catalonia 15. Spain 16. ate Middle Ages 17. Kings of England 18. the French throne, 19. yes 20. monarchy

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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences. At least 208 people were killed in the district of Awaran and the city of Turbut in Balochistan province, Asad Gilani, the provincial home secretary, said Wednesday. In addition to the fatalities, around 350 people have been injured, he said, and more people are still trapped in rubble. The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20 to 30 feet high to emerge from the Arabian Sea like a small mountain island off the coast of Gwadar, local police official Mozzam Jah said. A large number of people gathered to view the newly formed island, he said. Large quakes can cause significant deformation to the earth's crust, particularly visible along coastlines. The island is about 100 feet in diameter and about one mile off the coast, GEO TV reported. Zahid Rafi, principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center, confirmed the island had formed. He said it was "not surprising," considering the magnitude of the earthquake. But John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said that generally it would be unlikely for such a large island to emerge from a quake like Tuesday's. Many things, such as the tide, could come into play regarding the rise of the island, he said. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many died? 2. Why? 3. Where? 4. Was it a shock? 5. How many hurt? 6. What did it make? 7. Where? 8. Was it looked at? 9. Who agreed that it happened? 10. Who is he? 11. How big was it? 12. How big was the shake? Numbered answers:

1. more than 200 2. An earthquake 3. Pakistan 4. no 5. 350 6. a mass 20 to 30 feet high 7. off the coast of Gwadar 8. yes 9. Zahid Rafi 10. principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center, 11. 100 feet in diameter 12. unknown

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In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do. Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other. "Even the head teacher has a plan," said Leng. "She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD and give each student one," said Leng. "She will also write something for each student." Wang Zeyu, 16, in Changchun, Jilin said his classmates are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper. "Before making a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words later." Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher. "I'll write: Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang. "But we know you have a warm heart. Smile more!" In Xiao Xia's school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook , in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions. "Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 15. "We have written a poem in the ancient style!" The poem records the big events of the class's history and is in the shape of the number 9. "Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea. "Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!" Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What exam is coming up? 2. What are they doing to create memories? 3. What is the lead instructor doing? 4. Anything else she's doing? 5. What are the students making? 6. What type of gift are those? 7. What do they put on the stars? 8. How old is Wang Zeyu? 9. What does Wang thing the instructor needs to do more? 10. How old is Xiao? 11. What is the class best at? 12. What grade are they in? Numbered answers:

1. senior high school entrance exam 2. writing goodbye messages 3. put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD 4. write something for each studen 5. lucky stars 6. graduation gifts 7. words 8. 16 9. Smile 10. 15 11. creative 12. Nine

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Oklahoma i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ (Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or translated ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa, Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, or informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. 1. What state is The Sooner State? 2. What type of people is this a reference to? 3. Did they lay claim to the worst parts of the area first? 4. What part did they lay claim to? 5. Is this the only reason for the saying? 6. What else is it called that after? 7. Is the area located in the North? 8. Where is it located? 9. What type of language does the formal name come from? 10. What is the translation? 11. Is it the most populous area of the US? 12. What rank is it? 13. What about size? 14. Did it become official in 1908? 15. What year was it? 16. How many official areas of the US came before it? 17. What are those who live there called? 18. Is the most important urban center the largest? 19. What's that called? Numbered answers:

1. Oklahoma 2. the non-Native settler 3. no 4. the choicest pieces of land 5. no 6. America's Indian Territory 7. no 8. in the South Central United States 9. Choctaw 10. "red people" 11. no 12. 28th 13. it is the 20th most extensive 14. no 15. 1907 16. 45 17. Oklahomans 18. yes 19. Oklahoma City

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The Vatican Apostolic Library (), more commonly called the Vatican Library or simply the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City. Formally established in 1475, although it is much older, it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. It has 75,000 codices from throughout history, as well as 1.1 million printed books, which include some 8,500 incunabula. The Vatican Library is a research library for history, law, philosophy, science and theology. The Vatican Library is open to anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs. Photocopies for private study of pages from books published between 1801 and 1990 can be requested in person or by mail. In March 2014, the Vatican Library began an initial four-year project of digitising its collection of manuscripts, to be made available online. The Vatican Secret Archives were separated from the library at the beginning of the 17th century; they contain another 150,000 items. Scholars have traditionally divided the history of the library into five periods, Pre-Lateran, Lateran, Avignon, Pre-Vatican and Vatican. The Pre-Lateran period, comprising the initial days of the library, dated from the earliest days of the Church. Only a handful of volumes survive from this period, though some are very significant. 1. When was the Vat formally opened? 2. what is the library for? 3. for what subjects? 4. and? 5. what was started in 2014? 6. how do scholars divide the library? 7. how many? 8. what is the official name of the Vat? 9. where is it? 10. how many printed books does it contain? 11. when were the Secret Archives moved from the rest of the library? 12. how many items are in this secret collection? 13. Can anyone use this library? 14. what must be requested to view? 15. what must be requested in person or by mail? 16. of what books? 17. What is the Vat the library of? 18. How many books survived the Pre Lateran period? 19. what is the point of the project started in 2014? 20. what will this allow? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. It was formally established in 1475 2. research 3. history, and law 4. philosophy, science and theology 5. a project 6. into periods 7. five 8. The Vatican Apostolic Library 9. in Vatican City 10. 1.1 million 11. at the beginning of the 17th century; 12. 150,000 13. anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs. 14. unknown 15. Photocopies 16. only books published between 1801 and 1990 17. the Holy See 18. a handful of volumes 19. digitising manuscripts 20. them to be viewed online.

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER TEN. DANGERS, JOYS, TRIALS, AND MULTIPLICATION. "I'm going to the cliffs to-day, Williams," said Young one morning. "Will you come?" Williams was busy at the forge under the pleasant shade of the great banyan-tree. Resting his hammer on the anvil, he looked up. "No," he answered. "I can't go till I've finished this spade. It's the last bit of iron we have left that'll serve for such a purpose." "That's no reason why you should not let it lie till the afternoon or to-morrow." "True, but I've got another reason for pushing through with it. Isaac Martin says the want of a spade keeps him idle, and you know it's a pity to encourage idleness in a lazy fellow." "You are right. What is Martin about just now?" "Working at the big water-tank. It suits him, a heavy quiet sort of job with the pick, requiring no energy or thought,--only a sleepy sort o' perseverance, of which long-legged Isaac has plenty." "Come, now," returned Young, with a laugh. "I see you are getting jealous of Martin's superior intellect. But where are Quintal and McCoy?" "Diggin' in their gardens, I suppose. Leastwise, I heerd Mr Christian say to Mainmast he'd seen 'em go off in that direction. Mr Christian himself has gone to his old outlook aloft on the mountains. If he don't see a sail at last it won't be for want o' keepin' a bright look-out." The armourer smiled grimly as he thrust the edge of the half-formed spade into the fire, and began to blow his bellows. 1. Who was at the forge? 2. Who came to see him? 3. What did he want? 4. to where? 5. Did he go? 6. Why not? 7. For who? 8. Why? 9. Who was digging? 10. Where was the forge? 11. Was it sunny there? 12. What did Young ask Williams to do? 13. Where did The other man go? 14. Who was he? 15. Where was it? 16. What was he looking for? 17. Where was Martin working? 18. Was he very smart? 19. Was he lazy? 20. Is Isaac short? Numbered answers:

1. Williams 2. Young 3. Williams to go with him 4. to the cliffs 5. No 6. He had to finish the spade 7. Isaac Martin 8. So he wouldn't be idle 9. Quintal and McCoy 10. under the great banyan-tree 11. no 12. let it lie till the afternoon 13. to his old outlook 14. Mr Christian 15. on the mountains 16. a sail 17. the big water-tank 18. no 19. yes 20. No

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Palermo (Italian: [paˈlɛrmo] ( listen), Sicilian: Palermu, Latin: Panormus, from Greek: Πάνορμος, Panormos, Arabic: بَلَرْم‎, Balarm; Phoenician: זִיז, Ziz) is a city in Insular Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the northwest of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Ziz ('flower'). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage, before becoming part of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and eventually part of the Byzantine Empire, for over a thousand years. The Greeks named the city Panormus meaning 'complete port'. From 831 to 1072 the city was under Arab rule during the Emirate of Sicily when the city first became a capital. The Arabs shifted the Greek name into Balarm, the root for Palermo's present-day name. Following the Norman reconquest, Palermo became the capital of a new kingdom (from 1130 to 1816), the Kingdom of Sicily and the capital of the Holy Roman Empire under Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor and Conrad IV of Germany, King of the Romans. Eventually Sicily would be united with the Kingdom of Naples to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until the Italian unification of 1860. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Palermo 2. 734 BC 3. Πάνορμος 4. Panormos 5. Πάνορμος 6. Balarm 7. From 831 to 1072 8. Italian unification 9. Ziz 10. flowe 11. northwest of Sicily 12. Yes 13. history, architecture and gastronomy 14. yes 15. Gulf of Palermo Numbered questions:

1. What is the city being discussed? 2. When was it established? 3. What was the name given to it by the Greeks? 4. How does that translate? 5. Which means? 6. How did the Arabs refer to it 7. When did they rule? 8. What occured in 1860? 9. How did the Phoenicians refer to the city? 10. Which means? 11. Where is it located? 12. Is the city recognized for its cousine? 13. What else? 14. Are there any significant bodies of water nearby? 15. Can you name one?

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(CNN) -- The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate. It took the California Highway Patrol to bring the car safely to a stop. The driver, Jim Sikes, said he was traveling east on Interstate 8 outside of the San Diego area when he attempted to pass a slower vehicle. "I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car, and it just did something kind of funny ... and it just stuck there," he said at a news conference outside a Highway Patrol office. "As I was going, I was trying the brakes ... and it just kept speeding up." Sikes said he called 911 for help, and dispatchers talked him through instructions on how he might be able to stop the car. But nothing worked. At one point, Sikes said he reached down to try to pull the accelerator up, but it "stayed right where it was." Alerted by emergency dispatchers, a California Highway Patrol officer was able to catch up to Sikes' Prius and used the patrol car's public address system to instruct Sikes to apply the brakes and the emergency brake at the same time. The tactic worked, and the car slowed to about 50 mph. Sikes said he was able to shut off the car, and it rolled to a stop. The responding officer, Todd Neibert, positioned his patrol car in front of the Prius as a precaution to prevent it from moving again. Answer the following questions: 1. Who called 911? 2. Why? 3. What make and model? 4. Where? 5. What road? 6. Who helped? 7. What did they do? 8. Anything else? 9. Did the patrolman do anything else? 10. What was he doing when it malfunctioned? 11. What was he attempting? Numbered answers:

1. Jim Sikes 2. His car's accelerator became stuck 3. Toyota Prius 4. California 5. A southern California interstate. 6. The California Highway Patrol 7. They instructed Sikes to apply the brakes and the emergency brake at the same time 8. dispatchers talked him through instructions on how he might be able to stop the car 9. He positioned his patrol car in front of the Prius 10. He pushed the gas pedal to pass a car 11. To pass a car

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER XX A LONG CHASE BEGUN As they journeyed down the Hudson the boys and Martin Harris scanned the river eagerly for some sign of the _Flyaway_. "It's ten to one she put down a pretty good distance," remarked Dick. "They wouldn't bring Dora over here unless they were bound for New York or some other place as far or further." "I believe you," said Tom. "But she may be delayed, and if what Harris says is true the _Searchlight_ ought to make better time than Baxter's craft." Several miles were covered, when, Sam, who had just come up from the cabin, called attention to a farmer who was ferrying a load of hay across the river. "If he's been at that sort of work all day he may know something of the _Flyaway_," he suggested. "We'll hail him, anyway," said Tom. "It won't do any harm, providing we don't lose any time." So the farmer was hailed and asked if he had seen anything of the craft. "Waal now, I jest guess I did," he replied. "They war havin' great times on board of her--a takin' care of that crazy gal." "A crazy girl!" cried Dick. "Who said she was crazy?" "One of the young men. He said she was his sister and had escaped from some asylum. She called to me to help her. But I don't want nuthin' to do with crazy gals. My wife's cousin was out of his head and he cut up high jinks around the house, a-threatenin' folks with a butcher knife." 1. what boat are they searching for? 2. what river were they on? 3. did they think they were far behind? 4. who did they see on the river? 5. what was he doing? 6. how long had he beebnat it? 7. did they think he had seen the boat? 8. did they ask him? 9. had he seen it? 10. what did they tell him was wrong with Dora? Numbered answers:

1. the Flyaway 2. the Hudson 3. yes 4. a farmer 5. ferrying a load of hay 6. all day 7. They believed it was a possibility 8. yes 9. yes 10. unknown

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. CHAPTER XI WITH DEJAH THORIS As we reached the open the two female guards who had been detailed to watch over Dejah Thoris hurried up and made as though to assume custody of her once more. The poor child shrank against me and I felt her two little hands fold tightly over my arm. Waving the women away, I informed them that Sola would attend the captive hereafter, and I further warned Sarkoja that any more of her cruel attentions bestowed upon Dejah Thoris would result in Sarkoja's sudden and painful demise. My threat was unfortunate and resulted in more harm than good to Dejah Thoris, for, as I learned later, men do not kill women upon Mars, nor women, men. So Sarkoja merely gave us an ugly look and departed to hatch up deviltries against us. I soon found Sola and explained to her that I wished her to guard Dejah Thoris as she had guarded me; that I wished her to find other quarters where they would not be molested by Sarkoja, and I finally informed her that I myself would take up my quarters among the men. Sola glanced at the accouterments which were carried in my hand and slung across my shoulder. "You are a great chieftain now, John Carter," she said, "and I must do your bidding, though indeed I am glad to do it under any circumstances. The man whose metal you carry was young, but he was a great warrior, and had by his promotions and kills won his way close to the rank of Tars Tarkas, who, as you know, is second to Lorquas Ptomel only. You are eleventh, there are but ten chieftains in this community who rank you in prowess." 1. Who was asked to guard someone? 2. By whom? 3. Who was she to watch over? 4. Did he ask her to do anything else? 5. What? 6. And to avoid whom? 7. How many people were guarding when they got to the opening? 8. Males? 9. How did the young one react? 10. Who did he threaten? 11. Was it effective? 12. Why not? 13. Do males and females murder each other? 14. What section of Earth are they on? 15. Is John a slave? 16. What is he then? 17. Who serves him? 18. Does this make her unhappy? 19. What is the 2nd in command called? 20. What ranking is John? Numbered answers:

1. Sola 2. John Carter 3. Dejah Thoris 4. Yes 5. To find other quarters 6. Sarkoja 7. Two 8. No 9. She shrank 10. Sarkoja 11. No 12. Becaus Sarkoja departed to hatch up deviltries against her 13. No 14. Mars 15. No 16. A chieftain 17. Sola 18. Yes 19. Tars Tarkas 20. Eleventh

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Most students, when asked about their ideal graduation gift, would probably reply, "A car", or "Money for a deposit on a house". Cai Kaiyuan, 21, made a different choice. As a graduation gift to himself, he decided to work as a volunteer teacher in a remote village in Tibet. Cai, a senior majoring in electrical engineering at Huan Railway Professional Technology College, originally planned to cycle from Sichuan to Tibet. During his journey, Cai's idea for a different graduation gift to himself began to take shape. "I did not know beforehand what the journey would mean to me. I just want to gain a unique experience and have pleasure in appreciating the view there," he said. It turned out cycling on a plateau was extremely challenging. And it has kept changing his outlook on life. Cai's fingers even became frostbitten while cycling up a 5008-meter-high mountain, where temperatures often dropped to 18 below zero. At night, the ice covered the road and he fell off his bike three times. The lack of oxygen made him feel dizzy and weak. "At the most serious moment, I felt that my life was _ ," said Cai. However, he also gained something unexpected. At Ya'an, a city in Sichuan, he met a group of tourists who are also university students. A girl called Wu Ling told him that she planned to work as a teacher in a primary school in Tibet after her journey. He was impressed by the idea as she looked slender and weak. It was not until he reached a family-run hotel in Shigatse that Cai's spirits began to rise. The hotel manager's two daughters enjoyed talking with him. The kids asked about his experiences on his trip, and showed him the beautiful local lakes. "They told me that they always liked to talk to guests, as they wanted to improve their Mandarin," he said, "Their parents and many locals can only speak Tibetan." Cai was touched by the girls' story. Their situation is tough and the local people have little chance to learn Mandarin because the schools are short of teachers. "I want to do something to improve the situation for kids like them," said Cai. His parents finally gave their agreement and his teachers also supported him. Answer this series of questions: 1. What is the name of the first person mentioned? 2. Did he want a car for a gift? 3. What did he decide? 4. Where? 5. What female did he meet along the way? 6. Did she have a goal? 7. What was it? 8. What physical observation did he have about her? 9. So he didn't think much of her then? 10. Did he have a near-death experience? Numbered answers:

1. Cai Kaiyuan 2. No 3. to work as a volunteer teacher 4. Tibet. 5. Wu Ling 6. Yes 7. to work as a teacher 8. she looked slender and weak. 9. He was impressed by the idea 10. No

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The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. One usage—the more common among linguists—refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a particular social class can be termed a sociolect, a dialect that is associated with a particular ethnic group can be termed as ethnolect, and a regional dialect may be termed a regiolect. According to this definition, any variety of a language constitutes "a dialect", including any standard varieties. The other usage refers to a language that is socially subordinated to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate or related to the standard language, but not actually derived from it. In this sense, unlike in the first usage, the standard language would not itself be considered a "dialect," as it is the dominant language in a particular state or region, whether in terms of social or political status, official status, predominance or prevalence, or all of the above. Meanwhile, the "dialects" subordinate to the standard language are generally not variations on the standard language but rather separate (but often related) languages in and of themselves. For example, most of the various regional Romance languages of Italy, often colloquially referred to as Italian "dialects," are, in fact, not actually derived from modern standard Italian, but rather evolved from Vulgar Latin separately and individually from one another and independently of standard Italian, long prior to the diffusion of a national standardized language throughout what is now Italy. These various Latin-derived regional languages are therefore, in a linguistic sense, not truly "dialects" of the standard Italian language, but are instead better defined as their own separate languages. Conversely, with the spread of standard Italian throughout Italy in the 20th century, various regional versions or varieties of standard Italian developed, generally as a mix of the national standard Italian with local regional languages and local accents. These variations on standard Italian, known as regional Italian, would more appropriately be called "dialects" in accordance with the first linguistic definition of "dialect," as they are in fact derived partially or mostly from standard Italian. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many ways is the term dialect used? 2. What is a dialect related to a class? 3. What about a regional dialect? 4. What about a dialect related to a certain ethnicity? 5. How many types of linguistic phenomena? 6. What is the standard language not considered in the other usage? 7. Where are the regional Italian dialects actually derived from? 8. What caused the development of regional versions or varieties of standard Italian? 9. What are variations on standard Italian known as? 10. What is the origin of the term dialect? Numbered answers:

1. in two ways 2. a sociolect 3. a regiolect. 4. as ethnolect 5. two ways 6. unknown 7. from Vulgar Latin 8. a mix of national and local 9. they are known as regional Italian 10. from the Greek word for "discourse"

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CHAPTER XIX SAMMY JAY IS MODEST As soon as the angry hunter with the terrible gun had disappeared among the trees of the Green Forest, and Lightfoot was sure that he had gone for good, Lightfoot came out from his hiding-place on top of the ridge and walked down to the pond of Paddy the Beaver for a drink. He knew that it was quite safe to do so, for Sammy Jay had followed the hunter, all the time screaming, "Thief! thief! thief!" Every one within hearing could tell just where that hunter was by Sammy's voice. It kept growing fainter and fainter, and by that Lightfoot knew that the hunter was getting farther and farther away. Paddy the Beaver swam out from his hiding-place and climbed out on the bank near Lightfoot. There was a twinkle in his eyes. "That blue-coated mischief-maker isn't such a bad fellow at heart, after all, is he?" said he. Lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound of Sammy's voice in the distance. "Sammy Jay may be a mischief-maker, as some people say," said he, "but you can always count on him to prove a true friend in time of danger. He brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning. You saw him save Mr. and Mrs. Quack a little while ago, and then he actually drove that hunter away. I suppose Sammy Jay has saved more lives than any one I know of. I wish he would come back here and let me thank him." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who was warned about the hunter? 2. Who else did the helper save? 3. How were they helped? 4. Who was in a mad mood? 5. Did he have a weapon? 6. Where was he when they spotted him? 7. Was anyone trying not to be seen by the hunter? 8. Who was it? 9. Who was making lots of noise? 10. What noise was he making? 11. What was he saying while doing so? 12. Who was he calling that? 13. Who complimented Sammy? Numbered answers:

1. Lightfoot 2. Mr. and Mrs. Quack 3. He drove that hunter away 4. The angry hunter 5. A gun 6. The Forest, 7. Yes 8. Lightfoot 9. Sammy Jay 10. Screaming 11. "Thief! thief! thief! 12. The hunter 13. Paddy the Beaver

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Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. It was popular with American readers from the onset and was the top American fiction bestseller in the year it was published and in 1937 on the row. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide. The sales of Margaret Mitchell's novel in the summer of 1936, at the virtually unprecedented price of three dollars, reached about one million by the end of December. Because it was released in the era of the Great Depression and Mitchell worried the high $3.00 price would ruin its chance for success. Actually the book was a bestseller by the time reviews began to appear in national magazines. Herschel Brickell, a critic for the New York Evening Post, praised Mitchell for the way she "tosses out the window all the thousands of technical tricks our novelists have been playing with for the past twenty years." One criticism by literary scholar Patricia Yaeger, leveled at Gone with the Wind, is for its portrayal of African Americans in the 19th century South. Former field hands during the early days of Reconstruction are described behaving "as creatures of small intelligence might naturally be expected to do. Like monkeys or small children turned loose among treasured objects whose value is beyond their comprehension, they ran wild~either from wrong pleasure in destruction or simply because of their ignorance." In Gone with the Wind Mitchell is blind to racial oppression and 'the inseparability of race and gender" that defines the southern belle character of Scarlett, according to Patricia Yaeger. Yet there are complexities in the way that Mitchell dealt with racial issues. Scarlett was asked by a Yankee woman for advice on who to appoint as a nurse for her children; Scarlett suggested a "darky", much to the disgust of the Yankee woman who was seeking an Irish maid, a "Bridget". African Americans and Irish Americans are treated "in precisely the same way" in Gone with the Wind, writes David O'Connell in his 1996 book, The Irish Roots of Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind. Ethnic slurs on the Irish and Irish stereotypes spread in every part of the novel, O'Connell claims, and Scarlett is not an exception to the insults. And apparently in the novel, the Irish American O'Haras were slaveholders whereas African Americans were held as slaves. Speaking on the subject of whether Gone with the Wind should be taught in schools, James Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, says the novel should be taught in schools. Students should be told that Gone with the Wind presents the wrong view of slavery, Loewen states. Besides, the main complaint was that the racial slur "nigger" appears repeatedly in the novel. In the same complaint were several other books: The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', Uncle Tom's Cabin, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Another criticism of the novel is that it promotes plantation values. Mitchell biographer Marianne Walker, author of Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind, is of the opinion that those who believe Gone with the Wind promotes plantation values have not read the book. Walker states it is the popular 1939 film that "promotes a false notion of the Old South". She goes on to add that Mitchell had no involvement in the production of the film. Perhaps the most enduring legacy of Gone with the Wind is that people worldwide would incorrectly think it was the true story of the Old South and how it was changed by the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The film version of the novel "amplified this effect". Scholars of the period have written in recent years about the negative effects the novel has had on race relations. 1. What book was the top American bestseller the year it was published? 2. Who wrote it? 3. What year did it come out? 4. Who praised the author? 5. He was a critic for whom? 6. In what year was it determined to be the second favorite book of American readers? 7. How much was the book being sold for in 1936? 8. Who criticized the author for how she portrayed black people? 9. Did James Loewen think the title should be taught to kids in school? 10. What is another criticism of this book? 11. Are there complexities in the way she dealt with race? Numbered answers:

1. Gone with the Wind 2. Margaret Mitchell 3. 1936 4. Herschel Brickel 5. New York Evening Post 6. 2014 7. three dollars 8. Patricia Yaeger 9. yes 10. the racial slur "nigger" appears repeatedly in the novel 11. yes

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CHAPTER TWO A MERRY CHRISTMAS Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies. Then she remembered her mother's promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book. She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey. She woke Meg with a "Merry Christmas," and bade her see what was under her pillow. A green-covered book appeared, with the same picture inside, and a few words written by their mother, which made their one present very precious in their eyes. Presently Beth and Amy woke to rummage and find their little books also, one dove-colored, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day. In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet and pious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especially Jo, who loved her very tenderly, and obeyed her because her advice was so gently given. "Girls," said Meg seriously, looking from the tumbled head beside her to the two little night-capped ones in the room beyond, "Mother wants us to read and love and mind these books, and we must begin at once. We used to be faithful about it, but since Father went away and all this war trouble unsettled us, we have neglected many things. You can do as you please, but I shall keep my book on the table here and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good and help me through the day." 1. Who woke up in the gray dawn of Christmas morning? 2. How many sisters are in this passage? 3. Did the mother keep up her promise? 4. What was under Jo's pillow? 5. How did she wake Meg up? 6. WHat color books did Beth and Amy achieved? 7. Who had a pious nature of all the sisters? 8. Who loved her the most? 9. What did Meg advise her sisters? 10. Were there any stockings hung at the fireplace? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Jo. 2. Six. 3. No. 4. A book. 5. "Merry Christmas," 6. One dove-colored, the other blue, 7. Margaret. 8. Jo. 9. Mother wants us to read. 10. No.

