Q: Formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB became the UK's largest digital subscription television company. Following BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014, its holding company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc. The United Kingdom operations also changed the company name from British Sky Broadcasting Limited to Sky UK Limited, still trading as Sky.

Following a lengthy legal battle with the European Commission, which deemed the exclusivity of the rights to be against the interests of competition and the consumer, BSkyB's monopoly came to an end from the 200708 season. In May 2006, the Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages that the English FA offered to broadcasters. Sky picked up the remaining four for 1.3bn. In February 2015, Sky bid 4.2bn for a package of 120 premier league games across the three seasons from 2016. This represented an increase of 70% on the previous contract and was said to be 1bn more than the company had expected to pay. The move has been followed by staff cuts, increased subscription prices (including 9% in Sky's family package) and the dropping of the 3D channel.

Answer the following questions:
1. What did the United Kingdom operations change the the name of British Sky Broadcasting to?
2. What became the UK's largest digital subscription television company?
3. In what year was that?
4. What happened in May, 2006?
5. How many remaining packages did Sky pick up?
6. In February of which year did Sky bid 4.2bn for a package of 120 premier league games?
7. How much of an increase, percentage wise, was this?
8. What was the move followed by?
9. Who did the company have a lengthy battle with?
10. What did it deem?
11. What happened to BSkyB's monopoly?
12. From which season?
13. What percentage of Sky Deutschland did BSkyB acquire?
14. In November of what year?
A: 1. Sky UK Limited
2. BSkyB
3. 1990
4. Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages
5. four
6. 2015
7. 70%
8. staff cuts
9. European Commission
10. the exclusivity of the rights to be against the interests of competition and the consumer
11. It came to an end
12. 200708
13. 90.04%
14. 2014
Q: CHAPTER VII

But, ah me! she's a heart of stone, Which Cupid uses for a hone, I verily believe; And on it sharpens those eye-darts, With which he wounds the simple hearts He bribes her to deceive.--_A Coquette_, by X.

Breakfast was late, and lengthened out by the greater lateness of many of the guests, and the superlative tardiness of the lady of the house, who had repudiated the cares of the hostess, and left the tea-equipage to her sister-in-law. Lucilla had been down-stairs among the first, and hurried away again after a rapid meal, forbidding any one to follow her, because she had so much to do, and on entering the drawing-room, she was found with a wilderness of flowers around her, filling vases and making last arrangements.

Honora and Phoebe were glad to be occupied, and Phoebe almost hoped to escape from Rashe. Speaking to Lucilla was not possible, for Eloisa had been placed by Rashe in a low chair, with a saucer before her, which she was directed to fill with verbenas, while the other four ladies, with Owen, whom his cousin had called to their aid, were putting last touches to wreaths, and giving the final festal air to the rooms.

Presently Robert made his appearance as the bearer of Mr. Prendergast's flowers, and setting his back against a shutter, in his favourite attitude, stood looking as if he wanted to help, but knew not how. Phoebe, at least, was vividly conscious of his presence, but she was supporting a long festoon with which Owen was adorning a pier-glass, and could hardly even turn her head to watch him.

Answer the following questions:
1. Why was the meal so long at the start?
A: 1. lateness of the guests
Q: Once upon a time there was a cow. It was a very happy cow. The cow put his chin in the window. Then the cow put a rock in a window. The cow was done putting things in the window. The cow talked to his daddy. Then the cow talked to his granddaddy. Then it was time for the cow to eat lunch. The cow took a long time to eat lunch. The cow ate some chips for lunch. The cow didn't eat a sandwich or a pickle for lunch. The cow was getting very sleepy. The cow wanted to take a nap. The cow went to his bed. There was a book on the bed. The cow could not sleep on his bed. The cow took the book off his bed. Then the cow could take a nap. The cow was very happy that it could take a nap on its bed. The cow was a good cow.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who put their chin in the window?
2. what kind of bovine was he?
3. what did he place in the window next?
4. who did he speak with>
5. then who?
6. what meal did he have?
7. was he a quick eater>\?
8. what did he have?
9. what did he do after his meal?
10. why?
11. what was there that he had to remove?
12. what did he do with it?
13. what could he do now?
14. how did this make him feel?
15. Did he have a vegetable with his noon meal?
A:
1. a cow
2. a happy one
3. a rock
4. his daddy
5. his granddaddy
6. lunch
7. no
8. chips
9. went to his bed
10. he was sleepy
11. a book
12. he took it off
13. take a nap
14. happy
15. no