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(CNN) -- Condolences continued to pour in late Sunday night following the death of heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle with stomach cancer earlier in the day. "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May," his wife, Wendy Dio, said in a message on his official website. Dio, 67, followed Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath's lead vocalist in 1979. "Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away," she wrote. "Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all." The rock community paid tribute to Dio in messages late Sunday. "In addition to his powerhouse vocal ability, Ronnie was a true gentleman who always emanated great warmth and friendship to us and everyone around him," KISS said. "We will miss him." Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian called Dio's death a big loss. "So many memories of Ronnie. Toured together many times. He always had a kind word and a smile, and he loved the Yankees," Ian said. Musician Slash summed up the loss in one sentence: "Ronnie died at 7:45 a.m., but his music will live for eternity." Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, who became friends with Dio while touring Europe, said the rocker will be missed. "I still have this image of him standing on stage in front of 100,000 belting out 'Man on the Silver Mountain' and remember the shivers it sent up my spine," Sixx said. He called Dio "one of the kindest souls I have ever met and his talent was beyond inspirational to so many of us." Answer the following questions: 1. Who died? 2. How? 3. Who made the statement? 4. Who did he tour with? 5. Who else? 6. Name someone who considered themselves a friend? 7. What will become of his music legacy? 8. Who did he love? 9. According to who? 10. When did he die? Numbered answers:

1. Ronnie James Dio 2. stomach cancer 3. Wendy Dio 4. Black Sabbath 5. KISS 6. Nikki Sixx 7. his music will live for eternity 8. Yankees 9. Scott Ian 10. 16th May

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Read the text and answer the questions. Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan located within the federal Islamabad Capital Territory. With a population of two million, it is the 10th largest city of Pakistan, while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population exceeding five million. The city is the political seat of Pakistan and is administered by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation, supported by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country, between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park to the north. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass acting as the gateway between the two regions. Islamabad was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. The city's master-plan divides the city into eight zones, including administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational sectors, industrial sectors, commercial areas, and rural and green areas. The city is known for the presence of several parks and forests, including the Margalla Hills National Park and Shakarparian Park. The city is home to several landmarks, including the Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Other landmarks include the Pakistan's National Monument and Democracy Square. 1. When was Islamabad built? 2. How many zones is it divided into? 3. What is it the capital of? 4. Is it part of a territory? 5. Which one? 6. Was it always the capital? 7. What came before it? 8. Was it created specifically to be the capital? 9. What is it known for? 10. Name one of the parks? 11. Are there any religious landmarks? 12. A church? 13. What then? 14. Is it a small one? 15. How big is it? 16. And in the world? 17. How many people live in the city? 18. What type of geographic area is it a part of? 19. Is it in the Northeast? 20. What is the name of the square? Numbered answers:

1. during the 1960s 2. eight 3. Pakistan 4. yes 5. the federal Islamabad Capital Territory 6. no 7. Karachi 8. yes 9. the presence of several parks and forests 10. Margalla Hills National Park 11. yes 12. no 13. a Mosque 14. no 15. it's the largest mosque in South Asia 16. the fourth largest 17. two million 18. a Plateau 19. yes 20. Democracy Square

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Semiotics (also called semiotic studies); is the study of meaning-making, the study of sign process (semiosis) and meaningful communication. It is not to be confused with the Saussurean tradition called semiology which is a subset of semiotics This includes the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, allegory, metonymy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication. The semiotic tradition explores the study of signs and symbols as a significant part of communications. As different from linguistics, however, semiotics also studies non-linguistic sign systems. Semiotics is frequently seen as having important anthropological dimensions; for example, the Italian semiotician and novelist Umberto Eco proposed that every cultural phenomenon may be studied as communication. Some semioticians focus on the logical dimensions of the science, however. They examine areas belonging also to the life sciences—such as how organisms make predictions about, and adapt to, their semiotic niche in the world (see semiosis). In general, semiotic theories take "signs" or sign systems as their object of study: the communication of information in living organisms is covered in biosemiotics (including zoosemiotics). The term derives from the Greek σημειωτικός "sēmeiōtikos", "observant of signs", (from σημεῖον "sēmeion", "a sign, a mark",) and it was first used in English prior to 1676 by Henry Stubbes (spelt "semeiotics") in a very precise sense to denote the branch of medical science relating to the interpretation of signs. John Locke used the term "sem(e)iotike" in book four, chapter 21 of "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" (1690). Here he explains how science may be divided into three parts: 1. What is the other name of Semiotics? 2. What does it study? 3. Does it get mixed up with a tradition? 4. With what? 5. What tradition it belongs to? 6. Does it fall under some other category? 7. of what? 8. What does it explore? 9. Is it same as linguistics? 10. Do they have anything in common? 11. What? 12. How the term came about? 13. What does it mean? 14. In what language? 15. What is the root word? 16. What does it mean? 17. Who first used it in English? 18. How did he spell it? 19. Which year? 20. Who else used it around that time? Numbered answers:

1. semiotic studies 2. meaning-making 3. yes 4. semiology 5. Saussurean 6. yes 7. semiotics 8. study of signs and symbols 9. no 10. yes 11. non-linguistic sign systems 12. from sēmeiōtikos 13. observant of signs 14. Greek 15. sēmeion 16. a sign, a mark 17. Henry Stubbes 18. semeiotics 19. prior to 1676 20. John Locke

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(CNN) -- A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said. Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer. Johnson started smoking when he was 13 and died of lung cancer when he was 36. The jury award Friday evening is "courageous," said Robinson's lawyer, Christopher Chestnut. "If anyone saw the documents that this jury saw, I believe that person would have awarded a similar or greater verdict amount," he said. The Escambia County trial took four weeks and the jury deliberated for 15 hours, according to the Pensacola News Journal. The verdict included more than $16 million in compensatory damages, the newspaper said. Nine ex-smokers on their last cigarette Chestnut said five of the six jurors who heard the case were 45 or younger, which meant he had to show them how the tobacco industry presented its product before the public awareness campaigns on tobacco risks and dangers in the 1990s. In a statement, J. Jeffery Raborn, vice president and assistant general counsel for R. J. Reynolds, said, "The damages awarded in this case are grossly excessive and impermissible under state and constitutional law. "This verdict goes far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness and is completely inconsistent with the evidence presented," said Raborn. "We plan to file post-trial motions with the trial court promptly and are confident that the court will follow the law and not allow this runaway verdict to stand." Answer this series of questions: 1. Who was given the money? 2. How much was that? 3. for what? 4. Who was the defendant? 5. In which state? 6. Who was the plaintiff? 7. Who was killed? 8. Why? 9. When? 10. How did he got the ailment? 11. Did they point finger to anyone? 12. Who was that? 13. Did they tell him beforehand about the danger? 14. Who actully gave the verdict? 15. When? 16. Who broke the news? 17. How long the process took? 18. Was the company happy about it? 19. Who expressed that opinion? 20. Who is he? 21. Do they want to counter it? 22. Are they confident abotut it? 23. Where they will protest about it? Numbered answers:

1. a widow 2. $23.6 billion 3. claimed that smoking killed her husband 4. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 5. Florida 6. Cynthia Robinson 7. killed her husband, Michael Johnson 8. died of lung cancer when he was 36 9. in 1996 10. started smoking when he was 13 11. R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer 12. R.J. Reynolds 13. R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer. 14. the jury deliberated for 15 hours, according to the Pensacola News Journal. 15. Friday evening 16. according to the Pensacola News Journa 17. trial took four weeks and the jury deliberated for 15 hours, 18. J. Jeffery Raborn, vice president and assistant general counsel for R. J. Reynolds, said, "The damages awarded in this case are grossly excessive and impermissible under state and constitutional law. 19. J. Jeffery Raborn 20. vice president and assistant general counsel for R. J. Reynolds, said, 21. "We plan to file post-trial motions with the trial court promptly 22. are confident that the court will follow the law and not allow this runaway verdict to stand." 23. the trial court

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FORBES CHINA's annual celebrity list is based on income and appearances in magazines, newspapers, TV shows and online. Stars from the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong are included. And here are some of the winners: Jay Chou Taiwan singer, actor and director unveiled his 12th studio album, Opus 12, last December (Another "12''). New flick in the works: The Rooftop, being filmed in Taiwan and the mainland, which he stars in and also directs. 3. Andy Lau Now in his 50s, the evergreen Hong Kong star of song and film stayed popular last year with the movie Blind Detective. Lau's sixth film with Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng is in the works. Jackie Chan Hong Kong movie industry icon last year released what may be his last action film CZ12, or Chinese Zodiac, which he wrote and directed. 5. Zhang Ziyi Popular actress had hit romantic comedy last year with My Lucky Star, which she also produced. Appears in this year's star-laden The Grandmaster kung fu movie, directed by Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai and also starring Tony Leung. 7. Yang Mi Actress was named most popular female singer in mainland China last year in a joint CCTV-MTV event. Last year's flicks included Love in the Buff, Beijing Love Story and Wu Dang. Has endorsement deals with Pepsi and cosmetics brand Wetcode. 8. Huang Xiaoming Actor turned up in several successful films last year, including Love in the Buff, An Inaccurate Memoir and White-Haired Witch. Promotes Baleno, Tissot, Olay. 10. Lin Chi-ling Taiwan TV hostess, model and actress. Most recent success: romantic comedy Say Yes, which took in more than $30 million in China. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What list is based on income and appearances? 2. How often is the list put out? 3. Where are stars on the list from? 4. How old is Andy Lau? 5. What movie was he a part of last year? 6. Who is he working on a movie with? 7. How many movies has he been in? 8. What does Jay Chou do? 9. from where? 10. Is he working on a movie? 11. What is the name of it? 12. What is his job on the movie 13. How many albums has he made? 14. What is the name of the last one? 15. Who is a icon from Hong Kong? 16. What did he write? 17. Does it have two names? 18. What are they? 19. How many movies was Xiaoming in last year? 20. How much did Say Yes earn? Numbered answers:

1. China's celebrity list 2. annually 3. the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong 4. in his 50s 5. Blind Detective 6. Sammi Cheng 7. five 8. he's a singer, actor and director 9. Taiwan 10. yes 11. The Rooftop 12. an actor and director 13. 12 14. Opus 12 15. Jackie Chan 16. his last action film 17. yes 18. CZ12 and Chinese Zodiac 19. several 20. $30 million

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Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets? Studies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image. This was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. "My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up," she says. "And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again." America's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it? "It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders," says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. "There is a genetic component to eating disorders." However, "We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers." says Ringwood. "No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad'," Ringwood says. Instead, "You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared." "Talk to her about body image," Ringwood says. "Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense," she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who are Michelle Obama's girls? 2. Were they getting heavy? 3. What do the studies show about diets 4. Who is susan ringwood? 5. Do girls idolize their mothers? 6. Is there a genetic component to eating disorders 7. Should food be" good or bad"? 8. Should food be feared? 9. What is the pressure on girls today? 10. How old is Carly? 11. Who does she blame? 12. Who has an eating message? 13. When did Carly go on her first diet? 14. What did she lose? 15. Is it wrong just to blame mothers? Numbered answers:

1. Malia and Sasha 2. yes 3. they show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese 4. chief executive of the eating disorders charity 5. yes 6. yes 7. no 8. no 9. immense 10. 40 11. her mother 12. America's First Lady 13. when she was 10 14. puppy fat 15. yes

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According to Pete Singer, a researcher who wrote a number of books on the military, active involvement of robots in battles could worsen warfare by making machines do all the dirty work for humans. He says that humanity is currently at point of breakthrough in war, like the discovery of the atomic bomb. "What does it mean to go to war with US soldiers whose hardware is made in China and whose software is made in India?" The research predicts that by 2015 American soldiers will be half robots, half humans. It is worth mentioning that attack drones and bomb-handling robots are just some of the devices that armies use in battles. Besides having no mercy in battle, robots, in contrast to humans, also cut off living soldiers from horrors. "The United States is ahead in military robots, but in technology there is no such thing as a permanent advantage," Mr. Singer said, adding that currently Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran are working on the development of military robots as well. The researcher mentioned that robotics is something terrorists can take advantage of as well. "You don't have to make robots believe they are going to get 7 million dollars when they die to get them to blow themselves up," he said. In addition, Mr. Singer mentioned that military robots feature cameras that record everything a machine sees, providing digital video that is uploaded on You Tubein graphic clips, which soldiers call "war porn". "It turns war into entertainment, sometimes set to music. The ability to watch more but experience less," he said. David Hansco, who is a robotics designer, creates robots that have more features of a human. For example, his robots feature synthetic flesh faces and have the ability to read human facial expressions and copy them. The engineer states that the main idea is to create robots that can show empathy . 1. who wrote books? 2. books on what? 3. Where does Hardware come from? 4. What do the robots feature? 5. for what? 6. what are the videos called? 7. by who? 8. who else is mentioned? 9. which designer is mentioned? 10. what does he design? 11. what is made in india? Numbered answers:

1. Pete Singer 2. military 3. China 4. cameras 5. record everything a machine sees 6. war porn 7. soldiers 8. unknown 9. David Hansco 10. robotics 11. software

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Jack is an 11-year-old boy. One day he was playing with a ball. The ball went into the street, and Jack ran for the ball. A car hit him. Jack's parents took him to the hospital. The doctors told them, "Jack's head is hurt. Maybe he will wake up very soon. Maybe he will never wake up." Every day Jack's parents went to see him and talked to him. But Jack never talked to them. He just slept. One day Jack's father said, "Wake up, Jack. Let's go home and play with Cody." Cody is Jack's dog. When Jack's father said "Cody", Jack moved his arm. Then Jack's parents had an idea. They told the nurse, "We want to bring Jack's dog to the hospital. Is it OK?" "A dog in the hospital?" the nurse said. "That's very unusual. But. yes, it's OK." The next day, Jack's parents brought Cody to the hospital. When they put the dog on Jack's bed, Jack opened his eyes. Jack's parents brought Cody to the hospital every day. Cody jumped on Jack's bed and touched Jack's arm. Jack said his first words, "Bad dog!" After seven weeks Jack was well. He left the hospital and went home with Cody. 1. Where did Jack spend most of this story? 2. Why was he there? 3. Where was he when the auto hit him? 4. Why did he go there? 5. were the MDs optimistic about his chances? 6. Not sure that he would do what? 7. did his mom and dad visit him? 8. how often? 9. did he know they were there at first? 10. what word finally made him respond? 11. who is that? 12. who said the word? 13. what did they ask the nurse? 14. did the nurse think that was normal? 15. were they allowed to bring the canine? 16. where did they put the dog? 17. did Jack respond? 18. Did the dog ever jump? 19. where? 20. did jack finally wake up fully? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. hospital 2. He was hit by a car 3. in the street 4. to get a ball 5. They weren't sure 6. If he would wake up. 7. yes 8. every day 9. no 10. Cody 11. his dog 12. his father 13. if they could bring the dog 14. no 15. yes 16. on his bed 17. He opened his eyes 18. yes 19. on the bed 20. yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XVIII. A CYCLONE. "WHAT on earth is it all about?" Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done. "Why, there is not a breath of wind. Is it all done for practice, do you think?" Jim shook his head. "I expect we are going to have one of those cyclones Mr. Timmins was speaking about the other day, though I don't see any signs of it, except the queer colour of the sky. I expect the glass must have been going down very fast. There is the captain popping into his cabin again. Well, he is not long about it," he added, as Captain Murchison hurried out again and spoke to Mr. Timmins, who immediately gave the order, "Furl mizzen and main topsails! Lower down the fore-staysail!" "Well, there can't be more to do now," Jack said, when the order was carried out, "unless we set to work to set them all again." "Look, Jack!" Arthur Hill said, grasping his arm and pointing away on the starboard beam. A wall of black mist seemed to hang upon the horizon, rising momentarily higher and higher. "The squall is coming, lads!" the captain shouted. "When it strikes her hold on for your lives. Carpenter, put a man with an axe at each of the weather-shrouds. We may have to cut away before we have done with it." All eyes were now turned towards the bank of cloud, which was rising with extraordinary rapidity. Small portions of the upper line seemed at times to be torn off and to rush ahead of the main body, and then to disappear, suddenly blown into fragments. A low moaning sound was heard, and a line of white could be made out at the foot of the cloud-bank. The water around the ship was still as smooth as glass, though there was a slight swell, which swayed her to and fro, and caused the shrouds and blocks to rattle. 1. Were they on a ship? 2. What was the captains name? 3. What was headed their way? 4. Who is giving the orders? 5. What did he order? 6. What was on the starboard side? 7. Was it the cyclone? 8. What was it doing? 9. What did the skipper yell? 10. What did he order of Carpenter Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. Murchison 3. cyclones 4. Mr. Timmins 5. "Furl mizzen and main topsails! Lower down the fore-staysail!" 6. A wall of black mist 7. yes 8. rising momentarily higher and higher 9. "The squall is coming, lads! 10. put a man with an axe at each of the weather-shrouds. We may have to cut away before we have done with it."

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(CNN) -- As President Obama's second-term Cabinet starts to take shape, we can see some of the outlines of what the White House hopes to do in the next four years. The major theme is that Obama is prepared to defend his turf, tooth and nail. This is a Cabinet whose strength is defense rather than offense. Gone are the hopes of bipartisanship. Now it's time to really engage the partisan battle. Obama won't be pushing for many watershed changes in the next four years, but he is not going to make it easy for Republicans to make any deep inroads into what he has accomplished. During the last two weeks, the president rolled out his nominations on national security -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state, Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, and John Brennan to direct the CIA. He then nominated his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to be secretary of the treasury. We must be careful not to infer too much from presidential appointments, since these people ultimately serve the interests of the president rather than vice versa -- but still, the identities of the members of the new Cabinet provide important hints. This is a team with experience and deep roots in Washington. It is clear that Obama, sobered after four brutal years of fighting with Republicans in Congress, realizes that he needs leaders who have clout in Congress. On national security, this is a team with deep experience that can protect the existing policies the administration has adopted. Obama has selected two Senate veterans who are also military veterans, Kerry and Hagel, with the hope of using their connections with legislators and their knowledge of the ways and means of the legislative process. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Obama 2. Cabinet 3. second-term 4. defense rather than offense. 5. no 6. Sen. Chuck Hagel 7. John Brennan 8. During the last two weeks, the president rolled out his nominations on national security -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state, Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, and John Brennan to direct the CIA. He then nominated his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to be secretary of the treasury. 9. of the president 10. experience 11. Republicans 12. four 13. brutal 14. secretary of the treasury. 15. chief of staff 16. no 17. protect the existing policies the administration has adopted 18. Kerry and Hagel 19. using their connections with legislators and their knowledge 20. knowledge of the ways and means of the legislative process. Numbered questions:

1. Who is ready to defend their turf? 2. What is starting to take shape for him? 3. What term? 4. What is the Cabinet's strong suit? 5. Is there a possibility of bipartisanship? 6. Who did he nominate for Secretary of Defense? 7. Who is likely to be the director of the CIA? 8. Over how long has Obama been presenting his selections for the Cabinet? 9. Who's interests do these nominees serve? 10. Are these Presidential appointees newbies or do they represent experience? 11. Who has the president been battling with for a long time? 12. For how long? 13. Has this been easy on him? 14. Who is Jack Lew? 15. What other position did he hold? 16. Is Obama making it easy for the Republicans? 17. what does he feel that this team can do for the administration? 18. What two nominees are Senate and Military vets? 19. What does the president want to use that these two have? 20. Lastly, what do these leaders have in Congress that is beneficial to Obama?

