Problem: CHAPTER I

LARRY AND HIS FRIENDS

"Unless I miss my guess, Luke, we are going to have a storm."

"Jest what I was thinking, Larry. And when it comes I allow as how it will be putty heavy," replied Luke Striker, casting an eye to the westward, where a small dark cloud was beginning to show above the horizon.

"Well, we can't expect fine weather all the time," went on Larry Russell, inspecting the cloud with equal interest. "We want some wind anyway," he added. "We are not making this return trip to Nagasaki nearly as fast as we made the trip to Manila."

Luke Striker, a bronzed and weather-beaten Yankee sailor, rubbed his chin reflectively. "I was jest thinking o' the day I spied the old _Columbia_ in Manila harbor," he said, meditatively. "Tell ye, Larry, the sight 'most struck me dumb. 'The _Columbia_,' sez I to myself. An' then I thought I must be a-dreamin'. I wanted to find this ship ag'in in the worst way."

"The ship certainly seems like a home to me, Luke--and I reckon she always will seem that way. I've traveled a good many miles in her, since I first struck her at Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands," responded Larry Russell.

"Yes--both of us have. But we never took no trip like this afore--carryin' a cargo for the Japanese Government, with that government at war with Russia." Luke Striker lowered his voice. "What's the outlook? Does the old man reckon to fall in with a Russian warship afore we can reach Nagasaki?"
1. where was Larry headed?
2. were they going fast?
3. who were they carrying cargo for?
4. what did Larry say was coming?
5. did Luke agree with this?
6. what was his job?
7. was he a yankee or a southerner?
8. was his complexion pale?
9. where did Larry find the ship?
10. does he think of it as home?
11. who was Japan at war with?
12. did Larry want wind?
13. how would it help?
14. where is Honolulu?
15. where did Luke cast his eye?
16. was the cloud big or small?
17. was it dark or light?
18. did Luke expect the storm to be light?
19. which trip was faster, Nagasaki, or Manila?
Answer: 1. Nagasaki
2. no
3. Japanese Government
4. a storm.
5. yes
6. sailor
7. Yankee
8. bronzed
9. Honolulu
10. yes
11. Russia
12. yes
13. make return trip faster
14. Hawaiian Islands
15. westward
16. small
17. dark
18. no
19. the trip to Manila

Problem: Should universities focus on training workers for the next decade or curing diseases for the next century? A group of governors, educators, and CEOs weighed in on the best way universities can prepare for the future. They debated how the U.S. can take the responsibility for research while still preparing students for real jobs. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said that the first thing she thinks about as governor is educating Oklahoma students and strengthening the workforce. So she's carrying out a program called "America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow's Jobs" that aims to "reorganize our education system with the current needs of our employers". The state governor added that this new educational approach doesn't just benefit students and companies, but also improves the state economy. "We've been able to attract new companies to our state because of what we're doing with our universities, because our students are a pipeline for the workforce," she said. "General Electric Company (one of the world's biggest companies) is coming to Oklahoma." Other group members were more focused on the long-term goals of a research university. Amy Gutmann pointed out that "basic research is the foundation for everything else that happens at a university. And if we don't do it, nobody else will." "And if nobody does that research, we'll pay the price in health care bills," argued Vagelos, who is a former CEO of Merck & Co., Inc, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. "The jobs of universities are basic research, which is what is needed for attacks on disease," he said. "There has been a reduction in coronary heart disease by 60% in the last forty years because of this research, and that reduces health care costs." James Hunt, former North Carolina governor, argued for a happy medium. Effective communication, he said, would help the public see that the research conducted at universities actually serves a practical purpose. Eli Broad, founder of the Broad Foundations, agreed. "We have to show the public what research has achieved," he said. "We have to show how it actually goes from basic research to something they can understand."
1. who was involved in the best way universities can prepare?
2. what program is she working on?
3. what does it do?
4. how has it helped?
5. who is Vagelos?
6. what is that?
7. What did he say the job of universities is?
8. What is reduced?
9. and what else?
10. by how much?
11. Who argued for a happy medium?
12. who is he?
13. what did he say will help?
14. how will it help?
15. what are other members more focused on?
16. who agreed with James Hunt?
17. who is he?
18. who do they want to show?
Answer: 1. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
2. America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow's Jobs
3. reorganize our education system with the current needs of our employers
4. attract new companies
5. former CEO of Merck & Co
6. one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world
7. basic research
8. health care costs.
9. coronary heart disease
10. 60%
11. James Hunt
12. former North Carolina governor,
13. Effective communication
14. public see that the research conducted at universities actually serves a practical purpose
15. what research has achieved
16. Eli Broad
17. founder of the Broad Foundations
18. the public

Problem: (CNN) -- Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova will team up again to play at this year's Wimbledon championships.

The popular pair won the 1999 and 2002 Australian Open doubles titles, but will be returning the SW19 to play in the legends doubles event for players who are retired from the professional circuit, the management company Octagon said Tuesday.

Swiss star Hingis won five grand slam singles crowns and nine in doubles during a glittering career which ended under a cloud in 2007, when she was suspended for two years for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon.

The 29-year-old denied taking the drug, but did not appeal the ban, which ended last September, prompting speculation that she may attempt a return to the WTA circuit.

Kournikova is a year younger, but has not played regularly on the main tour for seven years after being hit by a string of injuries.

The Russian, who reached a career-high of number eight, made it to the semifinals of the singles at Wimbledon in 1997, but grand slam success eluded her.

The pair were once labeled as the 'Spice Girls' of tennis, with the height of their fame coinciding with the peak of popularity of the British all-girl band, which included David Beckham's wife Victoria.

As well as winning two grand slam titles together, the pair also reached No.1 in the WTA doubles rankings.

"I'm so excited to be returning to the UK to play doubles with Martina again," Kournikova told her official Web site.

"This tournament has always held a special place in my heart, and it will be a great honor to play on the courts of Wimbledon again. I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun."
1. What drug did Hingis use?
2. When was she caught?
3. How?
4. How old was she?
5. Was she punished?
6. With what?
7. For how long?
8. Who is her teammate?
9. How old is she?
10. Where will they be playing?
11. In which event?
12. What title have they won?
13. When?
14. What event is for retirees?
15. How many grand slam singles did Hingis win?
16. What about Kournikova?
17. How many times did she play in singles semifinals at Wimbledon?
18. What year?
19. What were they nicknamed?
20. Who's wife was in the Spice Girls band?
Answer:
1. cocaine
2. 2007,
3. she tested positive
4. 29
5. Yes
6. Suspension
7. two years
8. Anna Kournikova
9. 28
10. Wimbledon
11. Wimbledon championships.
12. Australian Open doubles
13. 1999 and 2002
14. legends doubles event
15. eight,
16. eight,
17. five
18. 1997,
19. Spice Girls
20. David Beckham