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. I Don't Have to Be Like Them All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls. We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like " Oh, the three of you , you're such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You're really nothing like them . " That made me sad. At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , "Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you're just like your sisters. They're such wonderful students." People always compared me with my sisters . So I couldn't help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter , Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major of our school 's marching band . Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school's newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before. But last year, Amanda went to college , and Theresa went to high school . Now I'm by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I'm the drum major and the newspaper's editor . Now I don't feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I'm proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them . 1. Who is this story about? 2. Who is in the Smith family? 3. Where do they live? 4. Is the writer a male or female? 5. Are her sisters older or younger? 6. Was it nice having older sisters? 7. What is wrong with it? 8. Is the author like her siblings? 9. What was different? 10. Is the protagonist smarter than them? 11. Who was the more intelligent one? 12. Who was better looking? 13. How did the writer feel about that? 14. How did she cope? 15. To do what? 16. How? 17. Where at? 18. What else did she do? 19. Do they all go to school together? Numbered answers:

1. the Smith family 2. Amanda, Theresa and the writer 3. in a small town in Pennsylvania, US 4. female 5. older 6. it is a problem 7. People always compared me with my sisters 8. no 9. sisters are so pretty 10. no 11. Theresa 12. Amanda 13. compared myself with them 14. began to work hard 15. to be more like them 16. became drum major 17. school 18. became editor of the school's newspaper 19. yes

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CHAPTER III. THE END OF THE BALL. THE priest's long journey did not appear to have fatigued him. He was as cheerful and as polite as ever--and so paternally attentive to Stella that it was quite impossible for her to pass him with a formal bow. "I have come all the way from Devonshire," he said. "The train has been behind time as usual, and I am one of the late arrivals in consequence. I miss some familiar faces at this delightful party. Mr. Romayne, for instance. Perhaps he is not one of the guests?" "Oh, yes." "Has he gone away?" "Not that I know of." The tone of her replies warned Father Benwell to let Romayne be. He tried another name. "And Arthur Penrose?" he inquired next. "I think Mr. Penrose has left us." As she answered she looked toward Lady Loring. The hostess was the center of a circle of ladies and gentlemen. Before she was at liberty, Father Benwell might take his departure. Stella resolved to make the attempt for herself which she had asked Lady Loring to make for her. It was better to try, and to be defeated, than not to try at all. "I asked Mr. Penrose what part of Devonshire you were visiting," she resumed, assuming her more gracious manner. "I know something myself of the north coast, especially the neighborhood of Clovelly." Not the faintest change passed over the priest's face; his fatherly smile had never been in a better state of preservation. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. yes 2. the priest 3. he had a long journey 4. yes 5. Stella 6. yes 7. unknown 8. Devonshire 9. The train 10. yes 11. Mr. Romayne 12. yes 13. Arthur Penrose 14. no 15. Lady Loring 16. yes 17. unknown 18. no 19. unknown 20. unknown Numbered questions:

1. Was anyone still with full vigor? 2. Who was it? 3. Why the author thought he would be tired? 4. Was he amiable? 5. Who was nearby? 6. Did she greet him? 7. What she did? 8. Where he was coming from? 9. What mode of tranportaion he took? 10. Was the train delayed? 11. Was he looking for someone specifically? 12. Did he ask for any other person? 13. Who was that person? 14. Were he there? 15. Who was the hostess? 16. Did anyone ask about anyone's whereabout? 17. Was the person touring some place? 18. Did the priest show any emotions? 19. Where all these were happeneing? 20. What happened to Mr. Romayne anyway?

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Darek Fidyka, a 38-year-old Bulgarian, had been paralyzed from the chest down for four years after a knife attack. Scientists from Britain and Poland took cells from his nose, transplanted them into his back and re-grew his spinal cord . Now he can walk and even drive a car. The doctors were delighted but said it was the first step in a long journey. The breakthrough came after 40 years of research by Professor Geoff Raisman, who found that cells had the possibility to repair damage to nasal nerves, the only part of the nervous system that constantly re-grows. "The idea was to take something from an area where the nervous system can repair itself and put it into an area that doesn't repair itself," Professor Raisman said. Polish doctors injected the nasal cells into Mr Fidyka's spinal cord above the injury and used some nerves from his ankle to form a bridge across the damaged tissue. The nasal cells appear to have caused the spinal nerves to repair themselves. Professor Raisman achieved this with rats in the late 1990's, but this is his greatest success. "I think the moment of discovery for me was Christmas in 1997 when I first saw a rat, which couldn't control its hand, put its hand out to me. That was an exciting moment, because I realized then that my belief that the nervous system could be repaired was true." Doctors chose the easiest case for their first attempt--it might not work for others. But there is a real sense of hope that an idea once thought impossible has been realized. David Nicholls, who helped provide money for the breakthrough, said information about the breakthrough would be made available to researchers across the globe. "What you've got to understand is that for three million paralyzed people in the world today, the world looks a totally brighter place than it did yesterday," he said. Answer the following questions: 1. What did doctors put in Fidyka's spinal cord? 2. What were they hoping to fix? 3. Which nerves needed to be fixed? 4. Could he walk before that? 5. How was he injured? 6. How much of him was unable to move? 7. How old is he? 8. Can he walk now? 9. How long was he without that ability? 10. Why did doctors want him for the first try? 11. How much research was behind this? 12. By who? 13. What is always growing? 14. How did they get the cells in his spinal cord? 15. Who gave money towards this? 16. Will they be sharing their info? 17. With who? 18. Did Raisman try this on an animal first? 19. What kind? Numbered answers:

1. nasal cells 2. damaged tissue 3. spinal nerves 4. No 5. a knife attack 6. He was paralyzed from the chest down 7. 38 8. Yes 9. four years 10. His was the easiest case 11. 40 years of research 12. by Professor Geoff Raisman 13. nasal nerves 14. They injected them 15. David Nicholls 16. Yes 17. With researchers across the globe 18. Yes 19. rats

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Read the text and answer the questions. Washington (CNN) -- The United States is watching closely to the see the ultimate fate of the most powerful man in Pakistan, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani army's chief of staff. Pressured by Washington to crack down on terrorists at the same time he was kept in the dark about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden, Kayani "is facing more vocal and strident criticism than he has in the past," a senior U.S. military official told CNN. "We really think he is coming under increased scrutiny by junior and mid-grade officers." This is the type of scrutiny senior Pakistani generals like Kayani are "not accustomed to facing," the official said. Criticism of Kayani inside Pakistan had grown in recent months as he became close to the Obama administration and the Pentagon. But in the wake of the U.S. military raid into Pakistan to kill bin Laden, the criticism has increased from an officer corps furious that U.S. troops invaded Pakistan's territory without the Pakistani military, and especially Kayani, being consulted. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is one of Kayani's closest professional and personal allies, having met with him many times in the past several years. "Mullen does consider him a friend," said the admiral's spokesman, Capt John Kirby. "That doesn't mean there aren't still disagreements. It doesn't mean Kayani doesn't feel betrayed." U.S. officials are closely watching a group known as the "11 corps commanders," the senior Pakistani generals hand-picked by Kayani to command. Keeping their loyalty will be crucial for Kayani to keep his job. 1. Is this scrutiny something Kayani is used to? 2. who is Kayani? 3. what is his full name? 4. who is one of his cloest allies? 5. and who is he? 6. do they ever argue? 7. what is washington pressuring Kayani to do? 8. what secret was kept from him? 9. what was the point of the raid? 10. why is the Us watching him so closely? 11. what is Kayani known as? Numbered answers:

1. no 2. the Pakistani army's chief of staff. 3. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani 4. Michael Mullen 5. chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff 6. yes 7. crack down on terrorists 8. a raid 9. to kill Osama bin Laden 10. to see his fate 11. the most powerful man in Pakistan

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. CHAPTER XXXVIII From town to town, travelling for the most part on the platform of an engine, Maraton sped on his splendid mission. It was Ernshaw himself who drove, with the help of an assistant, but as they passed from place to place the veto was lifted. The men in some districts were a little querulous, but at Maraton's coming they were subdued. It was peace, a peace how splendid they were soon to know. By mid-day, trains laden with coal were rushing to several of the Channel ports. Maraton found his task with the miners more difficult, and yet in a way his triumph here was still more complete. He travelled down the backbone of England, preaching peace where war had reigned, promising great things in the name of the new Government. Although he had been absent barely forty-eight hours, it was a new London into which he travelled on his return. The streets were crowded once more with taxicabs, the evening papers were being sold, the shops were all open, the policemen were once more in the streets. Selingman, who had scarcely once left Maraton's side, gazed about him with wonder. "It is a miracle, this," he declared. "There is no aftermath." "The people are waiting," Maraton said. "We have given them serious pledges. Their day is to come." "You believe that Foley will keep his word?" Selingman asked. "I know that he will," Maraton replied. "As soon as the Bills are drafted, he will go to the country. It will be a new Party--the National Party. Stay and see it, Selingman--a new era in the politics of the world, a very wonderful era. The country is going to be governed for the people that are worth while." 1. who drove? 2. How did the men feel about the mans coming? 3. What was Ernshaw driving? 4. What were the trains filled with? 5. where were they headed? 6. What were the streets like? 7. with what? 8. Are the morning papers being sold? 9. Who believes that Foley will keep his word? 10. Is he sure he will? 11. Where does he believe he will go? 12. What did Marton preach? 13. where? 14. Did he promise anything? 15. what? 16. What new party will be formed? 17. Is this a good thing for the people? 18. When Marton returned, where did he go? 19. How long was he gone prior? 20. What did Maraton explain as a new era? Numbered answers:

1. Ernshaw. 2. Subdued. 3. A train. 4. Coal. 5. London. 6. Crowded. 7. Taxicabs. 8. Yes. 9. Maraton. 10. Yes. 11. To the country. 12. Peace. 13. Where war had reigned. 14. Yes. 15. Great things. 16. The National Party. 17. Yes. 18. London. 19. Barely 48 hours. 20. The country is going to be governed for the people that are worth while.

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Robert Spring, a 19 century forger ,was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of early U.S. autographs . Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George. Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection , he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't deal with a respectable buyer but people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemical. In Spring's time right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts . Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals. Answer this series of questions: 1. What was Robert Spring good at? 2. When was he born? 3. Where? 4. Did he stay there? 5. Where did he move? 6. When? 7. Why? 8. Where did he send his "work"? 9. Why? 10. Who "sold" them ? 11. And she was suppose to be who? 12. Why was she selling? 13. Was there a big demand? 14. Was everything he sold a forgery? 15. Who were some of the people he copied? 16. Was he rich at one time? 17. Did he die rich? Numbered answers:

1. selling false signatures 2. 1813 3. England 4. no 5. Philadelphia 6. 1858 7. open a bookstore 8. England and Canada 9. lessen the chance of detection 10. Miss Fanny 11. only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson 12. financial problems 13. yes 14. no 15. George. Washington and Ben Franklin 16. yes 17. no

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Students at New Market Elementary School had a fitter lifestyle last week. About 50 students participated in a 30-minute workout after school on Friday in the school's gym. This was a Fit Fridays program introduced at the school by Families Plus, a non-profit group that provides programs to enrich the lives of families and children in Frederick County. The free program aims to encourage students from kindergarten through fifth grade to be physically active by having them participate in various age-appropriate activities designed to promote a love of exercise, according to Kim Ragan, head of the program. The program, which started at the school on Nov.9, 2012, has since become a hit, Ragan said. Emily Liston, 37, said the program allows students to focus on fitness as a priority in their lives. "There're so many things to stop them from being active," she said. "So, anything to keep them moving is good, especially in the winter months". Jennifer Mitchell, 40, whose daughter Alexandra, 7, participated in the Fit Fridays program, said that learning the importance of being active isn't the only thing students are learning from the new program. "It's a great opportunity for them to get some exercise and also to learn to get along and socialize, to learn teamwork," she said. "In school they have to do activities like this but they want to do it." Riley Glynn, 9, a fourth grader at the school, said his favorite part of the program is getting to spend more time with his friends. "It's fun to play with people," Riley said. "It's like physical education after school but it really helps you." "You learn how to make yourself stronger," said Megan Hummel, 7, a first grader. Ragan said she plans to expand the program to include other schools in the county, but she has been having trouble finding fitness instructors to participate. "As soon as I can get instructors to teach we'll expand," she said. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was the name of the school mentioned? 2. Which county is this school in? 3. Approximately how many students participated? 4. Did these students pay to participate? 5. Who is the program head? 6. Since when has the program been in effect? 7. The program is said to be especially helpful to children during what season? 8. Aside from exercise, what does the program provide children with? 9. Does the program take place during school hours? 10. Riley Glen is how many years old? Numbered answers:

1. New Market Elementary School 2. Frederick 3. 50 4. free 5. Kim Ragan 6. Nov.9, 2012 7. winter 8. teamwork 9. No 10. unknown

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Robinson Diaz lives in a small cottage high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Diaz is a "cable racer", and every morning he faces the difficult task of taking the local teacher to her school. To do this, he first walks for an hour up to a place the locals call Los Pinos, right at the edge of the 400-foot deep gorge of the Negro valley. Here, one end of a thick metal cable has been fixed to a wooden post. The cable stretches right across the deep valley to the other side, a kilometer away. A metal hook is fixed to the cable, with leather straps hanging from it. Diaz fastens the straps around his shoulders and waist, does a quick safety check and then, without hesitating, throws himself off the edge of the mountain. Attached to the cable by only the metal hook, he rapidly picks up speed and soon he is racing through the air. Crossing the valley by wire takes him 30 seconds, instead of the two hours it would take him to walk down through the rain forest and climb up the steep muddy slopes on the other side. As Diaz begins his trip, Diana Rios, a 23-year-old elementary teacher, is waiting on the other side of the gorge for the moment when he will come racing through the mist towards her at 100 mph. She will then return with him, hanging on to him as he goes back along the cable. Diana had no idea when she took the teaching job that just getting to work in the village school would be dangerous. "At first I wanted to cry," she says, clutching her hook as the metal cable starts to rattle violently at Diaz's approach. "But I soon got used to it." She still prefers to go with Diaz, though, rather than making the frightening and dangerous crossing on her own. For the inhabitants of Los Pinos, the wire cable is a lifeline. For more than 50 years, it has served the community as a form of transport to and from the rest of the world. Everything that comes arrives via the cable----bricks and wood for building, sacks of rice and corn. Pregnant mothers, who must get to the nearest clinic, cross the wire during the darkness of the night, returning with their newborn babies. It is dangerous, but they have no choice. This time Robinson Diaz makes a perfect landing on Diana's side of the gorge. For him, the dangers of this daily journey are insignificant. "What I'm really scared of are snakes," he says. "This is nothing in comparison." Then Dianna straps herself into her harness and hooks herself up to the wire behind Diaz, holding on to him tightly. He turns, flashes her a smile, releases the brake and kicks away. Within seconds, the teacher and the cable-racer have disappeared back into the mist. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What kind of transportation does Diana take to work? 2. What is her job? 3. How old is she? 4. Was she aware of the transportation system when she accepted the job? 5. What lies between her and her job? 6. how long does the trip take? 7. How long would it take to walk? 8. What speed does it go? 9. Does someone pick her up? 10. who? 11. What is his job title? 12. Where does he live? 13. Where? 14. Where does he get on the cable? 15. How does he get there? 16. How long does that take 17. What attaches him to the cable? 18. How long is the cable? 19. Do expecting mothers use the cable? 20. What rides back with them? Numbered answers:

1. By wire 2. teacher 3. 23 4. No 5. a 400-foot deep gorge 6. 30 seconds 7. two hours 8. 100 mph 9. Yes 10. Diaz 11. cable racer 12. a small cottage 13. The Andes Mountains of South America 14. Los Pinos 15. walks 16. an hour 17. A metal hook 18. a kilometer 19. Yes 20. newborn babies

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CHAPTER XXII THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river. Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream. "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked. Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank. "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed. "Now listen to me." Arnold came and sat down. "You don't mean to tire me," he remarked. Sabatini smiled. "Do you seriously think that I asked you to bring me on the river for the pleasure of watching your prowess with that pole, my friend?" he asked. "Not at all. I am going to ask you to do me a service." Arnold was suddenly conscious that Sabatini, for the first time since he had known him, was in earnest. The lines of his marble-white face seemed to have grown tenser and firmer, his manner was the manner of a man who meets a crisis. "Turn your head and look inland," he said. "You follow the lane there?" Arnold nodded. "Quite well," he admitted. "At the corner," Sabatini continued, "just out of sight behind that tall hedge, is my motor car. I want you to land and make your way there. My chauffeur has his instructions. He will take you to a village some eight miles up the river, a village called Heslop Wood. There is a boat-builder's yard at the end of the main street. You will hire a boat and row up the river. About three hundred yards up, on the left hand side, is an old, dismantled-looking house-boat. I want you to board it and search it thoroughly." 1. What were they trying to do? 2. Who has been lazy? 3. Did they go to the water for fun? 4. Why then? 5. Who did he ask? 6. What surprised him? 7. Who was he to find? 8. Where was he to go? 9. How far away? 10. Was that his final destination? 11. What was he to do next? 12. Was it a powerboat? 13. What color was the lazy man's face? 14. How far was he to travel up river? 15. Was his destination on the right? 16. What was his destination? 17. What was he supposed to do there? 18. For what? Numbered answers:

1. to get to the other side of the hedge. 2. Sabatini 3. no 4. to do a service." 5. Arnold 6. that Sabatini for the first time was in earnest 7. his chauffeur 8. to a village 9. some eight miles 10. no 11. hire a boat 12. no 13. marble-white 14. About three hundred yards 15. no 16. a house-boat 17. search it thoroughly 18. unknown

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(RollingStone.com ) -- Like many authors, Courtney Love is a victim of writer's block. For over a year, the Hole singer has been penning a memoir with Rolling Stone writer Anthony Bozza. "The Girl With the Most Cake" was originally supposed to hit bookshelves in December 2013 before being pushed back to early-2014. Three-quarters of the way through the year and Love's memoir is still nowhere on the release schedule, and as the singer tells Paper, don't expect to be reading her life story anytime soon. As it turns out, not everyone can write a 460-page autobiography as quickly and easily as Morrissey. RS: Q&A with Courtney Love on her memoir and 'I'm Still Alive' tour "It's a disaster. A nightmare," Love told Paper (via Billboard) of her memoir. "I never wanted to write a book in my entire life. It just sort of happened. And I have a co-writer, but it's just not working." While Love originally told Rolling Stone the book would cover her life up until 2008, she's since subtracted a few years from the tome. "What happens from 2006 on in the book is my personal business. I've been discreet from that time on, and I want to keep it that way," Love said. RS: Courtney Love wrote letters of apology over Springsteen diss When Love first discussed her memoir with Rolling Stone in June 2013, she had high hopes for the book, citing Patti Smith's "Just Kids" and Russell Brand's "My Booky Wook" as influences. (But not Keith Richards' "Life," since it was "just so bloody long, I didn't even finish it.") If and when Love's memoir finally arrives through William Morrow at Harper Collins, she promises it will focus on her battles with drug addiction, her "tragic romance" with Kurt Cobain, her relationships with Billy Corgan and Trent Reznor, and her early years as a stripper. 1. What tour is Courtney Love currently on? 2. When did she begin talking about the memoir? 3. What's the title of it? 4. Who is working with her? 5. Was it originally meant to be released in the same year? 6. How many times has it been pushed back? 7. Had she always planned to wright a memoir? 8. What other works made a mark on her? 9. What very specifically did not? 10. Why? 11. If it ever comes out, who would publish it? 12. What is something the book would cover? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. unknown 2. 2013 3. The Girl With the Most Cake 4. Anthony Bozza 5. yes 6. at least twice 7. no 8. Just Kids and My Booky Wook 9. Keith Richards' "Life," 10. it's too long 11. William Morrow 12. drug addiction

