Q: CHAPTER IV

To reach their table, the one concerning which Francis and his friend had been speculating, the new arrivals, piloted by Louis, had to pass within a few feet of the two men. The woman, serene, coldly beautiful, dressed like a Frenchwoman in unrelieved black, with extraordinary attention to details, passed them by with a careless glance and subsided into the chair which Louis was holding. Her companion, however, as he recognised Francis hesitated. His expression of somewhat austere gloom was lightened. A pleasant but tentative smile parted his lips. He ventured upon a salutation, half a nod, half a more formal bow, a salutation which Francis instinctively returned. Andrew Wilmore looked on with curiosity.

"So that is Oliver Hilditch," he murmured.

"That is the man," Francis observed, "of whom last evening half the people in this restaurant were probably asking themselves whether or not he was guilty of murder. To-night they will be wondering what he is going to order for dinner. It is a strange world."

"Strange indeed," Wilmore assented. "This afternoon he was in the dock, with his fate in the balance--the condemned cell or a favoured table at Claridge's. And your meeting! One can imagine him gripping your hands, with tears in his eyes, his voice broken with emotion, sobbing out his thanks. And instead you exchange polite bows. I would not have missed this situation for anything."

"Tradesman!" Francis scoffed. "One can guess already at the plot of your next novel."

"He has courage," Wilmore declared. "He has also a very beautiful companion. Were you serious, Francis, when you told me that that was his wife?"

Answer the following questions:
1. where was Oliver that afternoon?
2. what were the patrons probably asking yesterday?
3. and what about today?
4. does he have a companion?
5. what color is she wearing?
6. and who is dressed like?
7. is she beautiful?
8. who is she to him?
9. what is his full name?
10. who is Francis' friend?
11. what does Francis think this will be for Wilmore?
12. does Wilmore think he is a coward?
13. then what?
14. would you say Oliver is a gentleman?
15. how do you determine that?
16. and who is holding the chair for the lady?
17. does she smile at them?
18. does she acknoledge them in any way?
19. what is Wilmore's first name?
20. did Francis return the greeting?
A: 1. in the dock
2. whether or not he was guilty of murder
3. what he is going to order for dinner
4. yes
5. black
6. a Frenchwoman
7. yes
8. his wife
9. Oliver Hilditch
10. Wilmore
11. his next novel
12. no
13. He has courage
14. yes
15. he exchanged polite bows
16. Louis
17. no
18. with a careless glance
19. Andrew
20. yes
Q: The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as "King's College", the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises twelve colleges, which differ in character and history, each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs. It has two satellite campuses in Scarborough and Mississauga.

Academically, the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory, known collectively as the Toronto School. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and was the site of the first practical electron microscope, the development of multi-touch technology, the identification of the first black hole Cygnus X-1, and the development of the theory of NP-completeness. By a significant margin, it receives the most annual scientific research funding of any Canadian university. It is one of two members of the Association of American Universities outside the United States, the other being McGill University in Montreal.

Answer the following questions:
1. what is the name of the school?
2. does it have alternate accepted names?
3. how many?
4. what are they?
5. when did they decide on the current name?
6. what was it called before that?
7. when was it founded?
8. who had original control of it?
9. is it still religious?
10. what type of modern research was born there?
11. what type of lab equipment used for seeing invisible thing was first developed there?
12. what type of technology are they credited with developing?
13. do they get a lot of funding?
14. what non-Canadian Association are they a member of?
15. are any other Canadian schools a member?
16. what one?
17. what city is the school in?
18. where is UofT located?
19. do they have any offsite facilities?
A: 1. The University of Toronto
2. Yes
3. Three
4. U of T, UToronto, or Toronto
5. 1850
6. King's College
7. 1827
8. Church of England,
9. Yes
10. tem cell research
11. electron microscope
12. multi-touch technology
13. Yes
14. Association of American Universities
15. Yes
16. McGill University
17. Montreal.
18. Toronto
19. Yes
Q: Kuwait (; ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.

Oil reserves were discovered in 1938. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization. In the 1980s, Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis following the stock market crash. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. The Iraqi occupation came to an end in 1991 after military intervention by coalition forces. At the end of the war, there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure.

Kuwait is a constitutional state with a semi-democratic political system. It has a high income economy backed by the world's sixth largest oil reserves. The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued currency in the world. According to the World Bank, the country has the fourth highest per capita income in the world. The Constitution was promulgated in 1962. The Kuwait National Cultural District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

Answer the following questions:
1. what percent of Kuwait's population are expats?
2. how many people is that?
3. what is the total population?
4. is it a democratic country?
5. when was oil discovered there?
6. what did it experience in the 1980s?
7. how big are its oil reserves?
8. when did Kuwait undergo modernization?
9. when was the constitution promulgated?
10. where is kuwait situated?
11. who does it share borders with?
12. when was it invaded by Iraq?
13. who intervened?
14. when did the occupation come to an end?
15. did they have to rebuild their infrastructure?
A:
1. 70%
2. 2.9 million
3. 4.2 million
4. semi-democratic
5. 1938
6. a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis
7. very
8. From 1946 to 1982
9. 1962.
10. northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf,
11. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
12. 1990
13. coalition forces
14. 1991
15. yes