Question: (CNN) -- Sherlock Holmes is back, and it's more than elementary my dear Watson.

Eighty-one years after the death of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and more than 100 years since the last original story, the world's greatest detective returns in a new novel, "The House of Silk."

The novel may be the peak of what's been recent Holmes renaissance, including "Sherlock," a successful, modern adaptation for the BBC. There's also a Hollywood film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law which re-imagines Holmes and Watson as steampunk action heroes, it was a hit with movie-goers, even spawning a sequel this holiday.

Bookstore shelves are loaded with tributes, pastiches, spinoffs and repackaged versions of the "sacred 60," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 original short stories and 4 novels, but "The House of Silk" stands apart.

It's the first new Holmes novel authorized and written with the endorsement of the Conan Doyle estate.

Picking up the Meerschaum pipe is Anthony Horowitz, a bestselling novelist and television producer from Britain. Horowitz penned the extremely popular, Alex Rider series, about a teenage super-spy.

He's also written and produced several popular television dramas, including "Foyle's War," and "Midsomer Murders" both seen on PBS. Horowitz says he didn't tinker much with Conan Doyle's creation, hoping to preserve the flavor and tone of the original stories while giving the new novel a modern sensibility and pace.

"The House of Silk" is set in 1890, a London shrouded in fog and shadow, where Hansom cabs still roam the streets. Watson now lives in a retirement home, Holmes is dead a year. Watson recounts one of their earlier cases, so shocking; the pages of its telling have stayed in his solicitor's safe for 100 years. 1. How many years has it been since the original story was published?
2. What is the title of the new Book?
3. What is the new author's name?
4. Has he written other things?
5. What time period is the novel set in?
6. What has been in the safe for a century?
7. Why was it stored away?
8. Who was the original author?
9. What did he write?
10. How many stories in all?
11. Who is Alex Rider?
12. What aired on BBC? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. more than 100 years
2. "The House of Silk"
3. Anthony Horowitz
4. yes
5. 1890
6. the pages of a case
7. because it's so shocking
8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. the Sherlock Holmes series
10. 56 original short stories and 4 novels
11. a teenage super-spy
12. "Sherlock,"

Question: At East China University of Science and Technology, students who finish their food in the dining hall can get a coupon when they return their tray . They can exchange coupons for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers. "It's been a big surprise," said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student in the university of Shanghai. "It makes us try our best to finish the food!" But some food in the dining hall is so poorly prepared that students are _ to finish it all. Some schools have paid some attention to it. "The dishes in our canteen are all right, generally speaking. We've tried our best to make it tasty. But of course it's difficult to make all the students love it." said Wang. Other universities also pay attention to the size of food. At Nanjing University, rice is divided into three different-sized bowls that students can choose from. "I like to try different dishes at each meal. So I had to throw away a lot of food because the bowls were too big. But now the dining hall offers small sizes. It's great because I can try different dishes at half price and don't waste so much food," said Fan Peng, a student from Nanjing University. But what if you really can't finish all your food? Some universities also provide a take-away service. If you can't finish all your food, you can get a box to take the leftovers home. Even if you feed the cat, it's not wasted. So you see, if we call on students not to waste food, schools should also improve the service and meal quality. 1. Who is being rewarded?
2. For doing what?
3. Where is this?
4. What do they get for finishing?
5. What do they do with it?
6. What do other schools do?
7. Why do they do this?
8. Can you take your food home?
9. What do you put the food in?
10. How many different sized bowls does the Nanjing school offer? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. students
2. returning their trays
3. at East China University
4. a coupon
5. They can use them for small gifts like books, magazine, mobile phone covers and hand warmers
6. Pay attention to the size of food
7. so food isn't wasted
8. yes
9. a box
10. three