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Serbia and Montenegro ( (SCG) / Србија и Црна Гора (СЦГ)), officially the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ("Državna Zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora" (DZSCG) / Државна Заједница Србија и Црна Гора (ДЗСЦГ)), was a country in Southeast Europe, created from the two remaining republics of Yugoslavia after its breakup in 1992. The republics of Serbia and Montenegro together established a federation in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY or FR Yugoslavia; "Savezna Republika Jugoslavija (SFR" or "SR Jugoslavija)" / Савезна Република Југославија (СРЈ or СР Југославија)). The FRY aspired to be a sole legal successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but those claims were opposed by other former republics. The United Nations also denied its request to automatically continue the membership of the former state. Eventually, after the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević from power as president of the federation in 2000, the country rescinded those aspirations and accepted the opinion of the Badinter Arbitration Committee about shared succession. It re-applied for UN membership on 27 October and was admitted on 1 November 2000. The FRY was initially dominated by Slobodan Milošević as President of Serbia (1989–1997) and then President of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). Milošević installed and forced the removal of several federal presidents (such as Dobrica Ćosić) and prime ministers (such as Milan Panić). However, the Montenegrin government, initially enthusiastic supporters of Milošević, started gradually distancing themselves from his policies. That culminated in regime change in 1996, when his former ally Milo Đukanović reversed his policies, became leader of Montenegro's ruling party and subsequently dismissed former Montenegrin leader Momir Bulatović, who remained loyal to the Milošević government. As Bulatović was given central positions in Belgrade from that time (as federal Prime Minister), Đukanović continued to govern Montenegro and further isolated it from Serbia, so that from 1996 to 2006, Montenegro and Serbia were only nominally one country—governance at every feasible level was conducted locally (Belgrade for Serbia and Podgorica for Montenegro). 1. When did Yugoslavia disband? 2. What did Serbia and Montenegro become? 3. Are they sometimes called FRY? 4. Who was the first to dominate the FRY? 5. What country did he serve in 1989? 6. As what? 7. Until when? 8. Where did he start serving then? 9. As what? 10. For how many years? 11. What was his last year? 12. Did the Montenegrin government remain supportive of him? 13. What did the FRY was to be to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugslavia? 14. Did the whole world agree? 15. Who didn't? 16. Did they ask the UN to continue the membership? 17. What did the UN do? 18. How did Milosevic leave his presidency in 2000? 19. When were they put back into the UN? 20. When did they put in their application? Numbered answers:

1. 1992 2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3. Yes 4. Slobodan Milošević 5. Serbia 6. President 7. 1997 8. Yugoslavia 9. President 10. Three 11. 2000 12. No 13. a sole legal successor 14. No 15. other former republics. 16. yes 17. The United Nations denied its request 18. He was overthrown from power 19. 1 November 2000. 20. 27 October

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The Jewish Encyclopedia is an English encyclopedia containing over 15,000 articles on the history, culture, and state of Judaism and the Jews up to the early 20th century. It was originally published in 12 volumes by Funk and Wagnalls of New York City between 1901 and 1906 and reprinted in the 1960s by KTAV Publishing House. The work's scholarship is still highly regarded: the American Jewish Archives has called it "the most monumental Jewish scientific work of modern times" and Rabbi Joshua L. Segal noted that, "For events prior to 1900, it is considered to offer a level of scholarship superior to either of the more recent Jewish Encyclopedias written in English." It is now in the public domain and hosted at various sites around the internet. The encyclopedia's managing editor was Isidore Singer. The editorial board was chaired by Isaac K. Funk and Frank H. Vizetelly. The other editors participating in all twelve volumes were Cyrus Adler, Gotthard Deutsch, Richard Gottheil, Joseph Jacobs, Kaufmann Kohler, Herman Rosenthal, and Crawford Howell Toy. Morris Jastrow, Jr. and Frederick de Sola Mendes assisted with volumes I & II; Marcus Jastrow with volumes I, II, & III; Louis Ginzberg with the first four volumes; Solomon Schechter with volumes IV through VII; Emil G. Hirsch with volumes IV through XII; and Wilhelm Bacher with volumes VIII through XII. William Popper served as the assistant revision editor and chief of translation for Vols. IV through XII. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. an English encyclopedia 2. between 1901 and 1906 3. Funk and Wagnalls 4. "the most monumental Jewish scientific work of modern times" 5. Isaac K. Funk 6. yes 7. that, "For events prior to 1900, it is considered to offer a level of scholarship superior to either of the more recent Jewish Encyclopedias written in English." 8. William Popper 9. Frederick de Sola Mendes 10. yes 11. Isidore Singer 12. in the 1960s 13. KTAV Publishing House. 14. yes 15. volumes IV through XII Numbered questions:

1. What is the Jewish Encycolpedia? 2. When was it originally published? 3. By whom? 4. What sis the American Jewish Archives call it? 5. Who was the editorial board chared by? 6. anyone else? 7. What did Rabbi Joshua L Segal note about it? 8. Who was the assistant revision editor and chief of translation for volumes IV through XII? 9. Who assisted in editing Volumes I &II? 10. Is the Encyclopedia now in the public domain? 11. Who was the managing editor? 12. When was it republished? 13. Who republished it? 14. is it available on the internet? 15. what Volumes did Emil G Hirsch assist with editing?

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(CNN) -- It's not often that a Nobel Peace Prize laureate gets fired, but the Bangladeshi government said Wednesday it did just that in dismissing Muhammad Yunus from a top post in the pioneering bank he founded. Grameen Bank's general manager, however, disputed the government's claim. K.M. Abdul Waddod, the general manager of the Bangladesh Central Bank's regulation and policy department, said his bank, the regulatory authority in the South Asian nation, had sent for a second time a letter to the Grameen Bank chairman, urging the ouster of Yunus from his post of managing director because he was past retirement age. The government, which has a 25% stake in Grameen, said that by the bank's own rules, Yunus, now 70, was required to end his service when he turned 60. "He did not inform us he is over that age," Waddod said. "The bank did let him go." Muzammel Huq, the new government-appointed Grameen chairman, told CNN that he had received the letter of the central bank. "The central bank has removed Professor Yunus as managing director of the bank and I'll act accordingly under the bank's law," Huq said. He said the deputy managing director of the bank will take over until Yunus' post can be filled. But a Grameen Bank statement said Yunus had not been fired. "This is a legal issue," said the statement signed by Jannat-E-Quanine, Grameen's general manager. "Grameen Bank has been duly complying with all applicable laws. It has also complied with the law in respect of appointment of the managing director. According to the bank's legal advisers, the founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, is accordingly continuing in his office." Answer the following questions: 1. Who got fired? 2. From what job? 3. Who has a one-quarter stake in Grameen? 4. Was there a specific time by which Yunus was to leave the company? 5. What age is this in years? 6. So how many years overdue is Yunus for retirement? 7. Did he tell anyone he was 70? 8. How did they find out? 9. Who heads that deparment? 10. What honor is Yunus known for? 11. Who founded the bank? 12. In what country? 13. In what geographical area is that country? 14. What news outlet is reporting this story? 15. Who appointed the bank's chairman? 16. Who is the chairman? 17. True or False: Huq says he will oppose the removal of Yunus as director. 18. Who will take Yunus' place? Numbered answers:

1. Muhammad Yunus 2. managing director of the bank 3. The government 4. retirement age 5. 60 6. 10 7. no 8. Bangladesh Central Bank's regulation and policy department 9. K.M. Abdul Waddod 10. winning Nobel Peace Prize 11. Muhammad Yunus 12. Bangladesh 13. South Asia 14. CNN 15. government 16. Muzammel Huq 17. False 18. deputy managing director of the bank

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Read the text and answer the questions. Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the "Neolithic Revolution". It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regions, in the Iron Age). The Neolithic is a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals. The beginning of the Neolithic culture is considered to be in the Levant (Jericho, modern-day West Bank) about 10,200 – 8,800 BC. It developed directly from the Epipaleolithic Natufian culture in the region, whose people pioneered the use of wild cereals, which then evolved into true farming. The Natufian period was between 12,000 and 10,200 BC, and the so-called "proto-Neolithic" is now included in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNA) between 10,200 and 8,800 BC. As the Natufians had become dependent on wild cereals in their diet, and a sedentary way of life had begun among them, the climatic changes associated with the Younger Dryas are thought to have forced people to develop farming. 1. What did Neolithic follow? 2. What was the Neolithic considered? 3. What culture did it come from? 4. What is that called today? 5. What did the this period begin? 6. And it ended when? 7. What produced the Neolithic Revolution? 8. What was produced during that time? 9. What did this evolve into? 10. What forced people to farm? 11. From what? 12. When was the Natufian period? Numbered answers:

1. Holocene Epipaleolithic period 2. the last part of the Stone Age 3. the Levant 4. modern-day West Bank 5. 10,200 6. 8,800 BC 7. the Epipaleolithic Natufian culture 8. the use of wild cereals 9. farming 10. climatic changes 11. Younger Dryas 12. between 12,000 and 10,200 BC

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. A biblical canon or canon of scripture is a set of texts (or "books") which a particular religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The English word "canon" comes from the Greek κανών, meaning "rule" or "measuring stick". Christians became the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulrich regards the idea as Jewish. Most of the canons listed below are considered "closed" (i.e., books cannot be added or removed), reflecting a belief that public revelation has ended and thus some person or persons can gather approved inspired texts into a complete and authoritative canon, which scholar Bruce Metzger defines as "an authoritative collection of books". In contrast, an "open canon", which permits the addition of books through the process of continuous revelation, Metzger defines as "a collection of authoritative books". These canons have developed through debate (canonology) and agreement on the part of the religious authorities of their respective faiths and denominations. Believers consider canonical books as inspired by God or as expressive of the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people. Some books such as the Jewish-Christian gospels, have been excluded from various canons altogether, but many disputed books—considered non-canonical or even apocryphal by some—are considered to be Biblical apocrypha or Deuterocanonical or fully canonical by others. Differences exist between the Jewish Tanakh and Christian biblical canons, although the Jewish Tanakh did form the basis for the Christian Old Testament, and between the canons of different Christian denominations. The differing criteria and processes of canonization dictate what the various communities regard as inspired scripture. In some cases where varying strata of scriptural inspiration have accumulated, it becomes prudent to discuss texts that only have an elevated status within a particular tradition. This becomes even more complex when considering the open canons of the various Latter Day Saint sects—which one may view as extensions of Christianity (and thus of Judaism)—and the scriptural revelations purportedly given to several leaders over the years within that movement. 1. Where does the English word Canon come from? 2. What have the caonons developed through? 3. How does Bruce Metzger define an Authoritive canon? 4. What does an open cannon permit? 5. How does Metzger define an open canon? 6. Are there differences in the Jewish Tanakh and Christian biblical canons? 7. What is the definition of the greek word canon comes from? 8. Where does it become prudent to discuss texts that only have an elevated status within a particular tradition? 9. Did the Jewish Tanakh for the basis for the Christian Old Testament? 10. What group became the first to use the term? Numbered answers:

1. the Greek κανών 2. debate 3. an authoritative collection of books 4. the addition of books 5. a collection of authoritative books 6. yes 7. rule 8. cases where varying strata of scriptural inspiration have accumulated 9. yes 10. Christians

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, calling his indictment politically motivated, vowed Saturday to fight charges he abused his power by trying to pressure a district attorney to resign. "This farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is, and those responsible will be held accountable," Perry said at a news conference in Austin, the capital. A grand jury in Travis County indicted Perry, a Republican, on two felony counts stemming from his threat to veto funding for a statewide public integrity unit run by Travis Country District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, a Democrat, unless she stepped down, according to the special prosecutor in the case, Michael McCrum. The case centers on Perry's June 2013 veto of the $7.5 million budget for the unit run by Lehmberg, after she refused his demand to resign following her drunken driving arrest and conviction. Perry faces accusations of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity in connection with the threat and veto. Right to veto? According to McCrum, the indictment alleges that the circumstances around Perry's veto threat amounted to a misuse of state money earmarked by the Legislature to fund the public integrity unit in Travis County run by Lehmberg. The second charge alleges that he improperly used the veto threat to get her to resign following her arrest on a drunk driving charge. She stayed in office. But the governor said under the state constitution he has the discretionary right to veto items in the state budget. "I exercised this discretion," he said. Answer this series of questions: 1. What day did the GOV. Rick Perry vow to fight charges of him abusing his power? 2. When did the case center around Perry's veto? 3. What did the governor said under state constitution? 4. What does he face accusations of? 5. Who did he threaten to get to resign? 6. What did he say to the news in Austin? 7. Did he win his case? 8. Did Rosemary resign her post? 9. How much was the budget he vetoed? 10. How many felony counts does he have against him? 11. Why was he trying to get her to resign? 12. Where was the grand jury at? 13. Who was the special prosecutor? Numbered answers:

1. Saturday 2. June 2013 3. he has the discretionary right to veto items in the state budget. 4. coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity 5. Rosemary Lehmberg 6. "This farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is, and those responsible will be held accountable" 7. no 8. no 9. $7.5 million 10. Two 11. drunken driving arrest and conviction 12. Travis County 13. unknown

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Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the English, Irish, and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1612. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiations. Two years later, he married the Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France instead. After his succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. Charles believed in the divine right of kings and thought he could govern according to his own conscience. Many of his subjects opposed his policies, in particular the levying of taxes without parliamentary consent, and perceived his actions as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch. His religious policies, coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic, generated the antipathy and mistrust of reformed groups such as the English Puritans and Scottish Covenanters, who thought his views too Catholic. He supported high church ecclesiastics, such as Richard Montagu and William Laud, and failed to aid Protestant forces successfully during the Thirty Years' War. His attempts to force the Church of Scotland to adopt high Anglican practices led to the Bishops' Wars, strengthened the position of the English and Scottish parliaments and helped precipitate his own downfall. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was Charles's father? 2. Was he an only child? 3. How many countries' thrones was Charles heir to? 4. What countries? 5. When did he become heir? 6. After the death of whom? 7. What was the brother's title? 8. What was his name? 9. Who did Charles marry? 10. OF what country? 11. And of what royal line? 12. True or False: Maria Anna was also a Bourbon. 13. Was Charles liked by Puritans? 14. Why not? 15. Who did he let down in the Thirty Years' War? 16. What conflict did Charles' actions lead to? 17. What did he try to do that caused the war? 18. Did the outcome of the conflict strengthen hid hold on the throne? 19. Who did it help instead? 20. What right did Charles believe in? Numbered answers:

1. f King James VI 2. no 3. three 4. England, Ireland, and Scotland 5. 1612 6. his brother 7. Prince of Wales, in 1612 8. Henry Frederick 9. Henrietta Maria 10. France instead 11. Bourbon 12. False 13. no 14. because of his religious policies, coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic 15. Protestant forces 16. the Bishops' Wars 17. he attempted force the Church of Scotland to adopt high Anglican practices 18. no 19. it strengthened the position of the English and Scottish parliaments 20. he believed in the divine right of kings

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(CNN) -- Chris Brown has some words of advice for suspended NFL player Ray Rice. In an interview with MTV's Sway Calloway Thursday, Brown opened up about his own history with domestic violence in light of Rice being cut from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the league after a leaked video depicted the player punching his now-wife, Janay Rice. "To Ray or anybody else, because I'm not better than the next man, I can just say I've been down that road," Brown told MTV News. "I've made my mistakes too, but it's all about how you push forward and how you control yourself." Brown infamously attacked his former girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the Grammy Awards, and was sentenced to a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service. "It's all about the choices you do make," Brown told Calloway. "I deal with a lot of anger issues from my past, not knowing how to express myself verbally and at the same time not knowing how to cope with my emotions and deal with them and understand what they were." The 25-year-old R&B and hip-hop artist explains that therapy has been crucial in helping him better understand and grasp control of his feelings. "I still talk to my therapist twice a week," he said. "It helps me ... if I'm frustrated and I'm dealing with something, to vent and say what I'm going through so I can hear from an actual clinical person, 'This is how you should react,' or 'It's good to feel this way because feelings, emotions, and energy and emotions, are supposed to come and go. It's not supposed to stay there, you're not supposed to keep it inside, because it'll just bottle up and you'll become a monster.'" Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Which football player wasn't allowed to play? 2. What had he done wrong? 3. Were they married at the time? 4. Who was talking about the incident? 5. Why was his opinion relevant? 6. Who did he attack? 7. When? 8. Before which award show? 9. What was his punishment? 10. What does he do for help now? 11. How often? 12. What is Brown's job? 13. How old is he? 14. What channel did he speak on? 15. Who did he speak with? 16. What team did Ray Rice play for? 17. What day was the interview? 18. Was there evidence of Rice's domestic abuse? 19. What was it? 20. When can he play again? Numbered answers:

1. Ray Rice 2. he punched his wife 3. No 4. Chris Brown 5. He has a history with domestic violence 6. Rihanna 7. in 2009 8. the Grammy Awards 9. a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service 10. He talks to his therapist 11. twice a week 12. R&B and hip-hop artist 13. 25 14. MTV 15. Sway Calloway 16. the Baltimore Ravens 17. Thursday 18. yes 19. a leaked video 20. unknown

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Jainism (), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is one of the most ancient Indian religions. The three main principles of Jainism are "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "anekantavada" ('non-absolutism'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'); it is also characterized by "asceticism". Followers of Jainism take five main vows: "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "satya" ('truth'), "asteya" ('not stealing'), "brahmacharya" ('celibacy', 'chastity'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'). These principles have impacted Jain culture in many ways, such as leading to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle that avoids harm to animals and their life cycles. "Parasparopagraho Jivanam" ('the function of souls is to help one another') is the motto of Jainism. Namokar Mantra is the most common and basic prayer in Jainism. Followers of Jainism are called "Jains", a word derived from the Sanskrit word "jina" ('victor') and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life's stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life. Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four victorious saviors and teachers known as Tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha, who is believed to have lived millions of years ago, and twenty-fourth being the Mahavira around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal "dharma" with the Tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology. Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Svetambaras; and several smaller sub-traditions that emerged in the 2nd millennium CE. The Digambaras and Svetambaras have different views on ascetic practices, gender and which Jain texts can be considered canonical. Jain mendicants are found in all Jain sub-traditions, with laypersons ("śrāvakas") supporting the mendicants' spiritual pursuits with resources. 1. Is Jainism old? 2. What's it traditionally known as? 3. What culture is it from? 4. Is it a science? 5. What is it then? 6. How many principles are there in Jainism? 7. Does it have any sub-traditions? 8. Are they old or new traditions? 9. What's the name of one of them? 10. And the other? Numbered answers:

1. yes. 2. known as Jain Dharma 3. Followers of Jainism take five main vows 4. no 5. ancient Indian religions 6. three 7. Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions 8. ancient means old 9. Digambaras 10. Svetambaras

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CHAPTER XLIV. BROOKE BURGESS TAKES LEAVE OF EXETER. [Illustration] The time had arrived at which Brooke Burgess was to leave Exeter. He had made his tour through the county, and returned to spend his two last nights at Miss Stanbury's house. When he came back Dorothy was still at Nuncombe, but she arrived in the Close the day before his departure. Her mother and sister had wished her to stay at Nuncombe. "There is a bed for you now, and a place to be comfortable in," Priscilla had said, laughing, "and you may as well see the last of us." But Dorothy declared that she had named a day to her aunt, and that she would not break her engagement. "I suppose you can stay if you like," Priscilla had urged. But Dorothy was of opinion that she ought not to stay. She said not a word about Brooke Burgess; but it may be that it would have been matter of regret to her not to shake hands with him once more. Brooke declared to her that had she not come back he would have gone over to Nuncombe to see her; but Dorothy did not consider herself entitled to believe that. On the morning of the last day Brooke went over to his uncle's office. "I've come to say good-bye, Uncle Barty," he said. "Good-bye, my boy. Take care of yourself." "I mean to try." "You haven't quarrelled with the old woman,--have you?" said Uncle Barty. "Not yet;--that is to say, not to the knife." 1. Where did Brooke spend the last two days of his stay? 2. What had he done before that? 3. Who suggested Dorothy remain at Nuncombe? 4. Why? 5. Did they say they were prepared to put her up? 6. What accommodations did they offer? 7. What reason did she give to leave? 8. To whom? 9. Where did she go when she left there? 10. How long after she got there did Brooke leave? 11. Did she mention him to her family? 12. Who did he go visit the day he left? 13. What was his name? 14. Where did he visit him? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Miss Stanbury's house. 2. He had made his tour through the county, 3. Her mother and sister 4. and you may as well see the last of us." 5. yes 6. a bed 7. she'd named a day 8. to her aunt 9. the Close 10. the day before his departure. 11. no 12. his uncle 13. Barty," 14. to his uncle's office

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she crashed with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction. "Watch it, Squirt," the boy yelled, as he dodged around the little third grader. Then, with an unfriendly smile on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and mimicked the way Amy limped when she walked. Amy closed her eyes for a moment. --Ignore him, she told herself as she headed for her classroom. But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy's mean teasing. It wasn't as if he were the only one. Amy was tired of it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing about her speech or her limping made her feel all alone. Back home at the dinner table that evening Amy was quiet. That's why Patti Hagdorn was happy to havesome exciting news to share with her daughter. "There's a Christmas Wish Contest on the radio station," she announced. "Write a letter to Santa and you might win a prize. I think someone at this table with blond curly hair should enter." Amy giggled. The contest sounded like fun. She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas. A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper and Amy went to work on her letter. --Dear Santa Claus, she began. While Amy worked away at her best printing, the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa. Amy's sister, Jamie, and Amy's mom both thought a 3-foot Barbie Doll would top Amy's wish list. Amy's dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn't ready to reveal her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy's letter to Santa, just as she wrote it that night: Dear Santa Clause, My name is Amy. I am 9 years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy . I just want one day where no one laughs at me or makes fun of me. Love, Amy At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas Wish Contest. The workers had fun reading about all the different presents that boys and girls from across the city wanted for Christmas. When Amy's letter arrived at the radio station, manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He knew cerebral palsy was a muscle disorder that might confuse the schoolmates of Amy who didn't understand her disability. He thought it would be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special third grader and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper. The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the News Sentinel. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television station reported the story of the little girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable Christmas gift - just one day without teasing. Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement. During that unforgettable Christmas season, over two thousand people from all over the world sent Amy letters of friendship and support. Amy and her family read every single one. Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. Many people thanked Amy for being brave enough to speak up. Others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to carry her head high. Each writer had a special message for Amy. Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy glimpsed a world full of people who truly cared about each other. She realized that no amount or form of teasing could ever make her feel lonely again. Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne Elementary School. Additionally, everyone at school got an added bonus. Teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel. That year, the Fort Wayne mayor officially proclaimed December 21st as Amy Jo Hagadorn Day throughout the city. The mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, Amy taught a universal lesson. "Everyone," said the mayor, "wants and deserves to be treated with respect, dignity and warmth." 1. Who did the tall boy run into? 2. What grade was he in? 3. What did he call her? 4. Is she in his class? 5. What did she do? 6. Is she ridiculed a lot? 7. Who shared information with her at supper? 8. About what? 9. What did she need to do to participate? 10. Did she? 11. What did she put in the writing? 12. Where was it mailed? 13. Who received hers? 14. Who did he contact? 15. Where was her writing published? 16. Did a lot of readers see it? 17. Did it reach t.v.? 18. Did she receive personal responses? 19. What was she referred to as? 20. What was the day named? Numbered answers:

1. Amy Hagadorn 2. fifth 3. Squirt 4. No. 5. headed for her classroom 6. Yes. 7. Her mother. 8. There's a Christmas Wish Contest on the radio station 9. Write a letter to Santa 10. Yes. 11. For children to stop poking fun at her. 12. WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana 13. manager Lee Tobin 14. the local newspaper 15. the front page of the News Sentinel 16. Yes. 17. Yes. 18. Yes. 19. brave 20. Amy Jo Hagadorn Day

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Chicago (CNN)An Illinois teenager accused of trying to support ISIS pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court. Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, had invited his family to join him in his plans to travel to join ISIS in the Mideast, authorities said. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is using warfare and terror in an attempt to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria. The teenager's mother, Zarine Khan, condemned ISIS and accused it of using social media propaganda to brainwash Muslim youths. She cited last week's terror attacks in Paris that killed 17 people and allegedly involved a now dead suspect with ties to ISIS. "We condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms. We condemn the brutal tactics of ISIS and groups like them. And we condemn the brainwashing and the recruiting of children through the use of social media and Internet," the mother told reporters while reading tearfully from a statement. "We have a message for ISIS, Mr. Baghdadi and his fellow social media recruiters: Leave our children alone!" Zarine Khan said, as her husband, Shafi Ullah Khan, stood beside her. She was referring to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the mysterious boss of the terror group ISIS. Her son is charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. The charge he faces carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He wrote that he was leaving the United States to join ISIS, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities said they found a three-page letter in the bedroom he shared with a sibling in Bolingbrook, Illinois, in which he invited his family to join him. But he warned them not to tell anyone about his travel plans, the complaint said. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. his family 2. Mideast 3. join ISIS 4. 19 5. Zarine Khan, 6. no 7. in Paris 8. 17 9. ISIS 10. yes 11. one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. 12. no 13. 15 14. $250,000 15. her husband 16. Shafi Ullah Khan 17. Mr. Baghdadi 18. a three-page letter 19. Bolingbrook, Illinois 20. yes Numbered questions:

1. Who did Mohammed Hamzah Khan invite to join him on his trip? 2. Where was he going? 3. To do what? 4. How old is he? 5. Who is his mother? 6. Does she think ISIS is a good group to join? 7. What terror attack did she cite? 8. How many people were killed then? 9. Who did the suspect have ties with? 10. Did her son go to court? 11. What was he charged with? 12. Did he plead guilty? 13. How many years could he spend behind bars? 14. How much could the fine be? 15. Who stood beside his wife while she gave a statement? 16. What is his name? 17. Who does she say is the boss of the organization? 18. What did they find in her son's room? 19. Where did they live? 20. Did he ask his family to keep his plans a secret?

