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Turkish people (), or the Turks (), also known as Anatolian Turks (), are a Turkic ethnic group and nation living mainly in Turkey and speaking Turkish, the most widely spoken Turkic language. They are the largest ethnic group in Turkey, as well as by far the largest ethnic group among the speakers of Turkic languages. Ethnic Turkish minorities exist in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire. In addition, a Turkish diaspora has been established with modern migration, particularly in Western Europe. The ethnonym "Turk" may be first discerned in Herodotus' (c. 484–425 BC) reference to Targitas, first king of the Scythians; furthermore, during the first century AD., Pomponius Mela refers to the "Turcae" in the forests north of the Sea of Azov, and Pliny the Elder lists the "Tyrcae" among the people of the same area. The first definite references to the "Turks" come mainly from Chinese sources in the sixth century. In these sources, "Turk" appears as "Tujue" (), which referred to the Göktürks. Although "Turk" refers to Turkish people, it may also sometimes refer to the wider language group of Turkic peoples. In the 19th century, the word "Türk" only referred to Anatolian villagers. The Ottoman ruling class identified themselves as Ottomans, not usually as Turks. In the late 19th century, as the Ottoman upper classes adopted European ideas of nationalism the term "Türk" took on a much more positive connotation. The Turkish-speakers of Anatolia were the most loyal supporters of Ottoman rule. Answer the following questions: 1. What did the word "Türk" refer to in the 19th century? 2. In the middle of the 19th was this a term that the ruling class used to describe themselves? 3. Was the term seen as more favorable as time went on? 4. What is the largest ethnic group in Turkey now? 5. Did the Turks all stay in Turkey? 6. What area is a popular place to migrate to currently? 7. Who was the first king of the Scythians? 8. When did Herodotus live? 9. What is another term that might refer to the Turkish people? 10. What language do they generally speak? 11. Is there more than one variation of the Turkish language? Numbered answers:

1. Anatolian villagers 2. No 3. Yes 4. the Turks 5. No 6. Western Europe 7. Targitas 8. 484–425 BC 9. Anatolian Turks 10. Turkish 11. Yes

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER VI WORK!" said Mr. Robert Vyner, severely, as he reclined in a deck-chair on the poop of the Indian Chief and surveyed his surroundings through half-closed eyes. "Work! It’s no good sitting here idling while the world’s work awaits my attention." Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away, assented. He also added that there was "nothing like it." "There’s no play without work," continued Mr. Vyner, in a spirit of self-admonition. The captain assented again. "You said something about work half an hour ago," he remarked. "And I meant it," said Mr. Vyner; "only in unconscious imitation I dozed off. What I really want is for somebody to take my legs, somebody else my shoulders, and waft me gently ashore." "I had a cook o’ mine put ashore like that once," said Captain Trimblett, in a reminiscent voice; "only I don’t know that I would have called it ’wafting,’ and, so far as my memory goes, he didn’t either. He had a lot to say about it, too." Mr. Vyner, with a noisy yawn, struggled out of his chair and stood adjusting his collar and waistcoat. "If I couldn’t be a chrysalis," he said, slowly, as he looked down at the recumbent figure of the captain, "do you know what I would like to be?" "I’ve had a very hard day’s work," said the other, defensively, as he struggled into a sitting posture—"very hard. And I was awake half the night with the toothache." "That isn’t an answer to my question," said Mr. Vyner, gently. "But never mind; try and get a little sleep now; try and check that feverish desire for work, which is slowly, very, very slowly, wearing you to skin and bone. Think how grieved the firm would be if the toothache carried you off one night. Why not go below and turn in now? It’s nearly five o’clock." 1. Was there a Captain? 2. What was his name 3. What is the first thing that was said 4. By who? 5. Was he sitting 6. in what? 7. Was the Captain sitting 8. What does Mr. Vyner want 9. Did he get out of his chair? 10. Did he yawn? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. Captain Trimblett 3. WORK! 4. Mr. Robert Vyner 5. yes 6. a deck-chair 7. yes 8. someone to waft him gently ashore 9. yes 10. yes

