question: Martin was returning to work in his London office after spending two weeks with his brother in New York.He was coming back with a heavy heart.It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday; it was not just that he invariably suffered badly from jet lag ; it was that Monday mornings always began with a team meeting and,over the months,he had grown to hate them.

Martin was aware that colleagues approached these meetings with hidden agenda ; they indulged in game playing; and he knew that people were not being honest and open.The meetings themselves were bad enough-there was all the moaning afterwards at the meeting like"I could have improved on that idea,but I wasn't going to say".

As this morning's meeting began,Martin prepared himself for the usual dullness and boredom.But,as the meeting progressed,he became aware of a strange background noise.At first,he thought that he was still hearing the engine noise from the aircraft that had brought him back to London.But,as he concentrated on the noise,it became a little clearer.

He realized,to his amazement,that he could actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking.What surprised him,even more than the acquisition of this strange power,was that he discovered that what people were saying was not really what they were thinking.They were not making clear their reservations.They were not supporting views which they thought might be popular.They were not contributing their new insights.They were not volunteering their new ideas.

Martin found it impossible not to respond to his new knowledge.So he started to make gentle interventions,based more on what he could hear his colleagues thinking than on what he could hear them saying."So,John,are you really saying...""Susan,do you really think that?""Tom,have you got an idea on how we could take this forward?"They looked at him,puzzled.In truth,he felt rather proud of his newly-acquired talent.

As the meeting progressed,it was clear to him that each member of the meeting was learning how to hear the thoughts of the others.The game playing started to fall away; people started to speak more directly; views became better understood; the atmosphere became more open and trusting.

The meeting ended.As people left the room,Martin found that he could still hear what they were thinking."That was the best meeting we've ever had.""All meetings should be like that.""In future,I'm going to say what I think".
1. What was wrong with Mondays for Martin?
2. Was it dull this Monday?
3. What did he notice that morning?
4. Is that what he thought at first?
5. What did he thinkg at first?
6. At first were people saying what they thought?
7. Did people usually feel good about the meetings?
8. When Martin started to ask questions what happened?
9. When the meeting was over were people happy with it?
10. What was their plan for future meetings?
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answer: 1. They started with a team meeting
2. no
3. He could hear what everyone was thinking.
4. no
5. engine noise
6. no
7. no
8. people started to speak more directly
9. yes
10. to say what they thought

Alaska (i/lsk/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. To the south and southwest is the Pacific Ocean. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents (the total estimated at 738,432 by the Census Bureau in 2015) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.

Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is sometimes not included in colloquial use; Alaska is not part of the contiguous U.S., often called "the Lower 48". The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent but is not connected by road to the rest of the North American highway system. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the state with that is least densely populated?
2. Where does it rank in population>
3. What about land area?
4. Where does half of it's people reside?
5. How many is that?
6. Where does that number come from?
7. What country has a maritime border with it?
8. Where is it?
9. What does the border run across?
10. What contributes to a large part of the economy?
11. Are they in danger of running out of those?
12. How far is it to Washington?
13. What is in that area?
14. What is the capital?
15. Where is it?
16. Can you take a road from there to a North american highway?
17. Is it the the furthest north state?
18. What about the farthest west?
19. What is partly in the eastern hemisphere?
20. Do they have a military base?
Answer: 1. Alaska
2. 3rd least
3. the largest
4. Anchorage metropolitan area
5. 738,432
6. the Census Bureau
7. Russia
8. to the west
9. the Bering Strait
10. fishing, natural gas, and oil
11. no
12. about 500 miles
13. Canada
14. . Juneau
15. on the mainland
16. no
17. yes
18. yes
19. the Aleutian Islands
20. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days. They have jobs to do to help out around the home. Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor's kids with their homework. Like many families, both of Josh and Amy's parents work outside the home. Everyone in Josh and Amy's family is busy. Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings. Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work. Josh and Amy go to school. Both belong to clubs and sports teams. They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time. Josh and Amy's mom leaves for work at 7:00 in the morning and does not get home most days until 6:30 pm. The same is true for their dad, but he leaves home in the morning even earlier. Josh and Amy's parents work to be able to provide for their family. They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills. Next year they want to buy a new car. The family also wants to go on a vacation to California. Josh and Amy need clothes, books, and other things for school. Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school.[:] 1. whay are mom and dad saving money ?
2. when ?
3. how many teens are mentioned ?
4. how many ?
5. do they work ?
6. what does josh do ?
7. for the church ?
8. for who ?
9. who hleps with home work ?
10. who does she help ?
11. does mom and dad work in the home or out ?
12. are they busy ?
13. what do the kids belong to ?
14. anything else ?
15. what time does the mother leave for work ?
16. how about the father ?
17. why do they work ?
18. for haw many major things ?
19. name one ?
20. where do they want to go ?
numbered_answers:
1. Josh and Amy can go to college
2. they finish high school
3. Josh and Amy
4. Two
5. yes
6. washes cars
7. no
8. neighbors
9. Amy
10. neighbor's kids
11. outside
12. yes
13. clubs
14. sports teams
15. 7:00
16. even earlie
17. provide for their family
18. Two
19. bills
20. California