question: CHAPTER XXIIA WARNING

In the luxuriously appointed smoking-room of the hotel Clay leaned forward in the deep leather chair into which he had dropped and looked keenly at Osborne.

"Tell me how you are interested in this fellow Farquhar," he demanded.

"I don't know that I am much interested," Osborne replied. "He was of some service to us during our voyage from Japan, and seemed a smart young fellow. It merely struck me that I might give him a lift up in return for one or two small favors."

"Let him drop! Didn't it strike you that your daughter might have her own views about him? The man's good-looking."

Osborne flung up his head, and his eyes narrowed.

"I can't discuss"

"It has to be discussed," Clay interrupted. "You can't have that man at your house: he's one of the fellows who were working at the wreck."

"Ah! That makes a difference, of course. I suppose you have been on their trail, but you have told me nothing about it yet."

"I had a suspicion that you didn't want to know. You're a fastidious fellow, you know, and I suspected that you'd rather leave a mean job of that kind to me."

"You're right," Osborne admitted. "I'm sure you would handle it better than I could; but I'm curious to hear what you've done."

"I've gone as far as seems advisable. Had the fellows fired from several jobs and made it difficult for them to get another; but it wouldn't pay to have my agents guess what I'm after." Clay laughed. "Farquhar and his partners are either bolder or smarter than I thought; I found them taking my own money at the Clanch Mill."
1. are people having a conversation?
2. where?
3. is the room sparse?
4. what building is the room in?
5. named?
6. who is conversing?
7. what is the subject?
8. did he take something?
9. what?
10. from who?
11. where?
12. what country is mentioned?
13. did someone go there?
14. who?
15. did someone one help him on this trip?
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answer: 1. yes
2. In the smoking-room
3. No
4. the hotel
5. unknown
6. Clay and Osborne
7. Farquhar
8. Yes
9. money
10. Clay
11. at the Clanch Mill.
12. Japan
13. Yes
14. Osborne
15. Yes

question: Time Warner, Inc. is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is currently the world's third largest entertainment company in terms of revenue, after Comcast and The Walt Disney Company. It was also once the world's largest media conglomerate. Time Warner was first founded in 1990, with the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. The current company consists largely of the assets of the former Warner Communications (as well as HBO, a Time Inc. subsidiary prior to the merger), and the assets of Turner Broadcasting (which was acquired by the company in 1996).

Time Warner currently has major operations in film and television, with a limited amount in publishing operations. Among its major assets are HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW, Warner Bros., CNN, DC Comics, and as of August 2016, Hulu, owning 10%. In the past, other major divisions of Time Warner included Time Inc., AOL, Time Warner Cable, Warner Books and Warner Music Group. All of these operations were either sold to other investors or spun off as independent companies from 2004 to 2014.

On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced its intent to acquire Time Warner for $108.7 billion (including assumed Time Warner debt).
1. What is Time Warner, Inc?
2. Which famous Comic book publisher does it own?
3. Where is Time Warner headquartered?
4. When did it aquire Turner Broadcasting's assets?
5. What to corperations are larger than it in the entertainment industry?
6. How much did AT&T offer to acquire Time Warner for?
7. What are some of the companies major entertainment assets?
8. Was it ever the worlds largest media conglomerate?
9. What was the year of it's founding?
10. Frim what two companies was it created?
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answer: 1. a mass media and entertainment conglomerate
2. DC Comics
3. New York City
4. 1996
5. Comcast and The Walt Disney Company
6. $108.7 billion
7. HBO, Turner Broadcasting System and The CW
8. yes
9. 1990
10. Time Inc. and Warner Communications

question: Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, "Are you happy?" The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying "I don't know." We should ask "What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it?". Last year, China's Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, "Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily." At last year's National People's Congress , officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12thfive-year plan. Many argue that happiness is _ . It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it's about socializing or finding the perfect spouse . Chen Shangyuan, 21, a college student, said his idea of happiness always evolves . "At present it relates to how productive I am in a day", he said. "It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate."
1. Who asked a question?
2. What was it?
3. Were people prepared to answer?
4. How did they feel?
5. What does happiness mean to people?
6. What happened last year?
7. Was happiness important to officials?
8. Who won the Nobel prize?
9. What types of things make people happy?
10. Who is Chen?
11. how old is he?
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answer:
1. CCTV reporter
2. "Are you happy?"
3. no
4. off guard
5. different things to different people
6. Wen Jiabao told the nation, "Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily."
7. yes
8. Mo Yan
9. money to buy a new bicycle
10. a college student
11. 21