Q: CHAPTER TWO.

STRONG EMOTIONS ARE SUCCEEDED BY SUPPER, AND FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS ON DISCOVERY, WHICH END IN A WILD ALARM!

When Karlsefin had been introduced to Leif Ericsson, the former turned round and presented to him and Biarne his friend Thorward, the captain of the other ship. Thorward was not a tall man, but was very broad and stout, and had a firm yet pleasing cast of countenance. Both Thorward and Karlsefin were men of about thirty-five years of age.

"Are you not on viking-cruise?" asked Leif as they walked up to the house together, while the male members of his household and the men of the settlement assisted the crews to moor the ships.

"No; my friend Thorward and I are not men of war. We prefer the peaceful occupation of the merchant, and, to say truth, it is not unprofitable."

"I would that more were of your way of thinking," said Leif. "I do not love the bloody game of war, and glad am I that we have got into a quiet corner here in Greenland, where there is small occasion for it. Biarne, too, is of our way of thinking, as no doubt you already know."

"He has often told me so, and, if I mistake not, has feathered his nest well by merchanting."

"He has," answered Biarne for himself, with a laugh.

While they thus advanced, talking, little Olaf had kept walking in front of the tall stranger, looking up into his face with unbounded admiration. He had never before seen any man so magnificent. His father and Biarne, whom he had hitherto regarded as perfect specimens of mankind, were quite eclipsed. Looking backward and walking forward is an unsafe process at any time. So Olaf found it on the present occasion, for he tripped over a stone and in falling hit his little nose with such violence that it soon became a big nose, and bled profusely.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who were the two captains?
2. Who did they meet?
3. Who was with him?
4. Was someone's son with them?
5. Whose?
6. What was his name?
7. What happened to him?
8. why?
9. Are Karlsefin and Thorwards fighters?
10. What are they?
11. Do they make good money?
12. Does Leif like war?
13. Does he wish more people hated war?
14. Where does he live?
15. How old are the men?
16. Who else is a merchant?
17. Does he make a lot of money?
A: 1. Thorward and Karlsefin
2. Leif Ericsson
3. Biarne
4. Yes
5. Karlsefin
6. Olaf
7. He tripped.
8. He was looking backward while walking forward
9. No
10. Merchants.
11. Yes
12. No
13. Yes
14. Greenland.
15. 35
16. Biarne
17. Yes
Q: What is the hottest English word of 2013? It's "selfie", according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone and send them to a social media website. The word was first used in 2002. In the past 12 months, its frequency in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ)," said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments. Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. "She has used many selfies to tell us what's going on in her personal life," said Li. What makes people love selfies? Some people say it's narcissism . "The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We're crying out: Look at me!" said US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman. Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. "The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others," wrote Freedland. Huang Xu agrees with that. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Huang Xu.

Answer the following questions:
1. What term is the subject of the article?
2. What was it declared as?
3. According to who?
4. When was it first used?
5. What does the term mean?
6. What culture is it fitting for?
7. What is one of the main reasons to take a selfie?
8. What message do they send?
9. IS there a need that is conveyed?
10. What is it?
11. Who claimed this?
12. Where was this quoted?
13. Are style and trends what one looks at in selfies?
14. What do they get from the photos?
15. What do the photos record?
16. Who takes a lot of selfies?
17. Do famous people?
18. Any in particular mentioned?
19. Why does she take them?
20. Has there been an increase in the use of the term?
A:
1. selfie
2. the hottest English word of 2013
3. Oxford dictionaries.
4. 2002.
5. a photo that one takes of oneself,
6. our narcissistic culture.
7. to share online.
8. Look at me!"
9. Yes
10. a human need to connect with others
11. Jonathan Freedland.
12. The Guardian
13. No
14. to know each other's holidays and feelings
15. happy and sad moments.
16. Huang Xu,
17. Yes
18. Yang Mi
19. to tell us what's going on in her personal life,
20. Yes