question: CHAPTER XIII. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY

Miss Mohun came back in the dark after a long day, for once in her life quite jaded, and explaining that the health-officer and the landlord had been by no means agreed, and that nothing could be done till Sir Jasper came home and decided whether to retain the house or not.

All that she was clear about, and which she had telegraphed to Aden, was, that there must be no going back to Silverfold for the present, and she was prepared to begin lodging-hunting as soon as she received an answer.

'And how have you got on?' she asked, thinking all looked rather blank.

'We haven't been to see Fly,' broke out Valetta, 'though she went out on the beach, and Mysie must not stay out after dark, for fear she should cough.'

'Mysie says they are afraid of excitement,' said Gillian gloomily.

'Then you have seen nothing of the others?'

'Yes, I have seen Victoria, said Aunt Adeline, with a meaning smile.

Miss Mohun went up to take off her things, and Gillian followed her, shutting the door with ominous carefulness, and colouring all over.

'Aunt Jane, I ought to tell you. A dreadful thing has happened!'

'Indeed, my dear! What?'

'I have had a valentine.'

'Oh!' repressing a certain inclination to laugh at the bathos from the look of horror and shame in the girl's eyes.

'It is from that miserable Alexis! Oh, I know I brought it on myself, and I have been so wretched and so ashamed all day.'
1. Who was a telegram sent to?
2. Did it instruct him not to return to a certain place?
3. Where?
4. Who must return home before anything could be done?
5. What was he to make a decision about?
6. Did someone need to refrain from being in darkness?
7. Who?
8. Who related this information?
9. Who made a trip to the beach?
10. Who trailed Miss Mohan?
11. Did she leave the door ajar?
12. Was Gillian described as cheery?
13. How was she described?
14. Who did the Aunt claim to have seen?
15. What is the Aunt's first name?
16. What expression did she have on her face?
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answer: 1. Aden
2. Yes
3. back to Silverfold
4. Sir Jasper
5. whether to retain the house or not
6. yes
7. Mysie
8. Valetta
9. Fly
10. Gillian
11. no
12. no
13. gloomy
14. Victoria
15. Adeline
16. a meaning smile.

question: In anticipation of an extraordinary visit, the streets and buildings of Havana, Cuba, were cleaned and painted by dozens of workers. What was the occasion?

For the first time in nearly 90 years, a sitting United States president was coming to Cuba, an island nation 90 miles south of Florida. On Sunday, President Barack Obama, joined by his family, stepped off Air Force One and onto a rainy runway, where Cuban dignitaries eagerly awaited him. "It's wonderful to be here, " the president said. The last time a U.S. president came to Cuba was in 1928. It was President Calvin Coolidge, and he arrived on a battleship. Obama will be in Cuba through Tuesday. He is set to meet with Cuba's president, Raul Castro, attend a state dinner and even take in a baseball game.

The U.S. cut all ties with Cuba after Fidel Castro's communist government took control of the island in 1959. In the years that followed, both countries' opposing political views furthered the separation. Plans for social and economic change began after President Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother, Raul in 2008. Raul Castro then set a plan in motion to revive the country's economy.

Since then, Cuba has been taking small, yet lasting steps toward change by removing a number of restrictions that had been set on its citizens, such as access to the Internet, the use of cellphones, and by allowing people to work at jobs not controlled by the government. Cuba, however, still has tough limits on media, public assembly and political opposition.

Obama hopes to share his vision for Cuba's future during a speech he will deliver. Before the trip, Senior Advisor Ben Rhodes said the president hoped to use this visit as a way to "continue to create openings for great engagement between the American and Cuban people."
1. what place was the event happening
2. what were they preparing for
3. from who
4. how long had it been since the last visit
5. how far from US is Cuba
6. what day did they arrive
7. who was the last president that visited
8. how long will Obama be there
9. what is he gonna do while there
10. what else
11. what kind of government was their former president running
12. what year did they get a new president
13. is he tryiing to better the country
14. what previous laws have been changed
15. what kind
16. what hasnt changed
17. does obama have a vision for cuba
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answer: 1. Havana, Cuba
2. An extraordinary visit
3. a United States president
4. 1928
5. 90 miles
6. Sunday
7. Calvin Coolidge
8. through Tuesday
9. meet with Raul Castro
10. Attend a state dinner
11. communist
12. 2008
13. Yes
14. removing restrictions
15. access to the Internet
16. tough limits on media
17. Yes

question: Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula CHO. Glucose circulates in the blood of animals as blood sugar. It is made during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, using energy from sunlight. It is the most important source of energy for cellular respiration. Glucose is stored as a polymer, in plants as starch and in animals as glycogen.

With 6 carbon atoms, it is classed as a hexose, a subcategory of the monosaccharides. -Glucose is one of the 16 aldohexose stereoisomers. The -isomer, -glucose, also known as dextrose, occurs widely in nature, but the -isomer, -glucose, does not. Glucose can be obtained by hydrolysis of carbohydrates such as milk sugar, cane sugar, maltose, cellulose, glycogen, etc. It is commonly commercially manufactured from cornstarch by hydrolysis via pressurized steaming at controlled pH in a jet followed by further enzymatic depolymerization. In 1747, Andreas Marggraf was the first to isolate glucose. Glucose is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. The name glucose derives through the French from the Greek , which means "sweet," in reference to must, the sweet, first press of grapes in the making of wine. The suffix "-ose" is a chemical classifier, denoting a carbohydrate.
1. Is glucose simple or complex?
2. what is it molecular makeup?
3. What is it in animals?
4. What is one of the components it is made from?
5. They other?
6. Using what?
7. From what?
8. Who was the first to discover glucose?
9. When?
10. What important list is glucose on?
11. Who creates the list?
12. Where does the name come from?
13. What does it mean?
14. What does "ose" mean?
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answer:
1. simple
2. CHO
3. blood sugar
4. water
5. carbon dioxide
6. energy
7. sunlight
8. Andreas Marggraf
9. 1747
10. List of Essential Medicines
11. the World Health Organization
12. from Greek
13. "sweet"
14. a carbohydrate