Question: CHAPTER III

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Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church. The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south. Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.

Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about. Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel. He had sailed hard races against some of the men and danced with their wives and daughters. They were sober English folk, and he was glad they had come to stamp with their approval his partner's wedding. Some, however, he could not see, because they sat back in the gloom.

Then he glanced at his companions. He was nervous, but Mabel was marked by her serene calm. Flora's look was rather fixed, and although she had not much color, her pose was resolute and proud. Marston wondered whether she felt she was making something of a plunge; but if she did so, he knew she would not hesitate. Chisholm's face was quiet and perhaps a trifle stern; he looked rather old, and Marston imagined him resigned. The Commodore was frank; one generally knew what he felt. All three looked typically English, but Wyndham did not. Although his eyes were very blue and his hair was touched by red, he was different from the others. His face, as Marston saw it in profile, was thin and in a way ascetic, but it wore a stamp of recklessness. His pose was strangely alert and highly strung. There was something exotic about him. 1. Was Mabel nervous?
2. What about Marston?
3. Who was the groom?
4. Who was the bride?
5. Were they married at night?
6. Where was the wedding?
7. Who else was there?
8. Did he have a lot of friends?
9. Did he wear his heart on his sleeve?
10. What color eyes did Wyndham have?
11. Who was the groomsman?
12. Who was the bridesmaid?
13. What did Marston wonder? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. no
2. He was nervous
3. Marston
4. Flora
5. no
6. at a small country church
7. Commodore Chisholm
8. yes
9. yes
10. blue
11. Marston
12. Mabel
13. wondered if Flora felt she was making something of a plunge

Q: The Chinese tradition of giving gifts of money in red envelopes at Lunar New Year has turned into big business for Web giants Alibaba and Tencent, which now both offer electronic "hong bao". At the end of each lunar year, it is common in China to give children hong bao -- some money in envelopes that are red, the colour of success. But now theold also take part in this activity. It is now possible to exchange "red envelopes" with smartphone, which is popular in China and has caused a battle for the _ market between the two companies providing the service, Tencent and Alibaba. "You don't have to pay the same cost or wait as long as you would for a traditional bank transfer . It's more convenient, simple and fun," Wang Le, a 28-year-old Beijinger, told AFP. " With electronic red envelopes, you're not limited by your identity or the time of year. It's a new, fresh way of playing the game." The idea was introduced in 2014 by WeChat, a mobile messaging system with over 400 million users and run[:**]by Tencent, China's largest Internet service system. It was successful at once. This year, Alipay Wallet , the payment system run by Alibaba, is ready to take on the competition. It is allowing its 190 million users to send digital gifts, especially on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo. For the past few weeks a digital battle has been terrible, with Tencent banning Alipay from sending red envelopes on WeChat, saying they were at a risk. Recently, WeChat also blocked Alibaba's music app Xiami. To attract the public's attention, the two companies have launched lotteries through which they award red envelopes to users in an online game. It's easy to send and receive hong bao or take part in the lotteries: you simply need to register your bank details. According to market research group iResearch, Alipay controls 82.6 percent of the Chinese mobile phone payment market, compared to 10 percent for Tencent's Tenpay.

1. 28
2. a moblie messaging system
3. 400 million
4. Tencent
5. China
6. internet service system
7. red
8. no
9. it is a Chinese tradtion
10. lunar new year
11. Alibaba and Tencent
12. success
13. Alipay
14. 190 million
15. Xiami
16. blocked it
17. no
18. the Chinese mobile phone payment market
19. 10
20. Tencent

Numbered questions:
1. How old is Wang Le?
2. What is WeChat?
3. How many people use it?
4. Who runs it?
5. Where are they located?
6. They are China's largest what?
7. What color envelopes are money given in?
8. Is this a Japanese tradition?
9. What then?
10. When are these gifts given?
11. What companies are making money off of this tradition?
12. Red symbolizes what?
13. What payment system is run by Alibaba?
14. How many users does it allow to send gifts?
15. What is Alibaba's music app?
16. What did WeChat do to it?
17. Was this a long time ago?
18. What does Alipay control 82.6 percent of?
19. What percent does Tenpay account for?
20. What company is Tenpay associated with?

input: Sing the Language You're Learning How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this. Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language. "Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a _ and meaningful way", said Dr, Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulties learning foreign languages. On his blog, Dr. Ludke writes, "A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area." Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington, D.C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says, "I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use the music. Not only does it work, but it is fun for kids." "Sometimes, I think if I were taught English that way, maybe I could speak much better English than now," Hua Zhuying adds. Our brain likes music, especially for remembering. So, if you're still struggling in learning a language, why not try singing it out ? 1. What are researches studying?
2. What might signing be a new way of doing?
3. What is the Dr.'s name?
4. Does she write a column for the newspaper?
5. Where does she write?
6. Where is the Chinese language school located?
7. What is the teacher's name there?
8. Does she teach adults?
9. What does she use to teach language?
10. What does she suggest everyone use to learn a language? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language
2. a new way of learning a foreign language
3. Dr. Karen Ludke
4. no
5. a blog
6. in Washington, D.C.
7. Hua Zhuying
8. no
9. songs
10. music