Q: The man behind the Apple empire died at 56 last year. He was one of the people who made Silicon Valley the capital of technological invention. Author and business consultant Jim Collins once called Jobs the "Beethoven of business". When asked what Steve Jobs will be best remembered for, many of us would name a particular product:the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought the world much more than these popular devices . Here are some of the lessons he taught us:

1. The most lasting inventions mix art and science. Jobs pointed out that the team members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry. He believed this was important in making Apple's products stand out.

2. Never fear failure. Jobs was fired by the successor he himself chose. It was one of the most public embarrassments of the last 30 years in business. However, Jobs didn't hide away or try to get a new job. He _ and got back to work.

3. You can't look forward to connecting the dots--you can only look backward. This means that, however much we try to plan things ahead of time, life is always full of unexpected things. What seems like bitter pain and defeat could turn out to sow the seeds of unimaginable success in years to come. You can't connect the dots looking forward. But you have to trust that all the dots will be connected in the future.

4. Listen to that voice in tile back of your head that tells you if you're on the right track or not. Most of us simply decide that we're going to work in finance or become a doctor because it's what our parents tell us to do. Whatever your voice is telling you, it is smart to listen to it--like Jobs did.

Just as Caroline and Amy from his empire put it, "Steve was one of the most inspiring yet toughest boss ever--but who else could have built Apple? What Steve left is sure to inspire generations of creative thinkers to think differently. His influence will be felt throughout the world."

Answer the following questions:
1. How many lessons does this story cover?
2. How old was the man behind Apple when he died?
3. When did he die?
4. Who called Jobs the "Beethoven of business"?
5. What does he do?
6. What will most of us remember Steve Jobs for?
7. Like what?
8. Anything else?
9. Who compiled these lessons?
10. What does he do?
11. According to Jobs, what makes Apple's products stand out?
12. Was Jobs fired by his successor?
13. What was ironic about this?
14. Did Jobs try to hide from this mistake?
15. What did he do instead?
16. Does Jobs think life is full of unexpected things?
17. What did he think pain and defeat could turn into?
18. In the past?
19. When?
20. What did he believe that you have to trust in?
A: 1. Four
2. 56
3. unknown
4. Jim Collins
5. Author and business consultant
6. a particular product
7. the iPod
8. the iPhone or the iPad
9. Eric Jackson
10. a reporter with Forbes magazine
11. eam members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry.
12. Yes
13. he himself chose the successor
14. No
15. He got back to work.
16. Yes
17. sowing the seeds of unimaginable success
18. No
19. in years to come
20. that all the dots will be connected in the future
Q: Hailey stood in her kitchen. She was looking for ideas of what to make for dinner. She could make pasta, soup, chili, or steak. She opened the refrigerator and took out a cartoon of juice. She sat down at the table and tried to write a list of ingredients she would need. She finally thought she would make chili for dinner. She took a sip of her juice and she saw she had all the ingredients she needed except meat.

Hailey saw she was losing daylight. This made her want to take her car to the store in order to buy the meat. It would be faster than walking. She quickly went to the back of the store where she knew the meat was stored and took her find to the cashier. When she made her way back into the lot she ran into her friend, Beth, and invited Beth to come to her house for dinner.

When they both returned to her home they cooked dinner together and had a wonderful evening.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was in the room?
2. Why was she there?
3. What were her options?
4. Was she thirsty?
5. What was she missing?
6. Was it early or late?
7. How did she get to the shop?
8. Why?
9. Where did she go then?
10. What was there?
11. Did she pay?
12. Did she eat alone?
13. Was she glad?
14. Who was with her?
15. Who is she?
16. WHat did Hailey drink earlier?
A: 1. Hailey
2. looking for ideas for dinner
3. pasta, soup, chili, or steak
4. yes
5. meat.
6. late
7. her car
8. It would be faster than walking
9. to the back
10. meat
11. yes
12. no
13. yes
14. Beth
15. her friend
16. juice
Q: Experimental music is a general label for any music that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions . Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilites radically opposed to, and questioning of, institutionalized compositional, performing, and aesthetic conventions in music . Elements of experimental music include indeterminate music, in which the composer introduces the elements of chance or unpredictability with regard to either the composition or its performance. Artists may also approach a hybrid of disparate styles or incoprorate unorthodox and unique elements .

The practice became prominent in the mid-20th century, particularly in Europe and North America. John Cage was one of the earliest composers to use the term and one of experimental music's primary innovators, utilizing indeterminacy techniques and seeking unknown outcomes. In France, as early as 1953, Pierre Schaeffer had begun using the term """" to describe compositional activities that incorporated tape music, musique concrete, and elektronische Musik. Also, in America, a quite distinct sense of the term was used in the late 1950s to describe computer-controlled composition associated with composers such as Lejaren Hiller. Harry Partch as well as Ivor Darreg worked with other tuning scales based on the physical laws for harmonic music. For this music they both developed a group of experimental musical instruments. Musique concrete (French; literally, "concrete music"), is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s) involved; in many cases the musicians make an active effort to avoid "cliches", i.e., overt references to recognizable musical conventions or genres.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the topic of this article?
2. When did this become prominent ?
3. On what continents was it generally found?
4. Who was one of the first people to use the term?
5. What "instrument" did Lejaren Hiller use in his works?
6. Did Harry Partch and Ivor Darreg use traditional instruments?
7. How did they get these instruments?
8. Is the element of change important to some types of this music?
9. Could this music include nontraditional musical scales?
10. Do some types of this music include multiple styles at the same time?
A:
1. Experimental music
2. mid-20th century
3. Europe and North America
4. John Cage
5. computer
6. No
7. they both developed them
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. Yes