Q: Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late. To pass the time, they began talking to each other. At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me--what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?" The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke. "Well," he said, "if I have only three months to live, I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time." "That's very interesting." Paul said. With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, "And what about you?" "I'll tell you a secret," Allan said. "I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races." Then he laughed, "I might even end up (......) world champion." "Now it's your turn," Allan went on, "If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?" "Oh," said Paul with a smile. "I'll go and see another doctor."

1. Allan
2. A car
3. the fastest car in the world
4. To enter races
5. Sell his house
6. Carl
7. foreign countries
8. Erik
9. Presumably.
10. the best hotels
11. Remove money from the bank.
12. Paul
13. Visit a second doctor.
14. Three
15. a train station
16. No
17. Yes
18. weather
19. their work
20. very late

Numbered questions:
1. Who wanted to be a race car driver?
2. What did he want to buy?
3. Any kind of car?
4. For what purpose?
5. How would he afford it?
6. Who wished to travel?
7. Where did he want to go?
8. with whom?
9. Does he know Erik well?
10. Where would they stay?
11. How would he afford it?
12. Who came up with this hypothetical question?
13. And what was his answer?
14. How many men were discussing it?
15. Where were they?
16. Were they early?
17. Was the train late?
18. What did they talk about first?
19. and what else?
20. How late was the train?

Q: Taoism ( or ), also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the "Tao" (, literally "Way", also romanized as "Dao"). The "Tao" is a fundamental idea in most Chinese philosophical schools; in Taoism, however, it denotes the principle that is the source, pattern and substance of everything that exists. Taoism differs from Confucianism by not emphasizing rigid rituals and social order. Taoist ethics vary depending on the particular school, but in general tend to emphasize "wu wei" (effortless action), "naturalness", simplicity, spontaneity, and the Three Treasures: "compassion", "frugality", and "humility".

The roots of Taoism go back at least to the 4th century BCE. Early Taoism drew its cosmological notions from the School of Yinyang (Naturalists), and was deeply influenced by one of the oldest texts of Chinese culture, the "Yijing", which expounds a philosophical system about how to keep human behavior in accordance with the alternating cycles of nature. The "Legalist" Shen Buhai may also have been a major influence, expounding a realpolitik of wu wei. The "Tao Te Ching", a compact book containing teachings attributed to Laozi (), is widely considered the keystone work of the Taoist tradition, together with the later writings of Zhuangzi.

1. Taoism
2. Daoism
3. religious or philosophical
4. living in harmony
5. the "Tao"
6. literally means the "Way",
7. the principle that is the source, pattern and substance of everything that exists
8. no
9. it doesn't emphasize rigid rituals and social order
10. from the School of Yinyang
11. at least to the 4th century BCE
12. one of the oldest texts of Chinese culture
13. the "Yijing"
14. yes
15. Shen Buhai
16. The "Legalist"
17. expounding a realpolitik of wu wei.
18. effortless action
19. The "Tao Te Ching"
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. What is a Chinese tradition?
2. what else is it called?
3. what kind of traditio?
4. what does it teach?
5. with what?
6. what does that mean?
7. what is it based on?
8. is it like Confucianism?
9. how are they different?
10. where did it originate?
11. when?
12. what were other influences?
13. what was that?
14. were there other influences?
15. what or who?
16. who is that?
17. how?
18. what is wu wei?
19. which book contains teacings from Laozi?
20. Is it a large book?

Q: CHAPTER X

MARSTON USES HIS POWER

Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner. One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native. Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man. The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death. His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.

Marston knew something about the officials who held small posts on the Caribbean coast. For the most part, they were mulattos, paid low wages and willing to augment the latter by presents and bribes. As a rule, he had found them good-humored and indolent, and he imagined Don Ramon Larrinaga would be satisfied with a few particulars and a little money. There was, he thought, no use in trying to put him on the track of the unknown poisoner. He let Wyndham take the man to the cabin and sat under the awning on deck with Peters, for whom he opened a bottle of vermouth.

Peters knew much about the country and told him some rather curious stories. He looked shriveled and desiccated, but his glance was keen and Marston imagined he was very shrewd. Marston, however, did not study him much; it was enough that he was an amusing companion while Wyndham was occupied. By-and-by the latter opened the cabin scuttle and beckoned.

1. Don Felix
2. Yes
3. the schooner
4. two strangers
5. One was white
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Marston
10. Peters
11. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who had died?
2. Had he been buried yet?
3. How did he die?
4. Who visited the schooner?
5. What race were both of them?
6. Was the other completely white?
7. Did the officials get paid well?
8. Did they tend to accept extra money?
9. Who opened a bottle?
10. For who?
11. Did he know a lot about the area?