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CHAPTER XXXVI THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defiantly toward Rochester, who remained, however, unmoved, his elbow resting upon the broad mantelpiece, his face almost expressionless. Vandermere, too, stood on one side and held his peace, though the effort with which he did so was a visible one. Lady Mary looked anxiously towards them. Pauline had shrunk back, as though something in the situation terrified her. Even Saton himself felt that it was the silence before the storm. The courage which he had summoned up to meet a storm of disapproval, began to ebb slowly away in the face of this unnatural silence. It was clear that the onus of further speech was to rest with him. Still retaining Lois' hand, he turned toward Rochester. "You have forbidden me to enter your house, or to hold any communication with your ward until she was of age, Mr. Rochester," he said. "One of your conditions I have obeyed. With regard to the other, I have done as I thought fit. However, to-day she is her own mistress. She has consented to be my wife. I do not need to ask for your consent or approval. If you are not willing that she should be married from your roof, I can take her at once to the Comtesse, who is prepared to receive her." Answer the following questions: 1. Who thought there was a silence before the storm? 2. Who was forbidden to enter the house? 3. Whose house was it? 4. Who stood in the centre of the group? 5. Were they holding hands? 6. Whose elbow was on the mantlpiece? 7. Did he look mad? 8. What did his face look like? 9. Who looked anxiously at them? 10. And who else stood on the side, holding his peace? 11. Had Lois consented to be Saton's wife? 12. Did he still need Rochester's approval? 13. Where would they go if they couldn't be married there? 14. What chapter is this? 15. What's the name of it? 16. What seemed to ebb slowly away in the silence? 17. Did something terrify Mary? 18. Who seemed terrified? 19. Who did the onus of more speech rest with? 20. How many conditions did Saton obey? Numbered answers:

1. Saton 2. Saton 3. Mr. Rochester 4. Saton and Lois 5. yes 6. Rochester 7. no 8. expressionless 9. Mary 10. Vandermere 11. yes 12. no 13. the Comtesse 14. XXXVI 15. THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED 16. courage 17. No 18. Pauline 19. Saton 20. One

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Read the text and answer the questions. Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. 1. Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. 2. What did they express less of? 3. What might get rid of more of a thing? 4. What might that get rid of more of? 5. What is the phenomenon mentioned? 6. Who was onto a thing? 7. What was he onto? 8. What did Shakespeare imagine? 9. What might be washed away? 10. anything else? 11. What was offered to pupils? 12. What were theyinstructed to do with them? 13. What did some kids do with the soap? 14. anything else? 15. Who was the third President of the Galactic Federation? 16. What might a person feel a greater amount of in the long run? 17. What kind of soap did some kids use? Numbered answers:

1. people who were given a chance to clean their hands. 2. guilt 3. Soaping up your hands 4. germs. 5. the Macbeth effect 6. Shakespeare 7. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. 8. Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. 9. Anything from the past 10. any kind of negative emotional experiences 11. CDs 12. to select one as a gift. 13. looked at the soap 14. sniffed it. 15. unknown 16. sorrow 17. liquid soap

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN) -- In the end, it was Scotty who got beamed up. The ashes of late actor James Doohan, who played chief engineer Montgomery Scott in the original "Star Trek" television series and a series of subsequent films, were on the SpaceX rocket that launched a private spacecraft into orbit this week. Doohan's character was referenced in the "Beam me up, Scotty" catchphrase associated with "Star Trek." In various versions of the command, Capt. James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner, would ask his Scottish-descended colleague to activate a matter teleportation device that would transport Kirk or others to the starship Enterprise. While it is unclear if the exact phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" ever was uttered in a "Star Trek" episode, it became a popular bumper sticker and Doohan chose it for the title of his autobiography published in 1996. He died in 2005. Celestis, a company that provides memorial spaceflights, confirmed that some of Doohan's cremated remains were among 320 sets on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Tuesday. Stellar week for SpaceX founder Elon Musk In addition, a portion of the cremated remains of Mercury 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper also were on board, the company confirmed. The Falcon 9 rocket, which carried up the SpaceX Dragon craft for a possible rendezvous this week with the International Space Station, is expected to remain in orbit for months until burning up when it falls back into the Earth's atmosphere. "He would rather have flown when he was alive, of course," said Doohan's widow, Wende Doohan, who watched the SpaceX launch Tuesday with the couple's 12-year-old daugher, one of three children from a 31-year marriage. 1. What was launched recently? 2. What did it bring into orbit? 3. How many sets of remains were put in orbit? 4. Who did James Doohan play? 5. On what show? 6. What country was Doohan's character from? 7. What other well-known person's remains were there? 8. What was his occupation? 9. Was Doohan married before he died? 10. To whom? 11. For how long? 12. How many kids did they have? 13. What is Star Trek's catchphrase? 14. Who supposedly said it? 15. Played by whom? 16. Did he actually say it in an episode? 17. Where was the phrase published? 18. Where else? 19. When was that printed? 20. When did he die? Numbered answers:

1. SpaceX rocket 2. The ashes of James Doohan 3. 320 4. Montgomery Scott 5. "Star Trek" 6. Scotland 7. Gordon Cooper 8. astronaut 9. Yes 10. Wende Doohan 11. 31 years 12. Three 13. "Beam me up, Scotty" 14. Capt. James T. Kirk 15. William Shatner 16. It is unclear 17. On a bumper sticker 18. Doohan's autobiography 19. 1996. 20. 2005.

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CHAPTER XXX FERN Mullins rushed into the house on a Saturday morning early in September and shrieked at Carol, "School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested. Let's get up a picnic down the lake for this afternoon. Won't you come, Mrs. Kennicott, and the doctor? Cy Bogart wants to go--he's a brat but he's lively." "I don't think the doctor can go," sedately. "He said something about having to make a country call this afternoon. But I'd love to." "That's dandy! Who can we get?" "Mrs. Dyer might be chaperon. She's been so nice. And maybe Dave, if he could get away from the store." "How about Erik Valborg? I think he's got lots more style than these town boys. You like him all right, don't you?" So the picnic of Carol, Fern, Erik, Cy Bogart, and the Dyers was not only moral but inevitable. They drove to the birch grove on the south shore of Lake Minniemashie. Dave Dyer was his most clownish self. He yelped, jigged, wore Carol's hat, dropped an ant down Fern's back, and when they went swimming (the women modestly changing in the car with the side curtains up, the men undressing behind the bushes, constantly repeating, "Gee, hope we don't run into poison ivy"), Dave splashed water on them and dived to clutch his wife's ankle. He infected the others. Erik gave an imitation of the Greek dancers he had seen in vaudeville, and when they sat down to picnic supper spread on a lap-robe on the grass, Cy climbed a tree to throw acorns at them. Answer this series of questions: 1. When does school begin? 2. What month? 3. What did Fern want to plan? 4. Where? 5. Was it for tomorrow? 6. When? 7. How many people were invited? 8. Who might need to stay at the store? 9. Did he end up being able to go? 10. Which lake did they go to? 11. Who acted like a dancer? 12. Who acted like a clown? 13. What did the brat do? 14. Did he do anything there? 15. Where did the men change? 16. What about the ladies? 17. How? 18. What part of the lake did they go to? 19. Was there a chaperone? 20. Who? Numbered answers:

1. next Tuesday 2. September 3. a picnic 4. the lake 5. No 6. this afternoon 7. Four 8. Dave 9. Yes 10. Minniemashie 11. Erik 12. Dave Dyer 13. climbed a tree 14. throw acorns 15. behind the bushes 16. the car 17. with the side curtains up 18. south shore 19. Yes 20. Mrs. Dyer

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CHAPTER XXI. COLONEL KELMSCOTT'S PUNISHMENT. While Montague Nevitt was thus congenially engaged in pulling off his treble coup of settling his own share in the Rio Negro deficit, pocketing three thousand pounds, pro tem, for incidental expenses, and getting Guy Waring thoroughly into his power by his knowledge of a forgery, two other events were taking place elsewhere, which were destined to prove of no small importance to the future of the twins and their immediate surroundings. Things generally were converging towards a crisis in their affairs. Colonel Kelmscott's wrong-doing was bearing first-fruit abundantly. For as soon as Granville Kelmscott received that strangely-worded note from Gwendoline Gildersleeve, he proceeded, as was natural, straight down, in his doubt, to his father's library. There, bursting into the room, with Gwendoline's letter still crushed in his hand in the side pocket of his coat, and a face like thunder, he stood in the attitude of avenging fate before his father's chair, and gazed down upon him angrily. "What does THIS mean?" he asked, in a low but fuming voice, brandishing the note before his eyes as he spoke. "Is every one in the county to be told it but I? Is everybody else to hear my business before you tell me a word of it? A letter comes to me this morning--no matter from whom--and here's what it says: 'I know you're not the eldest son, and that somebody else is the heir of Tilgate.' Surely, if anybody was to know, _I_ should have known it first. Surely, if I'm to be turned adrift on the world, after being brought up to think myself a man of means so long, I should, at least, be turned adrift with my eyes open." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Did Granville get a letter? 2. From whom? 3. Where did he put it? 4. Where did he go? 5. Right away? 6. What did he feel when he went? 7. Did he feel another emotion? 8. Was his parent standing in the room? 9. Where was he? 10. How many things did Nevitt achieve? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. Gwendoline Gildersleeve 3. in the side pocket of his coat 4. his father's library. 5. yes 6. doubtful 7. angrily 8. no 9. sitting 10. Three

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CHAPTER NINETEEN. A NIGHT JOURNEY. "And he must post, without delay, Along the bridge and through the dale. And by the church and o'er the down." _Wordsworth_. John Hewlett had finished his day's work, and come home in the dusk of an October evening. He found the house hung all over with the family linen, taken in to shelter from a shower; but not before it had become damp enough to need to be put by the fire before it could be ironed or folded. His mother was moaning over it, and there was no place to sit down. He did not wonder that Jem had taken his hunch of bread and gone away with it, nor that his father was not at home; but he took off his boots at the back door, as his aunt never liked his coming into her room in them--though they were nothing to what he would have worn had he worked in the fields--and then climbed up the stairs. Judith was sitting up in bed, with her teapot, tea-cup, and a piece of stale loaf, laid out on a tray before her; and little Judy beside her, drinking out of a cracked mug. Judith's eyes had a strange look of fright in them, but there was an air of relief when she saw Johnnie. "Well, aunt, is that all you have got for tea?" "Poor mother has been hindered; but never mind that," returned Judith, in a quick, agitated tone. "Judy, my dear, drink up your tea and run down to help mother, there's a dear." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. How did John find the house? 2. what had to happen to the linens? 3. Why? 4. What time of day was it? 5. where was he coming from? 6. in what month? 7. who was moaning? 8. could she sit? 9. Where was Judith? 10. with what? 11. was the dad home? 12. Who may have stolen his bread? 13. Where did he take off his shoe? 14. Why? 15. What was his aunts name? 16. Who was injured and stalled? 17. Who should drink fast? 18. How did Judith's eyes look? 19. Was she ever relaxed? 20. When? Numbered answers:

1. hung all over 2. be put by the fire 3. it become damp 4. dusk 5. work 6. October 7. His mother 8. No 9. in bed 10. her teapot, tea-cup, and a piece of stale loaf 11. No 12. Jem 13. the back door, 14. his aunt never liked his coming into her room in them 15. Judith 16. mother 17. Judy 18. they had a look of fright 19. Yes 20. she saw Johnnie

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(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create." The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, discussing the nation's economic woes with reporters, said that McCain -- who has struggled to stress his economic credentials -- did have experience dealing with the economy, pointing to his time on the Senate Commerce Committee. Pressed to provide an example of what McCain had accomplished on that committee, Holtz-Eakin said the senator did not have jurisdiction over financial markets, then he held up his Blackberry, telling reporters: "He did this." "Telecommunications of the United States, the premiere innovation in the past 15 years, comes right through the Commerce Committee. So you're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create," Holtz-Eakin said. "And that's what he did. He both regulated and deregulated the industry." During the 2000 presidential campaign, Vice President Al Gore drew controversy when he said that during his time in Congress, he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" -- based on his work promoting funding and early research in that area. The Obama campaign responded to the McCain adviser's comments Tuesday shortly after they were reported. "If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton. Meanwhile, McCain senior aide Matt McDonald said that the senator "laughed" when he heard the comment. 1. Who is Douglas an adviser to? 2. What is he trying to give credit to John McCain for? 3. What is that? 4. How did he say he contributed? 5. What committee was he part of? 6. What did that give him experience in? 7. What id Al Gore try to take credit for? 8. When? 9. What was his job when he claimed this? 10. What was he trying to become in 2000? 11. How did he help with making the internet 12. What did this statement create? 13. What was happening when McCain called the economy strong? 14. What did that overshadow? 15. What did Obama call it? 16. What part of the economy did McCain think were in good shape? 17. Who is Bill Burton? 18. Who is McCain's senior aide? 19. how did he respond to Burton's comment? 20. What does Holtz-Eakin think is the best invention? Numbered answers:

1. John McCain 2. the Blackberry 3. a mobile device 4. regulating the telecommunications industry 5. the Senate Commerce Committee 6. the economy 7. creating the internet 8. 2000 9. Vice President 10. president 11. with funding and research 12. controversy 13. a financial crisis 14. the claim that he invented the BlackBerry 15. preposterous 16. fundamentals 17. Obama campaign spokesman 18. Matt McDonald 19. he laughed 20. Telecommunications

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Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the first day of school. She found a boy sleeping in his seat. He was Teddy. Also Thompson noticed the boy didn't play well with the other children. It got to the point "F" at the top of his papers. Mrs. Thompson reviewed each child's past records. However, when she reviewed Teddy's file , she was in a surprise. Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child. He does his work neatly and has good manners..." His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, but he is troubled because his mother has an illness and life at home is difficult." His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death had been hard on him. He tries his best, but his father doesn't show much interest in his study..." Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is _ and doesn't talk with other's. Also he doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class." By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents wrapped in beautiful and bright paper, except for Teddy's. He sent a rhinestone bracelet with some stones missing. But Mrs. Thompson told him with a smile, "I like it very much." After school Teddy said, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mother used to be." Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class. Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets." ,. 1. What grade did Mrs. Thompson teach? 2. Which student is she having problems with? 3. What does he do in class? 4. Does he get good grades? 5. Does he interact with the other kids? 6. Did all of his previous teachers have the same concerns? 7. Did his first grade instructor have problems? 8. How about second? 9. When did his troubles start? 10. Do you know why he was having trouble? 11. What did his third grade teacher say? 12. Did his father help him? 13. How did Mrs. Thompson find all of this out? 14. Did she try to help him after that? 15. What did she do? 16. Did it help? 17. How? 18. Did he give her any gifts? 19. what did he give her? 20. When did he give her the gift? 21. Would you consider him a "teacher's pet?" Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. 5th 2. Teddy 3. he sleeps 4. no 5. no 6. no 7. no 8. no 9. in second grade 10. His mother was ill. 11. That his mother's death was hard and his dad didn't pay attention to him 12. no 13. She reviewed Teddy's file. 14. yes 15. She paid particular attention to him. 16. yes 17. He became one of the smartest children in the class. 18. yes 19. a rhinestone with some stones missing 20. at Christmas time 21. yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- A New Zealand court denied bail Wednesday to the founder of the shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload, whose extradition is being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice. Kim Dotcom, who is also known as Kim Schmitz, will remain in custody until at least February 22, when an extradition hearing is to be held, the court said. U.S. authorities shut down Megaupload last week and announced indictments against Dotcom and six other people connected to the site, accusing them of operating an "international organized criminal enterprise responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of copyrighted works." Four of those charged, including Dotcom, were arrested in New Zealand at the request of the U.S. government. The New Zealand police detained Dotcom, a German citizen, on Friday after a raid on his mansion in the North Shore area of Auckland, the country's largest city. In a packed court on Monday, Dotcom's lawyer, Paul Davison, said that his client is innocent and should be granted bail. "Mr. Dotcom emphatically denies any criminal misconduct or wrongdoing and denies the existence of any 'mega-conspiracy,'" Davison told the court. But New Zealand government prosecutors, acting on behalf of U.S. authorities, argued that Dotcom's bail request should be denied because he presented an "extreme" flight risk. Dotcom is a resident of New Zealand and Hong Kong. Users of Megaupload -- ranked by the traffic-tracking service Alexa as the world's 72nd-most-visited website before it was taken down -- could share and download files, many of which were copyrighted works made available for download without permission, according to U.S. authorities. 1. What is another name Kim Dotcom goes by? 2. Who has denied her bail? 3. When? 4. What is she the founder of? 5. What is that? 6. Who is requesting her extradition? 7. When will she remain in custody until? 8. What happens then? 9. Is Megaupload up and running? 10. How many people were indicted besides her? 11. What are they accused of doing? 12. Responsible for what? 13. How many people were arrested in New Zealand? 14. Who asked for it? 15. Who is his lawyer? 16. Why was bail denied? 17. Where is he a resident of? 18. How is Megaupload ranked as a most-visited site? 19. What does it do? 20. Were they copyrighted with permission? Numbered answers:

1. Kim Schmitz 2. A New Zealand court 3. Wednesday 4. Megaupload 5. file-sharing site 6. the U.S. Department of Justice. 7. at least February 22, 8. an extradition hearing is to be held 9. No 10. Six 11. operating an "international organized criminal enterprise 12. massive worldwide online piracy of copyrighted works." 13. Four, including Dotcom 14. the U.S. government. 15. Paul Davison, 16. he's presented as an "extreme" flight risk. 17. New Zealand and Hong Kong. 18. world's 72nd-most-visited 19. share and download files 20. No

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Rudy Saldia is a 25-year-old postman from America. Every day he rides to deliver parcels across his hometown of Philadelphia with his six-month-old cat called MJ always sitting on his shoulders. MJ, short for Mary Jane, is different from other cats. She was born in a drawer in Rudy's bedroom on April Fool's day. When she got older, Rudi noticed that her favorite place to rest was his shoulders, so he decided to train her to work with him. "The first day we crossed one block. The next day we tried two blocks and now we can ride about 25 miles every day. MJ enjoys moving around on my shoulders," Rudi said. However, Rudy hopes to be able to ride 100 miles with MJ in the coming day. "People are always surprised and excited to watch us. I often hear someone shout, 'Oh, my God, he has a cat on his shoulder! How lovely that is!' MJ is so comfortable on my shoulder and she never hurts me with her claws. We always get on well with each other and have a great time during the work." Rudy smiled. MJ loves noisy streets of Philadelphia, the only problem is that she is scared of the siren . However, her owner Rudi is always there for her. One day, if you go to Philadelphia and see a postman with a cat on his shoulder, don't be surprised! Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. They're a postman 2. 25 3. America 4. Parcels 5. Philadelphia 6. No 7. his cat 8. MJ 9. Mary Jane 10. Different from other cats 11. She works with him 12. He trained her 13. No 14. On his shoulders 15. about 25 miles 16. Yes 17. Yes 18. MJ is comfortable 19. He has great time 20. Yes 21. The siren. Numbered questions:

1. What does the person do? 2. How old is he? 3. Where are they from? 4. What does he transport? 5. Where? 6. Does he go alone? 7. Who goes with him? 8. What is it's name? 9. Is it short for anything? 10. What is she like? 11. Why is that? 12. How did that happen? 13. Does she walk with him? 14. How does she travel with him? 15. How far do they go? 16. Do they do this every day? 17. Do people enjoy seeing this? 18. What does she think of it? 19. What about him? 20. Is she afraid of anything? 21. What of?