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(CNN) -- Real Madrid duly took advantage of Barcelona's latest slip-up to return to the top of La Liga after a routine 3-0 win over Levante in the Bernabeu Sunday. The mid-table visitors ended the match with 10 men after David Navarro was sent off in the second half for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo, but they were well beaten even before he saw red. Ronaldo had put Real ahead after 11 minutes before defender Marcelo put the home side two up just after halftime. An own goal from Nikos Karabelas completed Levante's miserable evening. The victory put Carlo Ancelotti's men three points clear of city rivals Atletico. Defending champions Barca lost 1-0 to struggling Valladolid Saturday and trail by four in third place, making this month's El Clasico clash with Real all the more important. Real have not lost since a 2-1 league reverse to Barcelona in October as their goalscoring trio of Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have found the net on a regular basis. Ronaldo showed his heading qualities by rising to meet Angel di Maria's corner to put Real ahead before Benzema hit the post. Marcelo's superlative curling effort on 49 minutes all but settled the affair before Navarro, who was once banned for seven months after a notorious Champions League brawl when playing for Valencia, got his marching orders for the seventh time in his career. Marcelo also had a hand in the final goal as Karabelas turned the defender's cross into his own goal and there was just time for Ronaldo to thump the woodwork as he sought a second. Answer the following questions: 1. When was the last time Real lost? 2. To who? 3. What was the score of Real's win on Sunday? 4. Over who? 5. Who scored the first point? 6. Who scored before halftime? 7. Who scored the last point? 8. Who were the champs last year? 9. Did they win? 10. Who did they play? 11. Score? Numbered answers:

1. October 2. unknown 3. 3-0 4. Levante 5. unknown 6. Ronaldo 7. Nikos Karabelas 8. Barca 9. no 10. Valladolid 11. 1-0

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Read the text and answer the questions. To many students, joining social media "circles" is now more important than making new friends in real life. And it's easy. If you have a cell phone, you can download apps such as Sina Weibo, WeChat and QQ. "I love to check my friends' updates . I also enjoy news and humor shared on social media," Said Ou Wei, 14, from Hongling Middle School in Shenzhen. Because of enjoying these, Ou _ himself from real life. "I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing flying chess with my classmates," said Ou. Deng Yunyun, 14, from Jianfeng Middle School in Shanghai, said that social media had influenced their life. Recently his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy with updating micro blogs about the accident. "I think they need to learn to balance their real and online lives," said Deng, What makes parents and teachers worried is safety. "Many students are happy to tell their interests and personal information to their social media "friends". Such information could bring them danger," said Han Songjun, a teacher at Hongling Middle School. For example, WeChat's shake-shake function allows users to connect to other users close by. But the police warn about the danger of socializing in this way. "Be careful. Do not use the locating function in any app, do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your residential area ," said the police. 1. who is the instructor mentioned? 2. where do they work? 3. how many application are mentioned? 4. what are they called? 5. were more mentioned? 6. what? 7. did someone get injured? 8. what happened? 9. when? 10. are any pupils from the instructors job mentioned? 11. who? 12. is that a male or a female? 13. how old? 14. is the the only person mentioned with that age? 15. what is that person called? 16. do they attend classes? 17. where? 18. where is that located? 19. does law enforcement believe the applications are safe? 20. where are the applications installed? 21. what do people utilize the applications for? Numbered answers:

1. Han Songjun 2. Hongling Middle School 3. Three 4. Sina Weibo, WeChat 5. yes 6. QQ 7. yes 8. a student hurt his leg 9. during a basketball match 10. Yes 11. Ou Wei 12. Male 13. 14 14. No 15. Deng Yunyun 16. yes 17. Jianfeng Middle School 18. in Shanghai 19. No 20. a cell phone 21. o check my friends' updates news and humor

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic. 1. What is the capital of Argentina? 2. Do a lot of people live there? 3. What does Buenos Aires mean? 4. How many people live in Buenos Aires? 5. What cities in Argentina are bigger? 6. What kind of district does the city lie in? 7. When was it given autonomy? 8. Does the city have a more formal name? 9. What is it? 10. What does that mean? Numbered answers:

1. Buenos Aires 2. yes 3. "fair winds" or "good airs" 4. around 17 million. 5. none 6. several Buenos Aires Province districts 7. 1994 8. yes 9. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 10. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

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EBSCO Information Services, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., the third largest private company in Birmingham, Alabama, with annual sales of nearly $2 billion according to the BBJ's 2013 Book of Lists. EBSCO offers library resources to customers in academic, medical, K–12, public library, law, corporate, and government markets. Its products include EBSCONET, a complete e-resource management system, and EBSCOhost, which supplies a fee-based online research service with 375 full-text databases, a collection of 600,000-plus ebooks, subject indexes, point-of-care medical references, and an array of historical digital archives. In 2010, EBSCO introduced its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to institutions, which allows searches of a portfolio of journals and magazines. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944. "EBSCO" is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Co. According to "Forbes Magazine", EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama and one of the top 200 in the United States, based on revenues and employee numbers. Sales surpassed $1 billion in 1997 and exceeded $2 billion in 2006. EBSCO Industries is a diverse company which includes over 40 businesses. EBSCO Publishing was established in 1984 as a print publication called "Popular Magazine Review", featuring article abstracts from more than 300 magazines. In 1987 the company was purchased by EBSCO Industries and its name was changed to EBSCO Publishing. It employed around 750 people by 2007. In 2003 it acquired Whitston Publishing, another database provider. In 2010 EBSCO purchased NetLibrary and in 2011, EBSCO Publishing took over H. W. Wilson Company. It merged with EBSCO Information Services on July 1, 2013. The merged business operates as EBSCO Information Services. , the President is Tim Collins. Answer this series of questions: 1. Is the company family owned? 2. When was it started? 3. Where is the headquaters? 4. What does it offer? 5. What kind of resources are offered? 6. Are consumers charged for the services? 7. Is it a brick and mortar establishment or is it on the web? 8. What does the name stand for? 9. Is it a large company? 10. It's in the top how many in the US? 11. Is it diverse? 12. How many businesses are included? 13. When was the publishing division established? 14. Was EBSCO its original name? 15. What was it? 16. When did the name change? 17. When did the merger happen? 18. Who is the president? 19. How much income did the generate in 1997? 20. How long did it take to double that? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. 1944 3. in Ipswich 4. library resources 5. EBSCONET and EBSCOhost 6. yes 7. it is online 8. it is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Co. 9. yes 10. the top three 11. yes 12. over 40 13. 1984 14. no 15. Popular Magazine Review 16. 1987 17. July 1, 2013 18. Tim Collins 19. over $1 billion 20. 9 years

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Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics after several years' hard work. In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate special machines Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the first American Woman in space? 2. When did she do that? 3. What did she travel in ? 4. What was the name of it? 5. Was she alone? 6. How many were with her? 7. Were they all astronauts? 8. Did she always want to be an astronaut? 9. What was her first plan? 10. Did she train for it? 11. How long? 12. Where did she attend college? 13. What did she learn about? 14. Did she graduate? 15. With what? 16. When did she become an astronaut? 17. How old was she? 18. Was she ever a teacher? 19. Where? 20. When did she die? Numbered answers:

1. Sally Ride. 2. Jun. 18, 1983. 3. A spaceship. 4. Challenger. 5. No. 6. Four. 7. Yes. 8. No. 9. She wanted to be a tennis player. 10. Yes. 11. Three months. 12. Stanford University. 13. Science. 14. Yes. 15. PhD in astrophysics 16. 1977 17. 26 18. Yes. 19. University of California. 20. 2012.

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(CNN) -- Serena Williams was forced to pull out of the Madrid Open with a thigh injury ahead of her quarter final tie with Petra Kvitova Friday. The withdrawal will come as a blow to the world No. 1's preparations for the French Open with the year's second major beginning in two weeks' time. Williams had been playing with heavy strapping all week, although confirmed she hopes to be able to take part in the Italian Open in Rome next week. "I have a left thigh injury and, unfortunately, have to withdraw from this year's Madrid Open," Williams told the WTA website. "It happened during my first round match. It started to get better, but most importantly right now, I just need some time to rest and recover. "I am planning to play in Rome. Fortunately, I have a bye next week so will have an extra day of rest." Williams has won the title in Madrid for the last two years and used the event as a springboard to take the French Open crown at Roland Garros last May. She added: "It's beyond words. It's so frustrating. We couldn't ask for a better tournament and I love it here in Madrid. I love being a champion here." Elsewhere in the women's draw, Maria Sharapova overcame world No. 2 Li Na 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 to reach the semifinals where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska who defeated surprise package Caroline Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Williams' withdrawal means the second semifinal will pit Kvitova against No.4 seed Simona Halep who trumped the in-form Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-2. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Did Serena Williams withdraw from the Madrid Open? 2. Why? 3. What part of her was injured? 4. Who was she going to play on Friday? 5. What was she wearing in play earlier in the week? 6. What is she hoping to take part in next week? 7. Where? 8. Who did Maria Sharapova overcome? 9. Who did Radwanska defeat? 10. Where is Radwanska from? 11. When did Williams' injury happen? 12. Then what happened to it? 13. What does she need now? 14. ANything else? 15. Where is the French Open held? 16. When? 17. How many times has Williams won Madrid? 18. Does she hate it there? 19. Which website was Williams talking to? 20. For Williams, Madrid was a springboard for what? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. an injury 3. a thigh 4. Petra Kvitova 5. unknown 6. Italian Open 7. Rome 8. Li Na 9. Caroline Garcia 10. Poland 11. her first round match 12. It started to get better 13. some time 14. rest 15. Roland Garros 16. May 17. two 18. no 19. the WTA's 20. to take the French Open crown

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CHAPTER XVI THE OPENING OF THE BALL GAME The day for the great baseball game between Brill and Roxley dawned clear and bright. Sam had received word that both of his brothers with their wives would be on, reaching Ashton early in the morning. He drove down to the depot in his automobile to meet the newcomers. When the train rolled into the station Dick Rover, as tall and handsome as ever, was the first to alight, quickly followed by his wife, Dora. Then came Tom and Nellie. "Hello, Sam, my boy!" exclaimed Dick, as he strode up and shook hands, quickly followed by his wife. "How are you these days? But it is needless to ask, for you look the picture of health." "Oh, I'm feeling fine," answered Sam, smiling broadly. "Ready to play winning baseball, I presume," came from Dora, as she gave him a warm smile. "Surest thing you know, Dora," he answered. "Oh, we've got to win from Roxley to-day!" "Yes, but you haven't got me to pitch for you to-day, Sam," broke in Tom, as he came up and shook hands. "Who is going to do the twirling for Brill?" "They are going to try Dare Phelps first, and if he can't make it, they will try Jack Dudley, one of the sophs." "Oh, yes, I remember Dudley when he was a freshman," answered Tom. "Pretty clever fellow, too." "How is it you didn't bring Grace with you, Sam?" questioned Nellie, as she took his hand. 1. Who was playing? 2. How was the weather? 3. Was Dick Rover a handsome man? 4. When were Sam's brothers coming? 5. with who? 6. Who was Dick's wife? 7. and Tom's? 8. Was Sam happy? 9. how do you know? 10. What was Phelps going to do? 11. what if he cant make it? 12. who is he? 13. Where did the train arrive at? 14. Were they playing soccer? 15. What game? 16. When did Tom know Dudley? 17. What did he remember about him? 18. What is the title? 19. The chapter? 20. How did Sam get to Ashton? Numbered answers:

1. Brill and Roxley 2. clear and bright 3. Yes 4. early in the morning 5. their wives 6. Dora 7. Nellie 8. Yes 9. He was smiling broadly 10. Pitch 11. they will try Jack Dudley 12. one of the sophs 13. Ashton 14. No 15. baseball 16. when he was a freshman 17. Pretty clever fellow 18. THE OPENING OF THE BALL GAME 19. XVI 20. He drove

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CHAPTER VIII SHADOW HAMILTON'S CONFESSION "I simply can't understand it, Phil. Gus Plum was frightened very much, or he would never have offered me a hundred dollars to keep quiet." Dave and his chum were strolling along the edge of the campus, an hour after the conversation recorded in the last chapter. The boy from the poorhouse had told Phil all that had occurred. "It is certainly the most mysterious thing I ever heard of, outside of this mystery about Billy Dill," answered Phil. "Plum has been up to something wrong, but just what, remains to be found out." "And what about Shadow Hamilton?" "I can't say anything about Shadow. I never thought he would do anything that wasn't right." "Nor I. What would you advise?" "Keep quiet and await developments. Something is bound to come to the surface, sooner or later." "Hello, you fellows, where are you bound?" came in a cry, and looking up they saw a well-known form approaching. "Ben!" cried Dave, rushing up to the newcomer and shaking hands warmly. "When did you come in? And how are all the folks at Crumville? Did you happen to see Professor Potts and the Wadsworths?" "One question at a time, please," answered Ben Basswood, as he shook hands with Phil. "Yes, I saw them all, and everybody wants to be remembered to you. Jessie sends her very sweetest regards----" "Oh, come now, no fooling," interrupted Dave, blushing furiously. "Tell us the plain truth." "Well, she sent her best regard, anyway. And all the others did the same. The professor is getting along finely. You'd hardly know him now, he looks so hale and hearty. It did him a world of good to go to live with the Wadsworths." 1. Who was frightened? 2. how much did he recieve? 3. for what? 4. where were they walking? 5. for how long 6. who came from the poor house? 7. who did the boy speak too? 8. was there mystery? 9. surrounding who? 10. did they know what plum was doing? 11. was he known for bad deeds? 12. who saw them all? 13. who saw them all? 14. coud dave be fooled? 15. who demanded the truth? 16. who sends her regards? 17. who was the professor? 18. who was shaking hands? 19. how does the professor look? 20. who did he live with? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Gus Plum 2. $100 3. to keep quiet 4. along the edge of the campus 5. an hour 6. Gus 7. Dave 8. Yes 9. Billy Dill 10. No 11. Yes 12. Ben 13. Ben saw them all 14. No 15. Dave 16. Jessie 17. Professor Potts 18. Ben and Phil 19. hale and hearty 20. the Wadsworths

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Homer ( , "Hómēros") is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The "Iliad" is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war. The "Odyssey" focuses on the journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider them legends. The Homeric Question—by whom, when, where and under what circumstances were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed—continues to be debated. Broadly speaking, modern scholarly opinion falls into two groups. One holds that most of the "Iliad" and (according to some) the "Odyssey" are the works of a single poet of genius. The other considers the Homeric poems to be the result of a process of working and re-working by many contributors, and that "Homer" is best seen as a label for an entire tradition. It is generally accepted that the poems were composed at some point around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. 1. Can you name one of Homer's poems? 2. Can you name another? 3. Who is the main character in the Odyssey? 4. Was he a king? 5. Of which place? 6. After which event did the Odyssey take place? 7. How long did the Trojan war last? 8. Was Troy a state? 9. What was it? 10. Name one of the main characters in the Iliad? 11. Can you name another? 12. What is the "Homeric Question"? 13. Has it been settled? 14. Where was Homer from? 15. What modern country is that part of? 16. Was he blind? 17. On the Homeric Question, how many sides are there? 18. Does one side think there was only one author of the Iliad? 19. What language are Homer's poem written in? 20. Around when were they put together? Numbered answers:

1. Odyssey 2. Iliad 3. Odysseus 4. YES 5. Ithaca 6. the fall of Troy 7. ten years 8. no 9. city 10. King Agamemnon 11. Achilles 12. by whom, when, where and under what circumstances were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed 13. no 14. Ionia 15. Turkey 16. yes 17. two 18. yes 19. Homeric Greek 20. late 8th or early 7th century BC

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Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels. Historically, manganese is named for pyrolusite and other black minerals from the region of Magnesia in Greece, which also gave its name to magnesium and the iron ore magnetite. By the mid-18th century, Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele had used pyrolusite to produce chlorine. Scheele and others were aware that pyrolusite (now known to be manganese dioxide) contained a new element, but they were unable to isolate it. Johan Gottlieb Gahn was the first to isolate an impure sample of manganese metal in 1774, which he did by reducing the dioxide with carbon. Manganese phosphating is used for rust and corrosion prevention on steel. Ionized manganese is used industrially as pigments of various colors, which depend on the oxidation state of the ions. The permanganates of alkali and alkaline earth metals are powerful oxidizers. Manganese dioxide is used as the cathode (electron acceptor) material in zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries. In biology, manganese(II) ions function as cofactors for a large variety of enzymes with many functions. Manganese enzymes are particularly essential in detoxification of superoxide free radicals in organisms that must deal with elemental oxygen. Manganese also functions in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosynthetic plants. While the element is a required trace mineral for all known living organisms, it also acts as a neurotoxin in larger amounts. Especially through inhalation, it can cause manganism, a condition in mammals leading to neurological damage that is sometimes irreversible. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Manganese element 2. rust and corrosion prevention on steel 3. stainless steels. Numbered questions:

1. What is the article about? 2. What is it used for? 3. How about in natural science?

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CHAPTER XXV BLACKY CALLS ON REDDY FOX Saying what you mean, and meaning what you say Are matters quite as different as night is from the day. _Bowser the Hound._ Blacky the Crow wasted no time with Old Man Coyote after he heard Old Man Coyote laugh. There was a note in that crazy laugh of Old Man Coyote's that told Blacky he might just as well talk to the rocks or the trees about helping Bowser the Hound. Old Man Coyote had led Bowser into his trouble, and it was quite clear that not only did he have no regrets, but he was actually glad that Bowser was not likely to return. "You're a hard-hearted old sinner," declared Blacky, as he prepared to fly in search of Reddy Fox. Old Man Coyote grinned. "It is every one for himself, you know," said he. "Bowser would do his best to catch me if he had the chance. So if he is in trouble, he can stay there for all of me." It didn't take Blacky long to find Reddy Fox. You see, it was so early in the morning that Reddy had not retired for his daily nap. Like Old Man Coyote, he was just returning from a night's hunt when Blacky arrived. "Hello, Reddy!" exclaimed Blacky. "You certainly are looking in mighty fine condition. That red coat of yours is the handsomest coat I've ever seen. If I had a coat like that I know I should be so swelled up with pride that I just wouldn't be able to see common folks. I'm glad you're not that way, Reddy. One of the things I like about you is the fact that you never allow your fine coat to make you proud. That is more than I can say for some folks I know." Answer the following questions: 1. What's the name of the bird? 2. and what did he say to the old man Coyote? 3. What was the response? 4. And where did he want the dog to do? 5. sorry about that! What was the dog's name? 6. Is it likely that he will come back? 7. who was the bird going for from up above? 8. Time started closing in on me sorry about that one! Was the wolf young or elderly? 9. Yes! Did the bird finally get to his friend after searching above? 10. was his friend already asleep? 11. why not? Numbered answers:

1. Blacky the Crow 2. You're a hard-hearted old sinner 3. It is every one for himself, you know 4. Stay there 5. Bowser 6. No 7. He was searching for Reddy Fox. 8. Old if you mean the Coyote 9. Yes 10. No 11. It was too early

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Read the text and answer the questions. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed, and is the largest and one of the world's most technologically advanced air forces. The USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Special Operations, Air Superiority, Global Integrated ISR, Space Superiority, Command and Control, Cyberspace Superiority, Personnel Recovery, Global Precision Attack, Building Partnerships, Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support. The U.S. Air Force is a military service organized within the Department of the Air Force, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The Air Force is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, who reports to the Secretary of Defense, and is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The highest-ranking military officer in the Department of the Air Force is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who exercises supervision over Air Force units, and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Air Force combat and mobility forces are assigned, as directed by the Secretary of Defense, to the Combatant Commanders, and neither the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Chief of Staff have operational command authority over them. 1. Whgat branch is the air force? 2. what branch? Numbered answers:

1. The United States Air Force 2. United States Armed Forces

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN)A teen couple from Kentucky was arrested Sunday after two weeks on the run following a series of car and gun thefts. Dalton Hayes, 18, and Cheyenne Phillips, 13, were arrested in Panama City Beach, Florida, authorities said. The two are suspected of stealing three cars -- two with guns inside -- in various states. They were the subjects of a search that stretched from Kentucky to Georgia. Authorities discovered them asleep in a Toyota Tundra stolen in Georgia, the Grayson County Sheriff's Office in Kentucky said in a statement. "The vehicle was surrounded by law enforcement, and both Hayes and Phillips were taken into custody without further incident," the sheriff's office said. Officials are trying to get them extradited back to Kentucky to face multiple felony charges. During their time on the run, authorities described the young couple as "increasingly brazen and dangerous." "I know Dalton, and he has a history of making bad, bad decisions," Sheriff Norman Chaffins said. "I was the school resource officer before I was elected sheriff. Dalton is known to have disciplinary and defiance issues at the high school with authority." Hayes was recently charged with burglary and was out on bond, the sheriff said. Cheyenne's family reported her missing January 3 from Clarkson, Kentucky. Hayes' relatives said they last heard from him in a text message on January 6. Chaffins said the couple first stole a truck in Clarkson. Jim McGrew, its owner, told CNN affiliate WAVE the teens took the truck out of his garage and sped down the road before crashing into a fence and fleeing on foot. The wreck caused about $7,100 in damage to his truck, he said. 1. What were the suspects doing when caught? 2. Who found them? 3. From what department? 4. What make and model vehicle were they in? 5. Was it their vehicle? 6. How many were arrested? 7. How old was the youngest? 8. Male or female? 9. And the oldest? 10. Male? 11. Were they a couple? 12. What was the male out on bail for? 13. According to who? 14. What had kin of the female done? 15. When? 16. Where from? 17. When was the male last heard from? 18. Who did the motor-vehicle taken from Clarkson belong to? 19. Had they robbed a car before that one? 20. What was the cost of damages? Numbered answers:

1. sleeping? 2. Authorities 3. Panama City Beach Police 4. Toyota Tundra 5. no 6. two 7. 13 8. female 9. 18 10. yes 11. yes 12. burglary 13. the sheriff 14. reported her missing 15. January 3 16. Clarkson, Kentucky 17. January 6 18. Jim McGrew 19. no 20. t $7,100

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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. TELLS OF DARK AND THREATENING CLOUDS, AND WAR. The exigencies of our somewhat acrobatic tale require, at this point, that we should make a considerable bound. We shall beg the obliging reader to leap with us into the year 1834. Hans Marais, moustached, bearded, bronzed, and in the prime of life, sits at the door of a cottage recently built close to that of his father. Beside him sits his wife--formerly Miss Gertrude Brook, and now as sweet and pretty a young woman as you would find in a month's ride through a country where sweet pretty women were, and still are, very numerous in proportion to the population. Whether it was that Hans was timid, or Gertie shy, we cannot tell, but somehow it is only three months since they began their united career, and Hans considers himself to have married rather "late in life." Gertie, being now twenty-six, begins to think herself quite an old woman. It is evident, however, that this ancient couple wear well, and are sufficiently happy--if we may presume to judge from appearances. "Gertie," said Hans, patting the fingers which handed him his big Dutch pipe, "I fear that my father is determined to go." "Do you think so?" said Gertie, while a sad expression chased the sunshine from her face. "Yes, he says he cannot stand the treatment we Cape-Dutchmen receive from the British Government, and that he means to give up his farm, take his waggons and goods, and treck away to the north, with the friends who are already preparing to go, in search of free lands in the wilderness where the Union Jack does not fly." Answer this series of questions: 1. What year is it? 2. Who is the male character? 3. Does he have facial hair? 4. What color is he? 5. What kind of house does he have?? 6. Does he have a wife? 7. Are pretty women easy to come by? 8. How long has it been since they started their career 9. How old is Gertie? 10. Is the couple happy? 11. What ethnicity are the characters? 12. Yes. Was did Gertie hand to Hans 13. Did he fear is father leaving? 14. What did Gertie say next? 15. Why is the father thinking about leaving? 16. From whom? 17. Where is he planning on trecking? 18. In search of what? 19. Which country does he not want to be under? Numbered answers:

1. 1834 2. Hans Marais 3. yes 4. bronzed 5. a cottage 6. yes 7. yes 8. three months 9. , twenty-six 10. yes 11. Cape Dutchman? 12. his big Dutch pipe 13. yes 14. Do you think so? 15. he cannot stand the treatment Cape-Dutchmen receive 16. the British Government 17. away to the north 18. of free lands in the wilderness where the Union Jack does not fly 19. the Union Jack

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Connie Ley made an unusual request in her will before she died last month in Aurora, Indiana: She asked that her German shepherd, Bela, be euthanized and buried with her. Three weeks later, however, Bela, who is 9 years old and male, is healthy and very much alive. And there's a growing movement on social media to defy his late owner's wishes and spare the animal. Ley's attorney, Doug Denmure, told CNN affiliate WCPO-TV that his late client preferred to send Bela to Best Friends Animal Society's no-kill sanctuary in southern Utah to live out the remainder of his days. But if transporting the dog across the country proved too expensive, Ley wanted a close friend to take charge of Bela and carry out her request that "the dog be put to sleep, cremated and that the dog's ashes be placed with her own ashes." As it turned out, sending Bela to the Utah animal sanctuary was not financially feasible, Denmure told WXIX-TV, another CNN affiliate. But following a public outcry, a decision about the dog's fate has been put on hold for now, he said. Bela was with Ley when she died at home November 25. The dog is now being housed in a special kennel at PAWS of Dearborn County Humane Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Director Becky Foster said the center has no legal control over the dog's future and is waiting to hear from Ley's attorney. "He's been cared for very well," Foster told CNN on Thursday. "We're happy to have him here as long as need be. He has toys and blankies and he's just chilling." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who is Ley's attorney? 2. which affiliate was he talking to? 3. Whose wishes was Denmure tasked with carrying out? 4. when did she die? 5. where? 6. what did she want after she died? 7. where is Bela now? 8. who is the director of that institution? 9. how has Bela been cared for? 10. how old is he? 11. was sending him to Utah financially feasible? 12. does Becky have any legal control over the dog? 13. who is she waiting to hear from? 14. was there public outrage about the dog's potential fate? 15. is the movement growing? Numbered answers:

1. Doug Denmure, 2. CNN affiliate WCPO-TV 3. Connie Ley 4. November 25. 5. Aurora, Indiana: 6. Bela, be euthanized and buried with her. 7. PAWS of Dearborn County Humane Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. 8. Becky Foster 9. very well 10. 9 years old 11. No 12. No 13. Ley's attorney. 14. Yes 15. And yesa growing movement on social media to defy his late owner's wishes and spare the animal.

