North Rhine-Westphalia (, , commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area. Its capital is Dusseldorf; the largest city is Cologne. Four of Germany's ten largest citiesCologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, and Essenare located within the state, as well as the second largest metropolitan area on the European continent, Rhine-Ruhr.

North Rhine-Westphalia was formed in 1946 as a merger of the provinces of North Rhine and Westphalia, both formerly parts of Prussia, and the Free State of Lippe. It makes up almost a quarter of the population and a quarter of the economy of Germany.

The first written account of the area was by its conqueror, Julius Caesar, the territories west of the Rhine were occupied by the Eburones and east of the Rhine he reported the Ubii (across from Cologne) and the Sugambri to their north. The Ubii and some other Germanic tribes such as the Cugerni were later settled on the west side of the Rhine in the Roman province of Germania Inferior. Julius Caesar conquered the tribes on the left bank, and Augustus established numerous fortified posts on the Rhine, but the Romans never succeeded in gaining a firm footing on the right bank, where the Sugambri neighboured several other tribes including the Tencteri and Usipetes. North of the Sigambri and the Rhine region were the Bructeri. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. which German state is has the highest population?
2. is that an acronym?
3. what does it stand for?
4. how many people live there?
5. when was it created?
6. does it play a large part in the country's commerce?
7. how large a part?
8. when it was created did it merge two areas together?
9. what were they?
10. who is the leader of Rome in the article?
11. why is he significant to the area?
12. anything else?
Answer: 1. NRW
2. Yes
3. North Rhine-Westphalia
4. about 18 million
5. 1946
6. Yes
7. a quarter of the economy
8. Yes
9. North Rhine and Westphalia
10. Julius Caesar
11. he wrote the first written account of the area
12. he conquered it

CHAPTER XX

FISHING AND HUNTING

The remainder of the week went by, and the boys and girls amused themselves as best they could. During that time, Mr. Endicott received a visit from the sheriff of the county, and Dave and his chums were called upon to tell all they could about the missing horses. Then, after some whispered talk between the county official and the ranch owner, the lads were requested to describe the man who had been seen on the trail in company with Link Merwell.

"I really think the fellow was Andy Andrews," said the sheriff. "But if so, he had a big nerve to show himself in these parts."

"Didn't you ask Link about the man?" asked Dave.

"Yes. He says the fellow was a stranger to him, and they were just riding together for company. He says they were together about half an hour before he met you on the trail, and that the fellow left him about a quarter of an hour later and headed in the direction of the railroad station. He said the fellow didn't give any name, but said he was looking up some ranch properties for some Chicago capitalists."

This was all the sheriff could tell, and on that the matter, for the time being, rested. Fortunately, Star Ranch possessed a good number of horses, so none of the young folks were deprived of mounts. But Belle mourned the loss of her favorite steed, to which she had become greatly attached.

"I don't care so much for the others, but I do hope papa gets back Lady Alice," she said, dolefully. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who visited Mr. Endicott?
2. what did the boys have to tell him about?
3. where they asked to describe the suspect?
4. did the Sheriff have a suspicion of who they were describing?
5. who did he think it was?
6. who had been riding with the suspect?
7. did he know who the man was?
8. where had the man gone after they parted ways?
9. what was he doing in the area?
10. for whom?
11. from where?
12. who was saddest about the missing horses?
13. why?
14. to what?
15. what was the horse's name?
16. Did the thieves take all of the horses?
17. did they have enough left for all of the kids to ride?
18. what was the name of the ranch?
19. Did Link get the name of the man he had been riding with?
Answer: 1. the sheriff
2. the missing horses
3. yes
4. yes
5. Andy Andrews
6. Link
7. no
8. in the direction of the railroad station
9. looking up some ranch properties
10. capitalists.
11. Chicago
12. Belle
13. she was attached.
14. her favorite steed
15. Lady Alice
16. no
17. yes
18. , Star
19. no

More college graduates in China are seeking for work experience instead of advanced degrees, a survey shows. The practical approach, coupled with a record number of students graduating from college, is expected to strengthen competition in the job market, analysts said.

More than 76 percent of university students said they wanted to work after earning their degrees this summer, up from 68.5 percent in 2012 and 73.6 percent last year, according to poll results from Zhaopin.com, a major online agency, Zhu Bo.

The annual survey also shows that about 20 percent university graduates chose to further education after graduation, while about 3 percent wanted to start their own businesses.

Zeng Hao ,a 25-year-old media major, managed to land a job in a publishing company in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, before he received his master's degree from the University of Macau in June. " Work experience really matters in the publishing industry" he said.

Wei Guihong , a program administrator at Nanjing University, said about 60 percent of the school's graduates entered the labor market every year. "More and more students majoring in a foreign language choose to go abroad to continue their studies to improve their language skills," she said continuously, "That's perhaps a bright future."

Liu Junsheng , a researcher at the Labor and Wage Institute of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, believes that economic conditions play a vital role in shaping college graduates' choices ."There were fewer job opportunities in the market. " he said. "Although academic degrees still matter, more and more employers value job seekers' work experience." he said.

The Zhaopin.com survey shows that each of the graduates sent resumes on average to about 28 potential employers and received five interview opportunities. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what percent of students start working after graduation?
2. what about the ones who don't?
3. where do some of them go to do so?
4. what country is this happening in?
5. has the amount of graduates wanting to work increased from last year?
6. by how muc?h
7. where did this result come from?
8. what amount of grads want to begin their own business?
9. what did Zeng Hao major in?
10. what line of work did he end up in?
11. where?
12. what kind of degree did he receive?
13. from which school?
14. around how many applications do grads send out?
15. and how many interviews do they go on?
Answer:
1. 60 percent
2. some chose to further their education
3. seeking work experience instead of advanced degrees
4. China
5. yes
6. 7.5%
7. Zhaopin.com,
8. 3 percent
9. media
10. at a publishing company
11. Zhongshan, Guangdong province,
12. masters
13. University of Macau
14. about 28
15. Five