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"I believe you're the right person to write an advice column for the students called "Dear Amy!". Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else. At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe. "Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed "Joe". Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Of course not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe. At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's Maths class, sat down next to him and asked, "What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." "I guess I do," said Andy. "If you got a problem, why don't you try writing to Amy about it?" asked Eleanor. Andy sighed ; but she continued, "in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it - it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was signed Joe, a songwriter." Answer the following questions: 1. Who felt sad? 2. Why was he sad? 3. Who was the school newspaper editor? 4. What did Joe ask if he should do? 5. Who wrote the column called "Dear Amy!"? 6. Who got angry if Joe played his guitar? 7. Who did Andy see at a bar? 8. Was she in his English class? 9. What class of his was she in? 10. What did Andy worry about? 11. What did Eleanor ask Andy when she sat down? 12. What was her suggestion? 13. What did she say she did last week? 14. Did Dear Amy answer it? 15. What kind of lessons did Joe want to take? 16. What kind of column was "Dear Amy"? 17. Why couldn't Andy sleep? 18. Why did Eleanor think that Dear Amy hadn't answered her letter? 19. What was the phony letter signed? Numbered answers:

1. Joe 2. wanted to be a songwriter 3. Jenny 4. run away from home 5. Andy 6. parents 7. Eleanor 8. no 9. Maths 10. Joe 11. "What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." 12. write to Amy 13. wrote phony letter 14. no 15. music lessons 16. advice column 17. worried 18. busy 19. Joe, a songwriter

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER VIII AN INFORMAL COURT One morning, soon after Fuller and his daughter had gone home, Dick stood at a table in the testing house behind the mixing sheds. The small, galvanized iron building shook with the throb of engines and rattle of machinery, and now and then a shower of cinders pattered upon the roof; for the big mill that ground up the concrete was working across the road. The lattice shutters were closed, for the sake of privacy, and kept out the glare, though they could not keep out the heat, which soaked through the thin, iron walls, and Dick's face was wet with perspiration as he arranged a number of small concrete blocks. Some of these were broken, and some partly crushed. Delicate scales and glass measures occupied a neighboring shelf, and a big steel apparatus that looked rather like a lever weighing machine stood in the shadow. Where the draught that came through the lattices flowed across the room, Bethune lounged in a canvas chair, and another man, with a quiet, sunburned face, sat behind him. This was Stuyvesant, whose authority was only second to Fuller's. "Brandon seems to have taken a good deal of trouble, but this kind of investigation needs the strictest accuracy, and we haven't the best of testing apparatus," Bethune remarked. "I expect he'll allow that the results he has got may be to some extent misleading, and I doubt if it's worth while to go on with the matter. Are you sure you have made no mistakes, Dick?" 1. How many went home at first? 2. Who was one of them? 3. And the other? 4. Who was in the testing house? 5. What was it behindd? 6. Was it a big building? 7. What was it made out of? 8. What landed on the roof sometimes? 9. Where the blinds open or closed? 10. Why? 11. Who was relaxing in a seat? 12. What type was were she was sitting? 13. Was there anyone else there? 14. Where in relation to Bethune? 15. Who was it? Numbered answers:

1. Two 2. Fuller 3. his daughter 4. Dick 5. the mixing sheds 6. no 7. galvanized iron 8. cinders 9. closed 10. for the sake of privacy 11. Bethune 12. a canvas chair 13. yes 14. behind him. 15. Stuyvesant,

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London , texting on her phone. She wasn't watching where she was going , so she fell into a sewer and got trapped. Luckily she didn't hurt badly. She quickly climbed out and walked away. But her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention. Jenny was angry with this, but she learned a deep lesson: Texting while walking is dangerous. This time I just fell into a sewer. Next time I didn't know what would happen. Maybe I would be knocked down by a car or something else. It was horrible. Jenny may be famous for her mistake. After that, she was laughed at by her friends and workmates. She _ what she had done. But it was too late. However, she wasn't the only one who got into trouble while texting on the phone. In 2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons. They were walking and texting or talking on the phone. Suddenly a wall appeared! Or a hole or something like that got in the way. There were cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse result happened on them. So we must be careful when we are walking. Don't send messages or talk with somebody on the phone while walking. Or you may hurt yourself and become another Jenny in the future. 1. Who may be harmed? 2. When? 3. Who is this about? 4. When did she have an accident? 5. Where was she? 6. What was she doing? 7. And what else? 8. Did others have accidents while texting? 9. How many? 10. In what year? 11. What nationality? 12. Did they receive medical care? 13. For what? 14. What did Jenny fall in? 15. What did she fall in? 16. Was it seen by anybody else? 17. How did they hear about it? 18. Did it get many views? 19. How many? 20. Did she learn anything? Numbered answers:

1. ourselves 2. while sending text messages or talking to someone on the phone while walking 3. Jenny 4. last Saturday night 5. a mall in London 6. walking 7. texting on her phone 8. yes 9. more than 1000 10. In 2008 11. English 12. yes 13. cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse 14. Saturday 15. a sewer 16. yes 17. someone posted it on YouTube 18. yes 19. 2 million times 20. yes

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Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this theology and became Origen's constant companion, and was ordained deacon. He plied Origen with questions, and urged him to write his Commentaries () on the books of the Bible, and, as a wealthy nobleman and courtier, he provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition. He suffered during the persecution under the Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax in 235. He was later released and died a confessor. The last mention of Ambrose in the historical record is in Origen's "Contra Celsum," which the latter wrote at the solicitation of Ambrose. Origen often speaks of Ambrose in affectionately as a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes. All of Origen's works written after 218 are dedicated to Ambrose, including his "On Martyrdom", "Contra Celsum", "Commentary on St. John's Gospel", and "On Prayer". Ambrose's letters to Origen (praised by Jerome) are lost, although part of one exists. Answer this series of questions: 1. Which religions theory did Origen believe in? 2. What about Origen piqued Ambrose's interest? 3. Where did he teach? 4. When was this? 5. What was Ambrose's original religious belief? 6. Did he eventually give up this belief? 7. What caused him to do this? 8. What religious figure did he become? 9. Did he have a lot of wealth? 10. What did he do with his wealth? 11. How did he die? 12. Did Origen think highly of him? 13. What did Origen say about him? 14. Did Origen dedicate anything to him? 15. When were those works written? 16. Who thought highly of Ambrose's letters to his friend? 17. What happened to these letters? 18. When did Ambrose die? Numbered answers:

1. Christian 2. fame as a teacher 3. Catechetical School of Alexandria 4. 212 5. gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist 6. Yes. 7. Origen's teaching 8. ordained deacon 9. Yes. 10. he provided his teacher with books and secretaries. 11. as a confessor 12. Yes. 13. a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes 14. Yes. 15. after 218 16. Jerome 17. they were lost 18. c. 250

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(CNN) -- Baseball's biggest stars are in New York for Tuesday's All-Star game, as the sport says goodbye to one of its most famous landmarks. Joseph Cornacchia, left, used to play with Babe Ruth when he was a kid, his son Jim says. It's the Yankees' final season at the "House that Ruth Built," and MLB.com reports that 40 Hall of Famers are expected to attend the historic event. We asked CNN.com readers to share their baseball memories and to tell us about meeting their favorite players. iReporter Jim Cornacchia of Rye, New York, says his grandmother taught Babe Ruth to "make a mean batch of chili." He said the legendary slugger would come to Greenwood Lake, New York, during the off season and would visit with his family. iReport.com: Ever met your favorite player? Cornacchia's father, Joseph, who just turned 76, would play wintertime games with "The Babe" as a child, and even built a snowman with him. Patrick Palmer, 43, has been a Yankees fan since he was a kid, even though he grew up in Iowa. "My father was a Yankees fan, and it was just handed down through the generations," he said. Palmer has a baseball signed by about 20 Yankees players and other memorabilia, but said his biggest thrill was meeting relief pitchers Sparky Lyle and Rich "Goose" Gossage. "It was also amazing to shake hands with one of the most feared pitchers of his day, Goose Gossage, and really see what a gentle person he could be," See what Palmer wrote on iReport.com. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Are basketball players in town? 2. Where? 3. What are they doing there? 4. Anything else? 5. Will anyone important be there? 6. According to whom? 7. Who learned to cook something? 8. Who taught him? 9. What did he make? 10. What do they call the stadium that is being demolished? 11. Is someone in his forties? 12. Who? 13. Does he like the red Sox? 14. Who does the poor guy like? 15. Where is he from? Numbered answers:

1. Yes. 2. New York 3. For the All-Star game. 4. Say goodbye to a famous landmark. 5. 40 Hall of Famers 6. MLB.com 7. Babe Ruth 8. Jim Cornacchia's grandmother 9. Chili 10. House that Ruth Built 11. Yes 12. Patrick Palmer. 13. No. 14. Yankees. 15. Iowa

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The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Paul Whittaker; the editor is John Lehmann and the editor-at-large is Paul Kelly. Available nationally (in each state and territory), "The Australian" is the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, with a circulation of 116,655 on weekdays and 254,891 on weekends in 2013, figures substantially below those of top-selling local newspapers in Sydney ("The Daily Telegraph"), Melbourne ("The Herald Sun"), and Brisbane ("The Courier-Mail"). Its chief rivals are the business-focused "Australian Financial Review", and on weekends, "The Saturday Paper". In May 2010, the newspaper launched the first Australian newspaper iPad app. "The Australian" is owned by News Corp Australia. "The Australian" is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole dailies in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin and the most popular metropolitan dailies in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch. "The Australian" integrates content from overseas newspapers owned by News Corp Australia's parent, News Corp, including "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Times" of London. The first edition of "The Australian" was published by Rupert Murdoch on 15 July 1964, becoming the third national newspaper in Australia following shipping newspaper "Daily Commercial News" (1891) and "Australian Financial Review" (1951). Unlike other Murdoch newspapers, it was neither a tabloid nor an acquired publication. From its inception "The Australian" struggled for financial viability and ran at a loss for several decades. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What is the Australian? 2. What kind of newspaper? 3. Does the Australian contain content from other papers? 4. Papers from where? 5. Name an overseas paper used by the Australian. 6. And another? 7. Who owns those papers? 8. Is the Australian a popular newspaper in Australia? 9. How many papers go out on weekdays? 10. And on weekends? 11. From what year was that circulation data taken? 12. Who is News Corp's founder? 13. What is his company position? 14. When was the first edition released? 15. By whom? 16. Name a paper that was more popular at the time. 17. Name a national paper that had been released before that time. 18. And another? 19. What kind of paper was "Daily Commercial News"? 20. Was the Australian financially successful? Numbered answers:

1. newspaper 2. broadsheet 3. Yes 4. from overseas 5. "The Wall Street Journal" 6. "The Times" 7. News Corp 8. yes 9. 116,655 10. 254,891 11. 2013 12. Rupert Murdoch 13. Chairman 14. 15 July 1964 15. Rupert Murdoch 16. unknown 17. "Daily Commercial News" 18. "Australian Financial Review" 19. a shipping newspaper 20. no

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Chennai (; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the biggest cultural, economic and educational centres in South India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the fifth-largest city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India. The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world. Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015. The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. As such, it is termed "India's health capital". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio-economic problems. Chennai had the third-largest expatriate population in India at 35,000 in 2009, 82,790 in 2011 and estimated at over 100,000 by 2016. Tourism guide publisher Lonely Planet named Chennai as one of the top ten cities in the world to visit in 2015. Chennai is ranked as a beta-level city in the Global Cities Index and was ranked the best city in India by "India Today" in the 2014 annual Indian city survey. In 2015 Chennai was named the "hottest" city (worth visiting, and worth living in for long term) by the BBC, citing the mixture of both modern and traditional values. National Geographic ranked Chennai's food as second best in the world; it was the only Indian city to feature in the list. Chennai was also named the ninth-best cosmopolitan city in the world by Lonely Planet. 1. What is CHennai the capital of? 2. What level city is it Ranked by the Global Cities index? 3. It is the forth most populous what in India? 4. What was it's expatriate population in 2011? 5. What about by 2016? 6. Who named it Hottest city both worth vsiting and living in in 2016? 7. Compaired to other cities in the world how does it rank in population? 8. Why is it termed Indias health capital? 9. Where is the CIty located? 10. What did National Geographic rank it second best of in the world? Numbered answers:

1. Tamil Nadu 2. Beta 3. Urban agglomeration 4. 82,790 5. Over 100,000 6. BBC 7. 36th-largest 8. It attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists 9. Coromandel Coast 10. Food

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CHAPTER XIII. MR. TAPPITT IN HIS COUNTING-HOUSE. Luke Rowan, when he left the cottage, walked quickly back across the green towards Baslehurst. He had sauntered out slowly on his road from the brewery to Bragg's End, being in doubt as to what he would do when he reached his destination; but there was no longer room for doubt now; he had said that to Rachel's mother which made any further doubt impossible, and he was resolved that he would ask Rachel to be his wife. He had spoken to Mrs. Ray of his intention in that respect as though he thought that such an offer on his part might probably be rejected, and in so speaking had at the time spoken the truth; but he was eager, sanguine, and self-confident by nature, and though he was by no means disposed to regard himself as a conquering hero by whom any young lady would only be too happy to find herself beloved, he did not at the present moment look forward to his future fate with despair. He walked quickly home along the dusty road, picturing to himself a happy prosperous future in Baslehurst, with Rachel as his wife, and the Tappitts living in some neighbouring villa on an income paid to old Tappitt by him out of the proceeds of the brewery. That was his present solution of the brewery difficulty. Tappitt was growing old, and it might be quite as well not only for himself, but for the cause of humanity in Devonshire, that he should pass the remainder of his life in that dignity which comfortable retirement from business affords. He did not desire Tappitt for a partner any more than Tappitt desired him. Nevertheless he was determined to brew beer, and was anxious to do so if possible on the spot where his great-uncle Bungall had commenced operations in that line. 1. Where did Rowan walk? 2. from where? 3. was he walking quickly? 4. His road went from where? 5. Was he sure what he was going to do? 6. Who did he say that to? 7. Was he planning to ask Rachel something? 8. What? 9. Who had he talked to about it? 10. Did he think he might be rejected? 11. Where was he imagining his future to be? 12. with whom? 13. who would be living in a nearby villa? 14. Was the brewery doing great? 15. Was Tappitt young? 16. did he want Tappitt as a partner? 17. Did Tapitt want to be his partner? 18. What was he determined to do? 19. who is his great uncle? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Towards Baslehurst 2. The cottage 3. Yes 4. From the brewery to Bragg's End 5. No 6. unknown 7. Yes 8. To be his wife 9. To Mrs. Ray 10. Yes 11. Baslehurst 12. Rachel 13. The Tappitts 14. No 15. No 16. no 17. No 18. To brew beer 19. Bungall

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City's jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York's widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars. When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane. Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it's possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21stcentury New York City looks like. Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic. Lois: We wanted a lane -- the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way. Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own. Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you're shrinking it. Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that _ Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals. 1. are Jewish people mentioned? 2. what type? 3. where do they live? 4. did they do something? 5. what? 6. where? 7. who did they force? 8. what one? 9. is there a route that only goes in one direction? Numbered answers:

1. Yes 2. Hasidic 3. Williamsburg 4. Yes 5. forced removal of a bike lane 6. through their neighborhood 7. the city 8. Brooklyn 9. where?

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_ , by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade, as he was passed on from grade to grade. Steve was a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a twelve year old, yet, Steve went unnoticed... until Miss White. Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful redhead, and Steve was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn't take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. His heart would break under her sharp words, and when he was punished for failing to turn in his homework, he felt just miserable! Still, he did not study. In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things, as the day wore on. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one was sober enough to care. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school. One day, Miss White's impatient voice broke into his daydreams. "Steve!!" Startled, he turned to look at her. "Pay attention!" Steve locked his gaze on Miss White with adolescent adoration , as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade. "You all did pretty well," she told the class, "except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but..." She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face. "...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!" She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips. After that, it was war!! Steve still wouldn't do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn. "Just try it! ONE WEEK!" He was unmoved. "You're smart enough! You'll see a change!" Nothing fazed him. "Give yourself a chance! Don't give up on your life!" Nothing. "Steve! Please! I care about you!" Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!! Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, he took one look around. Both parents were passed out, in various stages of undress, and the stench was overpowering! He, quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. Grim faced and determined, he headed for the woods. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! God, she was beautiful! He yearned for her smile to turn on him. It did not. Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart pounding within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn't resist another look at the lovely woman. Miss White's face was in total shock! She glanced up at Steve, then down, then up. Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test! From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it! He discovered that he could understand and retain knowledge, and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel! And he continued this course throughout his school life. After high-school Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a successful military career. During that time, he met the love of his life, he raised a family, and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval career, he inspired many young people, who without him, might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a second career after the Navy, and he continues to inspire others, as an adjunct professor in a nearby college. Miss White left a great legacy. She saved one boy who has changed many lives. I know, because I am the love of his life. You see, it's simple, really. A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Miss White 2. smiling, young, beautiful redhead 3. No 4. No 5. seventh grade 6. 0 7. Steve 8. camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks 9. passed his first test 10. No 11. Naval career 12. an adjunct professor 13. a nearby college 14. Yes Numbered questions:

1. Who was Steve in love with? 2. What did she look like? 3. Was Steve successful in class? 4. Did he ever do homework? 5. What grade was he in? 6. How many days was he absent? 7. Who did the teacher imply was the smartest male in his grade? 8. What did he gather up one day at home? 9. What made Miss White grin? 10. Did he find out that he was bad at learning? 11. What was his career? 12. Did he have any other jobs? 13. At what type of school? 14. Did he have kids?

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF, ; ; ) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football. CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions. CAF is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA. Since the expansion of the number of teams at the World Cup finals to 32 in 1998, CAF has been allocated five places, though this was expanded to six for the 2010 tournament in South Africa, to include the hosts. CAF was founded on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan, by the Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo. Youssef Mohammad was the first General Secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president. Since 2002, the administrative center has been located in 6th of October City, near Cairo. CAF currently has 56 member associations: 55 are full members, including former associate Zanzibar (admitted in March 2017), while Réunion remains an associate member (see the CAF Members and Zones section below). Answer the following questions: 1. How many continental confederations of FIFA are there? 2. When was CAF founded? 3. Where? 4. How long did headquarters stay there? 5. Where did they move after? 6. Why did they move? 7. Who is the only associate member of CAF? 8. What continent does CAF represent? 9. What is one of the responsibilities of CAF? 10. When did the expansion to 32 World Cup teams occur? 11. How many places did CAF get at the 1998 World Cup? 12. How many did they get at the 2010 South Africa tournament? 13. Does CAF run the continental soccer competitions? 14. Do they have media rights as well? 15. Who was the first General Secretary of CAF? 16. Who was president? 17. How many member associations does CAF currently have? 18. How many are full members? 19. Were any of those a former associate? 20. Which one? Numbered answers:

1. six 2. 8 February 1957 3. Khartoum, Sudan 4. for some months 5. near Cairo 6. a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association 7. Réunion 8. Africa 9. it represents the national football associations of Africa 10. in 1998 11. five 12. six 13. yes 14. yes 15. Youssef Mohammad 16. Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem 17. 56 18. 55 19. yes 20. Zanzibar

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Read the text and answer the questions. Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy's mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see. Although Billy can't see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its _ , but Billy wasn't old enough. Billy's dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely do something great. "It's a sighted world," Billy said. "You can't let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can't move forward and make your dreams come true." 1. Who is this article about? 2. Who is Billy Dengler? 3. What is unique about him? 4. When did they notice that? 5. Can he see? 6. Did he let that get him down? 7. What does Billy believe? 8. What grade is he in now? 9. What are his goals? 10. Is he good with computers? 11. Where did he learn that? 12. When? 13. How did he do that if he was blind? 14. Does he have any practical experience? Numbered answers:

1. Billy Dengler 2. a 14-year-old boy 3. his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's 4. A month after he was born 5. Billy would never be able to see 6. No 7. You can't let anything get in the way of your dreams 8. unknown 9. Stanford University or MIT 10. Yes 11. Billy began teaching himself computer programming 12. seven years old 13. using a screen reader 14. Yes.

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in "16:9". For an "x":"y" aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into "x" units of equal length and the height is measured using this same length unit, the height will be measured to be "y" units. In, for example, a group of images that all have an aspect ratio of 16:9, one image might be 16 inches wide and 9 inches high, another 16 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters high, and a third might be 8 yards wide and 4.5 yards high. The most common aspect ratios used today in the presentation of films in cinemas are 1.85:1 and 2.39:1. Two common videographic aspect ratios are 4:3 (1.3:1), the universal video format of the 20th century, and (1.7:1), universal for high-definition television and European digital television. Other cinema and video aspect ratios exist, but are used infrequently. In still camera photography, the most common aspect ratios are 4:3, 3:2, and more recently being found in consumer cameras 16:9. Other aspect ratios, such as 5:3, 5:4, and 1:1 (square format), are used in photography as well, particularly in medium format and large format. 1. what is a common ratio used in films? 2. is there one for camera photography? 3. what is it? 4. any others used? 5. what? 6. What does aspect ratio do? 7. how would you express this? 8. does x stand for height? 9. what does it stand for? 10. Does Y stand for circumfrence? 11. what does it stand for? 12. what is the aspect ratio for the universal video format? 13. for the 19th century? 14. what century? 15. what is the aspect ratio for high def tv? 16. are there different aspect ratios used in camera photography with different formats? 17. what seperates the two numbers? Numbered answers:

1. 1.85:1 2. yes 3. 4:3 4. yes 5. 3:2, 16:9, 5:3, 5:4, and 1:1 6. describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. 7. two numbers separated by a colon 8. no 9. the width 10. no 11. the height 12. 4:3 (1.3:1) 13. no 14. 20th 15. (1.7:1) 16. yes 17. a colon

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On the third day of November, Ron and Pam went to the store. They wanted to get some food for a new recipe. It was late in the afternoon, but they wanted to eat the food soon at dinner. To save time they split the list in half. Ron was to get the pasta and tomato sauce, and Pam was to get the vegetables and juice. They went their separate ways in the store, and made plans to meet in the checkout line in half an hour. On her way to the fruit and vegetable section, Pam ran into her friend Tom. Tom had bought a pet bunny for his friend and wanted to buy it some food. He asked Pam what he needs to feed the bunny. Pam told him lettuce and carrots, so he put 5 heads of lettuce in his basket along with one bag of carrots. Tom said goodbye to Pam and went to the front of the store to buy his vegetables. Now it was time for Pam to pick out the vegetables she would buy for dinner. She wanted to make a salad, so she bought spinach, 2 big red tomatoes, a box of mushrooms, and 3 cucumbers. Pam then went to where they kept the juice and grabbed a big bottle of lemonade. Pam went to the front of the store and met Ron. They handed their items to the sales clerk so that they could buy them. The total cost of the food was 20 dollars. As a gift to Pam, Ron paid for the food and said happy birthday. As a gift he would be cooking her dinner. Answer this series of questions: 1. what day did Ron and Pam go to the store? 2. was it late in the afternoon? 3. what did they want to do soon? 4. to save time, how did they divide the list? 5. where were they supposed to meet? 6. who did Pam run into? 7. what was he getting for his friend's bunny? 8. did Pam know what type of food? 9. how many heads of lettuce did Tom get? 10. and how many bags of carrots? 11. What did Pam want to make? 12. how many cucumbers did she get for it? 13. did she get anything else? 14. who did she go to the front of the store to meet? 15. how much did they hand the clerk? 16. who paid 17. was it Pam's birthday? 18. what would be Ron's gift to Pam? Numbered answers:

1. the third day of November 2. yes 3. eat the food soon at dinner. 4. they split the list in half 5. the checkout line 6. her friend Tom 7. food. 8. yes 9. Five 10. one 11. a salad 12. Three 13. lemonade 14. Ron 15. 20 dollars 16. Ron 17. yes 18. cooking her dinner.