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." 1. What type of degree did Steve have? 2. Did he have a high-tech job as well? 3. Why did he drop his finance class? 4. How many children does he have? 5. How old is Steve? 6. In what year did Steve quit his job? 7. Is Steve a multi-millionaire? 8. How long did it take him to become a millionaire? 9. Do people ask Steve for advice? 10. How much of his annual salary does he put into Investments? Numbered answers:

1. an engineering degree 2. yes 3. to go on a ski trip 4. three 5. 45 6. 2003 7. yes 8. Within ten years 9. yes 10. 20 percent

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In South America, the rich soil of the Amazon River basin in Brazil is known as "black gold". Scientists found that the secret of this rich soil was charcoal . Local people made it from animal bones and tree branches. They mixed the charcoal with the soil about 1.500 years ago. Now, scientists in the United States have done a modern demonstration. They say charcoal fertilization offers a revolutionary way to improve soil quality for hundreds or even thousands of years. Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar" . They reported their findings at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans. Biochar could be good news for farmers with poor soil and hungry populations to feed. Professor Guo says it could even help against global warming. Intensive farming and overuse of chemical fertilizer give out carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Biochar does the opposite, he says. It traps carbon in the ground. The researchers planted winter wheat in containers of soil in a greenhouse -- some with biochar, some without. Professor Guo says the wheat grows much better in the pots with biochar. The soil was added two percent charcoal to. But he says even a one percent treatment will increase productivity. The results demonstrated that biochar can increase organic matter in soil. Loss of nutrients in soil is an increasing problem worldwide as farmers try to grow more food for growing populations. Next, the team will carry out a five-year study of biochar with spinach , green peppers and tomatoes. Mingxin Guo says he learns about the "black gold" in Brazil from a magazine story. He explains that it was discovered in the jungle, in the area where waters flow to the Amazon, in the 1960's. But it was not until recent years that scientists began to bring public attention to it. Answer this series of questions: 1. Where is the Amazon River basin located? 2. What kind of soil if found there? 3. What is the rich soil also known as? 4. Who made the soil the way it is? 5. Using what? 6. When did they do this? 7. What country is doing modern demonstrations of this method? 8. Who is the scientist that is heading this project? 9. Does he work alone? 10. What school does he work for? 11. How did he learn about black gold? 12. Where was black gold discovered? 13. When? Numbered answers:

1. Brazil 2. the secret of this rich soil was charcoal 3. black gold 4. Local people 5. animal bones and tree branches 6. 1.500 years ago 7. United States 8. Mingxin Guo 9. Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University 10. Delavare State University 11. heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar" 12. Amazon River basin in Brazil 13. in the 1960's

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Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, "I'd like to have that land over there. How can I get it?" His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land. Harry said. "But we don't have enough money." His father said, "Don't worry. Go and talk to him." Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife. Later, Harry's wife, Sarah, had a dream. "I want to build the biggest farm in the world." She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, "How much will it cost?" Manuel said they needed a lot of money. "Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm," they thought. But the manager of the bank _ them and their dream. A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who had a farm ? Numbered answers:

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CHAPTER XXVIII A PAINFUL DUTY Three months had slipped away since the evening on which Wheeler had discussed the subject of shingle-splitting with his companions. Nasmyth stood outside the shanty in the drenching rain. He was very wet and miry, and his face was lined and worn, for the three months of unremitting effort had left their mark on him. Wheeler had secured the timber rights in question, and that was one difficulty overcome, but Nasmyth had excellent reasons for believing that the men who had cast covetous eyes upon the valley had by no means abandoned the attempt to get possession of at least part of it. He had had flood and frost against him, and his money was rapidly running out. A wild flood swept through the cañon. The heading was filled up, so that no one could even see the mouth of it, and half the rock he had piled upon the shingle had been swept into the rapid, where it had formed a dam among the boulders that could be removed only at a heavy expenditure of time and powder when the water fell. He was worn out in body, and savage from being foiled by the swollen river at each attempt he made, but while the odds against him were rapidly growing heavier he meant to fight. A Siwash Indian whom he had hired as messenger between the cañon and the settlement had just arrived, and Gordon, who stood in the doorway of the shanty, took a newspaper out of the wet packet he had brought. Gordon turned to Nasmyth when he opened it. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. what was running out quickly for him? 2. what else had gone badly? 3. what had happened to the stone he'd put on shingle? 4. what was it doing now? 5. was it easy to remove? 6. what type of chemical was going to be needed? 7. could it be done during the high water? 8. not until? 9. was he energized? 10. in good mood? 11. why not? 12. was he ready to give in? 13. how long since the discussion about shingles? 14. who was outdoors? 15. was he looking youthful 16. who got tree rights? 17. was that helpful? 18. what tribe was his messenger from? 19. who came with him? 20. where did he stand? Numbered answers:

