Q: CHAPTER XII

SHALL A MAN ESCAPE HIS FATE?

On the way to the Danish Legation, Colonel Harris asked Luke what his plans were for the evening.

"I shall," replied Luke, "call at Grosvenor Square. I may find Uncle Rad, or Philip, or both at home. I mean to have a good tussle about this wintering abroad. It's really most important."

"I call it criminal," retorted Colonel Harris, "keeping a man in London who has been used to go south in the winter for the past twenty years at least."

"Uncle Rad is still fairly well now, though I do think he looks more feeble than usual. He ought to go at once."

"But," suggested Louisa, "he oughtn't to go alone."

"No. He certainly ought not."

"Would Mr. de Mountford go with him?"

"I don't think so."

"This new man of his, then?"

"That," said Luke hotly, "would be madness. The man is really a drunkard."

"But somebody ought to go."

"Edie would be only too willing--if she is allowed."

"Edie?" exclaimed Louisa.

And she added with a smile:

"What will Reggie Duggan have to say to that?"

"Nothing," he replied quietly. "Reggie Duggan has cried off."

"You don't mean that."

"He has given up Edie who has little or nothing a year, and become engaged to Marian Montagu who has eight thousand pounds a year of her own."

"Poor Edie!" murmured Louisa, whilst Colonel Harris's exclamation was equally to the point and far more forcible, and more particularly concerned the Honourable Reginald Duggan.

Answer the following questions:
1. whats the name of the chapter ?
2. who thinks is criminal ?
3. colonel who ?
4. what is crinminal ?
5. for how many years is mentioned ?
6. who is still well ?
7. should he go at once ?
8. should he go alone ?
9. who said that ?
10. who agreed with her ?
11. who asked luke about plans ?
12. on the way to where ?
13. how many people would be at home ?
14. who are they ?
15. and the other ?
16. what is important ?
17. about what ?
18. who is a drunk ?
19. who would be willing ?
20. who questioned edie ?
A: 1. SHALL A MAN ESCAPE HIS FATE
2. Colonel
3. Harris
4. keeping a man in London
5. twenty
6. Uncle Rad
7. yes
8. no
9. Louisa
10. Colonel Harris
11. Colonel Harris
12. Danish Legation
13. Two
14. Uncle Rad
15. Philip
16. o have a good tussle
17. wintering abroad
18. Mr. de Mountford
19. Edie
20. Louisa
Q: I Don't Have to Be Like Them All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls. We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like " Oh, the three of you , you're such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You're really nothing like them . " That made me sad. At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , "Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you're just like your sisters. They're such wonderful students." People always compared me with my sisters . So I couldn't help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter , Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major of our school 's marching band . Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school's newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before. But last year, Amanda went to college , and Theresa went to high school . Now I'm by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I'm the drum major and the newspaper's editor . Now I don't feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I'm proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them .

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is this story about?
2. Who is in the Smith family?
3. Where do they live?
4. Is the writer a male or female?
5. Are her sisters older or younger?
6. Was it nice having older sisters?
7. What is wrong with it?
8. Is the author like her siblings?
9. What was different?
10. Is the protagonist smarter than them?
11. Who was the more intelligent one?
12. Who was better looking?
13. How did the writer feel about that?
14. How did she cope?
15. To do what?
16. How?
17. Where at?
18. What else did she do?
19. Do they all go to school together?
A: 1. the Smith family
2. Amanda, Theresa and the writer
3. in a small town in Pennsylvania, US
4. female
5. older
6. it is a problem
7. People always compared me with my sisters
8. no
9. sisters are so pretty
10. no
11. Theresa
12. Amanda
13. compared myself with them
14. began to work hard
15. to be more like them
16. became drum major
17. school
18. became editor of the school's newspaper
19. yes
Q: 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 crowed 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 Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Doctor Friedman?
2. What is his first name?
3. Where is he speaking?
4. When?
5. Where has he studied?
A:
1. a leading expert on global warming
2. Herman
3. Grayson Hall
4. next Friday
5. three universities