Q: Ars Technica (; Latin-derived for the "art of technology") is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews, and guides on issues such as computer hardware and software, science, technology policy, and video games. Many of the site's writers are postgraduates and some work for research institutions. Articles on the website are written in a less-formal tone than those in traditional journals.

"Ars Technica" was privately owned until May 2008, when it was sold to Conde Nast Digital, the online division of Conde Nast Publications. Conde Nast purchased the site, along with two others, for $25 million and added it to the company's "Wired" Digital group, which also includes "Wired" and, formerly, Reddit. The staff mostly works from home and has offices in Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, and San Francisco.

The operations of "Ars Technica" are funded primarily by online advertising, and it has offered a paid subscription service since 2001. The website generated controversy in 2010, when it experimentally prevented readers who used advertisement-blocking software from viewing the site.

Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes created the "Ars Technica" website and limited liability company in 1998. Its purpose was to publish computer hardware- and software-related news articles and guides; in their words, "the best multi-OS, PC hardware, and tech coverage possible while... having fun, being productive, and being as informative and as accurate as possible". "Ars technica" is a Latin phrase that translates to "technological art". The website published news, reviews, guides, and other content of interest to computer enthusiasts. Writers for "Ars Technica" were geographically distributed across the United States at the time; Fisher lived in his parents' house in Boston, Massachusetts, Stokes in Chicago, Illinois, and the other writers in their respective cities.

1. Ars Technica
2. a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society
3. in 1998
4. Jon Stokes
5. Ken Fisher
6. until May 2008
7. Conde Nast Digital
8. $25 million
9. two others
10. "Wired" Digital group
11. Reddit
12. yes
13. London
14. "Ars Technica" website and limited liability company

Numbered questions:
1. What's the main topic?
2. What is it?
3. When was it created?
4. Name one person who created it.
5. Name another.
6. Until when was the corp privately owned?
7. Who was it sold to?
8. How much was that site along with others bought for?
9. How many others were purchased along with it?
10. Which digital group did it become part of?
11. Formerly known as?
12. Are employees only from the US?
13. Where outside the US do the staff work?
14. When was the LLC created by Fisher?

Q: Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well -- she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. "The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life."

Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later she is still on the farm.

"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."

Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."

Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing -- watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."

1. Zoe Chambers
2. PR(Public Relations) consultant
3. London
4. unknown
5. busy
6. unknown
7. Kathy
8. a farm in north-west Wales
9. ten months later she is still on the farm
10. she has never felt bored on the farm

Numbered questions:
1. Who was fired?
2. Where did she work?
3. Where?
4. Was it easy?
5. How did she feel in the big town?
6. Was it a healthy life?
7. Who invited her to visit?
8. Where did she live?
9. Did she remain a short time?
10. Why did she remain?

Q: There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the missing Turtle named Brian. Because of this, the zoo had to close down for the whole day! They were trying so hard, but still could not find any clue to where the turtle went. Finally, a girl named Samantha went on the radio and said that she found Brian eating lettuce in the Polar Bear cage. She also told everyone that the Polar Bears were protecting Brian! For hours, the zoo team tried to find a way to get Brian out of the cage without getting hurt themselves. Charlie finally had an idea. He was going to take a stuffed turtle from the gift shop, sneak into the cage, put the Polar Bears to sleep for a little bit, and then place the stuffed turtle where Brian was eating his lettuce. Charlie's plan worked, but the Polar Bears woke up and weren't happy! They took the stuffed turtle and ripped it up! Samantha went to find some fish to make them happy again as Charlie told Brian the turtle to never run off again.

1. a turtle escaped

Numbered questions:
1. What did Charlie see when he arrived at the zoo?