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Wall Street is an eight-block-long street running roughly northwest to southeast from Broadway to South Street, at the East River, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry (even if financial firms are not physically located there), or New York-based financial interests. Anchored by Wall Street, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Several other major exchanges have or had headquarters in the Wall Street area, including the New York Mercantile Exchange, the New York Board of Trade, and the former American Stock Exchange. There are varying accounts about how the Dutch-named "de Waalstraat" got its name. A generally accepted version is that the name of the street was derived from a wall (actually a wooden palisade) on the northern boundary of the New Amsterdam settlement, built to protect against Native Americans, pirates, and the British. A conflicting explanation is that Wall Street was named after "Walloons"— the Dutch name for a "Walloon" is "Waal". Among the first settlers that embarked on the ship "Nieu Nederlandt" in 1624 were 30 Walloon families. While the Dutch word "wal" can be translated as "rampart", it only appeared on maps as "de Walstraat" on English maps of New Amsterdam. However, even some English maps show the name as Waal Straat, and not as Wal Straat. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What state is Wall Street in? 2. What is it's Dutch name? 3. How many blocks is the street? 4. is New York home to NASDAQ? 5. is it also home to The New York stock exchange? 6. What city is the leading financial center of the world? 7. How many Walloon families were on the ship? 8. What is the dutch name for a Walloon? 9. What was the ship named? 10. What do some maps show the name as? Numbered answers:

1. It is in New York 2. It's dutch name is "de Waalstraat" 3. Eight blocks 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. The leading financial center of the world is New York City 7. 30 8. The dutch name is "Waal" 9. The ship's name is Nieu Nederlandt 10. it shows the name "de Walstraat" on English maps of New Amsterdam

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I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self-respect and did what she loved--serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike. Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, "We just don't have the money." The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me." He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000--along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, "The only collateral on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true." I took the checks to Merrill Lynch--the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house--where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my head forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, "That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make." 1. Where does the narrator work? 2. How old was she when she worked there? 3. Who helped her become a good person and a positive person? 4. Name one of their regular customer? 5. Did he support her in her dream? 6. What about her parents? 7. What was the amount check that he handed her? 8. Who invested the money for her? 9. Did she get more money or she lost? 10. Was Fred happy of her accomplishments at the end? 11. Where did she work then? 12. How much interest did she pay back to Fred? Numbered answers:

1. Buttercup Bakery 2. 22 3. Helen 4. Fred Hasbrook 5. Yes 6. No 7. $50,000 8. Merrill Lynch 9. She lost it 10. Yes 11. Merrill Lynch 12. 14-percent annual interest

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Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (), is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers , making it one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of approximately /1e6 round 1 million. From the 11th to the 16th century, various tribes entered the region from all directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans to search for slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared Togoland a protectorate. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état after which he became president. At the time of his death in 2005, Gnassingbé was the longest-serving leader in modern African history, after having been president for 38 years. In 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé was elected president. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy depends highly on agriculture, with a climate that provides good growing seasons. While the official language is French, many other languages are spoken in Togo, particularly those of the Gbe family. The largest religious group in Togo consists of those with indigenous beliefs, and there are significant Christian and Muslim minorities. Togo is a member of the United Nations, African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie and Economic Community of West African States. 1. Which European power controlled Togo? 2. Any other? 3. When did they gain it? 4. When did they become independent? 5. Who led a revolution? 6. For what purpose? 7. When did he leave office? 8. What distinction did he have? 9. How long? 10. Who succeeded him? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Germany 2. France 3. After World War I 4. 1960 5. Gnassingbé Eyadéma 6. military coup d'état 7. 2005 8. the longest-serving leader in modern African history 9. 38 years 10. Faure Gnassingbé

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Bill and Steve went to the park. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. They both rode their bicycles to the park. Bill and Steve were hoping to use the swings, but when they showed up, the swings were being used by Anne and Susan. "Can we use the swings?" Bill asked the two girls, hoping they were almost done. "Not now," said Anne. "We have only been here for a little bit." Bill was disappointed, but there were so many other things to do at the park. Bill and Steve went to the slide. Up and down they went, faster and faster, every time! It became a race, Bill and Steve ran back to the ladder as quickly as they could so they could go down again. After a half hour, the two boys were very tired from climbing the ladder and flying down the slide so quickly over and over. They went to their bikes to go back home. As they started going home, they saw Anne and Susan had left. They could use the swings before going home! 1. Who were the swings being used by? 2. Who did Bill go to the park with? 3. What day was it? 4. Was it morning? 5. How did they get to the park? 6. What did they hope to do when they got there? 7. What did they ask? 8. What did Anne say? 9. How did Bill feel? 10. Was there anything else to do? 11. Where did the boys go up and down? 12. Did it take them two hours to get tired? 13. How long did it take? 14. Why did they go to their bikes? 15. What did they see as they started home? 16. What could they do then? 17. How many kids total, were at the park? Numbered answers:

1. Anne and Susan 2. Steve 3. Saturday 4. no 5. on their bikes 6. use the swings 7. to use the swings 8. not now 9. disappointed 10. yes 11. the slide 12. no 13. half and hour 14. to go home 15. that Anne and Susan left 16. use the swings 17. four

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(CNN) -- Prepare to meet the young apprentices to China's Masters sensation Guan Tianlang. The 14-year-old stunned the golfing world when he made the halfway cut as the youngest player to enter the prestigious major, finishing as Augusta's leading amateur. But Guan is likely to be just the start as China prepares to unveil its next crop of golfing prodigies at this week's China Open in Tianjin. China's brat pack is led by 12-year-old Ye Wocheng, who tees off as the youngest player in the history of the European Tour on Thursday. Alongside him will be15-year-old Bai Zhengkai, who earned his place in the field after winning the China Junior Match Play Championship, as well as qualifier Dou Zecheng, a relative old-timer at 16 years of age. That trio will all be hoping to follow the headline-grabbing example set by Guan at last month's Masters. "We're always all helping each other out, and turning to one another for advice," explained Ye, who at 12 years and 242 days will beat the record for the youngest competitor at the China Open set by Guan last year. "I think the main reason for the success of young Chinese players is that we pick up the game at an early age, and we practice really hard. Hopefully that practice can pay off this week." The Chinese youngsters will be up against the likes of Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and Scotland's Ryder Cup player Paul Lawrie at the Binhai Lake course, but if Ye finds that youth is not quite a match for experience he has a secret weapon to hand. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Guan Tianlang 2. 14 3. youngest player to enter the prestigious major 4. as Augusta's leading amateur 5. Ye Wocheng 6. 12 7. youngest player in the history of the European Tour 8. Dou Zecheng 9. 16 10. yes 11. Bai Zhengkai 12. 15 13. China Junior Match Play Championship 14. Tianjin 15. unknown 16. last year 17. pick up the game at an early age and we practice really hard 18. Paul McGinley and Paul Lawrie 19. Binhai Lake course 20. The Chinese youngsters will be up against the likes of Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and Scotland's Ryder Cup player Paul Lawrie at the Binhai Lake course, but if Ye finds that youth is not quite a match for experience he has a secret weapon to han Numbered questions:

1. Who is the golf player that the article is about? 2. How old is he? 3. What did he do that shocked the world of golf? 4. How did he finish the tournament? 5. Who is the youngest person mentioned in the article? 6. How old is he? 7. What distinction has he achieved? 8. Who is the oldest person mentioned in the article? 9. How old is he? 10. Does the story mention any other Chinese golfers? 11. Who? 12. How old is he? 13. What did he win? 14. Where is the China Open being held? 15. Who did Ye eclipse to set the record for youngest competitor? 16. When was that previous record set? 17. What is an explanation for why young Chinese golfers succeed? 18. Who are the Chinese golfers competing against? 19. At what course? 20. What is Ye's "secret weapon?"

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Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together. They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else. They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach? They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones? They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests and throats? They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on. All they could think about was being ill or hurt. One day they went on a train journey together. "We'll need some food," Pearl said. "We'll buy some bananas," June said. "They are good to eat and always clean." And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train. It was not long before they were hungry. Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it. At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black. "Don't eat your banana," Pearl shouted at June. "Mine has made me go blind!" Answer the following questions: 1. Who was Jane's friend? 2. How much time did they spend together? 3. Were they young? 4. What did they discuss? 5. Why did they worry about their food? 6. What did they thin would happen? 7. What else were they concerned about? 8. What was their concern about pollution? 9. What kind of journey did they go on? 10. Why did everything go black when Pearl took a bite? 11. What did she think happened? 12. What did she tell June? Numbered answers:

1. Pearl 2. most of their time 3. no 4. their health 5. it might not be clean 6. it give them pains 7. weather, pollution, car accidents, plane crashes, getting sick 8. it might give them pains in their chests and throats 9. train 10. the train went into a tunnel 11. she went blind 12. . Don't eat your banana

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Read the text and answer the questions. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an Octave. The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies; when Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians, as well as culturally by a number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the holiday season, while some Christian groups reject the celebration. In several countries, celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25, with gift-giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family. 1. what holiday occurs on Dec 25? 2. whose birth is celebrated? 3. is there a story about him? 4. where can it be found? 5. where does it say he was born? 6. was his birth foreseen? 7. who are his parents? 8. who celebrates christmas? 9. any one else? 10. how long does the celebration last in the west? 11. is there a feast? 12. what is it the beginning of? 13. what season is it? 14. does it sometimes include an octave? 15. what is the typical story of Jesus called? 16. when his parents arrived in bethlehem, where did they go? 17. were rooms available for them? 18. where was jesus born? 19. do people celebrate christmas eve too? 20. when does it occur? Numbered answers:

1. Christmas 2. Jesus Christ 3. Yes 4. in the New Testament 5. Bethlehem 6. Yes 7. Joseph and Mary 8. Christians 9. non-Christian people as well 10. 12 days 11. Yes 12. Advent 13. Christmastide 14. Yes 15. the Nativity of Jesus 16. First, to an inn 17. No 18. In a stable 19. Yes 20. December 24

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. CHAPTER XVIII. THE EXHIBITION DRILL. Seth Bartlett ceased to be an "amateur fireman" when he was admitted to the probationary class, even though he had not received an appointment, and, therefore this narrative was concluded, or should have been, with an account of the "blow-out" designed and arranged by Dan Roberts. In case some of the readers care to know how Ninety-four's kid prospered, however, a brief account of his doings up to the day when he was honored even above any member of his own particular company, shall be given. First, however, let it be said that Dan Roberts and Bill Dean did not abandon the idea of going to school. On the night after the very pleasing entertainment on Chatham Street they set out with Seth, and from that time until the Third-Avenue store was a reality, they were in regular attendance. Even after having engaged in what Dan called "real business," the partners continued their pursuit of knowledge by going to school on alternate nights. Jip Collins gave good proof that he had reformed by attending closely to his work, and on the day when Messrs. Roberts & Dean purchased the establishment from the gentleman who did not believe in working, he was hired as clerk at wages to be proportionate with the sales. Sam Barney disappeared on the day of the "blow-out," and was not seen by his former acquaintances for nearly eight months, when he suddenly showed himself once more, and announced that he was "partners with a city detective." 1. What is the name of the section? 2. Who is the novice firefighter? 3. How did he cease being a novice? 4. Was he appointed to it? 5. Who didn't give on on the thought of attending school? 6. Where were they entertained one night? 7. What did they continue to do after "real business"? 8. What proof was there of Collins' reform? 9. What did Roberts and Dean buy? 10. From who? 11. Who was hired as clerk? 12. Who disappeared the fateful day? 13. For how long? 14. What did he proclaim upon his return? Numbered answers:

1. THE EXHIBITION DRILL 2. Seth Bartlett 3. he was admitted to the probationary class, 4. no 5. Dan Roberts and Bill Dean 6. on Chatham Street 7. continued their pursuit of knowledge 8. by attending closely to his work, 9. the establishment 10. the gentleman who did not believe in working 11. Jip Collins 12. Sam Barney 13. for nearly eight months, 14. that he was "partners with a city detective."

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CHAPTER XVII. Five minutes later, Tom Thurston entered, and Julia Monson came down to receive HIM, her pique not interfering, and it being rather stylish to be disengaged on the morning of the day when the household was in all the confusion of a premeditated rout. {premeditated rout = planned party} "This is SO good of you, Miss Monson," said Tom, as he made his bow--I heard it all, being still on the sofa--"This is SO good of you, when your time must have so many demands on it." "Not in the least, Mr. Thurston--mamma and the housekeeper have settled every thing, and I am really pleased to see you, as you can give me the history of the new play--" "Ah! Miss Monson, my heart--my faculties--my ideas--" Tom was getting bothered, and he made a desperate effort to extricate himself--"In short, my JUDGMENT is so confused and monopolized, that I have no powers left to think or speak of plays. In a word, I was not there." "That explains it, then--and what has thus confused your mind, Mr. Thurston?" "The approach of this awful night. You will be surrounded by a host of admirers, pouring into your ears their admiration and love, and then what shall I have to support me, but that 'yes,' with which you once raised me from the depths of despair to an elevation of happiness that was high as the highest pinnacle of the caverns of Kentucky; raising me from the depths of Chimborazo." {caverns of Kentucky = Mammoth Cave; Chimborazo = a 20,500 foot volcano in Ecuador} Answer this series of questions: 1. who came in? 2. and who was there to greet him? 3. what was going on in the house? 4. was she happy to see him? 5. what did she say to him? 6. who was on the sofa? 7. what does he say of his judgement? 8. and what does he lack? 9. to do what with? 10. who says something to him about his confusion? Numbered answers:

1. Tom Thurston 2. Julia Monson 3. a party 4. Yes 5. I am really pleased to see you" 6. "I" 7. is so confused and monopolized 8. powers 9. to think or speak of plays 10. Miss Monson

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"Whoosh!" The ball flew into the net and the game was finally over. This game had gone into overtime twice. Until the last goal was scored, no one had any idea which team would win. Dave felt so bad because his team had lost. He liked playing soccer, but he liked winning even more. Now the two teams should have a picnic together. Dave did not want to eat lunch with the other team. The other team would probably brag by talking about how they won the game. Dave went to the locker room to change out of his soccer clothes. There the coach talked to the team about what they had done well. They also talked about how they could improve. Then everybody walked outside towards the picnic table. One of the players from the other team was standing near the picnic table. He handed Dave a paper plate. "Hi, I'm Miguel," he said. "Hi," Dave replied, looking down at the ground. "You played great," Miguel said. "I didn't think we were going to win." Dave was surprised. Miguel was not bragging at all. "Thanks," Dave said to Miguel. "You played great, too." Dave felt happy. Dave promised himself that the next time his team won a game, he would not brag to the other team. It was wonderful to win, but it was even more important to be a good winner. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Why did Dave feel bad? 2. Near the picnic table what did one of the players had dave? 3. What was the players name who handed it to him? 4. Did Dave want to eat lunch with the other players? 5. What is the most probably reason? 6. What did Dave promise himself after this event? 7. What did the coach talk to the team about? 8. What else did he talk to them about? 9. Did Miguel brag at all? 10. Did he comment on Daves playing? 11. What did he say about it? 12. What ened up being more important to winning to Dave? Numbered answers:

1. because his team had lost. 2. a paper plate. 3. Miguel 4. no 5. The other team would probably brag by talking about how they won the game. 6. that the next time his team won a game, he would not brag to the other team. 7. what they had done well 8. how they could improve 9. No 10. Yes 11. You played great 12. to be a good winner.

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The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words. How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today's new technology ? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. "The children are learning more than they would in one year of school," said Matt Keller, who organized the programme. The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, "Seven months ago he didn't know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there." Kelbesa said, "I like the computer because I can learn things with it." He added, "I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat." Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn't go to school. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What do the children in the village wear? 2. What do they sleep beside? 3. How many letters can they write? 4. What was the USA group named? 5. And how may computers did they give them? 6. What is the goal of One Computer Every Child? 7. And what are the results of this? 8. What was the name of the man who organized the program? 9. The quickest learner was a boy, how old we he? 10. How many months ago did he not know any English? 11. They will not leave the computer room if you give them what? 12. What time of the day will they spend there? 13. Why does the child like the computer? 14. The child knows many English words, can you name one? 15. The group is planning a new programme for kids who can't go where? Numbered answers:

1. dirty, cheap clothes 2. cows and sheep 3. 26 4. One Computer Every Child 5. 20 6. find out if children can teach themselves without schools 7. the children were learning quickly 8. Matt Keller 9. eight 10. Seven 11. food and water 12. all day and night 13. he can learn things 14. dog 15. to school.

