Q: (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create."

The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, discussing the nation's economic woes with reporters, said that McCain -- who has struggled to stress his economic credentials -- did have experience dealing with the economy, pointing to his time on the Senate Commerce Committee.

Pressed to provide an example of what McCain had accomplished on that committee, Holtz-Eakin said the senator did not have jurisdiction over financial markets, then he held up his Blackberry, telling reporters: "He did this."

"Telecommunications of the United States, the premiere innovation in the past 15 years, comes right through the Commerce Committee. So you're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create," Holtz-Eakin said. "And that's what he did. He both regulated and deregulated the industry."

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Vice President Al Gore drew controversy when he said that during his time in Congress, he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" -- based on his work promoting funding and early research in that area.

The Obama campaign responded to the McCain adviser's comments Tuesday shortly after they were reported.

"If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.

Meanwhile, McCain senior aide Matt McDonald said that the senator "laughed" when he heard the comment.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Douglas an adviser to?
2. What is he trying to give credit to John McCain for?
3. What is that?
4. How did he say he contributed?
5. What committee was he part of?
6. What did that give him experience in?
7. What id Al Gore try to take credit for?
8. When?
9. What was his job when he claimed this?
10. What was he trying to become in 2000?
11. How did he help with making the internet
12. What did this statement create?
13. What was happening when McCain called the economy strong?
14. What did that overshadow?
15. What did Obama call it?
16. What part of the economy did McCain think were in good shape?
17. Who is Bill Burton?
18. Who is McCain's senior aide?
19. how did he respond to Burton's comment?
20. What does Holtz-Eakin think is the best invention?
A: 1. John McCain
2. the Blackberry
3. a mobile device
4. regulating the telecommunications industry
5. the Senate Commerce Committee
6. the economy
7. creating the internet
8. 2000
9. Vice President
10. president
11. with funding and research
12. controversy
13. a financial crisis
14. the claim that he invented the BlackBerry
15. preposterous
16. fundamentals
17. Obama campaign spokesman
18. Matt McDonald
19. he laughed
20. Telecommunications

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade . I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me. One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious about and asked him: "What was the best time of your life?" Without hesitation, Nicholas replied: "Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life." "When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life." "When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life." "When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life." "World War IIcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life." "When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life." "And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life."

1. What is about to happen?
2. When?
3. Is it exciting?
4. Why not?
5. What changed that?
6. Who is he?
7. Did he say something?
8. Did he ask about it?
9. What was said?
10. Where was he from?
11. Did they enjoy it there?
12. What else did he talk about?
13. Did he enjoy that?
14. What else happened?
15. Was he happy with her?
16. Did anything bad happen?
17. Did they have to go anywhere?
18. Why?
19. What was his last name?
20. Is he happy?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. I will be turning 30
2. In two days
3. No
4. I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me
5. Nicholas
6. A 79-year-old man
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. I was anxious
10. Austria
11. Yes
12. Going to school
13. Yes
14. He fell in love
15. Yes
16. World War II came.
17. Yes
18. To save their lives.
19. unknown
20. Yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Rose sat behind Kate in the classroom. They got on well with each other. But one day, Rose didn't see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn't find it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose's desk. Hearing this, Rose got very angry. When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose shouted, "You have stolen my card!" Hearing this, Kate began to cry, "No, no, I didn't steal it! I only took it by mistake." But Rose didn't think so and she began to say bad words to Kate. Just then a teacher came up and asked what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said a middle school classmate of hers came to see her in the morning. She was so excited that she took the card on the desk and rushed out. Then they went for lunch happily. "I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn't know it was Rose's until she looked for it. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the card back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose." Kate said in a low voice. "It's just a misunderstanding !" said the teacher. Tears came into Rose's eyes. Then she said, "I was very sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends." Kate smiled when she heard the words. Hand in hand, they walked toward the classroom building.

1. What kind of card did Rose not see?
2. At what time did this occur?
3. Did someone tell her that her card was taken?
4. Who did she say took the card?
5. What was Rose's reaction to this information?
6. Did Kate end up using the card?
7. What did she leave with the card when she returned it?
8. Who was seated behind Rose in class?
9. Did they get along?
10. What did Rose yell at Kate that afternoon?
11. Upon hearing this, what was Kate's response?
12. Was she crying at this time?
13. At first, did Rose believe Kate's explanation?
14. What sort of classmate had come to visit Kate earlier?
15. Did she and the classmate then leave to go eat?
16. In the end, did Rose accept Kate's story?
17. Was Kate bored when her classmate came to see her?
18. What emotion did she feel?
19. Why didn't Kate initially explain what happened with the card to Rose?
20. Did Rose ask her classmates for help in locating the card?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. IC card
2. lunch time
3. yes
4. Kate
5. angry.
6. yes
7. some money secretly
8. Kate
9. yes
10. "You have stolen my card!
11. "No, no, I didn't steal it! I only took it by mistake."
12. yes
13. no
14. middle school
15. yes
16. yes
17. No
18. excited
19. afraid
20. yes