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Passage 1

The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web,e-mail,and software,to mention just a few. Not long ago,the Information Highway was a new road,with not many users. Now,everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems,forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally,accidents will happen on such a crowded road,and usually victims are some files,gone forever. Then,of course,there' s Mr. Cool,with his new broad-band connection,who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don' t trick yourself:he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it?Doctor Herman Friedman,who is considered a leading expert on the subject,will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef,which came into the public eye in 2002,is his latest interest. Signed copies of his color1ful book,which was p ublished just last month,will be on sale after his talk.
1. Does the Information Highway connect to a tiny amount of services?
2. How many families are connected to it?
3. Are traffic jams bad?
4. Does Mr. Cool go fast?
5. How is he speeding?
6. Does he get it for free?
7. Has the highway been around since the Stone Age?
8. Who is a knowledgeable person on global warming?
9. Is he speaking soon?
10. Where?
11. How many colleges did he study at?
12. What does he do now?
13. Does he do anything else?
14. What is he talking about?
15. Can people get him to sign the new work?
16. Does it have pictures?
17. When did it come out?

Numbered answers:
1. No, large
2. over 30 million
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. new broad-band connection
6. No
7. No
8. Doctor Herman Friedman
9. Yes
10. Grayson Hall
11. three
12. professor
13. author
14. Great Barrier Reef
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. last month

Question:
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Sometimes teens need to have some time away from their families. They may want to move out of the family or home for a while. Many parents will say no to this demand. But experts say it might be a good idea to let your teens live with a friend or a relative. "It was the break I needed at the time," said Richard Lerne. He is talking about the time he spent living with his grandmother when he was 15. "It allowed me to be a more different person than I was with my parents." Lerne said. He now heads the Institute for Children, Youth and Families at Michigan State University. Experts say teens living away from their families can test new ways of thinking and getting along with people. They may see new ways to problems. Some teens who want some time away from family attend a structured summer program. Others live for a while with a relative or with the family of a friend. If there is conflict at home, having a teen live elsewhere can benefit other family members. It gives everyone space to develop better relationships. Joseph Kett teaches history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He says living at home until the late ten years has become the norm only in recent times. "In the 17th century, children were often sent to live in other people's home when they were about 10 or 11", he said. Peter Sheras teaches education at the University of Virginia. He says parents should listen when a child wants to move out. They should try to find out why the child wants some time away.
1. What is a good idea according to experts?
2. Who lived with their grandmother until 15?
3. What does he lead now?
4. What happened in 17th century to kids?
5. How old were they?
6. What can teens test?
7. How can they test this?
8. Where do some kids go to get away?
9. Who teaches history?
10. Where at?

Numbered answers:
1. Let your teens live with friend or relative.
2. Richard Lerne
3. Institute for Children, Youth and Families at Michigan State University.
4. Sent to live in other people's homes.
5. 10 or 11.
6. new ways of thinking and getting along with people.
7. Teens living away from family.
8. summer program.
9. Joseph Kett
10. University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Question:
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CHAPTER X: BESET

During the winter Hannibal made every preparation to ensure the tranquillity of Spain while he was absent. In order to lessen the number of possible enemies there he raised a body of twelve hundred horse and fourteen thousand infantry from among the most turbulent tribes, and sent them across to Africa to serve as garrisons in Carthage and other points, while an equal number of African troops were brought over to garrison Spain, of which Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother, was to have the government during his absence.

Hanno, an able general, was to command the force which was to be left in southern Gaul to keep open the communications between the Pyrenees and the Alps, while the youngest brother, Mago, a youth of about the same age as Malchus, was to accompany him to Italy. Hannibal's wife and a child which had been born in the preceding spring, were sent by ship to Carthage.

In the early spring the march commenced, the army following the coast line until it reached the mouth of the Ebro. The mountainous and broken country lying between this river and the Pyrenees, and now known as Catalonia, was inhabited by fierce tribes unconquered as yet by Roman or Carthaginian. Its conquest presented enormous difficulties. There was no coherence between its people; but each valley and mountain was a stronghold to be defended desperately until the last. The inhabitants, accustomed to the mountains, were hardy, active, and, vigourous, ready to oppose a desperate resistance so long as resistance was possible, and then to flee across their hills at a speed which defied the fleetest of their pursuers.
1. What did Hannibal prepare for?
2. When?
3. Where were infantry sent?
4. Why?
5. How many were there?
6. Were there any other military?
7. What type?
8. How many?
9. Who was in control of the government?
10. Who was Hanno?
11. Where was he commanding?
12. What was his goal?
13. Between who?
14. Where were Hannibal's family?
15. When did the troops start marching again?
16. Where did they go?
17. To where?
18. Was this a peaceful land?
19. Why not?
20. Were there other inhabitants?
Numbered answers:
1. tranquillity of Spain
2. winter
3. Africa
4. serve as garrisons
5. fourteen thousand infantry
6. yes
7. horse
8. twelve hundred
9. Hasdrubal
10. general
11. southern Gaul
12. keep open the communications
13. the Pyrenees and the Alps
14. sent by ship to Carthage
15. early spring
16. followed the coast line
17. mouth of the Ebro
18. No
19. they were unconquered
20. yes