Long ago, Bluebird's feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, "Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue." Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Now Coyote was a trickster --and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird's tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird's tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, "How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too." Bluebird didn't believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue. Convinced that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped and rolled down the hill. He couldn't stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird's tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What color were Bluebirds feathers?
2. When?
3. Did she like them?
4. What color did she like?
5. How blue was it?
6. Where had she seen this color?
7. Did she fly there?
8. From where?
9. Did she bathe in the water?
10. Twice?
11. Three times?
12. When did she sing?
13. At night?
14. When?
15. For how many days?
16. What happened on the 3rd day?
17. Was anyone watching Bluebird?
18. Who?
19. Was he hungry?
20. Where did he stay?
Answer: 1. the colour of dust
2. Long ago
3. no
4. blue
5. the sky after a storm
6. lake
7. yes
8. her tree
9. yes
10. no
11. yes
12. After each bath
13. no
14. every morning
15. three
16. came out of the lake with blue feathers
17. yes
18. Coyote
19. yes
20. behind Bluebird's tree

Problem: Passage 1

The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web,e-mail,and software,to mention just a few. Not long ago,the Information Highway was a new road,with not many users. Now,everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems,forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally,accidents will happen on such a crowded road,and usually victims are some files,gone forever. Then,of course,there' s Mr. Cool,with his new broad-band connection,who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don' t trick yourself:he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it?Doctor Herman Friedman,who is considered a leading expert on the subject,will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef,which came into the public eye in 2002,is his latest interest. Signed copies of his color1ful book,which was p ublished just last month,will be on sale after his talk.
1. Does the Information Highway connect to a tiny amount of services?
2. How many families are connected to it?
3. Are traffic jams bad?
4. Does Mr. Cool go fast?
5. How is he speeding?
6. Does he get it for free?
7. Has the highway been around since the Stone Age?
8. Who is a knowledgeable person on global warming?
9. Is he speaking soon?
10. Where?
11. How many colleges did he study at?
12. What does he do now?
13. Does he do anything else?
14. What is he talking about?
15. Can people get him to sign the new work?
16. Does it have pictures?
17. When did it come out?
Answer: 1. No, large
2. over 30 million
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. new broad-band connection
6. No
7. No
8. Doctor Herman Friedman
9. Yes
10. Grayson Hall
11. three
12. professor
13. author
14. Great Barrier Reef
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. last month

question: The process of making beer is known as brewing. A dedicated building for the making of beer is called a brewery, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of its history. A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company. Beer made on a domestic scale for non-commercial reasons is classified as homebrewing regardless of where it is made, though most homebrewed beer is made in the home. Brewing beer is subject to legislation and taxation in developed countries, which from the late 19th century largely restricted brewing to a commercial operation only. However, the UK government relaxed legislation in 1963, followed by Australia in 1972 and the US in 1978, allowing homebrewing to become a popular hobby.

After boiling, the hopped wort is now cooled, ready for the yeast. In some breweries, the hopped wort may pass through a hopback, which is a small vat filled with hops, to add aromatic hop flavouring and to act as a filter; but usually the hopped wort is simply cooled for the fermenter, where the yeast is added. During fermentation, the wort becomes beer in a process which requires a week to months depending on the type of yeast and strength of the beer. In addition to producing ethanol, fine particulate matter suspended in the wort settles during fermentation. Once fermentation is complete, the yeast also settles, leaving the beer clear.
1. When does the yeast settle?
2. What effect does that have on the beer?
3. What's the process of making beer known as?
4. Are there whole buildings dedicated to just doing that?
5. What are they called?
6. Where else has beer been made for much of its history?
7. What scale is beer classified as when made for non-commercial reasons?
8. Are there any laws related to brewing beer?
9. What about taxes?
10. From which century have these restricted practices existed?
11. Which government first relaxed them a bit?
12. When?
13. What country was next?
14. Did the US relax its rules before or after the Aussies?
15. When the US finally get on board with less restrictions?
16. What effect on homebrewing did that have in the states?
17. When do you put in the yeast?
18. What's a hopback?
19. Does the hop flavouring have an aroma?
20. How long does it take for the wort to become beer?
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answer:
1. Once fermentation is complete
2. leaving the beer clear.
3. Brewing
4. Yes
5. A brewery
6. In the home
7. Homebrewing
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. The 19th century
11. The UK
12. 1963
13. Australia
14. After
15. In 1978
16. Homebrewing became popular
17. After the hopped wort is cooled
18. A small vat filled with hops
19. Yes
20. Aweek to months