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CHAPTER XIV OUT OF AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION Not one of the party was just then in a position to give poor Hans any assistance. All were stuck in the ooze, and one horse after another was slowly but surely sinking. "We must turn back," cried Songbird, "and do it in a hurry, too." "Easier said than done," grunted Fred. "My, this is worse than glue!" "I think the ground on our left is a bit firmer than here," said Sam. "I am going to try it, anyway." Not without considerable difficulty, he turned his steed, and after a struggle the spot he had indicated was gained. Dick followed, and so did Tom. The Rovers were safe, but not so their chums. Hans was the worst off, but Fred and Songbird were likewise in positions of serious peril. Wags was flying around, barking dismally, as though he understood that all was not right. "Turn this way!" called out Sam. "It's your one hope!" "Let me have that rope you are carrying, Tom," said Dick, and having received the article, he threw one end to Hans, who was still floundering around. "Catch hold, Hans, and I'll haul you over!" As the rope fell across the German youth's body, he caught it tightly in both hands, and, as Dick, Tom and Sam pulled with might and main, he fairly slid on his breast to where they were standing. "Mine gracious, dot vos somedings awful!" he exclaimed. "It vos so sticky like molasses alretty!" "Now, we must help the others," said Dick. 1. Who was the worst off? 2. Who could help him? 3. What were they stuck in? 4. What was it worse than? 5. According to who? 6. What did Songbird want to do? 7. How quickly? 8. Was there any firm ground? 9. Where? 10. Did anyone go that way? 11. Who? 12. Was it easy? 13. Did anyone else go that way? 14. Who? 15. Anyone else? 16. What did Dick ask Tom for? 17. What did Dick do with it? 18. What did Hans catch it with? 19. Who pulled Hans? 20. Were they successful? Numbered answers:

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As young Chinese increasingly forget how to write characters because they don't have to, using keyboards and touch screen technology on mobile phones is changing the trend. For Yin Liang, a 26-year-old purchasing agent at a company, his embarrassment over forgetting how to write characters has gradually disappeared since he started to use the handwriting input method on his iPhone 4 a month ago. "When you write on the touch screen, you use your finger, instead of a mouse or keyboard," Yin says. "Actually, your finger is like a pen, writing the complicated characters that have long been spelled by pinyin, an alphabet-based input system. Whether typing on computers or texting on phones, most users in China type by phonetically spelling out the sounds of the characters and the software then gives a menu of characters that fit the pronunciation, so users only need to recognize the character. Handwriting technology on a mobile phone touch screen has been around for years and became popular with the iPhone, which recognizes the input and offers a wide selection of characters. "It's efficient and accurate," Yin says. Chinese characters are the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world, but as pinyin-based typing has become more widespread, youths have started forgetting how to write out characters. This was one of the main topics for debate at the first Cross-Straits Chinese Character Art Festival, held recently in Beijing, which attracted experts from Taiwan and the mainland. According to Zhang Zikang, president of the Culture and Art Publishing House, writing with a pen on the touch screen brings handwriting into the digital age. It is even better when you write with your finger, feeling the flow of the cursive script and the grace and art of Chinese characters, he says. "Smart gadgets don't take life from the square-shaped characters, instead they offer a new and advanced platform to show the charm of Chinese characters, which are always evolving," Zhang says. 1. How old is Yin Liang? 2. what has he started using? 3. Why system is oldest and continuously in use? 4. On which device has he used it? 5. What brings handwriting into the digital age? 6. What is changing the trend on Smartphones? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. 26 2. the handwriting input method 3. Chinese characters 4. his iPhone 4 5. the touch screen 6. using keyboards and touch screen technology

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Joey felt the very first rain drop hit his hat. "Let's go inside!" he said to his friend Billy. The two ran inside the house as it began to rain more outside. Joey's mother was very happy that they missed the rain and got inside before it made a big mess. Joey and Billy weren't as happy. "What are we going to do in here all day?" asked Billy. "I don't know" said Joey, looking out the window as the rain came down. Harder. And harder. "Oh no! I left my baseball glove outside" said Joey as he watched it begin to fill up with rain. His glove was going to be a mess! Thankfully, Joey's dad pulled up in his car. Seeing the glove on the ground, he picked it up as he ran inside. "Careful sport, you almost lost this" he told his son as he tossed him the wet mitt. But Joey wasn't listening, he was looking past his dad as he walked through the door. The sky was clearing up! Joey ran outside, Billy came after him. "Look at that!" Billy said as he pointed at the sky. A rainbow was appearing, it was so beautiful! The rain wasn't bad after all! 1. Who left the baseball gloce outside? 2. What happened as he watched? 3. Who picked the glove up? 4. What was he doing at the time? 5. from where? 6. what did he call Joey? 7. did he put the glove away 8. what did he do? 9. Did joey listen? 10. why not? 11. what was happening there? 12. how many boys were there? 13. their names? 14. Who had been happy they'd missed the rain? 15. why? 16. when the boys went out, what did they see? 17. was it ugly? 18. what was it? 19. Did the boys like the rain? 20. who was the first to feel the rain? 21. Where? Numbered answers:

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Washington (CNN) -- A trio of congressional Republicans passionately appealed to the Pentagon on Thursday to drop charges against three Navy SEALs accused of assaulting an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors. Flanked by about a dozen retired Navy SEALs at a news conference near the Capitol, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California; Rep. Dan Burton, R-Indiana; and Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, insisted that the U.S. is sending the wrong message to its troops. "These Navy SEALs were apprehending a terrorist murderer, and they are being accused of roughing him up? Give me a break! These men should be given medals, not prosecuted. These men are heroes," Rohrabacher said. Burton agreed, saying, "These people are laying their lives on the line every day, and they can't go into a combat situation with kid gloves on." The congressmen said they plan to present to Pentagon officials petitions signed by thousands of people supporting the SEALs. The Iraqi suspect, Ahmed Hashim Abed, complained to investigators he was punched during his detention. One of the three SEALs, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, 24, accused of assault, stood next to his attorney at the event Thursday. McCabe did not speak. Gohmert said those who bring harm to Americans should not get the same judicial treatment as U.S. citizens. "They get all their constitutional rights. Well, we've got heroes around who deserve the constitutional rights of an even better caliber. And yes, there are different levels of constitutional rights," he said. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Burton 2. Three 3. Petty Officer 2nd Class 4. three 5. 24 6. assault 7. thousands 8. California 9. Texas 10. Dan Burton 11. retired Navy SEALs 12. orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors Numbered questions:

1. who agreed with Rohrabacher 2. how many republicans appealed to the pentagon? 3. what rank was Matthew McCabe? 4. how many SEALs were accused? 5. how old is McCabe? 6. what is he accused of? 7. how many people signed petitions supporting the SEALs? 8. what state does Rohrabacher represent? 9. and Gohmert? 10. who represents Indiana? 11. who flanked them at the news conference? 12. what were the assaulted Iraqi's suspected of?

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I once went on a week-long backpacking trip through the mountains. We had a lot of fun and saw a lot of animals. We saw two bears on the first. We also saw one buffalo. During the week we climbed four different mountains. The best day of the trip was the last day. On the last day we heard that one of best things to do was to climb the last mountain at night so that way you could watch the sunrise on top of the mountain. We had to wake up at two in the morning to do the climb. It was very tough to climb a mountain at night. We finally got to the top of the mountain at five in the morning. We watched the sunrise an hour later at six in the morning. It was very beautiful. In fact, at one time because of the rise of the mountain you it was daytime in front of us and nighttime behind us. This was one of the best times in my life. Answer the following questions: 1. How long was the backpacking trip? 2. How many people went on the trip? 3. How many mountains did they scale? 4. Which day has the author's favorite? 5. On that day, how long did it take to get to the summit? 6. How long did they stay? 7. Was this climb easy? 8. When did they first see sunlight? 9. What did the author mean by it being day in front and night behind? 10. Why did they start at night? 11. How much wildlife did they see? Numbered answers:

1. week-long 2. Two 3. Four 4. the last day 5. 3 hours 6. 1 hour 7. no 8. at six 9. unknown 10. to watch the sunrise 11. 2 bears and 1 buffalo

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Read the text and answer the questions. Valentine's Day was coming. Helen felt hurt and lonely because this was her first Valentine's Day after the divorce . Helen's twelve-year-old son, Jack, looked at his mother, knowing that this was a difficult time for both of them. In order to make his mother happy, he prepared a present, and handed it to her on Valentine's Day. It was a beautiful gift package .Helen couldn't believe what was happening. She opened it and took out a lovely card and a small box. "Now," he said, "read the card." It read as follows: "I know that this isn't easy for you because it has been a hard year for both of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a special day for people in love. I want you to know that I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get chocolate. I went to the store today to buy some for you. Luckily, I got the last piece. I told the clerk it was just perfect." Helen stood there for a moment and looked at her son. Her eyes sparkled in the light as tears formed in each corner. Jack knew he had done the right thing. Slowly she opened the small box, careful not to tear the paper. She would never forget the moment. She found a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a note: "I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. And all you were left with was a broken heart. But I just want you to know we still have each other. Happy Valentine's Day! Your son, Jack" 1. Who was feeling alone? 2. Why? 3. Did she leave her husband or did he leave her? Numbered answers:

1. Helen 2. because this was her first Valentine's Day after her divorce 3. He left her

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Mnrk Zuckerberg, born on May 14. 1984, is an American computer programmer and businessman. As a Harvard student. He created the online social website Facebook, a site popular among students worldwide, with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He serves as Facebook's CEO. He has been the subject of argument for the origins of his business and his wealth. Time Magazine added Zuckerherg as one of The World's Most Influential people 2008. Zuckerberg grew up in prefix = st1 /Dobbs Ferry,New York. Early on. Zuckerlrg enjoyed making computer programs, especially communication tools and games. He started programming when he was in middle school. While attending Phillips Exeter Academy in high school, he built a program to help the workers in his dad's office communicate and a version of the game Risk. He also built a music player named Synapse that can learn the user's listening habits. Microsoft and AOL tried to purchase Synapse and employ Zuckerberg, but instead he decided to attend HarvardUniversity. Zuckerberg started Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. it quickly became a success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school's studetts signed up in the first two weeks. It started off as just a "Havard-Thing," until Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell and Yale, and then to other schools with social contacts with Harvard. By the beginning of the summer, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz had made Facebook available at almost forty-five schools and hundreds of thousands of people were using it. 1. Who was Mark Zuckerberg? 2. What social website did he create? 3. Did he start it by himself or with other people? 4. Who were they? 5. What did Mark enjoy doing when he was younger? 6. What was Synapse? 7. Was it successful? 8. Who tried to purchase Synpase? 9. When did Mark start facebook? 10. Was it an immeadiate success? 11. Was it schools only or open to the general public at the time? 12. What schools? Numbered answers:

1. an American computer programmer and businessman 2. Facebook 3. with other people 4. Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. 5. making computer programs 6. a music player 7. yes 8. Microsoft and AOL 9. February 4, 2004. 10. yes 11. schools only 12. Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell and Yale

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CHAPTER LXXVIII - MISS LONGESTAFFE AGAIN AT CAVERSHAM All this time Mr Longestaffe was necessarily detained in London while the three ladies of his family were living forlornly at Caversham. He had taken his younger daughter home on the day after his visit to Lady Monogram, and in all his intercourse with her had spoken of her suggested marriage with Mr Brehgert as a thing utterly out of the question. Georgiana had made one little fight for her independence at the Jermyn Street Hotel. 'Indeed, papa, I think it's very hard,' she said. 'What's hard? I think a great many things are hard; but I have to bear them.' 'You can do nothing for me.' 'Do nothing for you! Haven't you got a home to live in, and clothes to wear, and a carriage to go about in,--and books to read if you choose to read them? What do you expect?' 'You know, papa, that's nonsense.' 'How do you dare to tell me that what I say is nonsense?' 'Of course there's a house to live in and clothes to wear; but what's to be the end of it? Sophia, I suppose, is going to be married.' 'I am happy to say she is,--to a most respectable young man and a thorough gentleman.' 'And Dolly has his own way of going on.' 'You have nothing to do with Adolphus.' 'Nor will he have anything to do with me. If I don't marry what's to become of me? It isn't that Mr Brehgert is the sort of man I should choose.' Answer this series of questions: 1. What is the chapter called? 2. Where did Mr Longestaffe take his daughter? 3. When? 4. Who was she considering marrying? 5. Did he approve? 6. What did Georgiana say? 7. What was she fighting for? 8. Where? 9. What did she say he could do for her? 10. Did papa agree? 11. What does he provide? 12. Did she understand him? 13. What did she call it? 14. Who did she use to support her argument? 15. What happening to her? 16. To who? Numbered answers:

1. MISS LONGESTAFFE AGAIN AT CAVERSHAM 2. home 3. the day after his visit to Lady Monogram 4. Mr Brehgert 5. No 6. 'Indeed, papa, I think it's very hard,' 7. her independence 8. Jermyn Street Hotel 9. nothing 10. No 11. a home, clothes, a carriage, and books 12. No 13. nonsense 14. Sophia 15. she is going to be married.' 16. a respectable young man

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Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see Beth, and Meg felt unhappy writing letters to her mother saying nothing about Beth's illness. Jo nursed Beth night and day, but the time came when Beth did not know her and called for her mother. Jo was frightened, and Meg begged to be allowed to write the truth, but Hannah said there was no danger yet. Then a letter came saying that Mr. March was worse and could not think of coming home for a long time. How dark the days seemed. How sad and lonely. The sisters worked and waited as the shadow of death lay over the once happy home. It was then that Meg realized how rich she had been in the things which really mattered--love, peace, good health. And Jo, watching her little sister, thought about how unselfish Beth always was--living for others and trying to make home a happy place for all who came there. Amy, sad and lonely at Aunt March's house, just wanted to come home so that she could do something to help Beth. On the first day of December, the doctor came in the morning. He looked at Beth, then said quietly, 'If Mrs. March can leave her husband, I think she should come home now.' Jo threw on her coat and ran out into the snow to send a telegram. When she arrived back, Laurie came with a letter saying that Mr. March was getting better again. This was good news, but Jo's face was so unhappy that Laurie asked, 'What is it? Is Beth worse?' 'I've sent for Mother,' said Jo, beginning to cry. 'Beth doesn't know us any more.' Laurie held her hand and whispered, 'I'm here, Jo. Hold on to me. Your mother will be here soon, and then everything will be all right.' What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who felt bad about writing letters? 2. To whom? 3. What''s her name? 4. Was Mr. Laurence barred from seeing someone? 5. What happened to her? 6. did the doctor see her? 7. When? 8. Did he suggest something? 9. Where did Jo go? 10. How was the weather then? 11. What did Laurie bring? 12. Was that a good message? 13. How Jo reacted? 14. Why? 15. Did anyone console her? 16. Did she expect her mother will be okay? 17. What Meg realized in a sad day? 18. What Jo thought about Beth then? 19. Where Amy wanted to go? 20. Where she is now? Numbered answers:

1. Meg felt unhappy writing letters 2. writing letters to her mother 3. 'If Mrs. March can leave her husband, 4. Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see Beth 5. ame when Beth did not know her and called for her mothe 6. , the doctor came in the morning. He looked at Beth, 7. On the first day of December, the doctor came 8. f Mrs. March can leave her husband, I think she should come home now.' 9. ran out into the snow to send a telegram 10. snow to send a telegram. 11. Laurie came with a letter 12. This was good news 13. aid Jo, beginning to cry. 14. Beth doesn't know us any more.' 15. Laurie held her hand and whispered 16. and then everything will be all right.' 17. how rich she had been in the things which really mattered 18. thought about how unselfish Beth always was 19. just wanted to come home 20. sad and lonely at Aunt March's house

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Elsie Comer is nearly 92, but she can still play a game of Words with Friends on her iPad and claims that the Apple product has changed her life. Mrs. Comer, who lives in a house close to Manchester Airport, admits to playing the hugely popular puzzle game at a time and also uses her iPad to track the planes that fly overhead and explore the world with Google Earth. "It's been a wonderful ,way to keep in touch with my family, " she said. "I use it nearly all the hours of daylight. 2-3 hours in the morning. then again in the afternoon. " I live near the airport , so I love being able to look at the Flight Tracker and see where the planes that fly overhead are going. I also really like Words with Friends . and have 16 games going at a time. Mrs. Comer taught painting when she left school. She did own a laptop. But struggled( ) with it. "She had a laptop before, but the problem was that she couldn't see the cursor , and that she also has shaky hands that struggle with the mouse. " said her 63-year-old daughter, Jean Holt , from Citheroe. "I was in America visiting my daughter, and I played with an iPad and decided to buy one for my mother. Mrs. Holt loaded the iPad with apps gradually so her mother could learn how to use them. "She uses it several hours a day, and is determined to keep up with everything new, so she reads the news, sends emails, and uses FaceTime to make video calls to us all." she said. ELSIES FAVORITE APPS Words with Friends-a free Scrabble-like puzzle app Flight Tracker-allowing her to see the details of planes that fly over her home FaceTime-used to make video calk to her family around the world iMessage-used to send text messages to mobile phones Solitaire-a classic card Same Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. what's the name of the main person in the story? 2. Does she use technology? 3. How old is she? 4. Does she only play games? 5. What else does she do? 6. Does she use the iPad at night? 7. Where does she live? 8. Does she like using laptops? 9. Why not? 10. What's her daughter's name? 11. How old is she? 12. Where does Jean's daughter live? 13. Where did she buy the iPad? 14. what app does Elsie use to make video calls? 15. What else does Jean say that Elsie uses the iPad for? 16. What is Words with Friends? 17. does it cost money? 18. What card game does she play? 19. What app sends texts? 20. Where is Jean from? 21. Why does Elsie like tracking flights? Numbered answers:

1. Elsie Comer 2. Yes 3. nearly 92 4. No 5. tracks planes and explores the world with Google Earth 6. No 7. Near Manchester Airport 8. No 9. she couldn't see the cursor , and she also has shaky hands that struggle with the mouse. 10. Jean Holt 11. 63 12. America 13. America 14. FaceTime 15. reading the news and sending emails 16. a puzzle app 17. no 18. Solitaire 19. iMessage 20. Citheroe 21. she lives near the airport

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Deciding which English-speaking country to study in wasn't difficult for Ann; She had always wanted to visit America. "I wanted to study in an English-language country and I always wanted to visit America because it always seemed to me a very beautiful and friendly country." Ann is more than happy with the quality of the education she is receiving in America, particularly with the subjects and strong academic support." I am very happy with the quality of education I am receiving. All my subjects are useful and connected. I am happy with help I receive from the lecturers and tutors." Also of particular satisfaction for Ann is the practical element of her American course. "I find it very important and useful. The theory is a good thing to know but nothing gives you more skills and knowledge than practical work." Where her future employment is concerned, Ann is very confident her American qualification will be of great help. " _ " Ann is also really enjoying life in America; She is making friends and taking time out to enjoy herself. "People are very friendly and helpful. University is a good place to find new friends from America and from overseas. It is a friendly environment with lots of things to do, not only studying. And of course there are the beaches, not to mention the beautiful weather." 1. What is Ann confident her American qualification will help with? 2. Does she like American life? 3. Where had Ann always wanted to visit? 4. Why? 5. What is Ann doing in America? 6. What does she say about practical work? 7. Where does she say is a good place to find pals from America and overseas? 8. What does she say you can find along with beautiful weather? 9. Was it hard for her to decide which country to study in? 10. Is she happy about the quality of education in the US? 11. What kind of help is she happy to be receiving? 12. What else is satisfying for her? 13. Are people unfriendly to her? 14. What does she say about people? Numbered answers:

1. her future employment 2. yes 3. America 4. because it always seemed to her a very beautiful and friendly country 5. getting an education 6. She says "I find it very important and useful. The theory is a good thing to know but nothing gives you more skills and knowledge than practical work." 7. University 8. beaches 9. no 10. yes 11. help from the lecturers and tutors 12. That all her subjects are useful and connected 13. no 14. She says that "People are very friendly and helpful."

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Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway. , the municipality's population was 278,121, and the Bergen metropolitan region has about 420,000 inhabitants. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the 'city of seven mountains'. Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland and consists of eight boroughs—Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by king Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic League. Until 1789, Bergen enjoyed exclusive rights to mediate trade between Northern Norway and abroad and it was the largest city in Norway until the 1830s when it was surpassed by the capital, Christiania (now known as Oslo). What remains of the quays, Bryggen, is a World Heritage Site. The city was hit by numerous fires over the years. The Bergen School of Meteorology was developed at the Geophysical Institute beginning in 1917, the Norwegian School of Economics was founded in 1936, and the University of Bergen in 1946. From 1831 to 1972, Bergen was its own county. In 1972 the municipality absorbed four surrounding municipalities and became a part of Hordaland county. 1. What is the next to biggest Norwegian city? 2. What Norwegian region is it located in? 3. How many people live in the municipality? 4. And the metro area? 5. Is it ringed by forests? 6. What is around the city? 7. What's its nickname? 8. Where are lots of the suburban areas found? 9. How many boroughs does it have? 10. What are their names? 11. When did commerce begin in the area? 12. And when was Bergen officially founded? 13. By whom? 14. What was its original name? 15. What does that mean? 16. When was it the capital of the nation? 17. After that, what organization did it join? 18. Did Bergen ever have sole rights to trade in an area of the country? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Bergen 2. the west coast 3. 278,121 4. 420,000 5. no 6. mountains 7. the city of seven mountains 8. on islands 9. eight 10. Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad and Åsane 11. as early as the 1020s 12. in 1070 13. king Olav Kyrre 14. Bjørgvin 15. 'the green meadow among the mountains' 16. in the 13th century 17. the Hanseatic League 18. yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals (including humans who breastfeed) before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases. It contains many other nutrients including protein and lactose. As an agricultural product, milk is extracted from non-human mammals during or soon after pregnancy. Dairy farms produced about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011, from 260 million dairy cows. India is the world's largest producer of milk, and is the leading exporter of skimmed milk powder, yet it exports few other milk products. The ever increasing rise in domestic demand for dairy products and a large demand-supply gap could lead to India being a net importer of dairy products in the future. The United States, India, China and Brazil are the world's largest exporters of milk and milk products. China and Russia were the world's largest importers of milk and milk products until 2016 when both countries became self-sufficient, contributing to a worldwide glut of milk. Throughout the world, there are more than six billion consumers of milk and milk products. Over 750 million people live in dairy farming households. 1. What contains antibodies? 2. Does it have other nutrients? 3. like what? 4. any others mentioned? 5. what? 6. How many people consume milk worldwide? 7. who is the largest producer? 8. what to they export the most of? 9. How many people live in dairy farming households? 10. and how much is produced? 11. from how many cows? 12. Who uses milk as their primary source of nutrition? 13. what does colostrum do for they risk of diseases? 14. Is colostrum found in mature milk? 15. when is milk extracted from mammals? 16. how do human infants get milk? 17. where is the milk made? 18. is the demand rising for dairy? 19. who is on their way to be a net importer? Numbered answers:

1. colostrum, 2. Yes 3. protein 4. Yes 5. lactose 6. more than six billion 7. India 8. skimmed milk powder 9. Over 750 million 10. about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011 11. 260 million 12. infants 13. can reduce it 14. No 15. during or soon after pregnancy 16. they breastfeed 17. in the mammary glands 18. Yes 19. India

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Zaire, DR Congo, East Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. The DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia and Angola to the south; the Republic of the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. It is the second-largest country in Africa (largest in Sub-Saharan Africa) by area and eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 80 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country, the fourth most-populated nation in Africa and the seventeenth most populated country in the world. The territory of the DR Congo was first settled by humans around 90,000 years ago. Bantu peoples began migrating into the region in the 5th century and again in the 10th century. In the West of the region, the Kingdom of Kongo ruled from the 14th to 19th centuries, while in the centre and East of the region, the kingdoms of Luba and Lunda ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century. In the 1870s, just before the onset of the Scramble for Africa, European exploration of the Congo was carried out, first led by Henry Morton Stanley under the sponsorship of King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold formally acquired rights to the Congo territory at the Conference of Berlin in 1885 and made the land his private property, naming it the Congo Free State. During the Free State, the colonial military unit, the "Force Publique," forced the local population into producing rubber, and from 1885 to 1908, millions of Congolese died as a consequence of disease and exploitation. In 1908 Belgium, despite initial reluctance, formally annexed the Free State from Leopold, which became the Belgian Congo. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. The DRC 2. East Congo 3. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4. yes 5. around 90,000 years ago. 6. In the 1870s, 7. Henry Morton Stanley 8. The King 9. King Leopold II 10. Belgium. 11. the Conference of Berlin 12. 1885 13. yes 14. yes 15. produce rubber 16. yes 17. annexed it 18. Leopold 19. In 1908 20. ues Numbered questions:

