question: Chapter 3: In A French Chateau.

The three days' ride to the chateau of the Countess de Laville was marked by no incident. To Philip it was an exceedingly pleasant one. Everything was new to him; the architecture of the churches and villages, the dress of the people, their modes of agriculture, all differing widely from those to which he was accustomed. In some villages the Catholics predominated, and here the passage of the little party was regarded with frowning brows and muttered threats; by the Huguenots they were saluted respectfully, and if they halted, many questions were asked their followers as to news about the intentions of the court, the last rumours as to the attitude of Conde, and the prospects of a continuance of peace.

Here, too, great respect was paid to Marie and Philip when it was known they were relatives of the Countess de Laville, and belonged to the family of the De Moulins. Emilie had for some time been a widow--the count, her husband, having fallen at the battle of Dreux, at the end of the year 1562--but being an active and capable woman, she had taken into her hands the entire management of the estates, and was one of the most influential among the Huguenot nobles of that part of the country.

From their last halting place, Marie Vaillant sent on a letter by one of the men to her sister, announcing their coming. She had written on her landing at La Rochelle, and they had been met on their way by a messenger from the countess, expressing her delight that her sister had at last carried out her promise to visit her, and saying that Francois was looking eagerly for the coming of his cousin.
1. Where are they going?
2. Whose?
3. Who is traveling?
4. Who else?
5. How do the Catholics feel about them?
6. Did they say anything to them?
7. Did the Huguenots like them?
8. How could they tell?
9. What was something they asked about?
10. Did they want to know about anything else?
11. Are they related to the Countess?
12. How?
13. Was the Countess married?
14. When did her husband die?
15. How?
16. Did she have children?
17. How did she know they were coming?
18. How>
19. Who the Countesses sister?
20. Who does Francois want to see?
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answer: 1. chateau
2. Countess de Laville
3. Philip
4. Marie
5. They didn't like them.
6. Yes, if they halted.
7. Yes
8. they were saluted respectfully
9. news about the intentions of the court
10. the last rumours as to the attitude of Conde
11. Yes
12. belonged to the family of the De Moulins
13. She was widowed.
14. 1562
15. fallen at the battle of Dreux
16. No
17. Marie Vaillant sent on a letter
18. by one of the men
19. Marie Vaillant
20. his cousin

question: Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.

"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at al". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a poor salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it's very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences," he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was "Suan Ni Hen". This three-character expression, which originally meant "you win" with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize high garlic and food prices this winter.

Chinese people use the character "bei" before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, "zisha" means "suicide" while "beizisha" means "be officially presumed to have committed suicide", and xiaokang means "fairly comfortable life" while "beixiaokang" means "be said to be living a fairly comfortable life".

Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people's distances," he said.
1. what is the language called
2. who is it popular with
3. what do they do with the language
4. who is a professor
5. where
6. what does he say about english
7. what word is used for poor school grads
8. what goes before a verb
9. what means one killing his/her self
10. what word means you are doing well in life
11. what phrase used to mean "you win"
12. who else was a professor
13. where
14. how does he describe the language
15. what word means very cool
16. what means dull
17. what two languages combine to form this one
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answer: 1. Cyber language
2. Chinese netizens
3. create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.
4. David Tool
5. Beijing International Studies University
6. "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences"
7. unknown
8. "bei"
9. "zisha"
10. xiaokang
11. "Suan Ni Hen"
12. Wu Zhongmin
13. Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
14. "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people's distances,"
15. "Hengelivable"
16. "ungelivable"
17. Chinese characters with the English suffix

question: Jay, an American, wanted to write a book about famous churches around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West. On his first day he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". Jay was _ so he asked a priest what the telephone was used for. The priest told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way. Next stop was in Des Moines, and there at a very large church, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. A nearby nun told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. Jay decided to travel to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call." Somewhat surprised, Jay asked the priest about the sign. 'Father Brian, I travelled all over the world and I saw this same golden telephone in many churches. I know it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?' Father Brian smiled and answered, 'My son, you're in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.'
1. How much did most place charge to call God?
2. What about Australia?
3. Why is it less?
4. Who told Jay that?
5. Where did they meet?
6. Where in Western Australia?
7. Where is Jay from?
8. Where did he see the first golden phone?
9. What was he doing?
10. About what?
11. What was he doing at the church when he saw the phone?
12. Which direction was he headed?
13. Was this his first stop?
14. How did he get there?
15. Where did he next find one of the phones?
16. Who explained it?
17. Was it a small church?
18. What size?
19. Why did he head to Australia?
20. How did he feel about the cost there?
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answer:
1. $10,000 per call
2. 40 cents
3. this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.
4. Father Brian
5. Western Australia
6. in the church
7. America
8. Columbus, Ohio
9. writing a book
10. famous churches around the world
11. taking photos
12. East to West
13. Columbus, Ohio, USA
14. plane
15. Des Moines
16. A nearby nun
17. No
18. very large
19. see if they had a similar phone
20. surprised