Q: Robin's First Flight

Robin was a little baby bird who was born only 6 weeks before. Her mother took care of her and her brothers and sister by feeding them bugs and worms. Robin had 2 brothers. She also had one sister. During this time, Robin grew and grew and got stronger and stronger. Her feathers got longer, too.

The day had finally come when mother bird told Robin and her brothers and sister that they would be learning to fly for the first time. Chirps of joy were heard from all the baby birds. All except for Robin. She was too afraid to fly out into the world. She wanted to stay in her comfy nest with all of her family for the rest of her life. She also wanted her mother to feed her for the rest of her life. Mother bird told Robin how exciting it was to fly and see all the beautiful flowers and trees and told her she would help her learn like she did when she was a baby bird. She told her that she would meet lots of other bird friends, too.

So Robin tried not to be scared, even as she saw both of her brothers and sister fly off the nest and out into the world. They looked so happy. Then it was her turn. She spread her wings, closed her eyes and jumped out of the nest. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes to see that she was actually flying. Oh happy day! It was everything her mother said it would be. The world looked so big and Robin couldn't wait to see it all.

1. a little baby bird
2. 6 weeks
3. Four
4. No
5. She wanted to stay in her comfy nest

Numbered questions:
1. Who was robin ?
2. hold old is robin ?
3. robins mother had how many kids ?
4. was robin happy to fly ?
5. why ?

Q: According to a recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, men with shaved heads are considered to be more manly, powerful, and successful than those with longer hair or thinning hair. Besides, in some cases, they are considered to have greater leadership potential . That may explain why the power-buzz look has become popular among business leaders in recent years.

Albert Mannes, Wharton management lecturer, said he was encouraged to do the research after noticing that he was treated with more respect when he shaved off his thinning hair.

Mannes did three experiments to test people's impression of men with shaved heads. In one of the experiments, he showed 344 subject photos of the same men in two versions: one showing the men with hair and the other showing them with their hair digitally removed, so their heads appear shaved. In all three tests, the subject report found the men with shaved heads are more dominant than their hairy counterparts .

The study found that men with thinning hair were viewed as the least attractive and powerful. For those men, _ .

New York image consultant Julie Rath advised her clients to get closely cropped when they start thinning up top. "There is something really strong, powerful and confident about laying it all bare ," she said, describing the thinning look as kind of raunchy .

Not everyone needs a bare head. Rick Devine, 55, the CEO of Devine Capital Partners, advised executive candidates attracted by their clippers to keep their hair closely cropped, rather than completely shaved. "It is way too much image risk," he said, "The best thing you can do in a business meeting is to make your look not an issue."

1. men with shaved heads
2. Albert Mannes
3. he was treated with more respect when he shaved off his thinning hair
4. three
5. 344
6. men with thinning hair
7. Julie Rath
8. get closely cropped when they start thinning up top
9. kind of raunchy
10. Rick Devine
11. 55
12. keep their hair closely cropped
13. too much image risk
14. Yes
15. seem to have greater leadership potential
16. University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
17. digitally

Numbered questions:
1. What type of men were found by the study to be more manly?
2. Who was encouraged to do the research?
3. What did he notice?
4. How many experiments did he do?
5. How many subject photos did he use?
6. What men were viewed as the least attractive in the study
7. What is the name of the image consultant?
8. What did she advise to her clients?
9. How did she describe the thinning look?
10. Who is the CEO of Devine Capital Partners?
11. How old is he?
12. What did he advise executive candidates?
13. Why did he give that advice?
14. Did the tests indicate men with shaved heads are more dominant than their hairy counterparts?
15. According to the text, as the power-buzz look become more popular in business?
16. Where was the study carried out?
17. How did the study remove hair from pictures?

Q: CHAPTER XXXVI. The Glory and the Dream

On the morning when the final results of all the examinations were to be posted on the bulletin board at Queen's, Anne and Jane walked down the street together. Jane was smiling and happy; examinations were over and she was comfortably sure she had made a pass at least; further considerations troubled Jane not at all; she had no soaring ambitions and consequently was not affected with the unrest attendant thereon. For we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement. Anne was pale and quiet; in ten more minutes she would know who had won the medal and who the Avery. Beyond those ten minutes there did not seem, just then, to be anything worth being called Time.

"Of course you'll win one of them anyhow," said Jane, who couldn't understand how the faculty could be so unfair as to order it otherwise.

"I have not hope of the Avery," said Anne. "Everybody says Emily Clay will win it. And I'm not going to march up to that bulletin board and look at it before everybody. I haven't the moral courage. I'm going straight to the girls' dressing room. You must read the announcements and then come and tell me, Jane. And I implore you in the name of our old friendship to do it as quickly as possible. If I have failed just say so, without trying to break it gently; and whatever you do DON'T sympathize with me. Promise me this, Jane."

1. Queen's
2. Jane
3. yes
4. no
5. Anne
6. pale and quiet
7. Emily Clay
8. no
9. no
10. ten more minutes
11. Jane
12. No
13. yes
14. Yes
15. girls' dressing room

Numbered questions:
1. Where would the results be posted?
2. Who was happy?
3. Did she think she did well on the test?
4. Did she have lofty plans for her future?
5. Who joined her on her walk?
6. How did she look?
7. Who did she think was going to win?
8. Did she feel courageous?
9. Did she want to read the post herself?
10. How long did she have to wait before the results were posted?
11. Who did she send to fetch the results?
12. Did she want sympathy?
13. How did she want to be told the news?
14. Had they been friends a long time?
15. Where was Anne going to wait?