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Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76. This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker. Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more! The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old. Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe . When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100thbirthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what type of paintings does grandma moses paint? 2. who did she marry? 3. what was his job? 4. do most people rest when they are old? 5. what year did they marry? 6. are most people famous? 7. how old is Anna Mary Moses in 1930? 8. when was she born? 9. what was her maiden name? 10. where did her daughter take her paintings? 11. at what age does she die? 12. how many more paintings did she paint after turning 100 13. who bought the paintings? 14. did he like them? 15. where did he take her paintings? 16. who has a famous gallery there? 17. at what age were Grandma Moses' paintings in Kallier's gallery? 18. did it make her famous? 19. who wanted her paintings now? 20. did she paint more? Numbered answers:

1. Paintings of country life. 2. Thomas Moses. 3. Farm worker. 4. Yes. 5. 1887. 6. No. 7. 70 8. 1860. 9. Anna Mary Robertson 10. To a store in town. 11. 101 12. Six 13. A man from New York. 14. Yes 15. To galleries in New York City. 16. Otto Kallir 17. 80 18. Yes 19. Everyone 20. Yes

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CHAPTER IV THE WAY INTO PRINT Sam Cotting's General Store at Millville divided importance with Bob West's hardware store but was a more popular loafing place for the sparse population of the tiny town. The post office was located in one corner and the telephone booth in another, and this latter institution was regarded with much awe by the simple natives. Once in awhile some one would telephone over to the Junction on some trivial business, but the long-distance call was never employed except by the "nabobs"--the local name for John Merrick and his nieces--or by the manager of the new mill at Royal, who had extended the line to his own office in the heart of the pine forest. So, when Uncle John and the girls entered Cotting's store and the little gentleman shut himself up in the telephone booth, a ripple of excitement spread throughout the neighborhood. Skim Clark, the youthful hope of the Widow Clark, who "run the Emporium," happened to be in the store and he rushed out to spread the news that "the nabob's talkin' to New Yoruk!" This information demanded immediate attention. Marshall McMahon McNutt, familiarly known as "Peggy" McNutt--because he had once lost a foot in a mowing machine--and who was alleged to be a real estate agent, horse doctor, fancy poultry breeder and palmist, and who also dabbled in the sale of subscription books, life insurance, liniment and watermelons, quickly slid off his front porch across the way and sauntered into Cotting's to participate in the excitement. Seth Davis, the blacksmith, dropped his tools and hurried to the store, and the druggist three doors away--a dapper gentleman known as Nib Corkins--hurriedly locked his door and attended the meeting. Presently the curious group was enlarged by the addition of Nick Thome the liveryman, Lon Taft, a carpenter and general man-of-all-work, and Silas Caldwell the miller, the latter a serious individual who had "jest happened to come acrost from the mill in the nick o' time." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. who used long-distance calls? 2. what was the name of the town? 3. what was nabob the local name for? 4. whose store was more popular, Sam's or Bob's? 5. was it a specific store or a general store? 6. what did people like to do there? 7. who went in the telephone booth? 8. did it cause excitement? 9. whose nickname was Peggy? 10. who was Widow Clark related to? 11. were they the one who talked about the phone call? 12. how many professions was Peggy alleged to have? 13. what chopped off his foot? 14. what was Nick Thome's job? 15. was Peggy excited? 16. where did he go to participate? 17. did Seth Davis also go? 18. what were they doing? Numbered answers:

1. the "nabobs" 2. Millville 3. John Merrick and his nieces 4. Sam's 5. General 6. loaf 7. Uncle John 8. yes 9. Marshall McMahon McNutt 10. Skim Clark 11. Yes 12. Five 13. a mowing machine- 14. a liveryman 15. Yes 16. into Cotting's 17. Yes 18. watching the nabob's use the phone

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The other day Mitch went to the store to buy his mother a big turkey. Inside the store there was food all over! Mitch could not believe his own little eyes. From the first time Mitch woke up this morning he knew that he'd be a big man someday, and getting a big turkey for his mother was the way in which he could show that he is a big man. The store had all kinds of food from chocolate bars to yummy radish. Mitch ran for the turkey section of the store with much force. "Turkeys are good, yummy yummy in my tummy, I want to eat a big old turkey and then go to the bathroom several times!" Mitch would cry out to strangers he met in the turkey section of the store. Then, four and a half seconds later, Mitch turned into a giant Walrus named Ted! No one knew how this could have happened, but the Walrus knew. A few years later, Mitch the now giant Walrus named Ted joined the circus and became a rich man with green in his heart. He could not think of anything else but making more money at his circus. One day Ted the giant Walrus, also known as Mitch the happy boy, remembered that his mother still wanted a big turkey for her late night breakfast. Now that Ted was a giant walrus making money hand over fist, he could buy his mommy a big old turkey for their night time breakfast. Ted the walrus also remembered that he had earlier built a time machine. Ted the giant walrus used his time machine to go back in time to buy his mother who was now a dog named Herbert. Ted's mother, Herbert loved the big turkey, but there was a small problem. Herbert the dog didn't have any teeth! 1. Where did Mitch go to the other day? 2. what did he buy there? 3. and who did he get it for? 4. And why was he doing this? 5. What did Mitch say he wanted to do after eating turkey? 6. What did Mitch turn into? 7. And what was his name? 8. What did he do a few years later? 9. What did he have in him? 10. What did he remember that he made that could allow him to see his mom? 11. What did he find had happened to his mom? 12. named what? 13. Why couldn't his mom enjoy the turkey? Numbered answers:

1. to the store 2. a big turkey 3. his mother 4. to show that he was a big man 5. go to the bathroom several times 6. a giant Walrus 7. Ted 8. joined the circus 9. green in his heart 10. time machine 11. she was now a dog 12. Herbert. 13. Herbert didn't have any teeth

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Bomb attack onprefix = st1 /Bombaytrains kills 190 BOMBAY, India-Eight bombs exploded in first -class compartments of packed Bombay Trains Tuesday, killing 190 people and wounding hundreds in a well-designed terror attack on the heart of a city that embodies the ambition of the country. Liu Xiang record warmsChina's hearts Liu Xiang ofChinaset a new 110 metres hurdles world record on a stunning night in Lausanne, breaking the record he shared withBritain's Colin Jackson. Liu rushed to the finishing line in a time of 12.88 seconds, beating the old mark of 12.91 that he matched in winning gold at the 2004 A thens Olympics. Jackson ran 12.91 inStuttgart,Germany, in August 1993. Materazzi admits insulting Zidane Marco Materazzi admits he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the France captain head-butted him in the World Cup final. Materazzi denies calling him a"terrorist."Zidane and Materazzi _ after Italy broke up a French attack in extra-time of Sunday's final in Berlin Seconds later, Zidane lowered his head and rammed Materazzi in the chest, knocking him to the ground. President Hu departs for G8 summit BEIJING,July 16-Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing on Sunday morning for Russia's St. Petersburg to attend the summit of the Group of Eight major economies. Hu is invited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday. Hu will meet with G-8 leaders to discuss energy security, prevention and control of epidemic diseases, education, African development and other topics. Among Hu's entourages are State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Director of the Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Wang Huning, Deputy Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Ling Jihua, Director of thePresident's Office Chen Shiju and Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The G-8 members are Britain,Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,Russiaand theUnited States. 1. how many people died? 2. where? 3. were they in a school? 4. where were they? 5. what killed them? 6. 2 of them? 7. how many? 8. who is the president of china? 9. did he go somewhere? 10. when? 11. where did he go? 12. where was it held? 13. did he receive and invitation? 14. from who? 15. his position? 16. how many countries make up the group? 17. are they named? 18. what? 19. is a competition mentioned? 20. which one? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. 190 2. BOMBAY, India 3. No 4. On trains 5. Bombs 6. No 7. Eight 8. Hu Jintao 9. Yes 10. Sunday morning the week of July 16 11. G8 summit 12. St. Petersburg, Russia 13. Yes 14. Vladimir Putin 15. He is the Russian President 16. Eight 17. Yes 18. Britain,Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,Russiaand theUnited States 19. Yes 20. 110 metres hurdles

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Health and Human Services' acting secretary has appointed Dr. Richard Besser as the interim director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. William Gimson will return to his position as the CDC's chief operating officer. He replaces William Gimson, who took over as interim CDC director at noon on January 20. Gimson notified CDC employees that HHS acting secretary Charles E. Johnson had announced the appointment. Gimson replaced Dr. Julie Gerberding, who was the head of the CDC from 2002 until two days ago. Gerberding, along with other senior officials, also resigned on January 20, when Barack Obama and his administration took over. Past HHS secretary Michael Leavitt said that the interim directors would take over until the next HHS nominee -- former Sen. Tom Daschle -- is confirmed and makes the permanent appointments. Gimson told employees he's returning to his post as the CDC's chief operating officer. The CDC usually has a physician as its director, which Gimson is not. According to the biography posted on the CDC Web site, Besser's last position at the CDC was as the director of the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, where he was responsible for public health emergency preparedness and emergency response activities. According to CDC sources, Besser was seeing patients when he learned of his new position. In addition to heading the CDC bioterrorism preparedness division, he is a practicing pediatrician. 1. What position is being replaced? 2. Who is he replacing? 3. Why is he being replaced? 4. What was his position? 5. Have there been resignations in the agency? 6. When? 7. When does the new person start at the agency? 8. Is there a new permanent person for the job? 9. who? 10. What was Besser doing when he found out he had a new job? 11. What does he do other than provide healthcare for children? Numbered answers:

1. director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2. William Gimson 3. William Gimson will return to his position 4. the CDC's chief operating officer 5. yes 6. January 20 7. noon on January 20 8. Yes 9. Sen. Tom Daschle 10. seeing patients 11. heads the CDC bioterrorism preparedness division

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Chapter IV.--BATTLE OF KOLIN. On and after June 9th, the bombardment at Prag abated, and never rose to briskness again; the place of trial for decision of that Siege having flitted else-whither, as we said. About that time, rumors came in, not so favorable, from the Duke of Bevern; which Friedrich, strong in hope, strove visibly to disbelieve, but at last could not. Bevern reports that Daun is actually coming on, far too strong for his resisting;--in other terms, that the Siege of Prag will not decide itself by bombardment, but otherwise and elsewhere. Of which we must now give some account; brief as may be, especially in regard to the preliminary or marching part. Daun, whose light troops plundered Brandeis (almost within wind of the Prussian Rear) on the day while Prag Battle was fighting, had, on that fatal event, gradually drawn back to Czaslau, a place we used to know fifteen years ago; and there, or in those neighborhoods, defensively manoeuvring, and hanging upon Kuttenberg, Kolin, especially upon his Magazine of Suchdol, Daun, always rather drawing back, with Brunswick-Bevern vigilantly waiting on him, has continued ever since; diligently recruiting himself; ranking the remains of the right wing defeated at Prag; drawing regiments out of Mahren, or whencesoever to be had. Till, by these methods, he is grown 60,000 strong; nearly thrice superior to Bevern; though being a "Fabius Cunctator" (so called by and by), he as yet attempts nothing. Forty thousand in Prag, with Sixty here in the Czaslau Quarter, [Tempelhof, i. 196; Retzow (i. 107, 109) counts 46,000+66,000.] that makes 100,000; say his Prussian Majesty has two-thirds of the number: can the Fabius Cunctator attempt nothing, before Prag utterly famish? Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. On and after June 9th 2. no 3. Daun 4. Czaslau 5. defensive 6. yes 7. 60,000 8. Prag and Czaslau Quarter 9. bad 10. that the Siege of Prag will not decide itself by bombardment, but otherwise and elsewhere 11. no 12. three Numbered questions:

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The cute red ball rolled over to the blue ball and said hello. The blue ball was scared and went to cry to the green ball. The green ball laughed at the blue ball. Then the green ball told the orange ball that blue ball was stupid. Most felt this was not good to do and so they punished the green ball by taking away all his air. From that day on everyone saw the air-less green ball and knew that they could not do or say any bad things. This is how the trouble started. The purple ball used the fear of everyone to become the leader that they all feared. The purple ball was mean to everyone. Until one day the red ball spoke up and got all the other colored balls together and they took the air from the purple ball and put it in the green ball. Sadly, the green ball had been without air for too long and was dead. Answer the following questions: 1. How many different colored balls are in this story? 2. What did the purple ball do? 3. How? Numbered answers:

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER XXXII THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply. "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France! Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon." On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn. He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt. He had not always succeeded in this praiseworthy endeavour, for milor as a rule chose to ignore M. de Stainville, as far as, and often more than, courtesy permitted. The two men had not often met since the memorable evening when milor snatched the golden prize which Gaston had so clumsily cast aside. Their tastes were very dissimilar, and so was their entourage. Milor was officially considered to belong to the Queen's set, whilst Gaston clung to the more entertaining company of Madame de Pompadour and her friends; nor had M. de Stainville had the bad grace to interfere with his wife's obvious predeliction for Lord Eglinton's company. The memorable day which was just drawing to its close had seen many changes--changes that were almost upheavals of old traditions and of habitual conditions of court life. Gaston had deceived and then hideously outraged the woman whom long ago he had already wronged. A year ago she had humiliated him, had snatched from him the golden prize which his ambition had coveted, and which she made him understand that he could not obtain without her. To-day had been his hour; he had dragged her down to the very mire in which he himself had grovelled, he had laid her pride to dust and shaken the pinnacle of virtue and integrity on which she stood. 1. what is the chapter title? 2. who received Milor's reply? 3. who brought it to him? 4. what was his physical reaction? 5. had the two men met recently? 6. had anything happened when they last met? 7. whose was it? 8. who hung around with Madame Pompadour? 9. and what was Milor? 10. Would you say that Gaston is Lord Englinton? 11. what did Gaston do to the woman? 12. and what did she do to him a year ago? 13. how? 14. and what did she make him know? 15. what did he do to her today? 16. was he happy about this? 17. what else did he do to her? 18. were Gaston and Milor similar? 19. who did Gaston not have ill will against? 20. what did he always do? Numbered answers:

1. THE DAWN 2. M. le Comte de Stainville 3. M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac 4. he shrugged his shoulders 5. no 6. milor snatched the golden prize 7. Gaston's 8. Gaston 9. he was officially considered to belong to the Queen's set 10. no 11. Gaston had deceived her 12. she had humiliated him 13. had snatched from him the golden prize 14. that he could not obtain it without her 15. he had dragged her down to the very mire in which he himself had grovelled 16. unknown 17. he had laid her pride to dust 18. no 19. _le petit Anglais_ 20. tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN)How do Republicans try to breathe new life into an old scandal? We've seen it time and time again. Here's how it works: Step One: Republicans, with nothing in their arsenal to use against Hillary Clinton, selectively leak to reporters a "scandalous" tidbit -- often one that has been previously reported. Step Two: The new media bites. Step Three: The media hyperventilates and suffocates the airwaves with repetition of the same story. Step Four: Upon further examination, the story falls apart. This is exactly how the latest media hype, this time over Hillary Clinton's use of emails at the State Department, has played out. And it presents yet another chapter in the Benghazi hoax. The New York Times story about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account at the State Department is a perfect example of "gotcha" journalism, where reporters will take any bait the Republicans give them without proper vetting. The New York Times has a history of this. (Whitewater, anyone?) The Times story suggests Secretary Clinton broke federal rules in relation to her email. But the Times' main source for this allegation says Clinton violated no laws. Yes, Clinton used a private email account to communicate while she was secretary of state. But so did secretaries of state before her. According to the State Department spokesman Marie Harf, John Kerry is the first secretary of state ever to rely primarily on official State Department email. Clinton asks State to release emails: What you need to know In October 2014, 18 months after Clinton left, the State Department was engaged in the process of updating its records preservation policies. The State Department asked every secretary of state dating back to Madeleine Albright to provide records, including emails, from their time in office. Clinton responded to the State Department's request for emails, providing the department with over 55,000 pages of emails. She did so months ago. Clinton has been fully transparent and has asked the State Department for these emails to be made public. 1. What political party is the article about? 2. Who are they targeting? 3. What is the second step? 4. Does the story hold water? 5. What newspaper wrote a piece about her? 6. What is the type of reporting called? 7. Is this a typical thing for this newspaper? 8. Did she break the law? 9. Has she been cooperative? 10. How much did she turn over? Numbered answers:

1. Republicans 2. Hillary Clinton 3. The new media bites 4. nothing in their arsenal 5. New York Times 6. gotcha 7. yes 8. no 9. yes 10. a lot

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool. An autographed photo of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who was found dead in July 1969 Police in Sussex, in southern England, have confirmed they are examining documents given to them by an investigative journalist who has been researching events surrounding Jones' death. Scott Jones, who is not related to the musician, has spent four years reviewing the evidence and speaking to key witnesses in the case. In an article published in the Daily Mail in November 2008, Jones wrote, "I'm convinced Brian Jones' death was not fully investigated. The only question that remains is why?" Brian Jones' body was found in the swimming pool after a party at his home in Cotchford Farm, East Sussex in July 1969. He was 27. An inquest returned a verdict of death by misadventure, despite post mortem results showing he had not taken illegal drugs and had only consumed the alcoholic equivalent of three and a half pints of beer. One of the most popular conspiracy theories that followed was that Jones was murdered by his builder, Frank Thorogood. The theory gained credence after Thorogood allegedly confessed to the killing before his death in 1993. The storyline formed the basis of the 2005 film "Stoned." Sussex police told CNN they could not say how long it would take to review the new material, nor whether it could lead to a full investigation. Answer this series of questions: 1. Who was found dead in his pool in 1969? 2. How old was he? 3. What was he the founder of? 4. Where was he found? 5. In what location? 6. What are police looking at that a journalist gave them? 7. What's the journalist's name? 8. In what publication did he write an article about Brian Jones' death? 9. What was the verdict about the death of Jones? 10. What verdict did an inquest return? Numbered answers:

1. Brian Jones 2. 27 3. Rolling Stones 4. swimming pool 5. Cotchford Farm, East Sussex 6. documents 7. Scott Jones 8. Daily Mail 9. Jones was murdered by his builder, Frank Thorogood. 10. death by misadventure

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Methodism or the Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant leaders in the movement. It originated as a revival within the 18th century Church of England and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide. Wesley's theology focused on sanctification and the effect of faith on the character of a Christian. Distinguishing Methodist doctrines include an assurance of salvation, imparted righteousness, the possibility of perfection in love, the works of piety, and the primacy of Scripture. Most Methodists teach that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for all of humanity and that salvation is available for all; in theology, this view is known as Arminianism. This teaching rejects the Calvinist position that God has pre-ordained the salvation of a select group of people. However, Whitefield and several others were considered Calvinistic Methodists and held to the Calvinistic position. Methodism emphasises charity and support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the works of mercy. These ideals are put into practice by the establishment of hospitals, orphanages, soup kitchens, and schools to follow Christ's command to spread the gospel and serve all people. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did Wesley's work focus on? 2. What else? 3. What is methodism? 4. What group of christianity does it fall into? 5. What is the inspiration for their religion? 6. Who is another leader? 7. Who else? 8. What is his relation to John? 9. When did itbegin? 10. Within what? 11. What happened after John died? 12. How did the teachings spread? 13. How many people adhere to this religion? 14. Who is Jesus according to the religion? 15. What happened to him? 16. Why? 17. What does Methodisn emphasize? 18. What else? 19. How do they put those beliefs to work? 20. Why do they do that? Numbered answers:

1. sanctification 2. the effect of faith on the character of a Christian 3. the Methodist movemen 4. Protestant 5. life and teachings of John Wesley 6. George Whitefield 7. Charles Wesley 8. John's brother 9. 18th century 10. Church of England 11. It became a separate denomination 12. vigorous missionary work 13. 80 million 14. the Son of God 15. he died 16. for all of humanity 17. charity 18. support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the works of mercy 19. the establishment of hospitals, orphanages, soup kitchens, and schools 20. to follow Christ's command to spread the gospel and serve all people.

