question: CHAPTER ELEVEN.

A CONSULTATION, A FEAST, AND A PLOT.

There was--probably still is--a coffee-tavern in Gorleston where, in a cleanly, cheerful room, a retired fisherman and his wife, of temperance principles, supplied people with those hot liquids which are said to cheer without inebriating.

Here, by appointment, two friends met to discuss matters of grave importance. One was Bob Lumsden, the other his friend and admirer Pat Stiver. Having asked for and obtained two large cups of coffee and two slices of buttered bread for some ridiculously small sum of money, they retired to the most distant corner of the room, and, turning their backs on the counter, began their discussion in low tones.

Being early in the day, the room had no occupants but themselves and the fisherman's wife, who busied herself in cleaning and arranging plates, cups, and saucers, etcetera, for expected visitors.

"Pat," said Bob, sipping his coffee with an appreciative air, "I've turned a total abstainer."

"W'ich means?" inquired Pat.

"That I don't drink nothin' at all," replied Bob.

"But you're a-drinkin' now!" said Pat.

"You know what I mean, you small willain; I drink nothin' with spirits in it."

"Well, I don't see what you gains by that, Bob, for I heerd Fred Martin say you was nat'rally 'full o' spirit,' so abstainin' 'll make no difference."

"Pat," said Bob sternly, "if you don't clap a stopper on your tongue, I'll wollop you."

Pat became grave at once. "Well, d'ee know, Bob," he said, with an earnest look, "I do b'lieve you are right. You've always seemed to me as if you had a sort o' dissipated look, an' would go to the bad right off if you gave way to drink. Yes, you're right, an' to prove my regard for you I'll become a total abstainer too--but, nevertheless, I _can't_ leave off drinkin'."
1. Who met?
2. Why?
3. Where did they meet
4. In what city?
5. In what kind of room
6. Was this an appointment?
7. What was one of their names?
8. The other?
9. What were they drinking?
10. What were they eating?
11. Was Bob an abstainer
12. What does that mean
13. Drink what?
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answer: 1. two friends
2. to discuss matters of grave importance
3. a coffee-tavern
4. Gorleston
5. cheerful room
6. yes
7. Bob Lumsden
8. Pat Stiver
9. coffee
10. slices of buttered bread
11. yes
12. That he doesn't drink
13. drink nothin' with spirits in it

Baby sign language is a growing movement. Pointing to a color1ful flower, Campbell lifts her baby's soft hand, and rapidly moves it from one side of his nose to the other as she sniffs ."Flower!" she says loudly. Gregory smiles and looks carefully. It could be a year before Gregory, 4 months old, can speak, but now his mother hopes to communicate with her baby through sign language.

Like others around the world, Campbell is part of a growing movement of parents teaching hearing babies simple signs to communicate before they can talk. The baby sign language has been more popular in recent years. The movie,"Meet the Fockers",where the main character teaches his young grandson to sign, makes it well developed.

Babies generally begin to talk between 12 and 15 months, but babies can use sign language to communicate before they learn how to speak.

"We know they are learning language faster than they are able to show you with their speech production because that system takes a long time to develop." says McRoberts, director of developmental research at the Haskins Laboratories.

"They are understanding words before they are able to say them. From around 16 to 18 months, they might say 50 words but understand 200.They understand short sentences well." says McRoberts.

Studies have shown deaf children learn to use sign language earlier than hearing children learn to speak meaningfully. As to whether hearing babies can communicate earlier with sign language, McRoberts says,"I think that's still unknown. It may not. I'm very interested in that very question." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. when do babies begin to talk?
2. do they understand words before saying them?
3. by when may they say 50?
4. and understand how many?
5. what is the article about?
6. what is the mothers name?
7. how old is her baby?
8. who is doing the research?
9. where does he work?
10. as?
11. what made the language popular?
12. how?
13. what is the baby's name here?
14. what does mother show him?
15. what does she hope to achieve?
16. are babies learning faster?
17. what do studies show about babies who can't hear?
18. does mother speak while teaching signs?
19. what does she say?
20. how long before Gregory can speak?
Answer: 1. between 12 and 15 months
2. yes
3. around 16 to 18 months
4. 200
5. Baby sign language
6. Campbell
7. 4 months
8. McRoberts
9. Haskins Laboratories
10. director of developmental research
11. Meet the Fockers
12. the main character teaches his young grandson to sign
13. Gregory
14. a colorful flower
15. to communicate with her baby through sign language
16. yes
17. deaf children learn to use sign language earlier than hearing children learn to speak meaningfully
18. yes
19. "Flower!"
20. It could be a year

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Boston (pronounced i/bstn/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.

One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897). 1. What is one of the oldest cities in the US?
2. When was it founded?
3. By whom?
4. Has it expanded at all since it was found?
5. Does it have many people from out of state who visit?
6. It is the largest city in what state?
7. How many people live in the actual city?
8. What about the greater Boston areas?
9. How big is the city in miles?
10. What is the ranking of this city as far as large cities in the US?
11. Did it have the first public school?
12. What else did this place have first?
13. What year did they come out with that?
14. Name one of the key events that took place there?
15. Did the Battle of Bunker Hill also occur there?
16. The city was known for being an important what?
17. Who founded it?
18. What attraction draws the most tourists per year?
19. And how many visitors do they get per year?
numbered_answers:
1. Boston
2. 1630
3. Puritan settlers from England
4. Yes
5. Yes, many tourists
6. Massachusetts
7. 4.7 million
8. 8.1 million people
9. 48 square miles
10. 24th
11. Yes
12. subway system
13. 1897
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Yes
16. port and manufacturing hub
17. Puritan settlers
18. Faneuil Hall
19. 20 million