Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Coordinated Universal Time abbreviated to UTC, is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is within about 1 second of mean solar time at 0 longitude; it does not observe daylight saving time. For most purposes, UTC is considered interchangeable with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), but GMT is no longer precisely defined by the scientific community.

The first Coordinated Universal Time was informally adopted on 1 January 1960, but the official abbreviation of UTC and the official English name of Coordinated Universal Time (along with the French equivalent), was not adopted until 1967.

The system was adjusted several times, including a brief period where time coordination radio signals broadcast both UTC and "Stepped Atomic Time (SAT)" until a new UTC was adopted in 1970 and implemented in 1972. This change also adopted leap seconds to simplify future adjustments. This CCIR Recommendation 460 "stated that (a) carrier frequencies and time intervals should be maintained constant and should correspond to the definition of the SI second; (b) step adjustments, when necessary, should be exactly 1 s to maintain approximate agreement with Universal Time (UT); and (c) standard signals should contain information on the difference between UTC and UT."

1. When was UTC adopted?
2. When was the official abbreviation adopted?
3. What does it stand for?
4. What is it?
5. Who uses it?
6. How close to is it to mean solar time?
7. IS it interchangeable with anything?
8. What?
9. Is GMT still defined?
10. Does UTC recognize daylight savings time?
11. Have their ever been any adjustments?
12. What was it once coordinated with?
13. Until what happened?
14. When?
15. When was its implementation?
16. What did it also adopt?
17. For what reason?
18. It is stated that carrier frequencies should be what?
19. What should be exactly 1 s?
20. Why?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 1 January 1960
2. 1967
3. Coordinated Universal Time
4. the primary time standard
5. the world
6. 1 second
7. yes
8. Greenwich Mean Time
9. no
10. no
11. yes
12. both UTC and "Stepped Atomic Time
13. a new UTC was adopted
14. 1970
15. 1972
16. leap seconds
17. simplify future adjustments.
18. maintained constant and should correspond to the definition of the SI second
19. step adjustments,
20. to maintain approximate agreement with Universal Time

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Laura and Graham were having a party for their good friend Judy. Judy had graduated high school and they wanted to show her how proud they were of her, and Judy would be moving far away at the end of the year. Judy was going to college to become a doctor. She thought about becoming a lawyer or an engineer. She even thought about being a scientist. Judy would be bringing her friend Mike. There wouldn't be many people at the party, since this was a celebration with close friends. Laura set out drinks and snacks for Judy and the other guests. The snacks she set out were salty pretzels.

1. Who was throwing a party?
2. For who?
3. What for?
4. Is she planning on staying near her friends?
5. Was the party huge and loud?
6. Where is she going?
7. To become an engineer?
8. What is she going for?
9. Who did she bring to the party?
10. Who sat out the drinks and snacks?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Laura and Graham
2. Judy
3. Judy's graduation.
4. No
5. No
6. to college
7. No
8. To be a doctor
9. Mike
10. Laura

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CHAPTER VI--THE NEW FRIEND

'Maidens should be mild and meek, Swift to hear, and slow to speak.'

Miss Weston had been much interested by what she heard respecting Mrs. Eden, and gladly discovered that she was just the person who could assist in some needlework which was required at Broom Hill. She asked Lilias to tell her where to find her cottage, and Lily replied by an offer to show her the way; Miss Weston hesitated, thinking that perhaps in the present state of things Lily had rather not see her; but her doubts were quickly removed by this speech, 'I want to see her particularly. I have been there three times without finding her. I think I can set this terrible matter right by speaking to her.'

Accordingly, Lilias and Phyllis set out with Alethea and Marianne one afternoon to Mrs. Eden's cottage, which stood at the edge of a long field at the top of the hill. Very fast did Lily talk all the way, but she grew more silent as she came to the cottage, and knocked at the door; it was opened by Mrs. Eden herself, a pale, but rather pretty young woman, with a remarkable gentle and pleasing face, and a manner which was almost ladylike, although her hands were freshly taken out of the wash-tub. She curtsied low, and coloured at the sight of Lilias, set chairs for the visitors, and then returned to her work.

'Oh! Mrs. Eden,' Lily began, intending to make her explanation, but feeling confused, thought it better to wait till her friend's business was settled, and altered her speech into 'Miss Weston is come to speak to you about some work.'

1. Who went to Mrs. Eden's cottage?
2. Where was the cottage?
3. Was there a field nearby?
4. Who was interested in what she'd heard about Mrs. Eden?
5. What was needed at Boom Hill?
6. Was Mrs. Eden tanned?
7. What was she?
8. Was she homely?
9. How did she look?
10. Who did Miss Weston ask to help her find the cottage?
11. Was Lily speaking slowly?
12. How was she talking?
13. When did she start slowing down?
14. Who opened the door?
15. Was she old?
16. Did she look mean?
17. How did she seem?
18. What was funny about her hands?
19. What did she do after opening the door?
20. Did she blush?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Lilias, Phyllis, Alethea and Marianne
2. at the top of a hill
3. yes
4. Miss Weston
5. needlework
6. no
7. pale
8. no
9. pretty
10. Lilias
11. no
12. fast
13. as they came to the cottage
14. Mrs. Eden
15. no
16. no
17. gentle
18. they were freshly taken out of the wash-tub
19. she curtsied
20. yes