Q: CHAPTER XXXIV

The lamps were lit; their luster reflected itself in the polished wood; good wine was passed round the dinner-table; before the meal was far advanced civilization had triumphed, and Mr. Hilbery presided over a feast which came to wear more and more surely an aspect, cheerful, dignified, promising well for the future. To judge from the expression in Katharine's eyes it promised something--but he checked the approach sentimentality. He poured out wine; he bade Denham help himself.

They went upstairs and he saw Katharine and Denham abstract themselves directly Cassandra had asked whether she might not play him something--some Mozart? some Beethoven? She sat down to the piano; the door closed softly behind them. His eyes rested on the closed door for some seconds unwaveringly, but, by degrees, the look of expectation died out of them, and, with a sigh, he listened to the music.

Katharine and Ralph were agreed with scarcely a word of discussion as to what they wished to do, and in a moment she joined him in the hall dressed for walking. The night was still and moonlit, fit for walking, though any night would have seemed so to them, desiring more than anything movement, freedom from scrutiny, silence, and the open air.

"At last!" she breathed, as the front door shut. She told him how she had waited, fidgeted, thought he was never coming, listened for the sound of doors, half expected to see him again under the lamp-post, looking at the house. They turned and looked at the serene front with its gold-rimmed windows, to him the shrine of so much adoration. In spite of her laugh and the little pressure of mockery on his arm, he would not resign his belief, but with her hand resting there, her voice quickened and mysteriously moving in his ears, he had not time--they had not the same inclination--other objects drew his attention.

1. Cassandra
2. Mozart
3. Beethoven
4. walking
5. Ralph
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
11. Mr. Hilbery
12. Yes
13. Yes
14. No
15. movement, freedom from scrutiny, silence, and the open air.
16. gold-rimmed windows

Numbered questions:
1. who offered to play the piano?
2. what did she offer to play?
3. anything else?
4. what was Katherine dressed for?
5. who did she go with?
6. was it a pleasant evening?
7. was there moonlight?
8. was it windy?
9. did they go out the backdoor?
10. was she worried that he wouldn't come?
11. Who hosted the dinner?
12. did he serve wine?
13. was the dinner pleasant?
14. Did Katherine and Ralph debate about their plans to walk ?
15. what were they looking for by going outside?
16. Can you tell me any details about the house they had left?

Q: Hawthorne rolled over in bed and looked around the room. He let out a breath. His eyes were half-closed as he shoved the covers back from his bed, and moved towards the door. He knew that he had to check on Kate, if he did nothing else. She was ill, with a heart problem, and he worried about her all the time.

They both lived in a home for orphans, and he had since his parents had died, when he was the age of four. He had taken care of Kate as if she were his sister ever since. He wandered to her room sitting himself by her on her bed, shoving her hair from her face.

She moved on the bed as he pulled her into his arms, "Kate." He said into her ear, "It's time to wake up." He pressed a kiss to her head, and her eyes opened.

"Hawthy?" She said, her nickname for him moving from her lips.

"Yea." He moved her hair.

"I want to go outside today," she said, and he nodded in response.

"If you are up to it, I won't stop you", he told her, and she smiled.

"Thanks Hawthy", she said.

It wasn't long until she fell back to sleep.

1. Hawthorne rolled over in bed
2. Kate
3. She was ill, with a heart problem
4. her room
5. Said It's time to wake up
6. When she woke up
7. Hawthy
8. To go outside
9. Yes
10. it doesn't say she went back to bed

Numbered questions:
1. Who was in bed?
2. Who did he need to check on?
3. why?
4. where did he find her?
5. how did he wake her?
6. when did her eyes open?
7. What did she call him?
8. What did Kate want to do?
9. Would he let her?
10. did she get to go outside?

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?