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(CNN) -- Three American college students detained in Cairo since Monday night were released from police custody Friday and were headed to the airport to return to the United States, an attorney for one of the men said. The men will board three separate commercial flights to return home, according to Joy Sweeney, the mother of Derrik Sweeney. Theodore Simon, an attorney for the family of Gregory Porter, told CNN that "his parents anxiously await his return." The three -- Porter, Sweeney and Luke Gates -- were arrested after being accused of throwing Molotov cocktails in the unrest that has rattled the country since last week. Their release was ordered Thursday. Joy Sweeney said earlier Friday that the paperwork to release the men had been completed. Derrik Sweeney's father, Kevin Sweeney, told CNN his flight is scheduled to leave Cairo at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (3:30 a.m. ET) and he will arrive in his home state of Missouri on Saturday night. "He's extremely excited," Kevin Sweeney said of his son. The family was planning to hold a belated Thanksgiving meal Sunday. Joy Sweeney said her son told her Wednesday in a telephone call that "they had done nothing wrong." All had been attending American University in Cairo on a semester-long, study-abroad program. Sweeney, 19, is a Georgetown University student from Jefferson City, Missouri; Porter, 19, is from Glenside, Pennsylvania, and attends Drexel University in Philadelphia; and Gates, 21, of Bloomington, Indiana, goes to Indiana University. Adel Saeed, the general prosecutor's spokesman, said Wednesday that a bag filled with empty bottles, a bottle of gasoline, a towel and a camera had been found with the three American students. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the three students names? 2. Where were they detained? 3. Are they all flying in the same flight? 4. What were they accused of? 5. What day was their release ordered? 6. From what state is Derek Sweeney from? 7. What is his family planning to do upon his arrival? 8. What are the three men's ages? 9. What's the general prosecutor's spokesman's name? 10. Who attends the Indiana university? Numbered answers:

1. Porter, Sweeney and Luke Gates 2. Cairo 3. No 4. throwing Molotov cocktails 5. Friday 6. Missouri 7. They plan to hold a belated Thanksgiving meal. 8. Two of them are 19 years old and the other is 21. 9. Adel Saeed. 10. Luke Gates

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Read the text and answer the questions. NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76. Sunny von Bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to Prince Alfred von Auersperg. Von Bulow was subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s. Her husband, Claus, was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma. He was convicted of making two attempts on her life, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He was acquitted in a second trial. His retrial in 1985 received national attention. "We were blessed to have an extraordinarily loving and caring mother," said the statement from Von Bulow's three children -- Annie Laurie "Ala" Isham, Alexander von Auersperg and Cosima Pavoncelli -- released by a spokeswoman. "She was especially devoted to her many friends and family members." Martha von Bulow was born Martha Sharp Crawford into a wealthy family. She inherited a fortune conservatively estimated at $75 million, according to an article on the von Bulow case posted on truTV.com's Crime Library Web site. In her early years, she drew comparisons to actress Grace Kelly. She became known as Princess von Auersperg with her first marriage, to Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria. That marriage produced two children: Alexander and Annie Laurie. The von Bulows married in 1966 and had a daughter, Cosima. 1. Who is the subject of the article? 2. What was her nickname? 3. When did she die? 4. Where? 5. in which state? 6. How old was she? 7. What is she known for? 8. What happened? 9. How? 10. Is that how she died? 11. What was the effect? 12. How long was she in the coma for? 13. Did she ever come out of it? 14. Was her husband tried? 15. Did he end up going to jail? 16. Why not? 17. What was Martha's maiden name? 18. Who was she compared to? 19. Who was her first husband? 20. Did they have children? Numbered answers:

1. Martha von Bulow 2. Sunny 3. Saturday 4. in a nursing home 5. New York 6. 76 7. She was the subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s. 8. Her husband tried to kill her 9. with an overdose of insulin 10. No 11. She was sent into a coma 12. nearly 28 years 13. No 14. Yes 15. No 16. He was acquitted in a second trial. 17. Martha Sharp Crawford 18. Grace Kelly 19. Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria. 20. Yes

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. C++ (pronounced "cee plus plus" ) is a general-purpose programming language. It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features, while also providing facilities for low-level memory manipulation. It was designed with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained and large systems, with performance, efficiency and flexibility of use as its design highlights. C++ has also been found useful in many other contexts, with key strengths being software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications, including desktop applications, servers (e.g. e-commerce, web search or SQL servers), and performance-critical applications (e.g. telephone switches or space probes). C++ is a compiled language, with implementations of it available on many platforms. Many vendors provide C++ compilers, including the Free Software Foundation, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM. C++ is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the latest standard version ratified and published by ISO in December 2014 as "ISO/IEC 14882:2014" (informally known as C++14). The C++ programming language was initially standardized in 1998 as "ISO/IEC 14882:1998", which was then amended by the C++03, "ISO/IEC 14882:2003", standard. The current C++14 standard supersedes these and C++11, with new features and an enlarged standard library. Before the initial standardization in 1998, C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs since 1979, as an extension of the C language as he wanted an efficient and flexible language similar to C, which also provided high-level features for program organization. The C++17 standard is due in July 2017, with the draft largely implemented by some compilers already, and C++20 is the next planned standard thereafter. 1. What are the biggest strengths of C++? 2. What kind of language is it? 3. What do companies like the Free Software Foundation offer? 4. Does anyone else offer those? 5. Who? 6. Who standardizes it? 7. What was the last version when this article was written? 8. Which version came out in 2014? 9. Which on should come out in 2017? 10. What month do they expect to see it? 11. Who created C++? 12. Where did he work? 13. When did he start working on it? 14. Was he trying to improve something? 15. What? 16. When was it first standardized? 17. What was the official name? 18. What was the next version? 19. What was made bigger in C++14? 20. How do you pronounce C++? Numbered answers:

1. software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications 2. a general-purpose programming language. 3. C++ compilers 4. yes 5. Microsoft, Intel, and IBM. 6. the International Organization for Standardization 7. C++20 8. "ISO/IEC 14882:2014" (informally known as C++14) 9. C++17 10. July 11. Bjarne Stroustrup 12. Bell Labs 13. 1979 14. yes 15. an efficient and flexible language similar to C 16. 1998 17. "ISO/IEC 14882:1998" 18. "ISO/IEC 14882:2003" 19. standard library. 20. "cee plus plus"

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A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was dead but she helped to bring him back to life by holding the baby against her body. She used a method known as a kangaroo care. The child, named Jamie ,was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister, Emily, in a hospital in Sydney. Her birth went well ,but his was a different story. The doctor struggled for 20 minutes to save Jamie before announcing him dead. "His little arms and legs were just falling down away from his body." Kate Ogg said ,"I took off my coat and put him on my chest with his head over my arm." She and her husband, David ,said to the child as she continued to hold him for nearly 2 hours. During that time, the two-pound baby showed the sign of life. She said , "I told my mum ,who was there, that he was still alive. Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger. "Their tiny baby grew stronger and stronger in his mother's arms, and their final goodbye turned into a hello. The doctor at first ignored the baby's movements, but when he put the stethoscope to his chest, his mouth was wide open and he said ,"It's my fault, It's a miracle( ). "The kangaroo care helps the baby keep body warmth" Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said, "It also regulates heartbeat and breathing rates and is believed to help weight gain and improve sleeping habits. Fathers can also use kangaroo care. The key to the method is skin-to-skin contact." The practice began in less developed nations. It has become a recognized pracitce in helping premature babies. The techniques is good for babies, and is used in many baby care centers. Answer this series of questions: 1. How much did Jamie weigh at birth? 2. Did he have any siblings? 3. Was is a sister or brother? 4. What was her name? 5. How did her birth go? 6. How about Jamie's? 7. What was wrong? 8. Did they doctor try to save him? 9. For how long? 10. Where were they born? 11. What country is that in? 12. Who is their mother? 13. How did she help him? 14. Where? 15. Is there a name for this? 16. Who was with her? 17. anyone else? 18. is that everyone? 19. Where did kangaroo care start? 20. who does it help? Numbered answers:

1. unknown 2. yes 3. sister 4. Emily 5. well 6. not well 7. he was announced as dead 8. yes 9. 20 minutes 10. Sydney 11. Australia 12. Kate Ogg 13. held him 14. on her chest 15. ThKangaroo Care 16. her husband 17. The doctor 18. no 19. less developed nations 20. premature babies

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The word "animal" comes from the Latin animalis, meaning having breath, having soul or living being. In everyday non-scientific usage the word excludes humans – that is, "animal" is often used to refer only to non-human members of the kingdom Animalia; often, only closer relatives of humans such as mammals, or mammals and other vertebrates, are meant. The biological definition of the word refers to all members of the kingdom Animalia, encompassing creatures as diverse as sponges, jellyfish, insects, and humans. All animals have eukaryotic cells, surrounded by a characteristic extracellular matrix composed of collagen and elastic glycoproteins. This may be calcified to form structures like shells, bones, and spicules. During development, it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which cells can move about and be reorganized, making complex structures possible. In contrast, other multicellular organisms, like plants and fungi, have cells held in place by cell walls, and so develop by progressive growth. Also, unique to animal cells are the following intercellular junctions: tight junctions, gap junctions, and desmosomes. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Animal originates from what language? 2. Animal excludes what species? 3. To which kingdom does it refer? 4. Animals have which type of cells? 5. What makes up their matrix? 6. What structures form if these components calcify? 7. Do plants have the same cell characteristics? 8. What holds plant cells together? 9. How do plant cells develop? 10. What characteristics are specific to animal cells? Numbered answers:

1. Latin 2. humans 3. Animalia 4. eukaryotic cells 5. collagen and elastic glycoproteins 6. shells, bones, and spicules 7. No 8. cell walls 9. progressive growth. 10. intercellular junctions

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CHAPTER VII As Eustace was returning, his attention was caught by repeated groans, which proceeded from a wretched little hovel almost level with the earth. "Hark!" said he to Ingram, a tall stout man-at-arms from the Lynwood estate. "Didst thou not hear a groaning?" "Some of the Castilians, Sir. To think that the brutes should be content to live in holes not fit for swine!" "But methought it was an English tongue. Listen, John!" And in truth English ejaculations mingled with the moans: "To St. Joseph of Glastonbury, a shrine of silver! Blessed Lady of Taunton, a silver candlestick! Oh! St. Dunstan!" Eustace doubted no longer; and stooping down and entering the hut, he beheld, as well as the darkness would allow him, Leonard Ashton himself, stretched on some mouldy rushes, and so much altered, that he could scarcely have been recognized as the sturdy, ruddy youth who had quitted the Lances of Lynwood but five weeks before. "Eustace! Eustace!" he exclaimed, as the face of his late companion appeared. "Can it be you? Have the saints sent you to my succour?" "It is I, myself, Leonard," replied Eustace; "and I hope to aid you. How is it--" "Let me feel your hand, that I may be sure you are flesh and blood," cried Ashton, raising himself and grasping Eustace's hand between his own, which burnt like fire; then, lowering his voice to a whisper of horror, "She is a witch!" "Who?" asked Eustace, making the sign of the cross. Leonard pointed to a kind of partition which crossed the hut, beyond which Eustace could perceive an old hag-like woman, bending over a cauldron which was placed on the fire. Having made this effort, he sank back, hiding his face with his cloak, and trembling in every limb. A thrill of dismay passed over the Knight, and the giant, John Ingram, stood shaking like an aspen, pale as death, and crossing himself perpetually. "Oh, take me from this place, Eustace," repeated Leonard, "or I am a dead man, both body and soul!" Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What caught Eustace attention 2. who did he think was groaning 3. was there a witch 4. what was she doing 5. who is Eustace to Leonard 6. what did aston wisper 7. what did leomard point at 8. who was trembling 9. where was the caldrone 10. who became pale as death 11. who questions his death both body and soul 12. who made the sign of the cross 13. was it dark out 14. who wanted eustace to take him away 15. does it appear they are afraid 16. why 17. whos hands were like fire 18. did the Castilians live in holes Numbered answers:

1. repeated groans 2. Some of the Castilians 3. Yes 4. bending over a cauldron 5. his late companion 6. She is a witch! 7. a partition 8. Eustace 9. on the fire 10. John Ingram 11. Leonard 12. Eustace 13. Yes 14. Leonard 15. Yes 16. They were shaking, and freaked when someone popped up 17. Ashton 18. Yes

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(CNN) -- Americans snicker over the sordid details of Rep. Anthony Weiner's Internet escapades. But they pity his wife, Huma Abedin. They see an accomplished and beautiful woman betrayed by her husband's Twitter posts. And she's pregnant? The details just get worse and worse. Abedin and other political wives before her have been forced to face the public flogging of their husbands, heightened in this case by the technological evidence that Weiner left behind and by the helpful testimony of his correspondents. Americans love to debate the role of the wronged political wife. What will Hillary Clinton, Jenny Sanford, or Newt Gingrich's wives (pick one) do? What should they do? Actress Julianna Margulies was nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of "The Good Wife" on CBS. Will she ever leave her fictional cheating husband? To which author Laura Munson says, "Stop." Stop calling these women victims. Unless there are threats to her physical safety or financial security, only Abedin decides if she is a victim. (And she's not talking publicly.) When her own husband, suffering through a midlife crisis, threatened to break up their marriage to end his pain, Munson chose not to play the victim. Instead she planned a summer of joy for herself and her two kids -- and her husband when he wanted to join them. She gave him six months to work through his crisis. How did she stop herself from pleading with him or simply dumping him just to get it over with? How did she choose a third way? 1. Who was Huma Abedin's husband? 2. What does Laura Munson do? 3. Does she think Abedin is a victim? 4. Who gets to decide if Abedin is a victim? 5. Name on other political wife with a cheating husband? 6. And another? 7. And one more? 8. Who does Julianna Marguilies play? 9. What network is that show on? 10. Did Marguilies win an award for it? 11. What kiind? 12. Did Munson have a problem with her husband? 13. What did he want to do? 14. Did Munson think she was a victim? 15. Did she dump him? 16. Did she plead with him? 17. Instead, what did she plan? 18. For whom? 19. Anyone else? 20. How long did she give him? Numbered answers:

1. Rep. Anthony Weiner 2. Shes an author 3. No 4. Abedin 5. Hillary Clinton 6. Jenny Sanford 7. Newt Gingrich's wives 8. The Good Wife 9. CBS 10. yes 11. an Emmy 12. yes 13. break up their marriage 14. No 15. no 16. No 17. a summer of joy 18. herself and her two kids 19. and her husband 20. six months

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CHAPTER SEVEN AMY'S VALLEY OF HUMILIATION "That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he?" said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed. "How dare you say so, when he's got both his eyes? And very handsome ones they are, too," cried Jo, who resented any slighting remarks about her friend. "I didn't say anything about his eyes, and I don't see why you need fire up when I admire his riding." "Oh, my goodness! That little goose means a centaur, and she called him a Cyclops," exclaimed Jo, with a burst of laughter. "You needn't be so rude, it's only a 'lapse of lingy', as Mr. Davis says," retorted Amy, finishing Jo with her Latin. "I just wish I had a little of the money Laurie spends on that horse," she added, as if to herself, yet hoping her sisters would hear. "Why?" asked Meg kindly, for Jo had gone off in another laugh at Amy's second blunder. "I need it so much. I'm dreadfully in debt, and it won't be my turn to have the rag money for a month." "In debt, Amy? What do you mean?" And Meg looked sober. "Why, I owe at least a dozen pickled limes, and I can't pay them, you know, till I have money, for Marmee forbade my having anything charged at the shop." "Tell me all about it. Are limes the fashion now? It used to be pricking bits of rubber to make balls." And Meg tried to keep her countenance, Amy looked so grave and important. 1. who was Amy speaking to? 2. who meant a centaur and not a cyclops? 3. who was Amy calling a cyclops? 4. was that Jo's friend? 5. what did Amy wish she had of Laurie's? 6. why did she want it so much? 7. who was curious about her debt? 8. did Laurie ride by? 9. what was he on? 10. what did Amy want to get from the store? 11. did someone forbid her from charging items at the store? 12. who? 13. Did Laurie have a whip? 14. who thought he was handsome? 15. did she like his eyes in particular? 16. who were Amy's sisters? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Jo 2. Amy 3. Laurie 4. Yes 5. His money 6. She is in debt. 7. Meg 8. Yes 9. A horse 10. A dozen pickled limes 11. Yes 12. Marmee 13. Yes 14. Jo 15. Yes 16. Meg and Jo

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- Gov. David Paterson had no intention of appointing Caroline Kennedy to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, a source close to the New York governor told CNN Thursday. Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from consideration for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. The source told CNN that Paterson did not think Kennedy was "ready for prime time," citing her efforts, at times awkward, to try to win the appointment. "She clearly has no policy experience and couldn't handle the pressure," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. "Why would he pick her given how badly she handled herself in recent weeks?" Kennedy, 51, cited personal reasons for her decision not to continue pursuing the Senate seat. She informed the media at midnight, as Wednesday turned to Thursday. Paterson is charged with naming a replacement for Clinton, who resigned her seat to become the secretary of state in President Obama's administration. Paterson will appoint someone to hold the seat until a new election is held in 2010. A Kennedy ally, though, denied Kennedy had any indication Paterson was leaning against choosing her to fill out Clinton's term. And another Kennedy confidante said Kennedy allies are getting frustrated about what they perceive as the governor's insiders slighting her. Paterson, who is expected to name his choice Friday, has been coy about who he will pick to replace Clinton. Kennedy had been very public in expressing her interest in the seat by meeting with state and community leaders throughout the state. 1. Who is the Govenor? 2. What state does he govern? 3. Why did Hillary leave her position? 4. Of what administration? 5. Why did Caroline withdraw her name? 6. Why would Patterson not choose her? 7. When will the choice be announced 8. How old is Kennedy? 9. When did she annouce her withdraw? 10. Could she withstand the pressure of the job? Numbered answers:

1. David Paterson 2. New York 3. resigned to become secretary of state 4. Obama's 5. personal reasons 6. Kennedy was not "ready for prime time" 7. Friday 8. 51 9. midnight 10. No

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Have you ever tried broccoli ice cream? That's what Oliver serves his customers in the new movie Oliver's Organic Ice Cream. The one-minute film was created by kids. A film is a movie. The young students learned their moviemaking skills at the Jacob Burns Film Center. The center is in Pleasantville, New York. Kids who go there learn how to make movies and music videos. The character Oliver and his treats are animated. In an animated movie, objects, such as ice cream and paper dolls, appear to be alive or moving. Animated movies are made up of hundreds of pictures. It takes 15 pictures to make just one second of film. To make a movie that lasts one minute, students need to take about 900 frames. A frame is a picture. Animation expert Joe Summerhays teaches kids the steps to shoot a movie. He says what they learn behind the scenes, however, also counts. Students create their films in small groups. They have to agree on every decision. " The benefit of the class is less animation and more problem-solving," Summerhays said. "It's all about teamwork." About 4,000 kids have made movies at the Jacob Burns Film Center. Mikey Price, 11, of Briarcliff Manor, New York, is one of them. "I'm actually making a real movie," he said. "It's an adventure." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. acob Burns Film Center 2. Pleasantville 3. New York 4. made up of hundreds of pictures 5. about 900 6. Joe Summerhays 7. less animation and more problem-solving 8. teamwork 9. About 4,000 kids 10. broccoli ice cream 11. Oliver's Organic Ice Cream 12. how to make movies and music videos 13. yes 14. objects, such as ice cream and paper dolls, appear to be alive or moving. 15. No Numbered questions:

1. where are kids learning about movie making? 2. where is it at? 3. In what state? 4. What is an animated movie 5. how many pictures for a one minute story? 6. Who teaches? 7. What is the benefit? 8. and? 9. How many have made movies? 10. What does Oliver serve? 11. in what? 12. What do the kids learn there? 13. Is the film animated? 14. What does that mean? 15. Does each child make their own?

