QUES: It is a national concern that will touch virtually every American , " Abraham said .

The impact of natural-gas shortages " will touch virtually every American , " Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham warned yesterday .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
****
ANS: yes

QUES: " She was crying and scared , ' said Isa Yasin , the owner of the store .

" She was crying and she was really scared , " said Yasin .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
****
ANS: yes

QUES: He transferred another 10 million shares to a charitable trust and these shares were also liquidated .

A further 10 million shares were transferred to a charitable trust , after which they were also sold .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
****
ANS:
yes