1. money 2. He had had flood and frost against him 3. it had been swept into the rapid, 4. it had formed a dam 5. No 6. powder 7. No 8. the water fell. 9. No 10. No 11. from being foiled by the swollen river 12. No 13. Three months 14. Nasmyth 15. No 16. Wheeler 17. No 18. Siwash Indian 19. Gordon 20. in the doorway of the shanty,

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Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for about 2000 years, Zürich was founded by the Romans, who, in 15 BC, called it "". However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6400 years ago. During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli. The official language of Zurich is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Many museums and art galleries can be found in the city, including the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus. Schauspielhaus Zürich is one of the most important theatres in the German-speaking world. Zürich is a leading global city and among the world's largest financial centres despite having a relatively small population. The city is home to a large number of financial institutions and banking giants. Most of Switzerland's research and development centres are concentrated in Zürich and the low tax rates attract overseas companies to set up their headquarters there. 1. What is the official language of Zurich? 2. What country is it located in? 3. How many people are in the Zürich metropolitan area? 4. How long has it been permanently settled for? 5. By who? 6. When? 7. What happened in 1519? 8. What is the main spoken language? 9. Can you name one of its museums? 10. What about one of its theatres? 11. What is it one of the largest centres of? 12. Where are most of its research and development centres? 13. What attracts foreign companies there? 14. How long ago were the earliest settlements dated there? 15. What status did it gain in the Middle Ages? 16. What is Kunsthaus? 17. Which lake is it locate at the northwestern tip of? Numbered answers:

1. German 2. Switzerland 3. 1.83 million 4. for about 2000 years 5. Romans 6. 15 BC 7. it became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli 8. A local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialec 9. the Swiss National Museum 10. Schauspielhaus Zürich 11. financial centres 12. in Zürich 13. low tax rates 14. 6400 years ago 15. the independent and privileged status 16. Museum 17. Lake Zürich

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CHAPTER XII Königstein Phineas Finn and Lady Laura Kennedy sat together discussing the affairs of the past till the servant told them that "My Lord" was in the next room, and ready to receive Mr. Finn. "You will find him much altered," said Lady Laura, "even more than I am." "I do not find you altered at all." "Yes, you do,--in appearance. I am a middle-aged woman, and conscious that I may use my privileges as such. But he has become quite an old man,--not in health so much as in manner. But he will be very glad to see you." So saying she led him into a room, in which he found the Earl seated near the fireplace, and wrapped in furs. He got up to receive his guest, and Phineas saw at once that during the two years of his exile from England Lord Brentford had passed from manhood to senility. He almost tottered as he came forward, and he wrapped his coat around him with that air of studious self-preservation which belongs only to the infirm. "It is very good of you to come and see me, Mr. Finn," he said. "Don't call him Mr. Finn, Papa. I call him Phineas." "Well, yes; that's all right, I dare say. It's a terrible long journey from London, isn't it, Mr. Finn?" "Too long to be pleasant, my lord." "Pleasant! Oh, dear. There's no pleasantness about it. And so they've got an autumn session, have they? That's always a very stupid thing to do, unless they want money." 1. Who was having a discussion? 2. About what? 3. Who interrupted? 4. Who was waiting to speak to Mr. Finn? 5. What was his name? 6. Where was he waiting? 7. Where was he sitting, in that room? 8. How old is Laura? 9. Had her father gotten significantly older? 10. In how many years? 11. Were his movements steady? 12. What was he wearing? 13. Where was he exiled from? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Phineas Finn and Lady Laura Kennedy 2. affairs of the past 3. the servant 4. Laura's father 5. the Earl 6. in the next room 7. near the fireplace 8. middle-aged 9. Yes 10. two years 11. No 12. furs 13. England