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The foursome of chirpy college students warmed up in the River Ridge course tee box, focusing on loosening their legs before taking their first shot on a par-four hole. Cody Seybold ran toward his ball, almost "Happy Gilmore" style. Then there was that unmistakable "thump" and a well-struck soccer ball arced toward the first green and its 21-inch diameter hole. Welcome to the wonderful world of FootGolf, a soccer-golf hybrid played on more than 257 courses in the United States, according to the FootGolf League. How FootGolf got started "It's the same structure as golf, except you are playing with your feet," said player Connor Bush, wearing soccer cleats and baggy shorts. "You still have to include strategy. What kind of green are you playing on? Are you going to drive? Are you going to chip?" he said. Because soccer balls don't travel as far as golf balls, the FootGolf holes are shorter, averaging 157 yards on the Oxnard, California, course. While the weekday, 18-hole green fee for traditional golf at River Ridge is $38, the fee for its ball-booting cousin is much less. The FootGolf green fee at River Ridge is $10 for adults and $5 for children. A soccer ball runs between $15 and $30, and no tees or gloves are needed. "It's really not expensive -- great when you are on the college budget," FootGolfer Lloyd Mueller said while juggling his soccer ball between shots. "It's a great way to spend 2½ hours with your friends." At River Ridge, the FootGolf holes run perpendicular to and weave between regular golf holes, so both traditional and FootGolfers play at the same time. Answer the following questions: 1. What sport was played? 2. Were they in high school? 3. How many courses are there? 4. How is it different than golf? 5. Are the holes longer than golf? 6. How much does it cost for regular golf? 7. Where is the course? 8. What is it called? 9. How much does it cost for a kid to play? 10. And for adults? 11. How long does it take? 12. Do they take turns with regular golfers? 13. What is the name of one of the players? 14. And another? 15. And one more? 16. What kind of shoes do they wear? 17. How big is the hole? 18. Why are the holes shorter than regular golf? Numbered answers:

1. FootGolf 2. No 3. more than 257 4. you play with your feet 5. No 6. $38 7. Oxnard, California 8. River Ridge 9. Five 10. $10 11. 2½ hours 12. No 13. Lloyd Mueller 14. Cody Seybold 15. Connor Bush 16. soccer cleats 17. 21-inch diameter 18. Because soccer balls don't travel as far as golf balls

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER XXXVIII When parliament reassembled in February, the Neuchatels quitted Hainault for their London residence in Portland Place. Mrs. Neuchatel was sadly troubled at leaving her country home, which, notwithstanding its distressing splendour, had still some forms of compensatory innocence in its flowers and sylvan glades. Adriana sighed when she called to mind the manifold and mortifying snares and pitfalls that awaited her, and had even framed a highly practical and sensible scheme which would permit her parents to settle in town and allow Myra and herself to remain permanently in the country; but Myra brushed away the project like a fly, and Adriana yielding, embraced her with tearful eyes. The Neuchatel mansion in Portland Place was one of the noblest in that comely quarter of the town, and replete with every charm and convenience that wealth and taste could provide. Myra, who, like her brother, had a tenacious memory, was interested in recalling as fully and as accurately as possible her previous experience of London life. She was then indeed only a child, but a child who was often admitted to brilliant circles, and had enjoyed opportunities of social observation which the very youthful seldom possess. Her retrospection was not as profitable as she could have desired, and she was astonished, after a severe analysis of the past, to find how entirely at that early age she appeared to have been engrossed with herself and with Endymion. Hill Street and Wimbledon, and all their various life, figured as shadowy scenes; she could realise nothing very definite for her present guidance; the past seemed a phantom of fine dresses, and bright equipages, and endless indulgence. All that had happened after their fall was distinct and full of meaning. It would seem that adversity had taught Myra to feel and think. 1. where was the Neuchatel mansion? 2. did Myra have a brother? 3. what city is the mansion in? 4. when did parliament reassemble? 5. did Mrs. Neuchatel want to leave her home? 6. was she happy? 7. who had schemed to try to remain? 8. who else was in on it? 9. did she go through with it? 10. was the mansion shabby? 11. was it noble? Numbered answers:

1. Portland Place 2. Yes 3. London 4. February 5. No 6. No 7. Adriana 8. Myra 9. no 10. No 11. yes

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. I have a good memory of my grandfather,Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room. I sat next to him. We were reading aloud,our heads bent over the page in front of us,a finger marking the words;separated by seven decades,brought together by words. It's a common scene in British families;however,in our case,the usual order of things is reversed .Granddad had been blind since I was tiny,so I was reading to him.When reading aloud,people usually read something that's of interest to the listener. So I didn't read children's books;I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad's reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words,I'd spell them out. Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news;but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn't really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together. My grandfather wasn't always blind. He had been a good carpenter .The first Christmas of my parents' marriage,he built my mother a bookcase,which now belongs to my son Jonah,providing a link between four generations. I was a fortunate child;I spent a lot of time with my grandfather,and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays,I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange,but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad. A decade later,I found a position in a nursing home,which reminded me of my early experiences;reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation,reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional effect on elderly people. 1. Could the author's grandfather see? 2. Had he always been blind? 3. What was his previous profession? 4. What is his name? 5. Where does the author work later in life? 6. Can reading to senior citizens have a positive effect? 7. What piece of furniture has been passed down for generations in the author's family? 8. How many generations? 9. Who owns it now? 10. Where did the author and Jack sometimes go on trips? 11. What group accompanied them? 12. Is reading together common in British households? 13. Did the author and Jack read kids books together? 14. Did his grandfather get annoyed with him? 15. What reminds the author of his Granddad? Numbered answers:

1. no 2. no 3. carpenter 4. Jack 5. nursing home 6. yes 7. a bookcase 8. four 9. Jonah 10. seaside 11. the local association for the blind 12. yes 13. no 14. no 15. reading to senior citizens

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(CNN) -- Edgar Hernandez didn't expect to learn that he was pre-diabetic at age 16. When his mother burst into tears at the doctor's office, it hit him hard. He was 370 pounds and couldn't stand to look at himself. It was tough being a fat kid, but things became unbearable in high school. Edgar was seeing a therapist for depression symptoms. He was frequently bullied in gym class. Kids would point at his "fat wobbling everywhere," especially as he struggled to keep up. "I tried my best to ignore it. But there were times when I just gave in and started crying," said Edgar, who lives in a suburb of St. Louis and is now 18. Everyone in his family had a weight problem; his parents developed type 2 diabetes in their forties. But Edgar was the biggest. "He would eat two really big burritos or sandwiches a day, packed with cheese, sour cream, a lot of bread, butter," his older brother Mario said. "He would be watching TV, playing video games." After receiving the sobering blood test result at the doctor's office, Edgar went home and cried. And then something new happened: He owned up to his weight problem. "It was time to stop blaming others for my choices and make a choice to take responsibility," he said. He dried his tears, threw on his jacket and began jogging. He only got about half a mile before he stopped and threw up. That was a year and a half ago. Edgar, who is 5-foot-9, went on to drop nearly 200 pounds. He now weighs 185 pounds. He has traded his double-XL shirts and size 48 pants for medium T-shirts and 33-inch pants. Answer this series of questions: 1. How much did Hernandez weigh? 2. What was he diagnosed with? 3. What did his mother do in the doctor's office? 4. Was he treated well in school? 5. What was his reaction to the bullying? 6. Where does he live? 7. Do his parents have a disease? 8. What is it? 9. How old were they when they were diagnosed? 10. WAs evereyone in his family overweight? 11. Is he the smallest? 12. What's his brother's name? 13. Is he older than Edgar? 14. Did Edgar stop blaming others? 15. How tall is he? 16. How much does he weigh now? 17. What size shirt does he wear now? 18. And before? 19. What size pants now? 20. And before? Numbered answers:

1. 370 pounds 2. depression 3. burst in to tears 4. No 5. Ignored or cried 6. suburb of St. Louis 7. Yes 8. diabetes 9. in their forties 10. Yes 11. No 12. Mario 13. Yes 14. Yes 15. 5-foot-9, 16. 185 pounds 17. medium 18. ouble-XL shirts 19. 33-inch pants. 20. size 48

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A modern-day love story of a man seeing the girl of his dreams across a New York subway train and tracking her down over the Internet has failed to have a fairytale ending with the relationship over. For Web designer Patrick Moberg, then 21, from Brooklyn, it was love at first sight when he saw a woman on a Manthttan train last November. But he lost her in the crowd so he set up a website with a sketch picture to find her--www.Nygirlofmydreams.com. Unbelievably in a city of 8 million people, it only took Moberg 48 hours to find the woman, with his phone ringing non-stop and email box overflowing. New Yorkers took pity on the subway Romeo and joined his hunt. The mysterious girl was named as Camille Hayton, from Melbourne, Australia, who was working at the magazine Black Book and also lived in Brooklyn. One of her friends saw the sketched picture on the Web site and recognized her. But after finding each other, appearing on TV and getting international press, the couple took their romance out of the public eye, with Moberg closing down the Web site and with both refusing to make any more comments--until now. Hayton told Australian newspaper The Sunday Telegraph that she dated Moberg for about two months but it just didn't work out. "I say we dated for a while but now we're just friends," Hayton, now 23, told the newspaper. Hayton said she is still recognized about three times a week on the streets of Manhattan as "that girl" and the question is always the same: "So what happened?" "I think the situation was so intense that it linked us," she said, adding, "it linked us in a way that you could mistake, I guess, for being more romantic than it was. I don't know. But I wanted to give it a go so didn't wonder what if, what if?" Hayton told The Sunday Telegraph that she is enjoying single life in New York, keeping busy with acting classes, working in two clothing stores. Last week she had a small role as a waitress in the long-running daytime soap As the World Turns. "I just can't believe it happened. It feels like a long time ago," said Hayton. Moberg, however, was still refusing to comment on the relationship. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is Patrick's profession? 2. How did the relationship end? 3. How long did they date before breaking up? 4. What soap opera did Camille get a role on? 5. Do people still recognize her? 6. What do they want to know? 7. Why did people misinterpret their relationship as being romantic? 8. Is Camille ready to talk about the relationship yet? 9. Where did Patrick first lay eyes on her? 10. Where was the train? Numbered answers:

1. Web designer 2. it just didn't work out 3. about two months 4. As the World Turns 5. yes 6. what happened to them 7. the sutuation linked them in a way that you could mistake for romantic 8. yea 9. on a train 10. Manthttan

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Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no." or "we don't know." But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers . They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(;). Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. "This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life," say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size--the universe is huge. "Tools like the Hubble Telescope have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says Shostak. "And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth." In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets--the size of Mars or Earth--in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited Earth? "Probably not," says Shostak. "It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals . In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Are we able to communicate with other planets? 2. Why not? 3. Will we ever? 4. When? 5. Who thinks that? 6. Who is he? 7. Does he believe in alien intelligent life? 8. Do others believe that? 9. Who else? 10. Who is that? 11. What do they think? 12. What makes them so sure? 13. What about time? 14. Why does that matter? 15. What's another reason? 16. How big? 17. Why does that matter? 18. Why is that important? 19. How would we know if there was life? 20. Has earth already been visited by aliens? 21. Why not? Numbered answers:

1. No 2. we don't have the right tools to receive their messages 3. Yes 4. By 2025 5. Seth Shostak 6. astronomer 7. Yes 8. Yes 9. Alexandra Barnett 10. astronomer 11. intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe 12. The first reason is time 13. the universe is about 12 billion years old 14. This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life 15. size--the universe is huge 16. at least 100 billion galaxies 17. our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars 18. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth 19. powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets 20. "Probably not," 21. It's a long way away

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Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain (), is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with two large archipelagoes, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast, two cities, Ceuta and Melilla, in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only European country to have a border with an African country (Morocco) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5% of its population, mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla. With an area of , Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe, the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union, and the fourth largest country in the European continent. By population, Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao and Málaga. 1. What type of state are we talking about? 2. What is its name? 3. Of where is it the largest country? 4. What does it rank in terms of European population? 5. What borders it to the south? 6. Does it border Africa? 7. Do many other countries border Africa? 8. Where does it border? 9. What's the capital of the sovereign state? 10. How many ,more large urban spots are there? 11. The capital has what ranking in size? 12. What islands with the same name as a bird is off it? Numbered answers:

1. a sovereign state 2. Spain 3. Southern Europe 4. the sixth largest 5. he Mediterranean Sea 6. yes 7. no 8. Morocco 9. Madrid 10. Five 11. it is the largest city 12. he Canary Islands

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification. The USPTO is "unique among federal agencies because it operates solely on fees collected by its users, and not on taxpayer dollars". Its "operating structure is like a business in that it receives requests for services—applications for patents and trademark registrations—and charges fees projected to cover the cost of performing the services [it] provide[s]". The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia, after a 2005 move from the Crystal City area of neighboring Arlington, Virginia. The offices under Patents and the Chief Information Officer that remained just outside the southern end of Crystal City completed moving to Randolph Square, a brand-new building in Shirlington Village, on April 27, 2009. The last head of the USPTO was Michelle K. Lee. She took up her new role on January 13, 2014, initially in a temporary Deputy role. On March 13, she formally took office as Director after being nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She formerly served as the Director of the USPTO's Silicon Valley satellite office. She resigned effective June 6, 2017. 1. Does the USPTO use tax money? 2. What income does it run on? 3. Any other sources? 4. Who is the most recent leader of the USPTO? 5. What position did she start in? 6. True or False: That was a permanent position. 7. What position did she work in later? 8. What position does she work in currently? 9. When did she stop working for the USPTO? 10. Which president had nominated her? 11. What does USPTO stand for? 12. What larger government division are they a part of? 13. Who do they provide patents for? 14. Do they provide anything else? 15. What? 16. For what purpose? 17. Where is the USPTO located now? 18. Was it always there? 19. When did it move? 20. Why did it move? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. no 2. user fees 3. no 4. Michelle K. Lee 5. Deputy 6. false 7. Director of the USPTO's Silicon Valley satellite office 8. unknown 9. June 6, 2017 10. Obama 11. United States Patent and Trademark Office 12. Department of Commerce 13. inventors and businesses 14. yes 15. trademark registration 16. for product and intellectual property identification 17. Alexandria, Virginia 18. no 19. 2005 20. unknown

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER V For a number of days Michael saw only Steward and Kwaque. This was because he was confined to the steward's stateroom. Nobody else knew that he was on board, and Dag Daughtry, thoroughly aware that he had stolen a white man's dog, hoped to keep his presence secret and smuggle him ashore when the _Makambo_ docked in Sydney. Quickly the steward learned Michael's pre-eminent teachableness. In the course of his careful feeding of him, he gave him an occasional chicken bone. Two lessons, which would scarcely be called lessons, since both of them occurred within five minutes and each was not over half a minute in duration, sufficed to teach Michael that only on the floor of the room in the corner nearest the door could he chew chicken bones. Thereafter, without prompting, as a matter of course when handed a bone, he carried it to the corner. And why not? He had the wit to grasp what Steward desired of him; he had the heart that made it a happiness for him to serve. Steward was a god who was kind, who loved him with voice and lip, who loved him with touch of hand, rub of nose, or enfolding arm. As all service flourishes in the soil of love, so with Michael. Had Steward commanded him to forego the chicken bone after it was in the corner, he would have served him by foregoing. Which is the way of the dog, the only animal that will cheerfully and gladly, with leaping body of joy, leave its food uneaten in order to accompany or to serve its human master. 1. Who was seen? 2. by who? 3. why? 4. why? 5. where was he confined? 6. what was stolen? 7. whose dog? 8. what did he do with it? 9. where? 10. where was he hid? 11. what was he fed? 12. where could he chew on them? 13. where? 14. was he kind? 15. did he serve someone? 16. did the dog love touch? 17. how many lessons are there? 18. how long were they? 19. what was the duration? 20. who carried the bone? Numbered answers:

1. Steward and Kwaque 2. Michael 3. he was confined? 4. unknown 5. steward's stateroom. 6. a dog 7. n a white man's 8. smuggled him? 9. Sydney 10. the _Makambo 11. chicken bone. 12. only on the floor of the room 13. in the corner nearest the door 14. yes 15. yes 16. yes 17. Two 18. five minutes 19. half a minute 20. the dog

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Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region in the north, India in the south, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, and Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center. The independence of Bhutan has endured for centuries, and the territory was never colonized in its history. Situated on the ancient Silk Road between Tibet, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Bhutanese state developed a distinct national identity based on Buddhism. Headed by a spiritual leader known as the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the territory was composed of many fiefdoms and governed as a Buddhist theocracy. Following a civil war in the 19th century, the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire. Bhutan fostered a strategic partnership with India during the rise of Chinese communism and has a disputed border with the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and held the first election to the National Assembly of Bhutan, that has a two party system characterizing Bhutanese democracy. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. for centuries 2. no 3. Kingdom of Bhutan 4. no 5. South Asia 6. country 7. Tibet Autonomous Region 8. India 9. Thimphu 10. it is the largest city 11. Eastern Himalayas 12. Buddhism 13. Zhabdrung Rinpoche 14. yes 15. 19th century 16. the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire 17. India 18. strategic 19. during the rise of Chinese communism 20. yes Numbered questions:

1. How long has Bhutans independence lasted? 2. Was it ever colonized? 3. What is it officially called? 4. Is it an island? 5. Where is it located? 6. Is it a state or country? 7. What borders it on the North? 8. South? 9. What is the capital city? 10. Where does it rank in city size? 11. Where is it situated? 12. What is their identity based on? 13. Who is the religious leader? 14. Have they ever had a civil war? 15. When? 16. What happened after? 17. Did the make a partnership with anyone? 18. What type of partnership was it? 19. When did they do this? 20. Has it ever transitioned its monarchy?

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated the Netherlands (third-time losing finalists) 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa, 2006 champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France were all eliminated in the first round of the tournament. It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first round. New Zealand, with their three draws, were the only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the first round. Cameroon, Denmark, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa and Uruguay returned after missing the 2006 tournament. Answer the following questions: 1. where did the 2010 world cup take place? 2. when? 3. Did European countries bid to host? 4. why not? 5. Who did South Africa win over? 6. who won? 7. had they won before? 8. how many stadiums were the games played in? 9. where was the final played? 10. where was this? 11. How many teams competed? 12. how were they chosen? 13. which was when? 14. what month? 15. What type of teams were they seperated into for the first round? 16. how many of these teams advanced? 17. and in total? 18. how many rounds were played in the knockout stage? 19. South Africa became the first African Country to do what? 20. who missed the 2006 tournament? Numbered answers:

1. South Africa. 2. From 11 June to 11 July 2010. 3. No. 4. The bidding process was open only to African nations; 5. Egypt and Morocco 6. Spain. 7. No. 8. 10. 9. Soccer City stadium. 10. Johannesburg. 11. Thirty-two. 12. Worldwide qualification tournament. 13. 2007 14. August . 15. Round-robin groups of four teams. 16. Top two teams in each group. 17. 16. 18. Three. 19. Host the finals. 20. Cameroon, Denmark, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa and Urugua.

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER XX Credit me, friend, it hath been ever thus, Since the ark rested on Mount Ararat. False man hath sworn, and woman hath believed-- Repented and reproach'd, and then believed once more. _The New World._ By the time that Margaret returned with Monna Paula, the Lady Hermione was rising from the table at which she had been engaged in writing something on a small slip of paper, which she gave to her attendant. "Monna Paula," she said, "carry this paper to Roberts the cash-keeper; let them give you the money mentioned in the note, and bring it hither presently." Monna Paula left the room, and her mistress proceeded. "I do not know," she said, "Margaret, if I have done, and am doing, well in this affair. My life has been one of strange seclusion, and I am totally unacquainted with the practical ways of this world--an ignorance which I know cannot be remedied by mere reading.--I fear I am doing wrong to you, and perhaps to the laws of the country which affords me refuge, by thus indulging you; and yet there is something in my heart which cannot resist your entreaties." "O, listen to it--listen to it, dear, generous lady!" said Margaret, throwing herself on her knees and grasping those of her benefactress and looking in that attitude like a beautiful mortal in the act of supplicating her tutelary angel; "the laws of men are but the injunctions of mortality, but what the heart prompts is the echo of the voice from heaven within us." 1. Who had been writing? 2. What did she write on> 3. What is the attendant's name? 4. Who left the room? 5. What did the note mention? 6. Who feels she is wronging Margaret? 7. Is she a woman with much practical knowledge? 8. True or False: Lady Hermione also fears that she might be breaking the law. 9. What part of the Lady does Margaret grab? 10. What is the Lady's role to Margaret? 11. Who is Roberts? Numbered answers:

1. the Lady Hermione 2. a small slip of paper 3. Monna Paula 4. Monna Paula 5. money 6. Lady Hermoine 7. No 8. Yes 9. her knees 10. unknown 11. the cash-keeper

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN) -- Last week, we clued you in to all the annoying things that couples must cease doing on Facebook. This week, we're taking a look at the other side of the coin. What should you do about all the digital remnants of a relationship when you're no longer flitting through fields, holding hands and weaving flowers Lady Chatterley's Lover-like into one another's various expanses of hair? (i.e., after you've broken up.) A quick story that's not specifically true but is likely true for many a person: Suzie has a new beau, Johnny, and they are, oh, so in love. Like, two straws, one milkshake in love. And Suzie detests sharing because she's an only child, so you know that's big. Naturally, the two become Facebook friends, because, well, the site has 900 million users and based on Lord Zuckerberg's official decree, you don't actually KNOW anyone until you click "friend." Suzie is happily clicking through Johnny's pictures and scrolling through his timeline when she notices a girl named Sally has commented on quite a few snaps and left wall posts with some quite explicit descriptions of what she wants to do to his sloped-shoulder physique. Suzie is thrown into a rage that only the most only of only children can make manifest, then she realizes that the posts are from two years back. The next time she and Johnny are slurping some frozen milk she asks for the story, and Johnny reveals that Sally was his old flame, a college sweetheart who has long since lost the sweetness and acquired a whip (the accessory of choice for anyone in her rather dominating profession). 1. According to the article, what platform was used last week in their article? 2. Who is Suzy's beau? 3. What does Suzy detest? 4. Why does she hate sharing? 5. Do Johnny and her love each other? 6. Do they become FB friends? 7. How many users are on FB? 8. Who was it created by? 9. What does she notice Sally has done? 10. How does Suzie react seeing this on FB? 11. How long ago were the posts? 12. What are Johnny and her doing when she confronts him? 13. What does Johnny say about Sally? Numbered answers:

1. Facebook 2. Johnny 3. Sally 4. she's an only child 5. yes 6. Yes 7. 900 million 8. Zuckerberg 9. commented on snaps and left posts with explicit descriptions 10. thrown into a rage 11. two years back 12. slurping some frozen milk 13. she's his old flame

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(CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located. According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was caught Sunday in Mexico City's Tlalpan District. His capture is particularly important because Moreno is allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man. Guzman, who remains a fugitive, commands such a vast international drug trafficking network and his profits from the illicit trade are so big that he made Forbes Magazine's list of the world's most powerful. He appeared at number 60 on last year's list with an estimated fortune of $1 billion. The magazine calls him "the biggest drug lord ever." The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Guzman. Mexico's top drug kingpin lord, who's reportedly 54, was captured in Guatemala in 1993, but escaped eight years later. Officials say Moreno Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants, did business with drug traffickers from Costa Rica and Guatemala from his base of operations in Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero. From Chilpancingo, Moreno Flores shipped the drugs (mainly cocaine) to the United States by land. "The Fever" was also allegedly in charge of the cultivation, harvesting and distribution of marijuana in the fertile mountain region of Guerrero state. Answer this series of questions: 1. Who has a nickname that sounds like a medical symptom? 2. What was his nickname? 3. What does he do for a living? 4. What happened to him 5. By whom? 6. Where? 7. Why is this arrest so important? 8. Who runs that group? 9. Is he bad? 10. How do you know? 11. Have they caught him? 12. Is he powerful? 13. Who thinks he is powerful? 14. Did they say how powerful he is? 15. And...how much? 16. How much is he worth? 17. Is anyone looking for him? 18. Who? 19. Who is Flores to Guzman? 20. What was their relationship? 21. What did he do for Guzman? 22. How? Numbered answers:

1. Jose Carlos Moreno Flores 2. The Fever 3. A drug lord 4. He was caught. 5. Ministry of Defense 6. In Mexico City's Tlalpan District 7. Because he is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. 8. Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman 9. Yes 10. He is Mexico's most wanted man. 11. No 12. Yes 13. Forbes Magazine 14. Yes. 15. Number 60 on last year's list. 16. Estimated at $1 billion. 17. Yes 18. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 19. Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants 20. Flores was 1 of Guzman's lieutenants. 21. Shipped drugs. 22. by land

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CHAPTER XII. A PRISONER OF LOVE When Eric betook himself to the orchard the next evening he had to admit that he felt rather nervous. He did not know how the Gordons would receive him and certainly the reports he had heard of them were not encouraging, to say the least of it. Even Mrs. Williamson, when he had told her where he was going, seemed to look upon him as one bent on bearding a lion in his den. "I do hope they won't be very uncivil to you, Master," was the best she could say. He expected Kilmeny to be in the orchard before him, for he had been delayed by a call from one of the trustees; but she was nowhere to be seen. He walked across it to the wild cherry lane; but at its entrance he stopped short in sudden dismay. Neil Gordon had stepped from behind the trees and stood confronting him, with blazing eyes, and lips which writhed in emotion so great that at first it prevented him from speaking. With a thrill of dismay Eric instantly understood what must have taken place. Neil had discovered that he and Kilmeny had been meeting in the orchard, and beyond doubt had carried that tale to Janet and Thomas Gordon. He realized how unfortunate it was that this should have happened before he had had time to make his own explanation. It would probably prejudice Kilmeny's guardians still further against him. At this point in his thoughts Neil's pent up passion suddenly found vent in a burst of wild words. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of the chapter? 2. Where would Eric go tomorrow? 3. How did he feel? 4. Who would be greeting him? 5. Who was he concerned would not be happy to see him? 6. Who was also concerned when learning about the meeting? 7. What title did she refer to him by? 8. What delayed him from seeing Kilmeny? 9. Was she at the orchard? 10. What happened when he go to the entrance? 11. Who startled him? 12. Was Neil calm? 13. What did Eric get at once? 14. Of what? 15. And what was that? 16. Who did Neil also tell? 17. What did Neil finally find? Numbered answers:

1. A Prisoner Of Love 2. The orchard. 3. Nervous. 4. Kilmeny 5. The Gordons. 6. Mrs. Williamson. 7. Master 8. A call from a trustee. 9. No. 10. He stopped short. 11. Neil Gordon. 12. No. 13. Understanding. 14. What must have taken place. 15. Neil had discovered that he and Kilmeny had been meeting in the orchard. 16. Janet and Thomas Gordon. 17. Neil's pent up passion suddenly found vent in a burst of wild words.

