question: CHAPTER XXI

COLONEL BARRINGTON IS CONVINCED

It was not until early morning that Courthorne awakened from the stupor he sank into, soon after Witham conveyed him into his homestead. First, however, he asked for a little food, and ate it with apparent difficulty. When Witham came in, he looked up from the bed where he lay, with the dust still white upon his clothing, and his face showed grey and haggard in the creeping light.

"I'm feeling a trifle better now," he said; "still, I scarcely fancy I could get up just yet. I gave you a little surprise last night?"

Witham nodded. "You did. Of course, I knew how much your promise was worth, but in view of the risks you ran, I had not expected you to turn up at the Grange."

"The risks!" said Courthorne with an unpleasant smile.

"Yes," said Witham wearily; "I have a good deal on hand I would like to finish here, and it will not take me long, but I am quite prepared to give myself up now, if it is necessary."

Courthorne laughed. "I don't think you need, and it wouldn't be wise. You see, even if you made out your innocence, which you couldn't do, you rendered yourself an accessory by not denouncing me long ago. I fancy we can come to an understanding which would be pleasanter to both of us."

"The difficulty," said Witham, "is that an understanding is useless when made with a man who never keeps his word."
1. Who woke up with difficulty?
2. What it evening?
3. When then?
4. What did he request?
5. And it went down easy?
6. Who entered?
7. What is he ready to do now?
8. Does he want to do other stuff first?
9. How much time will it take?
10. How does the other person react?
11. Does he find it to be a good idea?
12. What does he feel should have been done way before now?
13. What is the consequence of not having done so?
14. Even if he's innocent?
15. So what does he recommend?
16. Is the other guy ok with that?
17. Why not?
18. Who can barely rise from where he's resting?
19. Does he feel good or bad compared to before?
20. Where had he shown up the previous night?
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answer: 1. Courthorne
2. no
3. It was morning
4. some food
5. no
6. Witham
7. to give myself up
8. yes
9. not long
10. He laughed.
11. no
12. Witham should have denounced him
13. Witham made himself an accessory
14. yes
15. That they come to an understanding
16. no
17. He never keeps his word
18. Courthorne
19. better
20. the Grange

question: Simply by analyzing a drop of blood, a doctor will be able to diagnose a birth defect or even cancer when it is in the early stage; using new technology, a material lighter but much stronger than steel can be produced.

These may sound like dreams at present. But the dreams may soon come true as research findings in laboratories are being turned into products more rapidly in the new century, according to experts participating in the fourth Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Technomart, a technology exhibition and trade fair in Suzhou.

"Most people think nano-technology is too far-fetched to be real. But in fact nano-technology has been applied in a wide range of fields, such as medicine. It is coming into our daily life," said Cheng Jiachong from a Hong Kong-based nano-technology firm.

Nano-technology based on the nanometer, the unit of which is a billionth of a meter, enables scientists to have new concepts of disease diagnosis and treatment on a molecular and atomic scale, Cheng said.

By using nanometer particles, a doctor can separate the fetus cells from the blood of a pregnant woman to see if the development of the fetus is normal. This method is also being used in the early diagnosis of cancer and heart disease, he said.

One of the most significant impacts of nano-technology is at the bio-inorganic materials interface, according to Greg Tegart, executive advisor of the APEC Center for Technology Foresight.

"By combining enzymes and silicon chips we can produce biosensors. These could be implanted in humans or animals to monitor health and to deliver corrective doses of drugs," he told the participants a technology forum during the exhibition.

"Nano-technology could affect the production of nearly every man-made object, from automobiles, tires and computer circuits , to advanced medicines and tissue replacement, and lead to the invention of objects yet to be imagined," said David Minns, a special advisor to the National Research Council of Canada.

It has been shown that carbon nano-tubes are ten times as strong as steel, with one sixth of the weight, and nano-scale systems have the potential to make supersonic transport cost- effective and to increase computer efficiency by millions of times, he said.

The experts agreed that the APEC technology exhibition and trade fair provided many chances for exchanges of innovative ideas and products.
1. What is APEC?
2. What is that?
3. Where is it held?
4. what country?
5. Where does Jiachong work?
6. Where?
7. What is a nanometer?
8. What can doctors do with nanometer particles?
9. Why is this important?
10. What is this method being used for?
11. Who is Tegart?
12. For who?
13. How are biosensors created?
14. What can be done with them?
15. For what purpose?
16. Anothing else?
17. Does nano-technology have other uses?
18. Who is Minns?
19. To who?
20. Is steel stronger than carbon nano-tubes?
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answer: 1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
2. technology exhibition and trade fair
3. Suzhou
4. China
5. nano-technology firm
6. Hong Kong
7. unit which is a billionth of a meter
8. separate the fetus cells from the blood of a pregnant woman
9. to see if the development of the fetus is normal
10. early diagnosis of cancer and heart disease
11. executive advisor
12. APEC Center
13. By combining enzymes and silicon chips
14. implanted in humans or animals
15. to monitor health
16. deliver corrective doses of drugs
17. yes
18. special advisor
19. National Research Council of Canada
20. no

question: Bill and Steve went to the park. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. They both rode their bicycles to the park. Bill and Steve were hoping to use the swings, but when they showed up, the swings were being used by Anne and Susan.

"Can we use the swings?" Bill asked the two girls, hoping they were almost done.

"Not now," said Anne. "We have only been here for a little bit."

Bill was disappointed, but there were so many other things to do at the park. Bill and Steve went to the slide. Up and down they went, faster and faster, every time! It became a race, Bill and Steve ran back to the ladder as quickly as they could so they could go down again.

After a half hour, the two boys were very tired from climbing the ladder and flying down the slide so quickly over and over. They went to their bikes to go back home. As they started going home, they saw Anne and Susan had left. They could use the swings before going home!
1. Who were the swings being used by?
2. Who did Bill go to the park with?
3. What day was it?
4. Was it morning?
5. How did they get to the park?
6. What did they hope to do when they got there?
7. What did they ask?
8. What did Anne say?
9. How did Bill feel?
10. Was there anything else to do?
11. Where did the boys go up and down?
12. Did it take them two hours to get tired?
13. How long did it take?
14. Why did they go to their bikes?
15. What did they see as they started home?
16. What could they do then?
17. How many kids total, were at the park?
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answer:
1. Anne and Susan
2. Steve
3. Saturday
4. no
5. on their bikes
6. use the swings
7. to use the swings
8. not now
9. disappointed
10. yes
11. the slide
12. no
13. half and hour
14. to go home
15. that Anne and Susan left
16. use the swings
17. four