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- Iran won't be attending this week's international peace conference on Syria because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference, U.N. and Iranian officials said Monday. The last-minute invitation to Iran, a leading Syrian ally, had threatened to derail the talks after the leading Syrian opposition group and the United States spoke out against it. Louay Safi, a spokesman for the Syrian National Coalition, called Iran's attendance "a deal-breaker." Iran announced Monday afternoon that it would not accept "any preconditions" for joining the talks, slated to begin Wednesday in Switzerland. That includes acceptance of the communique issued at the first Geneva conference in 2012, said Mohammad Khazaee, Tehran's U.N. ambassador. "If the participation of Iran is conditioned to accept Geneva I communique, Iran will not participate in Geneva II conference," Khazaee said in a written statement Monday afternoon. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had made a similar declaration on Iranian state TV earlier Monday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who issued the invitation Sunday, believed he had Iran's assurance that it accepted the original Geneva declaration, his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, told reporters. "The secretary-general is deeply disappointed by Iranian public statements today that are not at all consistent with that stated commitment," Nesirky said.The declaration "remains the internationally agreed framework for ending the crisis," he said -- and without Iran's acceptance, this week's conference "will proceed without Iran's participation," he added. The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to help end the violence that has wracked the country. 1. Who will not be in attendance to the meeting? 2. why? 3. says who? 4. when? 5. What was the topic of the meeting? 6. Was Iran invited? 7. when? 8. who was against it? 9. what is the end result they want to achieve? 10. What kind of government do they want to establish? 11. why? 12. What as is caused? 13. Who made an announcement Monday? 14. What did Iran announce? Numbered answers:

1. Iran 2. because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference 3. U.N. and Iranian officials 4. Monday 5. Syria 6. Yes 7. at the last-minute 8. the leading Syrian opposition group 9. peace 10. transitional 11. to help end the violence 12. unknown 13. U.N. and Iranian officials 14. that it would not accept "any preconditions" for joining the talks

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CHAPTER LII. ANOTHER LOVER. The party at Rudham Park had hardly been a success,--nor was it much improved in wit or gaiety when Mrs. Montacute Jones, Lord Giblet, and Jack de Baron had gone away, and Canon Holdenough and his wife, with Mr. Groschut, had come in their places. This black influx, as Lord Brotherton called it, had all been due to consideration for his Lordship. Mr. De Baron thought that his guest would like to see, at any rate, one of his own family, and Lady Alice Holdenough was the only one whom he could meet. As to Mr. Groschut, he was the Dean's bitterest enemy, and would, therefore, it was thought, be welcome. The Bishop had been asked, as Mr. De Baron was one who found it expedient to make sacrifices to respectability; but, as was well known, the Bishop never went anywhere except to clerical houses. Mr. Groschut, who was a younger man, knew that it behoved him to be all things to all men, and that he could not be efficacious among sinners unless he would allow himself to be seen in their paths. Care was, of course, taken that Lady Alice should find herself alone with her brother. It was probably expected that the Marquis would be regarded as less of an ogre in the country if it were known that he had had communication with one of the family without quarrelling with her. "So you're come here," he said. "I didn't know that people so pious would enter De Baron's doors." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. a party 2. no 3. Mrs. Montacute Jones, Lord Giblet, and Jack de Baron 4. yes 5. Canon Holdenough and his wife, with Mr. Groschut 6. no 7. black influx 8. Lord Brotherton 9. been due to consideration for his Lordship. Mr. De Baron thought that his guest would like to see 10. the Bishop 11. no 12. no 13. to be all things to all men, 14. to not be efficacious 15. her brother. 16. Marquis 17. if it were known that he had had communication with one of the family without quarrelling with her. 18. people so pious 19. CHAPTER LII 20. ANOTHER LOVER Numbered questions:

