Q: CHAPTER XXIII

THE VISIT

There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.

The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.

"He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.

"Don't let him see you think it. Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing. Remember he'll kill us, if he knows the truth."

This was sufficient to drive away what little self-possession Jim had left, and he stood stupidly staring at the visitor until Jet said sharply:

"Pick up that hatchet and begin to cut wood; we haven't enough to last over night."

Jim would have obeyed almost any order at that moment. He was so dazed with fear as not to know what he was about, and mechanically he began to do as he was bidden.

Bob advanced leisurely, looked carelessly around at the boat, the stack of provisions and the weapons, after which he asked, much as if it was really a matter of no concern to him:

"Come up here on a hunting trip, eh?"

"More for fishing than anything else," Jet replied, keeping his face in the shadow as much as possible.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who wanted to fish?
2. What did he try to hide?
3. What did he attempt to keep shadowed?
4. Who wanted to keep his head shadowed?
5. Who was questioning them?
6. What was in the vessel?
7. Who was scared?
8. Did he act robotical?
9. What would Bob do to the boys?
10. What tool did he use?
11. Why?
12. Did they have plenty?
13. How long would their supply last?
14. Where did Bob ask if they were going?
15. Was the visitor a woman?
A: 1. Jet
2. That they were there for hunting and fishing
3. unknown
4. Jet
5. Bob
6. stack of provisions and the weapons,
7. Jim
8. yes
9. Kill them
10. Hatchet
11. to cut wood
12. No
13. not over night
14. On a hunting trip
15. No
Q: Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car models achieved the 10million milestone in January 2017. Its Prius family is the world's top selling hybrid nameplate with over 6million units sold worldwide .

The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937, as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product, the Type A engine, and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under five brands, including the Toyota brand, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, and Daihatsu. It also holds a 16.66% stake in Subaru Corporation, a 5.9% stake in Isuzu, as well as joint-ventures with two in China (GAC Toyota and Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor), one in India (Toyota Kirloskar), one in the Czech Republic (TPCA), along with several "nonautomotive" companies. TMC is part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world.

Toyota is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. The main headquarters of Toyota is located in a 4-storey building in Toyota. As of 2006, the head office has the "Toyopet" Toyota logo and the words "Toyota Motor". The Toyota Technical Center, a 14-story building, and the Honsha plant, Toyota's second plant engaging in mass production and formerly named the Koromo plant, are adjacent to one another in a location near the headquarters. Vinod Jacob from "The Hindu" described the main headquarters building as "modest". In 2013, company head Akio Toyoda reported that it had difficulties retaining foreign employees at the headquarters due to the lack of amenities in the city.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Toyota's headquarters?
2. What city?
3. Are its offices in a skyscraper?
4. What is taller, its headquarters or technical center?
5. By how much?
6. What is that next to?
7. What did that used to be called?
8. Are those buildings far from the headquarters?
9. Is the headquarters often described as impressive?
10. What did Vinod Jacob call them?
11. Why do they have a hard time keeping foreign workers there?
12. How many car companies sell more hybrid vehicles than Toyota?
A: 1. Aichi
2. Toyota City
3. No
4. technical center
5. 10 stories
6. Honsha plant
7. Koromo plant
8. No
9. No
10. "modest".
11. lack of amenities in the city
12. zero
Q: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The trial of an Iraqi journalist charged with throwing his shoes at U.S. President George Bush has been postponed, Iraq's Council of Ministers and one of the journalist's lawyers said Tuesday.

Amman protesters support Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist held for throwing his shoes at President Bush.

Muntadhir Al-Zaidi was due to go on trial Wednesday, but the Criminal Court postponed it pending an appeal filed by his lawyers with the Federal Court of Appeal, a spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar, said.

Dhiya al-Saadi, who leads Al-Zaidi's 25-member legal team, confirmed the postponement.

Al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at Bush two weeks ago during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad.

Neither shoe hit the president, and others in the room quickly knocked Al-Zaidi to the ground before security officials arrested him.

Many Iraqis hail Al-Zaidi, who faces a prison term if convicted, as a hero. More than 1,000 lawyers have volunteered to defend him, al-Saadi said.

The lawyers' appeal asked the Federal Court to change Al-Zaidi's case from assaulting Bush to insulting him. If Al-Zaidi is convicted of the former, he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, al-Saadi said.

The lawyers are trying to persuade the appeals court that Al-Zaidi did not want to harm Bush by throwing the shoes, but simply wanted to insult him. By tradition, throwing a shoe is the most insulting act in the Arab world.

Al-Saadi said he met with his client several days ago but was having difficulty meeting with him again. He did not give the reason he was not allowed to see Al-Zaidi but said many lawyers have trouble meeting with detainees in Iraqi or U.S. custody.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was going to be on trial?
2. And what's his name?
3. But will he be in court on the original date?
4. Why not?
5. Who made that appeal?
6. And where'd they file it?
7. And how many legal representatives does the man have?
8. And who's leading them?
9. Is the man that was supposed to be tried in court well liked by people from his country?
10. And what do they call him?
11. And what did he do wrong in the first place?
12. When?
13. At what event?
14. In what city?
15. Was the man there touched by the foot wear?
16. And is it offensive to have those things thrown at you in that part of the world?
17. How offensive?
A:
1. an Iraqi journalist
2. Muntazer al-Zaidi
3. no
4. it is pending an appeal
5. his lawyers
6. the Federal Court of Appeal
7. unknown
8. Dhiya al-Saadi
9. yes
10. a hero
11. throwing his shoes at the president
12. two weeks ago
13. a news conference
14. Baghdad
15. no
16. yes
17. it is the most insulting act