Q: CHAPTER XVIAN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL

As the night advanced the two girls continued to talk, in low and subdued voices because of their anxiety and growing fears. They kept the candles trimmed, for the light lent them courage. They were not hungry, although they had eaten nothing since noon, but they were beginning to suffer from thirst.

The baby wakened with shrill screams and the only way to quiet her was to give her the bottle, which was now less than a third full. Mildred was in a quandary whether to withhold the remainder of the food from little Jane, so as to prolong her life as much as possible, or to allow the baby to eat what she desired, as long as any of the food remained. She finally decided on the latter course, hoping the morning would bring some one to their rescue.

After the little one was again hushed in slumber and cuddled in warm blankets on a seat beside them, the two imprisoned girls renewed their desultory conversation. They realized it must be long after midnight but Mildred avoided looking at her watch because that made the minutes drag so slowly.

Finally a dull sound from the other side of the wall reached their ears. It seemed that some one was pounding upon the adobe. Both girls sprang to their feet in excitement, their heads bent to listen. The pounding was not repeated but a voice was hearda far-away voiceas of one calling.

Mildred answered the cry, at the top of her lungs, and immediately Inez followed with a shrill scream that roused a thousand echoes in the hidden passage. And now Toodlums joined the chorus, startled from her sleep and terrified by the riot of sound.

Answer the following questions:
1. what type of sound was heard from the wall?
2. what did it sound like?
3. on?
4. what happened next?
5. straight up?
6. how were they standing?
7. were they bored?
8. was the sound repeated?
9. what did they hear instead?
10. who answered?
11. was she quiet?
12. who screamed?
13. what did the sound set off?
14. of?
15. before that, how had the girls been chatting?
16. why?
17. did they have a lamp?
18. they were in the dark?
19. what did their light do?
20. had they recently eaten?
A: 1. a dull sound
2. some one pounding
3. the adobe
4. Both girls sprang to their feet
5. No
6. their heads bent
7. yes
8. no
9. a voice
10. Mildred
11. no
12. Inez
13. a chorus
14. a thousand echoes
15. in low and subdued voices
16. because of their anxiety and growing fears.
17. no
18. no
19. lent them courage
20. nno
Q: Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. It is a versatile material with many uses, including writing, printing, packaging, cleaning, and a number of industrial and construction processes.

The pulp papermaking process is said to have been developed in China during the early 2nd century AD, possibly as early as the year 105 A.D., by the Han court eunuch Cai Lun, although the earliest archaeological fragments of paper derive from the 2nd century BC in China. The modern pulp and paper industry is global, with China leading its production and the United States right behind it.

The oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper, date to the 2nd century BC in China. The pulp papermaking process is ascribed to Cai Lun, a 2nd-century AD Han court eunuch. With paper as an effective substitute for silk in many applications, China could export silk in greater quantity, contributing to a Golden Age.

Answer the following questions:
1. Is paper a thick material?
2. When did the pulp process develop?
3. Where?
4. How is it made?
5. What is something it can be used for?
6. What is another thing it can be used for?
7. Is the industry local?
8. Who is the main maker?
9. Then who?
10. Where were the oldest pieces found?
11. What did it replace?
12. What did it cause?
A: 1. No.
2. The early 2nd century AD.
3. China.
4. By pressing together moist cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them.
5. Writing.
6. Cleaning.
7. No.
8. China.
9. The United States.
10. China.
11. Silk.
12. A Golden Age.
Q: Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML or Microsoft Open XML (MOX)) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. The format was initially standardized by Ecma (as ECMA-376), and by the ISO and IEC (as ISO/IEC 29500) in later versions.

Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, the Office Open XML file formats have become the default target file format of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office 2010 provides read support for ECMA-376, read/write support for ISO/IEC 29500 Transitional, and read support for ISO/IEC 29500 Strict. Microsoft Office 2013 and Microsoft Office 2016 additionally support both reading and writing of ISO/IEC 29500 Strict.

In 2000, Microsoft released an initial version of an XML-based format for Microsoft Excel, which was incorporated in Office XP. In 2002, a new file format for Microsoft Word followed. The Excel and Word formatsknown as the Microsoft Office XML formatswere later incorporated into the 2003 release of Microsoft Office.

Microsoft announced in November 2005 that it would co-sponsor standardization of the new version of their XML-based formats through Ecma International as "Office Open XML". The presentation was made to Ecma by Microsoft's Jean Paoli and Isabelle Valet-Harper.

Microsoft submitted initial material to Ecma International Technical Committee TC45, where it was standardized to become ECMA-376, approved in December 2006.

Answer the following questions:
1. what did Microsoft co-sponsor in 2005?
2. who was the presentation made to?
3. by how many people?
4. their names please.
5. who did they give the first material to?
6. what was it standardized to?
7. approved when?
8. what is also known as OOXML?
9. What does MOX stand for?
10. what format has become default?
11. when was the initial version for excel released?
12. what excel added to anything?
13. did all versions suppport both read and write?
14. what are Excel and Word formats called?
15. is this zipped?
16. what is the latest version according to the article?
17. what is the XML based format created for?
18. what else?
19. and?
20. when was the new format just for word released?
A:
1. standardization of XML-based formats
2. Ecma
3. Two
4. Jean Paoli and Isabelle Valet-Harper
5. Ecma International Technical Committee TC45
6. ECMA-376
7. December 2006
8. Office Open XML
9. Microsoft Open XML
10. Office Open XML file formats
11. 2000
12. Office XP
13. no
14. Microsoft Office XML formats
15. yes
16. ISO/IEC 29500
17. representing spreadsheets
18. charts
19. presentations
20. 2002