Q: Stuttgart ( ; ; Swabian: ", ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of .

Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the "Stuttgart Cauldron" an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest, and its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany.

The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional center for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Wurttemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing center it is today.

1. on the Neckar river
2. a valley
3. yes
4. "Stuttgart Cauldron"
5. Germany.
6. no
7. 3.3 million
8. yes
9. the rich soil of Neckar valley.
10. Since the 6th millennium BC
11. Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living
12. yes
13. GDP
14. The city and metropolitan area among the top 20 European metropolitan areas
15. 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally
16. a Beta-status world city
17. 2014
18. in 83 AD
19. made it the most important regional center for several centuries.
20. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia

Numbered questions:
1. Where is Stuttgart located?
2. What type of land is it considered?
3. Is it known by any other names?
4. What?
5. What country is it in?
6. Is it the largest city?
7. What is the population?
8. Is it an agricultural area?
9. What makes it so?
10. How long has it been so?
11. How does it rank for quality of living?
12. Does it have other rankings?
13. By whom?
14. What did they say about it?
15. What other rankings does it have?
16. What did the Globalization and World Cities Research Network rank it?
17. When was that?
18. When did the Roman Empire conquer it?
19. What did they do then?
20. Who was it founded by?

Q: The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. The United States Census officially recognizes six racial categories: White American, Black or African American, Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; a category called "some other race" is also used in the census and other surveys, but is not official. The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as an "ethnicity" (not a "race") distinct from others that composes the largest minority group in the nation.

The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that "race" is not limited to Census designations on the "race question" but extends to all ethnicities, and thus can include Jewish and Arab as well as Polish or Italian or Irish, etc. In fact, the Census asks an "Ancestry Question" which covers the broader notion of ethnicity initially in the 2000 Census long form and now in the American Community Survey.

, white Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.3% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.8% of the total U.S. population, making up the largest ethnic minority. The White, non-Hispanic or Latino population make up 61.3% of the nation's total, with the total White population (including White Hispanics and Latinos) being 76.9%.

1. Hispanic or Latino or not
2. white Americans
3. African Americans
4. 13.3%
5. it covers ethnicity
6. unknown
7. Census long form
8. the American Community Survey
9. six
10. yes
11. some other race
12. people of two or more races
13. no
14. no
15. race is not limited to Census designations
16. an ethnicity
17. 17.8%

Numbered questions:
1. What question does the Census ask about ethnicity?
2. Who is the racial majority in America?
3. What is the biggest minority?
4. What amount of the population are they?
5. What is the Ancestry Question?
6. What is it?
7. What form was it originally on?
8. What is it on now?
9. How many racial categories are currently recognized by the Census?
10. Is there another category that is unofficial?
11. What is it?
12. What is the category for someone of 2 races?
13. Can Jewish count as a race?
14. What about Polish?
15. What did the Supreme Court decide?
16. What are Hispanic and Latino considered?
17. What percentage of the US population do they comprise?

Q: Passage 1 Mobile Phone Madness How much do you love your mobile phone? A Chinese student had to call 110 for help this week after he got his arm stuck in a toilet trying to rescue his mobile phone. After dropping his phone in the toilet, he decided to wrap(,) his arm in newspaper in the hopes of keeping clean. But the newspapers became larger in size in the water, and then even his roommates couldn't help him pull his arm out. So policemen were called and they spent an hour unsticking the stuck student. Passage 2 Crazy Pet Lovers How much do you love your pets? Many people in China are famous for how much they love their pets. They dress them up in fashionable clothing and buy them high quality food. But would they spend 7,000 English pounds (68,000 yuan) on a wedding for their pets? And that's what a couple in Brazil spent on a fancy wedding for their pet Yorkshire terriers( a kind of dog). Passage 3 Oh, rats! When something goes wrong, you can often hear Westerners cry "Oh, rats". But when it comes to Southern China, "Oh, rats!" can mean it's what you want for dinner. According to a report in China Daily, some restaurants in Guangzhou serve rat meat. But, actually, most of those rats are field mice. What would Mickey Mouse say? Passage 4 Liar , liar Here's some news that most women already know. Men tell more lies than women. The London Daily Mail cites a new study that says men tell about three lies a day, while women tell only two lies a day. Men are also less likely to feel guilty about lying, according to this week's survey of 3,000 people by a research organization called One Poll. According to the Poll, lying to our mothers is very popular. But then, so is lying at work. And both men and women will lie when it comes to how much they've drunk. So how easy is it to tell when someone is lying?

1. Yorkshire
2. no
3. rats
4. China Daily
5. false
6. mothers
7. how much they've drunk
8. 3,000
9. toilet
10. arm
11. china
12. rescue his mobile phon
13. hour
14. false
15. yes
16. 7,000
17. 68,000
18. field mice
19. One Pol
20. The London Daily Mail

Numbered questions:
1. What kind of pet did the Brazilian couple have?
2. Yorkshire cats?
3. What do restaurants in Guangzhou sometimes serve?
4. According to what source?
5. True or False: Lying to your grandparents is popular according to polls.
6. Who does the poll name as commonly lied to, then?
7. What will both males and females frequently lie about?
8. How many people did One Poll survey?
9. What did the student get stuck in?
10. What part of him was stuck?
11. What country was he from?
12. What was he trying to do?
13. How long did it take to free him?
14. True or False: His roommates freed him.
15. Did they try to help?
16. How much did the Brazilian dog wedding cost in pounds?
17. How much is that in yuan?
18. What animal is the "rat meat" usually from?
19. What source wrote that men lie more than women?
20. What source cited One Poll?