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British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Whose death is the story about? 2. How old was he? 3. Was he involved in a serious crash? 4. Where? 5. Did he die from it? 6. Were there complications? 7. What effect did it have on him? 8. What did cause his death? 9. What genre was he most known for? 10. What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? 11. What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? 12. Whose imagination? 13. What launched his career? 14. Which network(s) was it shown on? 15. Anything else? 16. What university did he go to? 17. Whose life did he change? 18. What did he write on an autograph? Numbered answers:

1. Rik Mayall 2. 56 3. Yes 4. southwest England 5. No 6. he developed epilepsy 7. left him more aware of being alive 8. unknown 9. comedy 10. Bottom 11. the lead role in Drop Dead Fred 12. Phoebe Cates 13. The Young Ones 14. BBC 15. later on MTV in the US 16. unknown 17. Ben Elton 18. 'Young Ones are never afraid.'

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Turkish (), also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 10–15 million native speakers in Southeast Europe (mostly in East and Western Thrace) and 60–65 million native speakers in Western Asia (mostly in Anatolia). Outside of Turkey, significant smaller groups of speakers exist in Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested that the European Union add Turkish as an official EU language, even though Turkey is not a member state. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turkish language are vowel harmony and extensive agglutination. The basic word order of Turkish is subject–object–verb. Turkish has no noun classes or grammatical gender. The language has a strong T–V distinction and usage of honorifics. Turkish uses second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, age, courtesy or familiarity toward the addressee. The plural second-person pronoun and verb forms are used referring to a single person out of respect. 1. what language is the article about? 2. is it called something else? 3. what? 4. what countries do most people who speak it in South Eastern Europe live? 5. how many of them are there? 6. is it used in places other than Europe? 7. what makes it distinct? 8. in what order are words used? 9. what happened in 1928? 10. who did that? Numbered answers:

1. Turkish 2. yes 3. Istanbul Turkish 4. East and Western Thrace 5. 10–15 million 6. yes 7. vowel harmony and extensive agglutination 8. subject–object–verb. 9. Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. 10. Ottoman Empire

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CHAPTER XXI. Shooting a Grizzly Bear "I wonder if Captain Grady is alone or if he has a number of the gang with him?" observed Paul, as he rode alongside of his younger brother, and just in front of the two men. "Most likely he is expecting trouble and has help at hand," returned Chet. "He knows well enough we won't give up our claim without a fight." "It's possible he thought to frighten us off until Allen got back from San Francisco." "Don't make any difference how much help he has," broke in Jack Blowfen. "He ain't no right to put ye out like a couple o' dogs, an' he knows it." In this manner the talk went on until a little after noon, when the locality known as Demon Hollow was reached. "Do you remember the badger, Paul?" laughed Chet. "The Hollow looks different in the daylight, doesn't it?" "Yes, indeed, but still--what was that?" "Jumpin' June bugs!" cried Jack Blowfen. "Dottery, did ye hear that?" "I did," replied the old ranch owner, and he clutched his gun apprehensively. "I heard something," said Chet. "What was it?" "A bar, boy, sure ez ye are born--a grizzly!" "Oh!" At once the little party came to a halt. To the right of them was a tall overhanging rock, to the left a number of prickly bushes. Ahead and behind was the winding and uneven road along which their animals had come on a walk. "Do ye see old Ephraim?" asked Jack Blowfen, as he, too, got his gun in readiness. 1. who wondered about the captian? 2. what was the captians name? 3. who came back from Can fransico? 4. Did the cap put someone out? 5. how long did the talk last? 6. where did they go> 7. was it local? 8. does it look the same during the day? 9. What was heard? 10. was the party large? 11. who has a gun? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Paul 2. Captain Grady 3. Allen 4. yes 5. A little after noon 6. Demon Hollow 7. yes 8. no 9. a grizzly! 10. no 11. Jack

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN)The odds seemed almost impossibly stacked against baby Lily, but she survived. Rescuers found the toddler Saturday, hanging upside down in her mother's car, which had flipped into a frigid Utah river a day before. If the wreck occurred when police believe it did, she may have been there for as many as 14 hours. Lily's mother, Lynn Jennifer Groesbeck, died in the crash. She was 25 years old. How did her 18-month-old survive? One of the biggest factors was the car seat. Lily was in the proper car seat for her age and the seat appears to have been properly attached. Even though the child was trapped and upside down, her body remained in the seat and above the frigid water. Doctors say that such low temperatures are dangerous, but would be even more so if the baby were wet. Dry cold temperatures are more survivable than wet cold temperatures. Ironically, the cold might have actually helped Lily survive, said Dr. Barbara Walsh, with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. "She's going to have a lower heart rate. She's going to have a lower metabolism. She's going to need less sugar," Walsh said. "It's almost like the body is sort of knowing that it needs to shut down to protect itself." A variety of other factors were also likely at play. "We don't know what time the child was last fed, when she drank. Given that it's wintertime and she was in her car seat, she was probably wearing mittens, a hat. We tend to over bundle our children, so the fact that she was dry, she probably had on multiple layers because it's winter, and there's always a chance that she had just been sort of fed right before this happened probably all played a role," Walsh said. 1. what odds were stacked against Lily? 2. What happened in the car? 3. How long was the baby in the car? 4. Did her mother survive? 5. How did the baby survive? 6. What did the cold have to do with Lily's survival? 7. Did she wear anything to protect her from the cold? 8. what else? 9. Was she fed before it happened? 10. Was she dry? Numbered answers:

1. The odds that she would survive. 2. It flipped into a Utah river, leaving Lily hanging upside down. 3. As many as 14 hours. 4. No. 5. She was properly in the car seat. 6. It slowed her body down which protected it. 7. Yes. 8. Mittens, a hat, and multiple layers of clothing 9. It is not certain, but there was a chance that she was. 10. Yes.

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CHAPTER XX LARRY BEFORE ADMIRAL TOGO As soon as the _Columbia_ could make the proper landing, Captain Ponsberry went ashore and reported his arrival to the authorities, and also reported the escape of Shamhaven and Peterson. The authorities had already heard of the capture of the _Columbia_ from the Russians, and said that the schooner would have to remain at Nagasaki until the whole case could be adjusted. The Japanese were inclined to favor both the Richmond Importing Company and the owners of the vessel, so it was not likely that our friends would lose much in the end. In the meantime the _Columbia_ could be put in a dry-dock and given the overhauling that she needed. "We shall do all we can to locate Shamhaven and Peterson and get back your money," said an official of the secret service department. But his hands were so full with other matters of greater importance that little attention was paid to the disappearance of the two rascals. "Well, this will tie me up at Nagasaki for some time to come," said Captain Ponsberry to Larry, on the third day after arriving at the Japanese port. "Which means, I suppose, that I can join the Japanese navy if I wish," returned the young second mate, quickly. "I don't want to force you to leave the ship, lad. But you said----" "I know, Captain Ponsberry, and I am glad of the chance to get away. Luke and I have talked it over once more, and yesterday we met a gunner named Steve Colton--he served on the _Brooklyn_ at the time Walter did. He is now a gun captain on board of Admiral Togo's flagship, and he is almost certain he can get us good positions. He says gunners and gunners' assistants are just now badly needed." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Captain Ponsberry 2. the authorities 3. two 4. Shamhaven and Peterson 5. Captain Ponsberry 6. schooner 7. no 8. case could be adjusted 9. dry-dock 10. the captain's money 11. no 12. third day 13. a gunner 14. no 15. the Brooklyn 16. Walter 17. Admiral Togo's flagship 18. gun captain 19. yes 20. gunners and gunners' assistants Numbered questions:

1. Who went on land? 2. Did he report to anyone? 3. How many had gotten free? 4. Who were they? 5. Who captured the Columbia? 6. What type of vessel was it? 7. Was it to be leaving soon? 8. What would it have to wait for? 9. Where would it be stored? 10. What did the authorities think they would get back when they found the men? 11. Did they put much manpower into finding them? 12. When did the captain talk with Larry? 13. Who is Steve Colton? 14. Was he stationed on the Columbia? 15. Where was he stationed? 16. Who did he serve with then? 17. Where is he stationed now? 18. What is his rank? 19. Does he need men? 20. To act as what?

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CHAPTER XV AN AUTOMOBILING ADVENTURE "What did you run over?" asked Sam. "Look for yourself," returned his big brother. "This is an outrage! I wish I could catch the party responsible for it," he added bitterly. Dick had stopped the touring car in the midst of a quantity of broken glass bottles. The glass covered the road from side to side, and had evidently been put there on purpose. "Say, do you think that chauffeur had anything to do with this?" demanded Tom. "Hardly," answered Dick. "If his story about the fire was not true he'd know he'd be found out." "Maybe it was done by some country fellow who is running an auto repair shop," suggested Sam. "I've heard of such things being done--when business was dull." "Well, we'll have to fix the tire, that is all there is to it," said the oldest Rover. "Might as well get out while we are doing it," he added to the girls. "Lucky you stopped when you did," said Tom as he walked around the machine. "If you hadn't we might have had all four tires busted." "What a contemptible trick to play," said Dora as she alighted, "Can you mend the tire?" asked Nellie as she, too, got out, followed by her sister. "Oh, yes, we can mend it--or rather put on another," said Dick. "But we'll examine all the tires first," he added, taking off a lamp for that purpose. It was found that each tire had some glass in it, and the bits were picked out with care. While this was going on Dick suddenly swung the lamp around so that its rays struck through the trees and bushes lining the roadway. Answer the following questions: 1. Is Sam an only child? 2. Does he have a sister? 3. Does he have a brother? 4. What's his name? 5. Why did the car stop? 6. Why were they in the road? 7. Do they know who did it? 8. Who do they suspect? 9. Are all of the tires destroyed? 10. Any of them? 11. Was there glass in more than one tire? 12. How many? 13. What did they do about that? 14. How does Dick feel when he runs over the glass? 15. What does he yearn to do? 16. What did the chauffeur tell a story about? 17. When might an repair store owner do it? 18. Are there girls in the car? 19. What are their names? 20. What does Nellie want to know? Numbered answers:

1. No 2. unknown 3. Yes 4. Dick 5. They ran over broken glass bottles. 6. They were put there on purpose 7. No 8. An auto repair shop owner 9. No 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. All of them 13. they picked out the glass 14. Angry 15. catch the party responsible 16. the fire 17. when business was dull 18. Yes 19. Dora and Nellie 20. If the tire can be mended

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Read the text and answer the questions. About 400 high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio joined a heated discussion recently on "China: What Does the Future Hold?" "It's either going to turn out really good or really bad - who knows?" said Braveen Ragunathan, a senior from an Ohio high school. In his mind all Americans are connected to China in some way. The forum was held in Pittsburgh, once a US industrial center, now facing job-cuts because of competition brought about by globalization. The aim of the forum is to help American students learn more about the outside world. Elliott Blackwell, a junior at the Neighborhood Academy, said the forum let him know more about how China's economic development will affect America in the future. Some students, although impressed by China's economic boom, expressed uneasiness about the nation's practices and differences from the American way of doing business and politics. "China is a power coming up,so they might challenge us," Paul Amon, a junior from Oil City High School, said. "I'd hope that China can be our partner but I think that we'd clash along the way because we're too different," he added. George Riley, a teacher explained: "The view of China is usually negative and I think that's fueled by the media." However, some negative feelings are not from the media. Merri Ebel is a senior at East Allegheny High School north of Pittsburgh. Both her parents lost their jobs recently. The company they worked for said it was cheaper to produce goods in China rather than the US. "China is just this big question mark. China was just a big country with millions of people that no one really knew about because it was so far away and our class was more American history based," she said. For better or worse US teenagers are eager to know more about China, the forum shows. 1. What were the students intensely talking about? 2. What town were they holding this talk in? 3. Were some of the kids from a different state than that? 4. How many kids were there? 5. What was the goal of this conversation? 6. Does Pittsburgh have a lot of job openings? 7. Are American teens eager to learn about China? 8. What state is Braveen from? 9. Is he a freshman? 10. Does he think we're all connected to China? 11. Did Elliott learn about China's impact on our future? 12. Does Paul think we've got too many difference with China? 13. Who was the teacher? 14. Does he think the news is fueling negativity about China? 15. What happened to Merri's parents? 16. What does she think China is? 17. Does she think China is distant from her school? 18. What did Pittsburgh used to be? 19. What one word describes the job cuts there? 20. Is Paul a senior? Numbered answers:

1. China 2. Pittsburgh 3. Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio 4. 400 5. help American students learn more about the outside world 6. facing job-cuts 7. yes 8. Ohio 9. a senior 10. yes 11. yes 12. yes 13. George Riley, 14. yes 15. they lost their jobs 16. she doesnt know 17. yes 18. industrial center 19. globalization 20. no

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. When Mr. Brown entered the classroom that Friday morning, he stopped at the blackboard. For there, on the blackboard, were words in huge red letters: BROWN IS STUPID! Mr. Brown thought for a moment. This could only have been the work of one of the four boys who had been kept in after school the day before. Mr. Brown turned the blackboard around so that the words could not be seen. Half an hour later,Mr. Brown wrote four names on the board: Gerald, Alex, Michael and Laurie. Then he said, "I want these four to stay in the classroom. The rest of you may go to the playground." The four boys came to the blackboard. "One of you has written a most impolite remark on the blackboard," he stared at them and _ , "which one of you did it?" The four boys gathered closer together, afraid of what was to come. "Was it you, Gerald?" Gerald shook his head. "No, it was not me, Sir," he gave the teacher a most sincere look in his wide eyes. "What do you have to say, Alex?" "I don't know anything about it, Sir," said Alex, and his ears turned red. Michael had a bright idea. "Perhaps someone broke in during the night," he said. "And when he saw the lovely red chalk lying there, he wrote something on the blackboard." "Is that the best you can think so, Michael?" asked the teacher. "I only thought ..." "And what about you, Laurie?" Laurie said in a rather low voice, "I didn't do it, Sir. I don't even know what it says on the blackboard." "You really don't know what's written there?" Mr. Brown asked. "And I don't think dear Gerald knows either." "No, Sir. No idea." "Michael, Alex, can either of you tell me what it says on the blackboard?" "No, Sir!" the two boys answered together. Brown walked forward and his fingers seized a schoolboy. He said in his kindest and softest voice to the other three boys, "Very well. I only punish the one who has been telling lies, and you three may go to the playground!" 1. What was written on the blackboard? 2. Why did brown suspect the four boys? 3. How did Michael suggest the writing got on there? Numbered answers:

1. BROWN IS STUPID! 2. it could have been one of the four boys who had been kept in after school the day before 3. Perhaps someone broke in during the night

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings. Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon. And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success. The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June. Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles. He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status. " It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July. "To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top." Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year. She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year. American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. Answer this series of questions: 1. Who were the 2009 champions in men's doubles? 2. Are they related? 3. How? 4. What's their nationality? 5. Is this the first time they've achieved this? 6. How many times have they done it? Numbered answers:

1. Bob and Mike Bryan 2. Yes 3. Twins 4. American 5. No 6. Six

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CHAPTER VII THE ARRIVAL OF SONGBIRD "So you've made some enemies as well as some friends, eh?" remarked Songbird Powell, after he had been registered, taken up to his room, and had listened to what the Rover boys had to tell. "No use of talking, it doesn't take you fellows long to stir things up!" "You said you had a surprise for us, Songbird," returned Tom. "I'm dying by inches to know what it is." "Maybe it's a new poem," put in Sam with a grimace at his brothers. "I've got a poem--several of them, in fact," answered Songbird, "but I didn't have those in mind when I spoke. Who do you suppose I met yesterday morning, in Ithaca, while I was waiting for the train?" "Dora Stanhope and the Lanings," answered Tom promptly. "No. Tad Sobber." "Tad Sobber!" exclaimed the Rover boys in concert. "Songbird, are you sure of it?" demanded Dick. "Sure? Wasn't I talking to him!" "But--but--I thought he was lost in that hurricane, when the _Josephine_ was wrecked." "No. It seems he escaped to a vessel bound for England; but his uncle, Sid Merrick, was lost, and so were most of the others. Sobber just got back from England--came in on one of the ocean liners, so he told me." "How did he act?" asked Tom. "Where was he going?" added Sam. "Did he seem to have any money?" came from Dick. All of the Rovers were intensely interested, and showed it plainly. "Say, one question at a time, please!" cried Songbird, "You put me in mind of a song I once wrote about a little boy: What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what did Dick ask? 2. Who did Tom think Songbird had seen? 3. was it them? 4. who was it? 5. what did the boys think had happened to him? 6. who had been lost 7. was he the only one? 8. Had the boys only made enemies? 9. what else? 10. what did Sam think Songbird's surprise was? 11. did he have any? 12. was that his surprise? 13. what ship had wrecked? 14. was Sid Merrick Sobber's grandfather? 15. was he a relative? 16. what relationship? 17. were the Rover boys bored by the descussion? 18. how did thye feel? 19. what was Songbird reminded of 20. about? Numbered answers:

1. if Songbird was sure 2. Dora Stanhope and the Lanings 3. no 4. Tad Sobber 5. that he was lost in a hurricane 6. Sid Merrick 7. no 8. no 9. some friends 10. a new poem 11. yes 12. no 13. Josephine 14. no 15. yes 16. uncle 17. no 18. intensely interested 19. a song 20. a little boy:

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(CNN) -- It was far from vintage Barcelona, but it was enough to keep alive the Catalan club's dwindling hopes of retaining the Spanish league title. With white handkerchiefs waving in the Camp Nou to indicate the fans' frustration at what appeared to be another disappointing setback, Lionel Messi came to the rescue on Sunday to earn a 2-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao. Having been knocked out of the Champions League, then losing the Copa del Rey final to Real Madrid, Gerardo Martino's team had been staring down the barrel of an unthinkable fourth successive defeat. With Atletico Madrid having gone seven points clear at the top of the table with Friday's 2-0 win over Elche, it would've spelled disaster if Barca could not recover from Aritz Aduriz's opener for the fourth-placed Basques. The early signs weren't good. After Messi had a goal ruled out for offside, Aduriz hit the Barca woodwork with a spectacular overhead kick, then Alexis Sanchez smacked the Bilbao bar when it seemed easier to score. Aduriz ghosted through Barca's frail defense to slot in a low shot five minutes after the break, and teammate Markel Susaeta had an effort ruled out for offside soon after. To the home supporters' intense relief, Pedro provided the equalizer in the 72nd minute with his 15th league goal this season, diverting a low shot from Sanchez into the net from close range. Soon after that, Messi picked himself up after being fouled on the edge of the penalty area and fired a free-kick through the wall. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Did Messi have a goal ruled out? 2. When was the game? 3. What was the score? 4. Who hit the woodwork? 5. Who did they beat? 6. Where was Messi fouled? 7. What hopes did the win keep alive? 8. What is the coaches name? 9. What were they knocked out of? 10. What were fans waving? 11. What team is the article about? 12. What did the white handkerchiefs represent? 13. Who did they lose the Copa del Rey final to? 14. When did Pedro score? Numbered answers:

1. Yes 2. Sunday 3. 2-1 4. Aduriz 5. Athletic Bilbao. 6. on the edge of the penalty area 7. Catalan club 8. Martino 9. Champions League 10. Camp Nou 11. Atletico Madrid 12. fans' frustration 13. Real Madrid 14. 72nd minute

