Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

"The Lord of the Rings", one of the best sellers in the new millennium , was made up of three parts--"The Fellow Ship of the Ring", "Two Towers", and "The Return of the King". Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.

John Ronald Refuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien's becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo--Saxon.

After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in the 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon 1istening to chapters of Tolkien's imaginative work "The Hobbit".

Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them,Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves . On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.

One of Tolkien's students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwind, to look at a draft . The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwind, thought that the best judge for a Children's book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and "The Hobbit" was published in 1937.

It sold so well that Unwind asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced "The Lord of the Rings", a series of books so creative that they hold readers both new and old -- after their publication.

1. Who wrote the Lord of the Rings?
2. When was he born?
3. Where?
4. Who raised him
5. What did he do for fun with cousins?
6. What real languages did he learn?
7. What are the 3 sections of the Lord of the Rings?
8. Where did he go to school?
9. Did he leave before graduating?
10. What diid he teach?
11. What was his discussion group named?
12. What were hobbits?
13. Were they the same thing as dwarves?
14. Where were their homes?
15. What was one of the hobbits named?
16. What terrible creature did he meet?
17. How much did a child receive for reviewing The Hobbit?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. John Ronald Refuel Tolkien
2. 1892
3. South Africa
4. his aunt
5. made up play languages
6. Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo--Saxon
7. unknown
8. Oxford
9. no
10. Anglo-Saxon
11. the Inklings
12. half-sized members of the English rural class
13. no
14. hillside holes
15. Bilbo Baggins
16. Gollum
17. a shilling

Question: ISO 128 is an international standard (ISO), about the general principles of presentation in technical drawings, specifically the graphical representation of objects on technical drawings.

Since 2003 the ISO 128 standard contains twelve parts, which were initiated between 1996 and 2003. It starts with a summary of the general rules for the execution and structure of technical drawings. Further it describes basic conventions for s, views, cuts and sections, and different types of engineering drawings, such as those for mechanical engineering, architecture, civil engineering, and shipbuilding. It is applicable to both manual and computer-based drawings, but it is not applicable to three-dimensional CAD models.

The ISO 128 replaced the previous DIN 6 standard for drawings, projections and views, which was first published in 1922 and updated in 1950 and 1968. ISO 128 itself was first published in 1982, contained 15 pages and "specified the general principles of presentation to be applied to technical drawings following the orthographic projection methods". Several parts of this standard have been updated individually. The last parts and the standard as a whole were withdrawn by the ISO in 2001.

A thirteenth part was added in 2013.

The 14 parts of the ISO 128 standard are:

1. What is an ISO?
2. What is a specific example of one?
3. WHat is it about in general?
4. And specifically?
5. How many parts does it have?
6. Since when?
7. Over what period were they initiated?
8. How does it begin?
9. ANd what concepts does it go into more detail on?
10. WHat types of drawings are those used for?
11. For what purposes?
12. Is it only for digital drawings?
13. What other type?
14. What about 3D?
15. Before this IOS, were there any other guidelines?
16. What was it called?
17. When was it first available?
18. Did it remain unchanged? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. an international standard
2. ISO 128
3. the general principles of presentation in technical drawings
4. the graphical representation of objects on technical drawings.
5. twelve parts
6. Since 2003
7. between 1996 and 2003
8. a summary of the general rules
9. describes basic conventions for s, views, cuts and sections,
10. engineering drawings
11. mechanical engineering, architecture, civil engineering, and shipbuilding
12. no
13. manual drawings
14. it is not applicable to three-dimensional
15. yes
16. DIN 6
17. 1922
18. no

Q: (CNN) -- Inter Milan spurned the chance to close the gap on Italian league leaders Juventus after they had to rely on a late own goal to salvage a point at home to Cagliari.

Andrea Stramaccioni's side could have pulled to within three points of the Serie A champions had they beaten Cagliari but despite taking the lead they were thankful to Davide Astori for putting through his own net with eight minutes remaining.

Rodrigo Palacio had given Inter the lead after just ten minutes when he nodded home a cross from Antonio Cassano.

But just before halftime Italian striker Marco Sau grabbed the first of his two goals when he fired Andrea Cossu's cross into the bottom corner.

Inter's Argentinean forward Diego Miltio squandered a glorious chance to restore Inter's lead when he hit Yuto Nagatomo's pass over the bar from six yards with the goal gaping.

It was to prove a costly miss as Sau got his second on 66 minutes, turning home the loose ball after Mauricio Pinilla's overhead kick cannoned back off the upright.

But Cagliari couldn't hold on for their first league win at the San Siro since 1995 as Astori fired into his own net when attempting to clear a cross.

Stramaccioni was sent to the stands for his complaints after the referee turned down a penalty appeal as Andrea Ranocchia was fouled but despite intense pressure in the closing minutes Inter couldn't find a winner.

Elsewhere, two goals from Alberto Aquilani helped Fiorentina to a 4-1 victory over Atalanta as they moved into third while Udinese and Parma drew 2-2.

1. just before halftime
2. Andrea Cossu's
3. 66 minutes
4. Inter Milan
5. Juventus
6. Astori
7. Davide
8. Mauricio Pinilla's
9. Stramaccioni
10. yes
11. Andrea Ranocchia
12. no
13. Alberto Aquilani
14. Atalanta
15. 4-1

Numbered questions:
1. When did Marco Sau get the first of his two goals?
2. Whose cross did he hit into the bottom corner?
3. At what minute marker did Sau get his second?
4. Who failed to close the gap on the Italian league leaders?
5. Who were the Italian league leaders at that time?
6. Who put through his own net with eight minutes left?
7. What is his first name?
8. Whose overhead kick went back off?
9. Who was told to go to the stands for his complaining?
10. Did a referee reject a penalty appeal before this took place?
11. Who was fouled amid pressures in the game?
12. Did Inter locate a winner?
13. What is the last name of the player who scored two goals to gain Fiorentina a victory?
14. Who did Fiorentina beat?
15. What was the final score for that game?