question: Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star. The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years. But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut. The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it. Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage . He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop. "They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable." James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model. He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.
1. Where are Michael Jackson fans going?
2. To see what?
3. What is michael jackson the king of?
4. How old is the statue?
5. Is Jackson dead?
6. How many mourners come?
7. To do what?
8. What kind of cheeks does it have?
9. What kind of nose does it have?
10. Where is it displayed?
11. Where was it bought?
12. When?
13. How long has it been on display?
14. When was it made?
15. Who are some famous Egyptians
16. How many people come every day?
17. What is the statue behind?
18. Who is the director of guest relations
19. What do people treat the statue as?
20. Who is James Phillips
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answer: 1. a Chicago museum
2. to see a statue
3. pop
4. 3,000 years
5. yes
6. thousands
7. to pay tribute
8. skinny cheeks
9. a tipless nose
10. at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum
11. in Cairo
12. in 1889
13. for 21 years
14. between 1550 BC to 1050 BC
15. Ramesses and King Tut.
16. 4,500
17. a glass screen.
18. Darnell Williams
19. like a pilgrimage
20. manager of near east and north African exhibits

question: Binomial nomenclature (also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature) is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, binominal name or a scientific name; more informally it is also called a Latin name. The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs; the second part identifies the species within the genus. For example, humans belong to the genus "Homo" and within this genus to the species "Homo sapiens". The "formal" introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work "Species Plantarum" in 1753. But Gaspard Bauhin, in as early as 1623, had introduced in his book "Pinax theatri botanici" (English, "Illustrated exposition of plants") many names of genera that were later adopted by Linnaeus.

The application of binomial nomenclature is now governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules, of which the two most important are the "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature" ("ICZN") for animals and the "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants" ("ICN"). Although the general principles underlying binomial nomenclature are common to these two codes, there are some differences, both in the terminology they use and in their precise rules.
1. What is Binomial nomenclature?
2. What gramatical forms does it use?
3. who governs the application of binomial nomenclature?
4. What does the first part of a species name mean in it?
5. and the second?
6. What is binomial name shortened to?
7. informally what is another term used for it?
8. Who is the formal intoduction of the system credited to?
9. In what work if his did it effectivly begin?
10. Can words from other languages besides Latin be used?
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answer: 1. is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts
2. Latin grammatical forms
3. governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules
4. The first part of the name identifies the genus
5. the second part identifies the species within the genus
6. which may be shortened to just "binomial"
7. a Latin name
8. Carl Linnaeus
9. with his work "Species Plantarum" i
10. Yes

question: CHAPTER X

THE YOUNG OFFICER

It was a fine afternoon when the train ran down from the granite wilds round Cairnsmuir into a broad green valley. Behind, the red heath, strewn with boulders and scarred by watercourses, rolled upward into gathering clouds; in front, yellow stubble fields and smooth meadows lay shining in the light, with a river flashing through their midst. Whitney, watching the scene from a window, thought the change was typical of southern Scotland, which he had found a land of contrasts.

They had left the _Rowan_ where the river mouth opened into a sheltered, hill-girt bay, and walked up a dale that was steeped in quiet pastoral beauty. It led them to a wind-swept tableland, in which lonely, ruffled lakes lay among the stones, and granite outcrops ribbed the desolate heath. There they had caught the train; and now it was running down to well-tilled levels, dotted with trim white houses and marked in the distance by the blue smoke of a town. Andrew had chosen the route to show Whitney the country, and he admitted that it had its charm.

The train slowed down as it approached a station, and when it stopped Dick jumped up.

"I may be able to get a paper here," he said, and leaped down on to the station platform, where shepherds with rough collies, cattle-dealers, and quarrymen stood waiting.

Dick vanished among the crowd; but a few moments later he returned hurriedly, without his paper.

"I nearly ran into old Mackellar!" he exclaimed with a chuckle. "But I dodged him!"
1. What is the name of the chapter we are discussing?
2. Why did they take the route?
3. Who was showing her?
4. What were they on?
5. Did it slow down?
6. Where?
7. Who got up?
8. Why?
9. Did he leave the train?
10. Where did he go?
11. Was he alone?
12. Who was there?
13. Anyone else?
14. Anyone else?
15. Did he get his paper?
16. Why not?
17. Who?
18. What time of day did they take the train?
19. What country were they in?
20. What body of water did they see?
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answer:
1. THE YOUNG OFFICER
2. To show Whitney the country.
3. Andrew
4. A train
5. Yes
6. As it approached a station
7. Dick
8. To get a paper.
9. Yes
10. The station platform
11. No
12. Shepherds.
13. Cattle-dealers
14. Quarrymen
15. No
16. He was dodging someone.
17. Old Mackellar
18. In the afternoon.
19. Scotland
20. A river