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It never occurred to Sun Yukun that the decision he made four years ago would have an impact on his career. When the 22-year-old entered college in 2009, he decided not to change his rural residence to a students' collective one. But when he finished college and was offered a job with a state-owned enterprise in Beijing, Sun was told that he couldn't accept the offer unless he had an urban hukou (household registration record). This time, he had no choice but to change his residence status. Transferring hukou to a university became optional in 2003, and many students are confronted with the dilemma of whether to do so or not. Professionals suggest they make the decision based on their current situation and future plans. 'I regret transferring my hukou' Wang Jinbi, 20, is an accounting major at Beijing Union University. Coming from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, she transferred her hukou when she enrolled at university. "I didn't think it was a big deal," Wang says. "Since I'm registering under an urban hukou, it doesn't matter whether it's in Beijing or Inner Mongolia, I thought." What Wang didn't expect, however, is that she would regret her decision later. "After two years of study, I've figured out my future plans. I want to return to my hometown and make a living there," she says. That means Wang needs to transfer her hukou back again, which she worries will be a troublesome procedure. "I have a friend who graduated last year. She spent a lot of time and energy transferring her hukou back to her hometown again due to complicated paperworks," says Wang. Guidelines for transferring hukou Wang's experience is not uncommon. Many students don't know what their decision means for their future. In order to help these students, Xie Yongqiang, from the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Justice, posted a guideline for transferring hukou on a micro blog. According to Xie, students should firstly think about where they're going to stay. "If you like the city where you're studying and are considering staying there after graduation, then you should transfer your hukou," he wrote. Students should also transfer their hukou if they intend to participate in an exchange program. According to Ju Haojie, deputy director of the household registration department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, when applying for exchange programs, it saves a lot of trouble if students have a collective hukou registered under the university. But Xie also made suggestions for students with a rural registration. "If your family has land and a house, it's possible that you'll get a share of compensation in the event of a forced relocation. For those students, I would recommend them not to transfer their hukou," he wrote. This doesn't affect students in terms of receiving medical insurance and other benefits at university. 'I want to stay in Beijing' Sometimes, students abandon their rural hukou for the prospect of a better future. Tang Yanwei is one of them. The 23-year-old from Yantai, Shandong province, had a rural hukou but transferred it after enrolling at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Although there are a lot of preferential policies for rural residents, for Tang, an urban hukou in Beijing is attractive. "I want to stay in Beijing, so a students' collective Beijing urban hukou is a promising start," he says. "I'll do anything that could help me stay here. After all, there's no turning back for me now." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What decision did Sun Yukun make? 2. Was that a good decision for him? 3. Why? 4. Is this an issue for many students? 5. Is it difficult to maintain previous residential status after if you want to move home? 6. What should the decision be based on? 7. Is it optional? 8. Who posted a guideline for transferring? 9. Where? 10. What saves a lot of trouble? 11. According to who? 12. What does he recommend for those that have family with assets? 13. Does it result in loss of benefits? 14. Who is Ju Haojie? 15. Does is effect medical insurance benefits? 16. What do some students abandon for prospects of a better life? Numbered answers:

1. he decided not to change his rural residence to a students' collective one 2. no 3. he was offered a job, but couldn't accept unless he had an urban hukou 4. yes 5. yes 6. student's current situation and future plans 7. yes 8. Xie Yongqiang 9. on a micro blog 10. if students have a collective hukou registered under the university when applying for exchange programs 11. Ju Haojie 12. to not transfer their hukou, 13. there are a lot of preferential policies for rural residents 14. deputy director of the household registration department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University 15. no 16. their rural hukou

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Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components. It is not as hard and rigid as bone, but it is much stiffer and much less flexible than muscle. Because of its rigidity, cartilage often serves the purpose of holding tubes open in the body. Examples include the rings of the trachea, such as the cricoid cartilage and carina. Cartilage is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of collagenous extracellular matrix, abundant ground substance that is rich in proteoglycan and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified in three types, "elastic cartilage", "hyaline cartilage" and "fibrocartilage", which differ in relative amounts of collagen and proteoglycan. Cartilage does not contain blood vessels (it is avascular) or nerves (it is aneural). Nutrition is supplied to the chondrocytes by diffusion. The compression of the articular cartilage or flexion of the elastic cartilage generates fluid flow, which assists diffusion of nutrients to the chondrocytes. Compared to other connective tissues, cartilage has a very slow turnover of its extracellular matrix and does not repair. In embryogenesis, the skeletal system is derived from the mesoderm germ layer. Chondrification (also known as chondrogenesis) is the process by which cartilage is formed from condensed mesenchyme tissue, which differentiates into chondroblasts and begins secreting the molecules (aggrecan and collagen type II) that form the extracellular matrix. 1. What substance can cartilage be compared to? 2. Is it flexible or rigid? 3. Where is cartilage located in the body? 4. Anywhere else? 5. What is cartilage like compared to muscle? 6. What kinds of cells is cartilage made up of? 7. What are they called? 8. What do they produce? 9. How many types of cartilage are there? 10. How do they differ? 11. How do cartilage cells get nutrition? 12. How often does cartilage repair itself? 13. Does cartilage have blood vessels? Numbered answers:

1. other connective tissues 2. flexibl 3. , the ear, 4. the rib cage 5. stiffer 6. specialized cells 7. chondrocytes 8. matrix 9. three 10. in relative amounts of collagen and proteoglycan 11. diffusion 12. never 13. no

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Electronic books have changed the way many people read for pleasure. Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach. More than one hundred seventy-five thousand students attend the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington. Last year, the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year, middle schools and high schools changed from printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes. Luke Rosa is a history teacher at Falls Church High School. His students work on laptop computers at school. He explains the idea to them this way. "I mean, it's just like a regular textbook, except it's got it all online." Peter Noonan, an assistant superintendent of schools, said, "The world's changing. And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that are happening." Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks, he said. A student named Melanie Reuter said, "I don't have to carry a textbook around, so that's nice." But another student said, "I don't like it because the Internet sometimes doesn't work." Students also need access to the Internet when they are not at school. About ten percent of students in Fairfax Country do not have a computer or online access at home. Public libraries in the country have free Internet. There are also after-school computer labs as well as computer clubhouse supported by the country. Middle school student Slieman Hakim is happy about that. He said, "My family only has one computer; my sister and I both do our homework on it. So I come here to do my homework. It's good." Other school systems in the area are also considering online textbooks. 1. What is having an impact on education? 2. How does Melanie feel about them? 3. Why? 4. Does anyone mention a downside? 5. What is it? 6. Who teaches history? 7. Where? 8. What does the superintendant like about them? 9. Can they be updated more easily? 10. How many kids attend school in Fairfax county? 11. What state is it located in? 12. How many schools had digital text books last year? 13. Is anyone getting them this year? 14. Who? 15. For all courses? 16. Which one? 17. Do people use them for reading other things? 18. Is the school located in Washington? 19. Is it near there? 20. Who has students who work on computers in class? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Now online textbooks 2. She likes it 3. She doesn't have to carry a textbook around 4. Yes 5. because the Internet sometimes doesn't work 6. Luke Rosa 7. Falls Church High School 8. Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks 9. Yes 10. one hundred seventy-five thousand 11. Virginia 12. fifteen 13. Yes 14. middle schools and high schools 15. No 16. social studies 17. Yes 18. No 19. Yes 20. Luke Rosa

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow. Therefore, approximants fall between fricatives, which do produce a turbulent airstream, and vowels, which produce no turbulence. This class of sounds includes lateral approximants like (as in "less"), non-lateral approximants like (as in "rest"), and semivowels like and (as in "yes" and "west", respectively). Before Peter Ladefoged coined the term "approximant" in the 1960s, the term "frictionless continuant" referred to non-lateral approximants. Some approximants resemble vowels in acoustic and articulatory properties and the terms "semivowel" and "glide" are often used for these non-syllabic vowel-like segments. The correlation between semivowels and vowels is strong enough that cross-language differences between semivowels correspond with the differences between their related vowels. Vowels and their corresponding semivowels alternate in many languages depending on the phonological environment, or for grammatical reasons, as is the case with Indo-European ablaut. Similarly, languages often avoid configurations where a semivowel precedes its corresponding vowel. A number of phoneticians distinguish between semivowels and approximants by their location in a syllable. Although he uses the terms interchangeably, remarks that, for example, the final glides of English "par" and "buy" differ from French "par" ('through') and "baille" ('tub') in that, in the latter pair, the approximants appear in the syllable coda, whereas, in the former, they appear in the syllable nucleus. This means that opaque (if not minimal) contrasts can occur in languages like Italian (with the i-like sound of "piede" 'foot', appearing in the nucleus: , and that of "piano" 'slow', appearing in the syllable onset: ) and Spanish (with a near minimal pair being "abyecto" 'abject' and "abierto" 'opened'). 1. Who came up with the term approximant? 2. When? 3. What word was used before that? 4. What did that represent? 5. Are they fricatives? 6. What speech sound makes no turbulence? 7. What do languages frequently avoid? 8. What does location within a syllable help distinguish? 9. Can Italian have opaque contrasts? 10. What about Spanish? Numbered answers:

1. Peter Ladefoged 2. in the 1960s, 3. frictionless continuant 4. speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow 5. no 6. vowels 7. they avoid configurations where a semivowel precedes its corresponding vowel 8. semivowels and approximants 9. yes 10. yes

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The Korean language (, see below) is the official and national language of both Koreas: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), with different standardized official forms used in each territory. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of the People's Republic of China. Approximately 80 million people worldwide speak Korean. Historical and modern linguists classify Korean as a language isolate; however, it does have a few extinct relatives, which together with Korean itself and the Jeju language (spoken in the Jeju Province and considered somewhat distinct) form the Koreanic language family. This implies that Korean is not an isolate, but a member of a small family. The idea that Korean belongs to the controversial Altaic language family is discredited in academic research. There is still debate about a relation to Dravidian languages and on whether Korean and Japanese are related to each other. The Korean language is agglutinative in its morphology and SOV in its syntax. Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean, which in turn descends from Old Korean, which descends from the language spoken in Prehistoric Korea (labeled Proto-Korean), whose nature is debated, in part because Korean genetic origins are controversial. A relation of Korean (together with its extinct relatives which form the Koreanic family) with Japonic languages has been proposed by linguists such as William George Aston and Samuel Martin. Roy Andrew Miller and others suggested or supported the inclusion of Koreanic and Japonic languages in the purported Altaic family (a macro-family that would comprise Tungusic, Mongolian and Turkic families); the Altaic hypothesis has since been largely rejected by most linguistic specialists. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Middle Korean 2. Old Korean 3. a language isolate 4. Korean 5. North Korea 6. the Republic of Korea 7. 80 million 8. a linguist 9. a linguist 10. no 11. agglutinative 12. the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 13. the Jeju Province 14. The idea that Korean belongs to the controversial Altaic language family 15. a relation to Dravidian languages 16. Proto-Korean 17. Korean genetic origins are controversial 18. Korean and its extinct relatives 19. the inclusion of Koreanic and Japonic languages in the purported Altaic family 20. no Numbered questions:

1. Where does modern Korean descend from? 2. And where does that descend from? 3. What do linguists classify Korean as? 4. What is the official and national language of both Koreas? 5. What is another name for The Democratic People's Republic of Korea? 6. And what is South Korea? 7. About how many people speak Korean worldwide? 8. What is William George Aston? 9. And Samuel Martin? 10. Do we know whether Korean and Japanese are related? 11. What is Korean in its morphology? 12. Where is it one of the two official languages? 13. Where is the Jeju language spoken? 14. What is discredited in academic research? 15. And what is there still debate about? 16. What is another name for the language spoken in Prehistoric Korea? 17. Why is its nature debated? 18. What form the Koreanic family? 19. What did Roy Andrew Miller suggest? 20. Was he alone in suggesting that?

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CHAPTER VI Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly. Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry. "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs. "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks. Bob put it into my head again this afternoon." "What is it, dear?" Letitia enquired. "Why don't you marry Charlie Grantham?" her sister demanded abruptly. "There are so many reasons. First of all, he hasn't really ever asked me." "You're simply indolent," Lady Margaret persisted. "He'd ask you in five minutes if you'd let him. Do you suppose Bob would ever have thought of marrying me, if I hadn't put the idea into his head?" "You're so much cleverer than I," Letitia sighed. "Not in the least," was the prompt disclaimer. "I really doubt whether I have your brains, and I certainly haven't your taste. The only thing that I have, and always had, is common sense, common sense enough to see that girls in our position in life must marry, and the sooner the better." "Why only our class of life?" "Don't be silly! It's perfectly obvious, isn't it, that the daughters of the middle classes are having the time of their lives. They are all earning money. Amongst them it has become quite the vogue to take situations as secretaries or milliners or that sort of thing, and it simply doesn't matter whether they marry or not. They get all the fun they want out of life." Answer the following questions: 1. Who arrived first to the dinner? 2. Who is wanting their sister to get married? 3. Why did Bob marry her? 4. What does Letitia have that Lady Margret doesn't? 5. What social class are the women not in? 6. What is the sisters ancestry? 7. What has Lady Margret had for a long time? 8. Who was she happy to find alone? 9. What is her full first name? 10. What reason does she give for not getting married? 11. Who is having a great time in their lives? 12. What kind of jobs do they take? 13. Who reminded Lady Margret to question her sister? 14. What is Charlie's last name? 15. Why was the party being held? 16. What was Letty wearing? 17. How long had her sister been waiting to question her? Numbered answers:

1. Lady Margaret 2. Lady Margaret 3. the idea was put into his head 4. her brains 5. lower class, upper class 6. Italian 7. she had been wanting to ask for weeks 8. Letty 9. Letitia 10. he hasn't really ever asked me 11. the daughters of the middle classes 12. secretaries or milliners 13. Bob 14. Grantham 15. in David Thain's honour 16. a gown 17. weeks

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Read the text and answer the questions. (CNN) -- Once Usain Bolt got out of the starting blocks, no one was going to beat him at the world championships. Two years ago at the worlds, the Jamaican false started in the 100-meter final and was disqualified. His countryman and training partner, Yohan Blake, took advantage to claim gold in Daegu, South Korea. There was no false start for Bolt on Sunday in rainy Moscow and he captured his second world title in the 100 meters. His time of 9.77 seconds was well off his world record of 9.58 seconds but still good enough to comfortably beat American Justin Gatlin and Jamaican Nesta Carter. Bolt now owns six world championship gold medals to go along with six gold medals at the Olympics. "I am happy but I wanted to do better," Bolt was quoted as saying by the BBC. "My legs were sore after the semifinals." Perhaps mindful of what happened in South Korea, Bolt's start was cautious and Gatlin led him early. But after getting fully into his stride, Bolt -- despite not feeling at his best -- eased past Gatlin and coasted home. Gatlin finished in 9.85 seconds and Carter in 9.95. "I thought I had it for a second but then I saw these long legs coming on my right side," Gatlin told reporters. Bolt last year called himself a "living legend" and the result in Moscow on Sunday won't diminish his confidence. It likely also lifted Jamaican sport. Jamaica was left reeling when two-time 200-meter Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic relay gold medalist Sherone Simpson tested positive for banned substances before the world championships. 1. Who is this article about? 2. How many world championships has he won? 3. How many Olympic gold medals? 4. Who beat him 2 years ago? 5. Where was this final held at? 6. Who did Bolt beat for world title? 7. What time did Gatlin finish? 8. And the other? 9. And the winner? 10. What does Bolt use for a nickname? 11. Was there drama with the Jamaican team before these sports took place? 12. What? 13. Which players? Numbered answers:

1. Usain Bolt 2. Six 3. Six 4. Yohan Blake 5. Daegu, South Korea 6. Justin Gatlin and Nesta Carter 7. 9.85 seconds 8. 9.95 9. 9.77 10. Living Legend 11. Yes 12. Players tested positive for banned substance. 13. Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. São Paulo (; ; "Saint Paul" in English) is a municipality in the southeast region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city—as listed by the GaWC—and is the most populous city in Brazil and Americas as well as in the Southern Hemisphere. The municipality is also the largest in the Americas and Earth's 12th largest city proper by population. The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, one of 26 constituent states of the republic. It is the most populous and wealthiest city in Brazil. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area of Greater São Paulo ranks as the most populous in Brazil, the 11th most populous on Earth, and largest Portuguese language-speaking city in the world. Having the largest economy by GDP in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere, the city is home to the São Paulo Stock Exchange. Paulista Avenue is the economic core of São Paulo. The city has the 11th largest GDP in the world, representing alone 10.7% of all Brazilian GDP and 36% of the production of goods and services in the state of São Paulo, being home to 63% of established multinationals in Brazil, and has been responsible for 28% of the national scientific production in 2005. With a GDP of US$477 billions, the Sao Paulo city alone could be ranked 24th globally compared with countries. (2016 Estimates). 1. Who is Sao Paulo named for? 2. Where is Sao Paulo located? 3. What part? 4. Do more people live there than anywhere else in Brazil? 5. Is there more money there than anywhere else in Brazil? 6. Is it the wealthiest city in Brazil? 7. Looking at the entire planet, where does Sao Paulo rank in city size, by population? 8. How many states are in the republic there? 9. Do more people speak Portuguese in Greater Sao Paulo than anywhere else? 10. By population, where does Greater Sao Paul rank? 11. And in the world? 12. Is Sao Paulo a municipality? 13. Where is their GDP considered the largest? 14. Where else? 15. Is a stock exchange located there? 16. What's it's name? 17. What percentage of of the production of goods in Brazil is in Sao Paulo? 18. How about the national scientific production? 19. What's the money amount of their GDP? 20. Could Sao Paulo be considered the 24th in the world based on that amount? Numbered answers:

1. Saint Paul 2. Brazil 3. the southeast region 4. yes 5. unknown 6. yes 7. 12th largest 8. 26 9. yes 10. it is the most populous city in Brazil 11. 11th most populous on Earth 12. yes 13. in Latin America 14. and in the Southern Hemisphere 15. yes 16. the São Paulo Stock Exchange 17. 36% 18. 28% of the national scientific production 19. US$477 billions 20. yes

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Washington (CNN) -- More than 42 years after Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger died on a Laotian mountaintop, President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded him the Medal of Honor, saying, "It's never too late to do the right thing. It's never too late to pay tribute to our Vietnam veterans and their families." Etchenberg's three sons were at the White House for the ceremony. For decades they didn't know about their father's heroism. Cory Etchberger was in third grade in 1968, when he was told that his father had died in a helicopter accident in Southeast Asia. At age 29 he learned the truth, when the U.S. Air Force declassified his father's story. "I was stunned," he told CNN during a visit to his hometown of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. During the Vietnam War, U.S. troops weren't supposed to be in neutral Laos, so Richard Etchberger and a handful of colleagues shed their uniforms and posed as civilians to run a top secret radar installation high on a Laotian cliff. Called Lima Site 85, it guided U.S. bombers to sites in North Vietnam and parts of Laos under communist control. "Dick and his crew believed they could help turn the tide of the war, perhaps even end it," said Obama. The North Vietnamese wanted to eliminate the installation, and early on the morning of March 11, 1968, its soldiers succeeded in scaling the 3,000-foot precipice and launching an attack. Timothy Castle, of the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence, wrote the book "One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam." He calls Etchberger "a hero." Answer this series of questions: 1. Who was in third grade? 2. When was he in 3rd grade? 3. Who died? 4. What was his ranking? 5. Did he have children? 6. how many? 7. What was he being awarded? 8. Who was awarding him with it? 9. How did he die? 10. Was that actually how he died? 11. When did he learn the truth of his fathers death? 12. What was Richard's nickname? 13. Who wrote a book? 14. What was the book called? 15. Was Richard called a hero? 16. How did Richard exactly die? 17. What war did he die during? Numbered answers:

1. Cory Etchberger 2. in 1968 3. Richard L. Etchberger 4. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. 5. yes 6. three sons 7. Medal of Honor 8. Barack Obama 9. in a helicopter accident 10. no 11. when he was 29 12. Dick 13. Timothy Castle, 14. "One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam." 15. yes 16. no 17. the Vietnam War

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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Officials are forcing the 25-year-old model who won the Dominican Republic's top beauty pageant to hand over her crown, saying she violated contest rules when she hid her marriage. Pageant organizers claim Carlina Duran had been married since 2009 but told Miss Dominican Republic contest organizers she was single. Contestants in the pageant cannot be married or divorced, organizers said. The runner-up in last week's Miss Dominican Republic contest, Dulcita Lieggi, will represent the Caribbean nation in the Miss Universe pageant, organizers said. Dominicans were divided over the pageant's decision. "If there is an established rule, and it comes out that she is married, she is violating the rule," said Rafael Concepcion. On Duran's official Facebook page, fans lamented the move. Dari Baez said taking away Duran's crown was unfair. "She already won it," Baez said. Beauty queens from dozens of countries are scheduled to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas in June. Journalist Diulka Perez contributed to this report. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where will the contest be held? 2. Where is the next contest? 3. When? 4. What is the name of the contest? 5. Who will try to win it? 6. Who was married? 7. How long? 8. What is her title? 9. How old is she? 10. What is her occupation? 11. Did she lie about her marital status? 12. Who will replace her? 13. What was Lieggi's position? 14. What will she represent? 15. Are people in agreement with the decision? 16. Who added to this story? Numbered answers:

1. Dominican Republic 2. Las Vegas 3. June 4. Miss Universe 5. Beauty queens from dozens of countries 6. Carlina Duran 7. Since 2009 8. Miss Dominican Republic 9. 25 10. Model 11. Yes 12. Dulcita Lieggi 13. Runner-up 14. the Caribbean nation of Dominican Republic 15. No 16. Journalist Diulka Perez

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Operation Barbarossa (German: "Unternehmen Barbarossa") was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, starting Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aims to conquer the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans, to use Slavs as a slave-labour force for the Axis war-effort, and to seize the oil reserves of the Caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories. In the two years leading up to the invasion, Germany and the Soviet Union signed political and economic pacts for strategic purposes. Nevertheless, the German High Command began planning an invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1940 (under the codename Operation Otto), which Adolf Hitler authorized on 18 December 1940. Over the course of the operation, about four million Axis personnel, the largest invasion force in the history of warfare, invaded the western Soviet Union along a front. In addition to troops, the Wehrmacht employed some 600,000 motor vehicles, and between 600,000 and 700,000 horses for non-combat operations. The offensive marked an escalation of the war, both geographically and in the formation of the Allied coalition. Operationally, German forces achieved major victories and occupied some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union, mainly in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and inflicted, as well as sustained, heavy casualties. Despite these Axis successes, the German offensive stalled in the Battle of Moscow and subsequently the Soviet winter counteroffensive pushed German troops back. The Red Army absorbed the Wehrmacht's strongest blows and forced the unprepared Germans into a war of attrition. The Wehrmacht would never again mount a simultaneous offensive along the entire strategic Soviet–Axis front. The failure of the operation drove Hitler to demand further operations of increasingly limited scope inside the Soviet Union, such as Case Blue in 1942 and Operation Citadel in 1943 — all of which eventually failed. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What is the main subject here? 2. When did it start? 3. What was one country that signed a pact two years prior? 4. And the other? 5. Which country broke the pact? 6. What organization plotted against them? 7. Which German organization plotted against their foe? 8. What were they going to do? 9. What was the name of that operation? 10. Was the Nazi leader for or against this? 11. When did he give consent to carry on? Numbered answers:

1. Operation Barbarossa 2. In 1941 3. Germany 4. the Soviet Union 5. The Germans 6. unknown 7. the German High Command 8. Invade the Soviet Union 9. Operation Otto 10. Yes 11. The operation

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(CNN)Congo looks set for the quarterfinals after securing its first victory at the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for 41 years with an upset 1-0 win over favored Gabon Wednesday. Gabon, who topped Group A after an opening victory over Burkina Faso, fell victim to a Prince Oniangue goal early in the second half and wayward finishing. The vital win in Congo's first appearance at AFCON since 2000 leaves Claude Le Roy's team needing just a draw from its final group game against Burkina Faso to reach the quarterfinals. Oniangue, who plays for Reims in the French top-flight, grabbed his goal after Gabon failed to clear a 48th minute corner. Gabon should have leveled midway through the half when Frederic Bulot sent a shot wide with the goal at his mercy. Bulot's first time volley early in the match had nearly put Gabon into an early lead but it was turned over the crossbar by Christoffer Mafoumbi in the Congo goal. Mafoumbi also made a fine save from Gabon's star player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after a free kick, but after the break Congo came more into the game and deserved its victory to move onto four points after two games. Earlier, 2013 runner-up Burkina Faso and host Equatorial Guinea played to a goalless draw, leaving both sides looking for victories in the final round of group matches to advance further in the 16-team competition. Burkina Faso is left with just one point from two games and seemingly out of luck after Alain Traore twice saw first half efforts strike the woodwork. 1. what news agency reported this? 2. Is the congo going to the quarterfinals? 3. How long had it been since they accomplished this last? 4. What was the score? 5. Who was the opponent? 6. When was this? 7. Which tournament? 8. Which group was Gabon in? 9. Who did they beat? 10. Who scored the only goal? 11. When? 12. When did Congo last play in the tournament? 13. Who does Oniangue play for? 14. What did Frederic Bulot do? 15. What should have Gabon done? 16. is Christoffer Mafoumbi on a team? 17. Did he make a save? 18. Who is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? 19. How many points did they after two games? 20. What country was the host? Numbered answers:

1. CNN 2. yes 3. 41 years 4. 1-0 5. Gabon 6. Wednesday 7. Africa Cup of Nations 8. Group A 9. Burkina Faso 10. Prince Oniangue 11. early in the second half 12. 2000 13. Congo 14. he sent a shot wide 15. leveled midway 16. yes 17. yes 18. Gabon's star player 19. four 20. Equatorial Guinea

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Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland and the second largest city of Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship ("province") with a population of 349,103 (March 2011). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of the Vistula River, and is located approximately to the southeast of Warsaw by road. One of the events that greatly contributed to the city's development was the Polish-Lithuanian Union of Krewo in 1385. Lublin thrived as a centre of trade and commerce due to its strategic location on the route between Vilnius and Kraków; the inhabitants also had the privilege of free trade in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Lublin Parliament session of 1569 led to the creation of a real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, thus creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Lublin also witnessed the early stages of Reformation in the 16th century. A Calvinist congregation was founded and certain groups of radical Arians also appeared in the city, making it an important global centre of Arianism. At the turn of the centuries, Lublin was also recognized for hosting a number of outstanding poets, writers and historians of the epoch. 1. Which city is the subject of the article? 2. What country is it in? 3. How big is it, in terms of rankings? 4. What city is it near? 5. What is it the capital of? 6. When was that figure collected? 7. On what date, was the population of the city estimated? 8. What was one event that made a large contribution to its development? 9. When did that happen? 10. Did the city do well as a trading hub? 11. Why? 12. What other advantage did its residents enjoy? 13. What parliamentary event happened there? 14. Which countries did that unite? 15. What entity did that unification create? 16. What religious event was the region witness to? 17. What other religion formed a branch there? 18. What other movement was it of importance to? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Lublin 2. Poland 3. largest Polish city east of the Vistula River 4. Warsaw 5. Lublin Voivodeship 6. unknown 7. March 2011 8. Polish-Lithuanian Union of Krewo 9. 1385 10. yes 11. its strategic location 12. free trade 13. Parliament session of 1569 14. Crown of the Kingdom and the Grand Duchy 15. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 16. Reformation 17. A Calvinist congregation 18. Arianism.