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(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic is on course for a "fab four" of Australian Open titles when the tournament begins in Melbourne next week -- and the defending champion says all he needs is love. The Serbian second seed could become the first man to win four straight titles at the opening grand slam of the season and he says he has been in unstoppable form since popping the question to his girlfriend Jelena Risti. "I got engaged in September," Djokovic told the media assembled under Melbourne's sunny skies Friday. "But since we got engaged I haven't lost a match so I guess the wedding should come very soon!" The 26-year-old says the couple have yet to set a date for the big day so for now he is able to focus on beginning his on-court campaign in Australia. Djokovic may be engaged but he is also exploring an on-court relationship with new coach Boris Becker, himself a two-time Australian Open champion. "It's great to see Boris as elegant as ever he's a legend of our sport," said Djokovic, nodding to Becker, who was watching in the crowd wearing a smart beige blazer. "He's not been in Australia for 15 years so he's surprised to see how much has been done since then and for me it's an honor to have him alongside other team members. "We're going to try and make a success of our partnership, it's just the beginning." Djokovic, who won his first grand slam in Australia in 2008, faces Slovakia's World No.90 Lukas Lacko in the first round. 1. Who is the CNN article about? 2. Who is he? 3. of what? 4. What town? 5. How old is he? 6. What is his current standing? 7. What else is he doing besides sports? 8. To whom? 9. Do they know when they will tie the knot? 10. How long has it been since he has visited Australia? 11. What year did he win his first grand slam in Australia? 12. Who does he face? 13. Who is his coach? 14. Has he been his coach for long? 15. Has his coach ever won a tournament? 16. Which one? 17. Just once? 18. How many times? 19. What ranking does Lukas Lacko have? Numbered answers:

1. Novak Djokovic 2. The defending champion 3. Australian Tournaments 4. Melbourne 5. 26 6. Second seed. 7. Getting engaged. 8. Jelena Risti. 9. No 10. 15 years 11. 2008 12. Lukas Lacko 13. Boris Becker 14. No. 15. Yes 16. Australian Open 17. No. 18. Two 19. Slovakia's World No.90

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Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born[N 3] scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876.[N 4] Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.[N 5] Many other inventions marked Bell's later life, including groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils and aeronautics. Although Bell was not one of the 33 founders of the National Geographic Society, he had a strong influence on the magazine while serving as the second president from January 7, 1898 until 1903. 1. who was deaf? 2. what did he research? 3. Was he one of the 33 founders? 4. Where was Bell born? 5. what did he invent? 6. When was he born? 7. is he still living? 8. was that the only thing he invented? 9. When did he die? 10. when did he get the patent? 11. how many other things did he work on? 12. did he work in aeronautics? 13. was he a scientist? 14. did he have a brother? 15. what did he experiment with? 16. did he work with hydrofoils? 17. what was he second president of? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. his mother and wife 2. hearing and speech 3. no 4. Scotland 5. the telephone. 6. March 3, 1847 7. no 8. no 9. August 2, 1922 10. 1876 11. Three 12. yes 13. yes 14. yes 15. hearing devices 16. yes 17. the National Geographic Society magazine

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXIX A BOLD SCHEME The sense of security which Millicent experienced on announcing her engagement was not permanent and in a few days the doubts that had troubled her crept back into her mind. She had never entertained any marked illusions about Clarence and although, now that she was irrevocably pledged to him, she endeavored to fix her thoughts on his most likable qualities, even these appeared in a less favorable light than they had formerly done. The growth of the warmer attachment she had expected to feel was strangely slow, and though it was early to indulge in regrets her heart sometimes grew heavy as she looked forward to the future. Clarence was considerate, attentive and deferential in a polished way, but he lacked something one looked for in a lover. Besides, she was anxious about him; he looked worn, his manner suggested that he was bearing a strain, but this was in his favor, for it roused her compassion. She fancied that the cause of it was financial, and this in a sense was encouraging, because this was a trouble from which she could purchase him immunity. In the meanwhile she was stirred by mournful memories as she followed the last stages of her brother's journey and visited the lonely spot where he had met his end. Somehow the thought of him encouraged her--George had quietly done his duty, regardless of the cost, and even if her burden proved heavy, which it was premature to admit, she must bear it cheerfully. 1. Did Millicent have a sibling? 2. What was his name? 3. Is he still alive? 4. Is she planning to get married? 5. To who? 6. Do other people know about this? 7. Is she having cold feet? 8. Is Clarence an inconsiderate guy? 9. Doe he ignore her? 10. What is he missing? 11. Does she think he is worried about something? 12. What does she think it's about? 13. Does she feel good about that? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. George 3. no 4. yes 5. Clarence 6. no 7. yes 8. no 9. no 10. he lacked something one looked for in a lover 11. yes 12. financial 13. yes

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When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand. Christie couldn't breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage. Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies. But saving Christie's life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don't have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care. Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, "Sorry, I won't save your new child." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Yes. 2. 1 million dollars 3. No 4. it makes more sense to spend money saving adults 5. Christie Andrews 6. less than half of one kilogram 7. more than $ 400,000 8. two 9. oxygen 10. 90% Numbered questions:

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Tony was at home and making dinner. He wanted spaghetti so he made that and some bread too. He added some spices and sauce too. After making dinner, he fed his kitten. His kitten's name is Marbles. Tony was going to name him Arlo or Jack but chose Marbles. Tony played with Marbles for hours. He also cleaned the room and kitchen. After playing with Marbles, Tony went to sleep. The next day, Tony woke up to a bird calling out his window. He got out of bed and got ready for the day. He made some eggs and toast. After eating, he headed to the park. The park was pretty empty. Tony walked around the park. Tony talked to some people after walking. He watched some kids playing and having a good time. It made him feel good. After a few hours, Tony left the park to go home. He laid in his bed and watched TV. It was nice for Tony to have a break. Answer the following questions: 1. Where was he at? 2. and he was making what? 3. what did he make to go with the pasta? 4. who did he feed after eating? 5. what is his cats name? 6. how long did he play with his cat? 7. what rooms did he clean? 8. who was calling him when he woke up? 9. what did he make for breakfast? 10. where did he go after he ate? Numbered answers:

1. home 2. dinner 3. bread 4. his kitten 5. Marbles 6. for hours 7. the room and kitchen 8. a bird 9. eggs and toast 10. the park

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Read the text and answer the questions. NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 14-year-old girl disappears on her way home from school, another is last seen near her home and a 16-year-old vanishes after leaving her fast-food job for the day. Amanda Berry is shown near the time of her disappearance in 2003, and how she might appear today. All from the same neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, the girls disappeared within five blocks of each other over a four-year span, starting in 2003. Agents and detectives from the FBI and Cleveland Police are looking into hundreds of leads in the cases and whether they may be linked, according to FBI Special Agent Scott Wilson in the agency's Cleveland bureau. "We kind of put all three of these cases together to work them to see if there's any connection," Wilson said. Amanda Berry, 16, vanished on April 21, 2003, after she left her job at a Burger King at about 7:30 p.m. But she never made it to her home just a few blocks away, the FBI says. Berry has pierced ears, a pierced left eyebrow and a scar on her lower abdomen. She would now be 22. Georgina DeJesus was last seen at a pay phone around 3 p.m. on April 2, 2004, as she headed home from school. She and a friend had called the friend's mother seeking permission for a sleepover at DeJesus' house, but the answer was no. The girls then parted ways, and DeJesus was never seen again. She was wearing a white jacket, a sky blue sweater, blue jeans and a cream shirt. She has a light birthmark on her right leg and pierced ears, the FBI says. DeJesus was 14 when she disappeared and would now be 19. 1. Where did Amanda Berry work? 2. How old was she? 3. How far from home was her job? 4. What time did she get off? 5. How did she get there? 6. What time did she get home? 7. What was her last day of work? 8. What is her current age? 9. Where did DeJesus want to spend the night? 10. Who did she want to spend the night with? 11. Where was she around 3? 12. What day was it? 13. Where was she coming from? 14. Was her friend allowed to spend the night? 15. How old was she? 16. Where is her birthmark? 17. What color is her jacket? 18. What about her jeans? 19. What city did she live in? 20. What about Amanda? Numbered answers:

1. Burger King 2. 16 3. just a few blocks away 4. about 7:30 p.m. 5. unknown 6. never made it to her home 7. April 21, 2003 8. 22 9. She and a friend had called the friend's mother seeking permission for a sleepover at DeJesus' house 10. a friend 11. at a pay phone 12. April 2, 2004 13. from school 14. no 15. 14 16. right leg 17. white 18. blue 19. Cleveland, Ohio 20. same

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN) -- During the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke that President Obama laughed at, but that you could see was just killing him inside. "Mr. President, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow?" Kimmel asked. "That was hilarious. That was your best one yet." Yeah it was. I'm sure he still has a lot of hope. But I would dare to say the thing that changed most over these past three years is Obama. The unbridled optimism that his first campaign once embodied has been bludgeoned by dogmatism, pragmatism and bipartisan cronyism. Hope and change are tough when the worst economy in 80 years is waiting to greet you at the door. Hope and change are challenging when Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial gatekeeper of the conservative movement, tells his troops "I hope Obama fails" before your first day on the job. Hope and change are virtually impossible when working with a Congress so dysfunctional that its approval rating never reached 25% in all of 2011 and was as low as 10% in February. No wonder his hair is a bit grayer these days. And no wonder the new Obama slogan is "Forward." "Hope and Change" captured the heart of a people who believed one man could change the culture of Washington. "Forward" acknowledges things are not where he said they would be, but takes ownership of a record that shows he at least has us pointed in the right direction: 12 consecutive months of job losses before he took office, 25 consecutive months and counting of job growth since 2010. 1. What was Obama's previous slogan? 2. And the new one? 3. Obama was president during the worst economy in how many years? 4. Who wished for Obama to fail? 5. Is he a liberal or a conservative? 6. What event was on Saturday? 7. Who spoke at it? 8. Did Obama chuckle? 9. When this was written, how long had Obama been president? 10. How many months have jobs grown? 11. Were there any breaks in those months? Numbered answers:

1. "Hope and Change" 2. "Forward." 3. 80 4. Rush Limbaugh 5. conservative 6. White House Correspondents' Dinner 7. Jimmy Kimmel 8. yes 9. three 10. 25 11. no

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Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He wanted to learn more about American culture and hoped that he and Steve would become good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to have lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed distant. The two former classmates didn't see each other very often at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn't seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve's change of attitude. "Steve said we were friends," Yaser complained, "and I thought friends were friends forever." Yaser was a little confused. As a foreigner, he doesn't understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word "friend" in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(;) and close companions "friends". These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade . Now as Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates, their "friendship" has changed. In some cultures friendship means a strong lifelong bond between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and _ may change just quickly as well. People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. After an experience like Yaser's , people who've been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be fickle . Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way. Answer this series of questions: 1. Where did the two guys meet? 2. Was it a high school class? 3. Where was their class held? 4. How do Americans view companionship? 5. Where was Yaser from? 6. What meal did the two guys share? 7. What are two emotions Yaser felt? 8. Was Yaser interested in American culture? 9. How is American society described? 10. How would Steve greet Yaser? Numbered answers:

1. chemistry class 2. No 3. an American university 4. in a very general way. 5. Jordan. 6. lunch 7. hurt and confused 8. Yes 9. a society of rapid change 10. warmly

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Many students are under great pressure this term. There is some advice on studying and preparing for exams. Sciences Ask students what is the most difficult course, and most of them will give you the same answer: mathematics. This is also true for Dai Shuang, a 14-year-old student at No.1 Middle School. He says, "It's so difficult that I get a headache whenever I think about the math exam." According to Dai, studying this course is not easy. He usually studies math by himself and spends most of his free time reading math books and doing exercises. _ Qin Xia, a math teacher, offers some advice. "Most students fear mathematics because they think the class is too difficult or boring." he says, "These students don't listen carefully in classes or even sleep." In Qin's opinion, they can try to take notes. And they'd better ask teachers for help. It's difficult for students to teach themselves math, which will waste a lot of time. Besides, doing a lot of exercises is also important. Arts Zhu Tianjiao, a 13-year-old student at Megan Middle School, is very nervous because she doesn't know how to improve her English. _ Xia Bingcong, a top student at Tsinghua University shares some of her learning experiences. According to Xia, memorizing, listening and reading are important in language learning. "Studying on a daily basis is the best choice." Xia says. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how old is Dai Shuang? 2. Where does he go to school? 3. Does he enjoy exams? 4. Why not? 5. Does he study with someone else? 6. Do the students pay attention in class? 7. Who is available to answer their questions? 8. Why is Arts Zhu anxious? 9. Does she go to school with Dai? 10. Where does she attend? Numbered answers:

1. 14 2. No.1 Middle School 3. no 4. It's so difficul 5. no 6. no 7. Qin Xia, a math teacher 8. is very nervous because she doesn't know how to improve her English 9. no 10. Megan Middle School

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(CNN) -- The fledgling International Premier Tennis League suffered a blow when two of the world's most recognized female athletes snubbed the event. Max Eisenbud, the agent of both Maria Sharapova and Li Na, told CNN on Thursday that neither would be appearing in the team tournament that is set to make its debut in Asia this November. Sharapova transcends tennis and has long been a magnet for sponsors -- the Russian is perennially listed as the world's richest female athlete by Forbes -- while China's Li is one of the marquee names in Asia, having captured a second grand slam title at the Australian Open in January. Li was "confirmed" as one of the entrants by the League in a press release last May. "Maria and Li Na will not be participating," Eisenbud said in an email. Mahesh Bhupathi, a grand slam doubles winner and the main man behind the project modeled after cricket's highly successful Indian Premier League, will now be hoping he can secure the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Roger Federer, the 17-time grand slam champion and still the biggest name in the sport, told Gulf News this week he generally backed the idea. The player list is expected to be revealed Friday. "Firstly, I want to see whether it takes off or not," Federer told Gulf News. "I know a lot of people have invested in it or are part of it. Anywhere where tennis grows is a good thing, so I hope it takes off and becomes very successful. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who are Maria and Li? 2. Who represents them? 3. What happened in May? 4. Will she be joining? 5. IS everyone else staying on? 6. Who else pulled out? 7. Who is Roger Federer? 8. Is he well known? 9. What happens at the end of the week? 10. Where is the team going? 11. When? 12. For what? 13. Has Li won any special events? 14. What? 15. Where? 16. When? 17. Is she from Australia? 18. Where then? 19. Who makes the most money? 20. Where is she from? Numbered answers:

1. female tennis players 2. Max Eisenbud 3. Li was "confirmed" as one of the entrants 4. no 5. no 6. Maria 7. 17-time grand slam champion 8. yes 9. The player list is expected to be revealed 10. Asia 11. this November. 12. the team tournament 13. yes 14. grand slam title 15. at the Australian Open 16. in January. 17. no 18. China 19. sharapova 20. Russia

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CHAPTER XII MR. LAYARD'S WOOING The days went by with an uneventful swiftness at the Abbey, and after he had once accustomed himself to the strangeness of what was, in effect, solitude in the house with an unmarried guest of the other sex, it may be admitted, very pleasantly to Morris. At first that rather remarkable young lady, Stella, had alarmed him somewhat, so that he convinced himself that the duties of this novel hospitality would prove irksome. As a matter of fact, however, in forty-eight hours the irksomeness was all gone, to be replaced within twice that period by an atmosphere of complete understanding, which was comforting to his fearful soul. The young lady was never in the way. Now that she had procured some suitable clothes the young lady was distinctly good looking; she was remarkably intelligent and well-read; she sang, as Stephen Layard had said, "like an angel"; she took a most enlightened interest in aerophones and their possibilities; she proved a very useful assistant in various experiments; and made one or two valuable suggestions. While Mary and the rest of them were away the place would really be dull without her, and somehow he could not be as sorry as he ought when Dr. Charters told him that old Mr. Fregelius's bones were uniting with exceeding slowness. Such were the conclusions which one by one took shape in the mind of that ill-starred man, Morris Monk. As yet, however, let the student of his history understand, they were not tinged with the slightest "arriere-pensee." He did not guess even that such relations as already existed between Stella and himself might lead to grievous trouble; that at least they were scarcely wise in the case of a man engaged. 1. Was the younger woman an obstruction? 2. what did she have to get? 3. did they make her look ugly? 4. how did she now appear? 5. and was she stupid? Numbered answers:

1. no 2. suitable clothes 3. No 4. distinctly good looking 5. No

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto-racing sports events. Bill France Sr. founded the company in 1948 and his grandson Brian France became its CEO in 2003. NASCAR is motorsport's preeminent stock-car racing organization. The three largest racing-series sanctioned by this company are the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. The company also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, the Whelen All-American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada. NASCAR has presented exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia. NASCAR has its official headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also maintains offices in the North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Conover. Regional offices are located in New York City and Los Angeles, with international offices in Mexico City and Toronto. Owing to NASCAR's Southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near the city of Charlotte. 1. Who founded NASCAR? 2. When? 3. What does it rule over? 4. What's one of the three largest series they sanction? 5. How many races do they sanction? 6. On how many racetracks? 7. In how many states? 8. In how many countries? 9. Where are most of the teams located? 10. What does NASCAR stand for? 11. Do they oversee the Camping World Truck series? 12. Where is the exhibition race held in Australia? 13. What office is in Daytona Beach? 14. Do they have international offices? 15. Where's one at? 16. And another? 17. How is Brian France related to Bill? 18. When did Bill take over the company? 19. Where's an exhibition in Japan held? 20. Is there another there? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Bill France Sr. 2. in 1948 3. auto-racing sports events 4. the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 5. over 1,500 races 6. over 100 7. 39 8. two 9. all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near the city of Charlotte. 10. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing 11. yes 12. Calder Park Thunderdome 13. its official headquarters 14. yes 15. in Mexico City 16. Toronto 17. he is his grandson 18. in 2003. 19. at the Suzuka circuit 20. yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has added his brother-in-law to a military board in a move analysts say paves the way for an heir, according to South Korea's state-sponsored Yonhap news agency. Kim Jong-il has named his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to a top military board. The addition of his kin to the powerful National Defense Commission also solidifies his standing, Yonhap said. Kim was reappointed Thursday as chairman of the military board in his first major public appearance since a reported stroke in August. His brother-in-law, Jang Song Thaek, is considered his right-hand man, according to Yonhap. Jang, who has been married to Kim's sister since 1972, currently serves as a director of the Workers' Party, Yonhap said. "Kim wants to keep the military in check and secure loyalty to both the military and the party," Cha Doo-hyeogn, a North Korea expert, told Yonhap. Kim also increased the number of members in the military agency to 13, from eight, Yonhap said. "Overall, the power of the National Defense Commission was strengthened," Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman, Kim Ho-nyoun, told Yonhap in a briefing. There were no other major changes in the new parliament, which signifies that Kim, 67, is prepared to maintain the status quo as he readies someone to take over from him, analysts told Yonhap. Kim's recent health problems and long absence from public functions have prompted speculation on whether he is ready to groom an heir to the world's only communist dynasty. But the secretive nation shields its internal affairs from international scrutiny. 1. What kind of health problems has he been having? 2. Who did he name to the top military board? 3. What is his name? 4. Who does he consider to be his right hand man? 5. How long has Jang been married to Kim's sister? 6. What is Jang 7. Were there any changes to the parliament? 8. How many people did he increase the agency with? 9. How active is Kim in public functions? 10. What do people speculate that he is getting ready to do? 11. What do analysts say paves a way for an heir? 12. What was Kim reappointed as? 13. What did Kim Ho-nyoun tell Yonhap in a briefing? Numbered answers:

1. he had a stroke 2. his brother-in-law 3. Jang Song Thaek 4. Jang Song Thaek 5. 46 years today 6. a director of the Workers' Party 7. no 8. Five 9. not very 10. have someone take over from him 11. adding the brother-in-law to a military board 12. chairman of the military board 13. Overall, the power of the National Defense Commission was strengthened

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(CNN) -- When Dallas nurse Nina Pham left hospital after treatment for Ebola last week, all she wanted to do was hug her dog. She'll get a chance to do that Saturday, when she's reunited with Bentley, her beloved King Charles Spaniel. The puppy got a third negative test for Ebola, and the two are meeting after his 21-day quarantine -- the incubation period for the deadly virus. "All three samples came back negative today," said Sana Syed, the Dallas city spokeswoman. "We're planning the big reunion for Saturday -- Nina is ready!" Pham was released from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland after undergoing treatment for the virus. She contracted it while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed in the United States. He died on October 8. Bentley captured hearts nationwide during news coverage of Pham, which included a picture of him nuzzling her in a car. The small spaniel is classified as a toy dog by the American Kennel Club, and is called a Blenheim Cavalier because of chestnut markings on a white coat. "He's such a joy, you can't help but love this little guy," said Dr. Cate McManus, operations manager of Dallas Animal Services. " I can't wait to see him on talk shows when he's all healthy and out of here." But it's not been all stool and urine tests for the pooch. In addition to chasing after balls in his quarantine space, Bentley gets visits three times a day from caretakers in hazmat suits. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Nina Pham 2. Getting Ebola 3. Nurse 4. In Dallas 5. No 6. Puppy was in quarantine 7. 21-days 8. Saturday 9. A King Charles Spaniel 10. Bentley 11. While caring for Thomas Eric Duncan 12. No 13. October 8. 14. The first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. He died on October 8. 15. Yes 16. Due to news coverage of Pham 17. A picture of him nuzzling her. 18. Her car 19. Yes Numbered questions:

1. Who has a dog? 2. What is she know for? 3. What's her job? 4. Where? 5. Is she currently able to visit her pet? 6. Why? 7. For how long? 8. When will they see each other? 9. What bread is he? 10. What's his name? 11. How did she get the disease? 12. Is he still alive? 13. When did he pass? 14. What is he known for? 15. Was her pet famous? 16. Why? 17. What did it include? 18. Where? 19. Is the pet well taken care of?

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