question: CHAPTER FORTY FOUR.

THE VISIBLE MADONNA.

The crowd had no sooner passed onward than Romola descended to the street, and hastened to the steps of San Stefano. Cecco had been attracted with the rest towards the Piazza, and she found Baldassarre standing alone against the church-door, with the horn-cup in his hand, waiting for her. There was a striking change in him: the blank, dreamy glance of a half-returned consciousness had given place to a fierceness which, as she advanced and spoke to him, flashed upon her as if she had been its object. It was the glance of caged fury that sees its prey passing safe beyond the bars.

Romola started as the glance was turned on her, but her immediate thought was that he had seen Tito. And as she felt the look of hatred grating on her, something like a hope arose that this man might be the criminal, and that her husband might not have been guilty towards him. If she could learn that now, by bringing Tito face to face with him, and have her mind set at rest!

"If you will come with me," she said, "I can give you shelter and food until you are quite rested and strong. Will you come?"

"Yes," said Baldassarre, "I shall be glad to get my strength. I want to get my strength," he repeated, as if he were muttering to himself, rather than speaking to her.

"Come!" she said, inviting him to walk by her side, and taking the way by the Arno towards the Ponte Rubaconte as the more private road.
1. Where was Baldassarre standing?
2. who moved towards him?
3. was Baldassare muttering to himself?
4. who was he talking to?
5. who did she want him to see?
6. what did she offer him?
7. did she move slowly or quickly to San Stefano?
8. where did Cecco go?
9. what was Baldassare holding?
10. who did she think he was?
11. was he waiting for her?
12. what was his expression like?
13. did she feel hated?
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answer: 1. alone against the church-door
2. Romola
3. No, but talked as if he was
4. Romola
5. Tito
6. shelter and food
7. quickly
8. towards the Piazza
9. A horned-cup
10. the criminal
11. yes
12. caged fury
13. She felt a look of hatred

On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17thWorld Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010. Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading --reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book. Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. "The fast _ of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book," he said. "So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend" Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading. However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. "Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don't let it take all your time," suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the editor?
2. What does he suggest reading first?
3. And then what?
4. How many Chinese people read a lot of books?
5. How many on digital devices?
6. How much did this percentage grow since 2010?
7. What is fragmented?
8. Who is the professor?
9. Where?
10. Where does Xu work?
11. What happened on April 23rd?
Answer: 1. Tian Zhilng
2. Easy books
3. More difficult ones.
4. 1.2 percent.
5. 38.6 percent
6. 17.7 percent
7. reading short messages or items on a digital device
8. Zhao jianmin
9. Shanghai University
10. at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication,
11. the 17th World Reading Day

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's new gig on Wall Street will line his pockets, to the tune of more than $1 million per year. And for those who played an instrumental role in his defeat in Virginia's primaries, the justification of their concerns about the former congressman is quite fulfilling.

Kevin Broughton, communications director of the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, said, "many analysts accused Eric Cantor of paying more attention to Wall Street than to the people of Virginia's 7th District. He certainly didn't waste any time validating that theory."

Cantor, who was the No. 2 Republican in the House, lost his primary this year to unknown college professor David Brat. Part of the reason was voters thought he was disconnected from his Richmond, Virginia, district by focusing instead on his duties as a fundraiser and national leader for the Republican Party. He left Congress early, resigning his seat last month.

Since 1999, the seven-term congressman had raised more than $3 million from the investment industry. And in his last campaign, the industry was his largest contributor, donating $785,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

For disaffected conservatives, especially among the tea party, which came to life early in the Obama administration and took on a populist message, Cantor's move to a boutique investment bank, Moelis & Co., as a vice chairman and board member is proof that their concerns were spot on.

In a statement, Cantor said, "When I considered options for the next chapter of my career, I knew I wanted to join a firm with a great entrepreneurial spirit that focused on its clients." 1. Is he in the lead?
2. What is his name?
3. is he rich?
4. How much money is he making per year?
5. Where was he defeated?
6. Are thier reasons for thier worry justified?
7. What does the leader do?
8. Who did he lose to?
9. Was he charged with taking perverted photos?
10. When did he resign?
numbered_answers:
1. unknown
2. Eric Cantor
3. unknown
4. more than $1 million
5. in Virginia's primaries,
6. yes
7. new gig on Wall Street
8. David Brat.
9. unknown
10. last month.