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. It is not easy to be a vet .You never know when you will be called upon to take care of a sick animal. You also do not always know that kind of animal you will be asked to take care of or what you must do to help the sick animal. Once, when some children were playing with a dog, they threw a ball into its mouth. The ball got stuck in the dog's throat and the dog could not breathe. The dog would die if they did not remove the ball quickly. The dog's owner took the dog to a vet called Robert Smith. Mr. Smith put his hands on the dog's neck. He could feel the ball. He was not sure what to do. He pressed a little harder. The dog opened its mouth and the ball came flying out! No one was more surprised than Mr. Smith. Another vet, peter Brown. Worked with sea animals. One day, he was called upon to take care of a dolphin. The dolphin had something in its mouth that had to be taken out, but it did not want to open its mouth. Nineteen men had to hold the strong and slippery dolphin so that the vet could open its mouth. 1. Is it easy to be a vet? 2. Do you always know what kind of animal you will be asked to take care of? 3. What animal did Peter Brown take care of? 4. Which vet attended to a canine? 5. What object did kids toss with a canine? 6. What happened to the ball? 7. What did it cause to happen to the dog? 8. Was it in danger? 9. Did it get brought to the vet? 10. Where did he place his hands? 11. Was he able to dislodge the ball? 12. Who was most surprised? 13. How many men held the dolphin? Numbered answers:

1. no 2. no 3. a dolphin 4. Robert Smith 5. a ball 6. It got stuck. 7. It couldn't breathe. 8. yes 9. yes 10. on the dog's neck 11. yes 12. Robert Smith 13. Nineteen men.

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CHAPTER XXXIV THE CONSUMMATION It was hot outside in the noisy streets, but the Somasco Consolidated offices were quiet and cool when Alton entertained two of his friends there one afternoon. There is no special sanctity attached to a place of business in the West, and nobody who knew Alton would have been astonished to find plates of fruit upon the papers which littered his table, and a spirit lamp burning on the big empty stove. A very winsome young lady also sat in a lounge-chair, and Forel close by glanced at her with a most unbusinesslike twinkle in his eyes. Seaforth had been married recently, and his wife had called in to see, so she told Alton, that he was not working him too hard. "You will give Mrs. Charley some tea," said Alton. "Your husband, madam, has been brought up well, but there was a time when I had real trouble in teaching him. Forel, you'll find some ice and soda yonder as well as the other things." Nellie Seaforth laughed a little as she thrust the cup away. "No," she said; "I know where that tea comes from, and I would sooner have some ice and soda with out the other things. Have the strawberries gone up, Harry?" Alton nodded. "That's a fact, and I am very glad," he said. "You see, we are sending out about a ton of them every day, and there are none to equal ours in the Dominion. Still, if Charley wasn't so lazy he'd give you some. Can't you find that ice, Forel? There was a big lump yesterday." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Seaforth's 2. To see that he wasn't working too hard. 3. Alton 4. Somasco Consolidated 5. In the west 6. Yes 7. Afternoon 8. Hot 9. Alton, his two friends, and Forel. 10. No 11. Tea 12. Ice and soda 13. Forel 14. Yes 15. Strawberries 16. Anyone in the Dominion 17. Yes 18. About a ton 19. Recently 20. Unknown but they had gone up. Numbered questions:

1. Whose wife stopped by the office? 2. Why is she there? 3. Who is his boss? 4. Where do they work? 5. Where is it located? 6. Is Alton a messy guy? 7. What time of day is it? 8. How's the weather? 9. How many people are at the office? 10. Does Nellie accept the drink she was offered? 11. What is it? 12. What does she want instead? 13. Who's looking for the ice? 14. Do they sell something at this business? 15. What? 16. Who does he feel he has better strawberries than? 17. Do they sell a lot? 18. How many daily? 19. How long ago was Seaforth's wedding? 20. How much do the berries cost?

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CHAPTER XIII BURIED ALIVE At the moment when Skip Miller knocked away the joist which supported the timbers at the top of the tunnel, Fred had stooped to pick up his shovel, and this position saved him from being instantly killed. One end of the shoring plank was yet held by the upright placed in the center of the cutting, and it remained at an angle, although pinning him down, while the earth covered him completely. For a moment he was at a loss to know what had happened, and then he heard, as if from afar off, Joe calling him by name. "Here I am under the timber," he replied. "Are you hurt much?" "I think not; but I shall stifle to death if the dirt isn't taken away soon." "It ain't a sure thing that you won't stifle even then," he heard Bill say sharply. "Take hold, mate, an' let's get him from beneath while we have a chance to breathe." Then the grating of the shovels was distinguished, and pound by pound the weight was removed until nothing save the timber held him down. "Can you get out now?" Joe asked, and his voice sounded strangely indistinct. "Not till the joist is pulled away." "When that is done it's safe to say tons of the roof will follow," Bill muttered, and Joe asked: "Does it hurt you much, lad?" "The edges are cutting into my back terribly." "Grin an' bear it as long as you can. Our only chance for life is to break through the wall into the old tunnel; but if that timber is taken away it's good-bye for all hands." Answer the following questions: 1. whats is the chapter name ? 2. whos voices seemed indisrinct ? 3. what was the ? he asked ? 4. who knocked away the joist 5. last name ? 6. what happenes if the dirt is not moved away ? 7. how many people are in this story ? 8. who was at a loss ? 9. who picked up the shovel ? 10. did it save the person ? 11. from what ? 12. who was under the timber ? 13. what was hurting his back ? 14. he had to do what as long as possible ? 15. what was the only chance to live ? 16. in what ? 17. if the timber is taken away what happens ? 18. for what ? 19. who called him by his name ? 20. what covered him a lot ? Numbered answers:

1. BURIED ALIVE 2. Joe 3. Can you get out now 4. Skip 5. Miller 6. stifle to death 7. Four 8. Skip 9. Fred 10. yes 11. being instantly killed 12. Skip Miller 13. The edges 14. Grin an' bear it 15. break through the wall 16. old tunne 17. it's good-bye 18. all hands 19. Joe 20. the earth

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Read the text and answer the questions. Wednesday, October 29, 2008. The prefix = st1 /United Statesfederal government had two young men in the state ofTennesseearrested on October 22 on unknown charges. In court documents published on Monday, it came to light that the men had discussed attacking an African - American school and killing 14 of them. Another crime was about planning to murder Presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to their affidavits , the suspects' "final act of violence" would be when they attacked Obama while wearing white suits and top hats and driving "their vehicle as fast as they could toward Obama shooting at him from the windows." The two suspects are Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee. According to the court papers, they met last month over the Internet through a friend. Schlesselman and Cowart are believed to share "very strong views" about White Power. Schlesselman listed "being racist" as his occupation on his MySpace page. He further wrote: "I'm white. I'm proud. I get angry. I like guns." Cowart also had a MySpace page on which photos of guns were presented under a heading of "My Guns". On his page he wrote, "Better to die quick fighting on your feet than to live forever begging on your knees." Some have questioned the pair's ability to carry out the charged plan, but authorities have been very concerned about Obama as the first black presidential candidate from a major party. "We honestly don't know if they had the ability or the skill to carry out the kind of plan that they talked about." said Malcolm Wiley, of the United States Secret Service in an interview with The New York Times. "But we take any threat seriously no matter how big or how small it is." Cowart and Schlesselman are scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursday. 1. When did the U.S. charge two men in Tennessee? 2. What date did it charge them on? 3. Is it known what they were accused of? 4. What day were the records related to this case released? 5. What did the individuals say they might do? 6. What type of people attended that institute? 7. What else did the individuals discuss plans to do? 8. What did they intend to wear when they did it? 9. What is the younger accused's name? 10. And the other accused's? Numbered answers:

1. 2008 2. The 22nd 3. No 4. Monday 5. Attack a school 6. Americans 7. Assassinate the President. 8. White suits 9. Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, 10. Daniel Cowart

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Dear Mom, I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week. On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But I'll find time to see you at home soon. Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me. After Dad died of a heart attack at home ten years ago in a road accident, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night. But you always gave us two your love and care. Though you don't have to work now, I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings. Tim is going to finish his studies next month. He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home. I'm glad you won't live by yourself any more. Let's plan to take a trip in the near future. It's been years since the three of us took a trip together. Happy Mother's Day. I love you, Mom. Best wishes, David 1. Who is writing the letter? 2. Who is he writing to? 3. What holiday is coming up? 4. When is it? 5. What is he apologizing for? 6. What is he doing instead? 7. Does his boss help him a lot? 8. With what? 9. Will he try to go home at another date? 10. Is his father still alive? 11. How did he die? 12. How long ago? 13. Where did his mom work then? 14. Where else? 15. What time of day did she work at the restaurant? 16. What is tim going to do? 17. When? 18. Is he going to move after he finishes? 19. Where? 20. Is David happy about that? Numbered answers:

1. David 2. Mom 3. Mother's Day 4. next week. 5. that he I can't go back home for Mother's Day 6. go to an important meeting for his boss 7. Yes 8. with work and life 9. Yes 10. No 11. of a heart attack 12. ten years ago 13. in a supermarket 14. in a restaurant 15. at night. 16. finish his studies 17. next month 18. Yes 19. near home. 20. Yes

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CHAPTER II. TROUBLE. As Caleb walked along by the side of Raymond, and came upon the bridge, he was seen both by his grandmother, who happened to be standing at the door, and also at the same instant, by the two boys, Dwight and David, who were just then coming home from school. Dwight, seeing Caleb walking along so sadly, his clothes and hair thoroughly drenched, set up a shout, and ran towards him over the bridge. David was of a more quiet and sober turn, and he followed more slowly, but with a face full of surprise and curiosity. Madam Rachel, too, perceived that her little grandson had been in the brook, and she said, "Can it be possible that he has disobeyed?" Then, again, the next thought was, "Well, if he has, he has been punished for it pretty severely, and so I will treat him kindly." David and Dwight came eagerly up, with exclamations, and questions without number. This made poor Caleb feel worse and worse--he wanted to get home as soon as possible, and he could not tell the boys all the story there; and presently Raymond, finding that he could not get by them very well, took him up in his arms, and carried him towards the house, David and Dwight following behind. Caleb expected that his grandmother would think him very much to blame, and so, as he came near enough to speak to her, he raised his head from Raymond's shoulder, and began to say, Answer this series of questions: 1. Where was Caleb coming from? 2. Who was he walking with? 3. Where were they when he was spotted? 4. Who saw him? 5. Anyone else? 6. Was he told not to go to the brook? 7. Did his grandmather intend to punish him? 8. How did she decided he needed to be treated? 9. Were Caleb's clothes dry? 10. How did he feel? 11. Was he eager to get anywhere? 12. Where? 13. Did he run? 14. How did he get home? 15. Was anyone else with them? 16. Was Caleb scared that he would be in trouble? 17. Did his grandmother believe that he had suffered natural consequences? 18. Did she feel they were minor? 19. Where had David and Dwight come from when they spotted Caleb? Numbered answers:

1. The brook 2. Raymond 3. The bridge 4. His grandmother 5. Dwight and David 6. Yes 7. Probably not 8. kindly 9. No 10. He was sad. 11. Yes 12. Home 13. no 14. Raymond carried him. 15. David and Dwight followed behind. 16. Yes 17. Yes 18. WNo 19. School

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Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to pay its taxes. Every dollar that is officially considered income by the government is counted, and every payment to the government that is officially considered a tax is counted. Taxes at all levels of government – local, state and federal – are included. According to Neil Veldhuis, Director of Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute, the purpose of Tax Freedom Day is to provide citizens of tax-paying countries with a metric with which to estimate their "total tax bill". The premise is that by comparing the benefits received by citizens to the amount they pay in taxes, the value of paying taxes can be assessed. The concept of Tax Freedom Day was developed in 1948 by Florida businessman Dallas Hostetler, who trademarked the phrase "Tax Freedom Day" and calculated it each year for the next two decades. In 1971, Hostetler retired and transferred the trademark to the Tax Foundation. The Tax Foundation has calculated Tax Freedom Day for the United States ever since, using it as a tool for illustrating the proportion of national income diverted to fund the annual cost of government programs. In 1990, the Tax Foundation began calculating the specific Tax Freedom Day for each individual state. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is Neil Veldhuis? 2. Where? 3. When was Tax Freedom Day established? 4. By whom? 5. Where is Dallas from? 6. Why was the day developed? 7. What happened in 1971? 8. What happened with the trademark? 9. From who? 10. To who? 11. Who has the trademark now? 12. Was it always calculated per state? 13. When did this start? 14. What exactly is Tax Freedom Day? 15. Which dollars are counted? 16. How many levels of taxes are included? 17. What are they? Numbered answers:

1. Director of Fiscal Studies 2. Fraser Institute 3. 1948 4. Dallas Hostetler 5. Florida 6. so people could measure their taxes 7. Hostetler retired 8. it was transferred 9. Hostetler 10. the Tax Foundation 11. The Tax Foundation 12. no 13. In 1990 14. the first day when a nation has earned enough income to pay its taxes 15. all income 16. Three 17. local, state and federal

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CHAPTER XX IN THE GEVANGENHUIS When Adrian left the factory he ran on to the house in the Bree Straat. "Oh! what has happened?" said his mother as he burst into the room where she and Elsa were at work. "They are coming for him," he gasped. "The soldiers from the Gevangenhuis. Where is he? Let him escape quickly--my stepfather." Lysbeth staggered and fell back into her chair. "How do you know?" she asked. At the question Adrian's head swam and his heart stood still. Yet his lips found a lie. "I overheard it," he said; "the soldiers are attacking Foy and Martin in the factory, and I heard them say that they were coming here for him." Elsa moaned aloud, then she turned on him like a tiger, asking: "If so, why did you not stay to help them?" "Because," he answered with a touch of his old pomposity, "my first duty was towards my mother and you." "He is out of the house," broke in Lysbeth in a low voice that was dreadful to hear. "He is out of the house, I know not where. Go, son, and search for him. Swift! Be swift!" So Adrian went forth, not sorry to escape the presence of these tormented women. Here and there he wandered to one haunt of Dirk's after another, but without success, till at length a noise of tumult drew him, and he ran towards the sound. Presently he was round the corner, and this was what he saw. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Where did Adrian run to? 2. Who is coming for Adrian's stepdad? 3. Did Adrian say something false? 4. Was Adrian glad to leave Elsa and Lisbeth? 5. What did he see around the corner? 6. Who, according to Adrian, were military men attacking? 7. Where? 8. Does Lysbeth know where Adrian's stepdad is? 9. Where did Adrian go after talking to the women? 10. Did he find his stepfather anywhere there? 11. Did something capture his attention? 12. What? 13. True or False: Adrian fled from what he heard. 14. What animal is Elsa likened to? 15. What Chapter is this passage part of? 16. What is the title of the chapter? 17. What did Lysbeth sit in? 18. Did Adrian's mind feel clear? 19. Did his pulse race? Numbered answers:

1. to the house in the Bree Straat. 2. The soldiers from the Gevangenhuis 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. unknown 6. Foy and Martin 7. in the factory 8. No 9. to one haunt of Dirk's after another, 10. No 11. Yes 12. a noise of tumult 13. False 14. tiger 15. XX 16. IN THE GEVANGENHUIS 17. chair. 18. No 19. No

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Jack was a skilled artist with a wife and two sons. One night, his elder son had a stomachache . Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorders, neither Jack nor his wife took it seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night. Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Jack always felt guilty. His wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than that Jack could stand, so he turned to alcohol for help. Later, Jack began to lose everything he had --- his land, house, etc. Finally Jack died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Jack's death, I thought, "What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure!" As time went by, I knew Jack's younger son who grew into an adult, Ernie. He is one of the kindest and most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. One day, I asked him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, "As a child until I left home at 18, Jack came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'love you, son'." 1. What did Jack do for a living? 2. Did he have a family? 3. How many kids did he have? 4. What happened to the older boy? 5. Did he go to the doctor? 6. Did he get better? 7. What happened to him? 8. What did the mom do after? 9. Was Jack by himself? 10. Who was with him? 11. How old was the son then? 12. What was his name? 13. What did Jack do with his son every night? 14. When did Jack stop doing that? 15. Does Ernie still talk to his dad? 16. Why not? 17. Where did that happen? 18. Was he there because he drank a lot? Numbered answers:

1. artist 2. Yes 3. Two 4. had a stomachache 5. no 6. no 7. he died 8. She left him 9. No 10. his younger son 11. six 12. Ernie 13. kissed him and told him he loved him 14. until Ernie was 18 15. No. 16. He died 17. in a small bar 18. Yes

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CHAPTER XI. LUKE ROWAN TAKES HIS TEA QUITE LIKE A STEADY YOUNG MAN. It was the custom of the Miss Tappitts, during these long midsummer days, to start upon their evening walk at about seven o'clock, the hour for the family gathering round the tea-table being fixed at six. But, in accordance with the same custom, dinner at the brewery was usually eaten at one. At this immediate time with which we are now dealing, dinner had been postponed till three, out of compliment to Mrs. Rowan, Mrs. Tappitt considering three o'clock more fashionable than one; and consequently the afternoon habits of the family were disarranged. Half-past seven, it was thought, would be a becoming hour for tea, and therefore the young ladies were driven to go out at five o'clock, while the sun was still hot in the heavens. "No," said Luke, in answer to his sister's invitation; "I don't think I will mind walking to-day: you are all going so early." He was sitting at the moment after dinner with his glass of brewery port wine before him. "The young ladies must be very unhappy that their hours can't be made to suit you," said Mrs. Tappitt, and the tone of her voice was sarcastic and acid. "I think we can do without him," said Cherry, laughing. "Of course we can," said Augusta, who was not laughing. "But you might as well come all the same," said Mary. "There's metal more attractive somewhere else," said Augusta. "I cannot bear to see so much fuss made with the young men," said Mrs. Tappitt. "We never did it when I was young. Did we, Mrs. Rowan?" 1. What time would the walk start, according to custom? 2. Whose custom? 3. What did the family do at six? 4. What about at one? 5. Who postponed dinner this time? 6. What time will they eat now? 7. Was it dark when the ladies went walking? 8. Who refused to join? 9. Why? 10. What time was it? 11. Was Mrs. Tippit pleased? 12. How did her voice sound? 13. Which woman found humor in the situation? 14. What was Luke doing, instead of walking? 15. Was he drinking anything? 16. What? 17. Why was Mrs. Tappit annoyed with the women? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. at about seven o'clock 2. Miss Tappitts 3. gathered round the tea-table 4. dinner 5. Mrs. Rowan 6. three 7. no 8. Luke 9. it's so early 10. five o'clock 11. no 12. sarcastic and acid. 13. Cherry 14. sitting 15. yes 16. wine 17. they're fussing about men

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. One day in 1924, five men who were camping in the Cascade Mountains saw a group of huge apelike creatures coming out of the woods. They hurried back to their wooden house and locked themselves inside. While they were in, the creatures threw rocks against the house. Several hours later these strange hairy giants went back into the woods. After the men returned to the town and told the people about their adventure, _ . These were the people who remembered hearing tales about footprints of an animal that walked like a human being. The five men, however, were not the first to have seen these creatures called Bigfoot. Long before their experience, the local Native Americans were certain that a group of apelike animals had been living in the _ mountain for centuries. In 1958, some workers, who were building a road through the jungles of Northern California, often found huge footprints in the earth around their camp. Then in 1967, Roger Patterson, a man who was interested in finding Bigfoot, went into the same jungles with a friend. While riding, they were suddenly thrown off from their horses. Patterson saw a tall apelike animal standing not far away. He managed to take photos of the hairy creature before it disappeared in the jungles. When Patterson's photos were shown to the public, not many people believed his story. Richard Brown, an experienced hunter, discovered a similar creature. He saw the animal clearly through the telescopic lens of his rifle . He said the creature looked more like a human being than an animal. Later many other people also found deep footprints in the same area. In spite of regular reports of sightings and footprints, most experts still do not believe that Bigfoot really exists . 1. Who was camping one day? 2. Where? 3. What did they see? 4. What were they? 5. Were they the first to see them? 6. Who else saw them? 7. Who else? 8. Did he take a video of it? 9. How about a picture? 10. Did he show anyone? Numbered answers:

1. five men 2. Cascade Mountains 3. group of huge apelike creatures 4. Bigfoo 5. no 6. local Native Americans 7. Roger Patterson 8. no 9. yes 10. yes

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Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards. The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television in 2016, was broadcast live on January 8, 2017. Jimmy Fallon hosted the show. In 1943, a group of writers banded together to form the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and by creating a generously distributed award called the Golden Globe Award, they now play a significant role in film marketing. The 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at various venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as an international figure within the entertainment industry, the first award was presented to director and producer, Cecil B. DeMille. The official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. 1943 2. Golden Globe Award 3. 1943 4. January 1944 5. 20th Century-Fox studios 6. no 7. Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 8. annually 9. film 10. no 11. unknown 12. Jimmy Fallon 13. unknown 14. January 8, 2017 15. Cecil B. DeMille 16. director 17. 1950 18. international figures within the entertainment industry 19. 93 20. unknown Numbered questions:

1. When was the Hollywood Foreign Press Association started? 2. What award are they responsible for? 3. When did that start? 4. When was the first award given? 5. Where? 6. Was that the permanent site of the ceremonies? 7. What are a couple others? 8. How often do the give the awards? 9. What industry is it for? 10. Is this only for Americans? 11. Who was the host of the 17th Awards? 12. What about the 74th? 13. Where was it? 14. When was it? 15. Who had an award named after them? 16. What role do they play in film making? 17. What year was the first one given? 18. What kind of figure gets this award? 19. How many members are in the association? 20. How much does an award cost?

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