1. What is at Rudham park? 2. Is it sucessful? 3. Who had left the party? 4. Did anyone take their places? 5. who? 6. Did that improve the party? 7. What had it been called? 8. by who? 9. why? 10. Who went to clerical houses? 11. Did he go anywhere else? 12. Was Mr. Goshut older? 13. What was he meant to be? 14. How about to the sinners? 15. Who was Lady Alice with? 16. Who was known as an ogre? 17. How could he change this? 18. Who would enter De Baron's doors? 19. What chapter was this? 20. and the title?

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Originally based on the English alphabet, ASCII encodes 128 specified characters into seven-bit integers as shown by the ASCII chart on the right. The characters encoded are numbers 0 to 9, lowercase letters a to z, uppercase letters A to Z, basic punctuation symbols, control codes that originated with Teletype machines, and a space. For example, lowercase j would become binary 1101010 and decimal 106. ASCII includes definitions for 128 characters: 33 are non-printing control characters (many now obsolete) that affect how text and space are processed and 95 printable characters, including the space (which is considered an invisible graphic:223). The code itself was patterned so that most control codes were together, and all graphic codes were together, for ease of identification. The first two columns (32 positions) were reserved for control characters.:220, 236 § 8,9) The "space" character had to come before graphics to make sorting easier, so it became position 20hex;:237 § 10 for the same reason, many special signs commonly used as separators were placed before digits. The committee decided it was important to support uppercase 64-character alphabets, and chose to pattern ASCII so it could be reduced easily to a usable 64-character set of graphic codes,:228, 237 § 14 as was done in the DEC SIXBIT code. Lowercase letters were therefore not interleaved with uppercase. To keep options available for lowercase letters and other graphics, the special and numeric codes were arranged before the letters, and the letter A was placed in position 41hex to match the draft of the corresponding British standard.:238 § 18 The digits 0–9 were arranged so they correspond to values in binary prefixed with 011, making conversion with binary-coded decimal straightforward. Answer the following questions: 1. What was this based on? 2. What are they converted to? 3. How many are there? 4. How many print? 5. What is a surprising printable character? 6. What is classified as an invisible picture? 7. What is its number? 8. What are the first two groups saved for? 9. What comes before them? 10. Why? Numbered answers:

1. the English alphabet 2. seven-bit integers 3. 128 4. 95 5. unknown 6. the space 7. 223 8. control characters 9. space 10. to make sorting easier,

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Read the text and answer the questions. Editor's note: This story originally appeared on CNN.com on October 20. Barack Obama mentioned Ann Nixon Cooper on Tuesday in his presidential victory speech. Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 years old, lived during a time when blacks and women did not have the right to vote. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 years old, has seen presidents come and go in her lifetime and has outlived most of them. On a sunny fall morning, she left her weathered but well-kept Tudor home in Atlanta, Georgia, to vote early -- this time for Barack Obama. The African-American centenarian remembers a time not long ago when she was barred from voting because of her race. Now she hopes to see the day that Obama is elected as the nation's first black president. "I ain't got time to die," Cooper said with a smile. "Even if he didn't win, I was happy for him just to be nominated," said the former socialite. "The first black president -- isn't that something, at 106 years old?" Watch Obama say 'Yes we can' » At the Fulton County government center, Cooper was greeted by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. "I thought that I would accompany her today to support her, but also to say to all people that this is a choice we have," Franklin said. "As all Americans, we should cherish the right to vote and take every opportunity we have to vote our opinions. She is an inspiration to me personally, but she is also quite an inspiration to all Atlanta." Watch Cooper talk about her life and experiences » 1. where did this story originally appear? 2. when? 3. who mention ann nixon cooper? 4. during what speech? 5. when? 6. what day of the week? 7. how old was ann nixon cooper? 8. why was she stopped from voting? 9. what did ann say she does not have time for? 10. would she have been happy if Obama did not win? 11. where was cooper greeted by the mayor? 12. in what city? 13. what is the mayor's name? Numbered answers:

1. CNN.com 2. October 20 3. Barack Obama 4. presidential victory speech. 5. October 20 6. Tuesday 7. 106 years old 8. lived during a time when blacks and women did not have the right to vote. 9. to die 10. Yes, she was happy for him just to be nominated, 11. Fulton County government center 12. Atlanta 13. Shirley Franklin

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. (CNN) -- A federal jury convicted a California man Monday in a case in which prosecutors say he convinced a woman to bomb a federal courthouse so he could turn her and others involved the scheme in to authorities, and collect reward money. Donny Love was found guilty on 10 charges, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction, for the role he played in the May 4, 2008, attack on San Diego's Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse. No one was injured in the blast that damaged the building's front lobby, shattered a glass door and broke a window in a building across the street. Love could face between 30 years and life in prison, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard. During the two-week trial, prosecutors painted Love as the mastermind behind the blast. He directed two others, Rachelle Lynette Carlock and Ella Louise Sanders to purchase explosive powder and to steal bomb-making materials, they said. Carlock was an on-again, off-again girlfriend to Love, said Sheppard. According to testimony, Carlock and Eric Reginald Robinson then drove from Love's house to San Diego with a backpack, containing three pipe bombs. Carlock detonated the bombs at the front doors of the courthouse, prosecutors said. Carlock, Sanders and Robinson were charged and each previously pleaded guilty for their parts in the plan. At the time of the bombing, Love was in "dire financial straits," prosecutors said, and faced jail time stemming from two pending criminal cases. "The evidence showed that he directed the May 4, 2008, bombing for the purpose of obtaining reward money and a break on his state charges by providing information about the bombing to law enforcement," prosecutors said in a statement. 1. Who was found guilty of 10 charges? 2. What was the name of the person who was found guilty of 10 charges? 3. Was anyone injured in the attack? 4. Where was the bombing? 5. When? 6. Who did Love convince to bomb the courthouse? 7. Why? 8. How long could Love get in prison? 9. Who was that according to? 10. Who is Fred Sheppard? 11. Who else was directed by Love besides Carlock? 12. What did Love tell them to buy and steal? 13. What city was Love's house in? 14. Was Love rich? 15. Who set off the bombs at the courthouse? 16. How long was the trial? 17. Where did Carlock, Robinson and Love drive to with a backpack? 18. How many pipe bombs did they have? 19. Did they drive to the San Diego in an SUV? 20. How many pending criminal cases did Love face? Numbered answers:

1. Yes 2. Donny Love 3. No 4. San Diego's Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse 5. May 4, 2008 6. Rachelle Lynette Carlock 7. obtain reward money and a break on his state charges 8. between 30 years and life 9. Fred Sheppard 10. Assistant U.S. Attorney 11. Ella Louise Sanders 12. explosive powder and bomb-making materials 13. unknown 14. No 15. Carlock 16. two-weeks 17. San Diego 18. three 19. unknown 20. two

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(CNN)After weeks of controversy and the sudden departures of two co-hosts, "Fashion Police" is going on an extended break. The fashion commentary show on E! channel announced Tuesday that it will be on hiatus until September. "We look forward to taking this opportunity to refresh the show before the next awards season," it said in a statement. The announcement caps a rocky few months. Last week, co-host Kathy Griffin bid the show bye-bye after seven episodes, saying her style did not blend in with her co-hosts. She made a dig at the show on her way out. "There is plenty to make fun of in pop culture without bringing people's bodies into it," she said in a statement. "I do not want to use my comedy to contribute to a culture of unattainable perfectionism and intolerance towards difference." Shortly before her departure, co-host Giuliana Rancic faced backlash last month for suggesting that Disney star Zendaya Coleman's dreadlocks smelled of marijuana. Rancic later issued an on-air apology to the 18-year-old after social media jumped to the teen's defense. But her apology was not enough for co-host Kelly Osbourne, who criticized her remarks and quit a few days later. Rancic and fellow co-host Brad Goreski will return in September, along with executive producer Melissa Rivers. Answer this series of questions: 1. What channel is the show on? 2. What is the name of the show? 3. Is it going to air in August? 4. Who is one of the co-host? 5. And the other? 6. Who's hair smelled like pot? 7. And how old is she? 8. When will the show air again? 9. Who is the producer of the show? 10. Was their a man in the cast? 11. Who will be returning to the show to host? 12. What company does Zendaya work for? Numbered answers:

1. E! channel 2. Fashion Police 3. no 4. Kathy Griffin 5. Giuliana Rancic 6. Zendaya Coleman' 7. 18 8. September. 9. Melissa Rivers. 10. yes 11. Rancic and Brad Goreski 12. Disney

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Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and made a lot of friends. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked in David's door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had written to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How old was Jim? 2. Who did he impersonate? 3. Where did he live? 4. Where did they meet? 5. what was her pseudonym? 6. What was the online buddy full of? 7. What did they both like? 8. What photo was sent? 9. How did he look? 10. Who went on a trip? 11. Why? Numbered answers:

1. twelve 2. David 3. San Francisco 4. on QQ 5. Linda 6. stories and jokes 7. rock music and modern dance 8. a picture of David 9. tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile 10. Jean and her father 11. Jean's father was going on a business trip

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The chipmunks were busy getting ready for the winter. Little Chip had never seen everyone so busy. Chipmunks were running this way and that way. Even his Granddaddy was helping out, stuffing melons up into the holes in the tree. Aunt Chippa was clapping at everyone to hurry them up. Little Chip wasn't sure what they were all doing. His mom had told him, "Getting ready for winter" but Little Chip didn't know what that meant. He sat on the seesaw trying to guess. He knew that people were gathering things. Now that he thought about it, they were gathering food! Little Chip thought for a second...could they be gathering food for a party? That couldn't be it, everyone was gathering so much food that not every chipmunk in the town could come close to eating all the food for a single party. Little Chip looked at his big toe and thought. He saw another chipmunk digging in the ground and stuffing more food there. Was the guy trying to plant seeds to grow? Seeds wouldn't grow in the winter, it's too cold! Little Chip sat up and knew why everyone was so busy! Winter is coming! Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What did Aunt Chippa do to hurry everyone up? 2. Did little chip know what was going on? 3. what were the chipmunks getting ready for? 4. did granddaddy try to help? 5. how? 6. what did Chip notice they were gathering? 7. was it for a party? 8. could the chipmunks eat it all in one sitting? 9. what did he see another chipmunk doing? 10. was he planting something?a 11. did chip figure out why? 12. what did he realize? 13. did his mom mention winter? 14. did he stand on a see saw or did he sit on it? Numbered answers:

1. She clapped at everyone. 2. No. 3. The winter. 4. Yes. 5. Stuffing melons up into the holes in the tree. 6. Food. 7. No. 8. No. 9. Digging in the ground and stuffing more food there. 10. No. 11. Yes. 12. Winter is coming! 13. Yes. 14. He sat.

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War Horseis a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot. In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him. Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn., who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed. A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey's new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, _ the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion. Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land" between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp. Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home. 1. What story did he write? 2. who wrote it? 3. who is the farmers child? 4. who is the animal sold to? 5. what is the animal's name? 6. where are all of them sent? 7. Who is Joey's friend? 8. how did he die? 9. were they captured? 10. by who? 11. Who was Joey’s owner when captured? 12. Where did Joey wander to? 13. what did the Germans make them do? 14. where were the animals to be sold later? 15. Did Albert get him back? 16. for how much? 17. from? 18. Did they go back to where they came from? 19. why did Joey wander? 20. who took him to camp? Numbered answers:

1. War Horse 2. Michael Morpurgo 3. Albert 4. Captain Nicholls. 5. Joey 6. unknown 7. Topthorn 8. exhaustion 9. Yes 10. soldiers 11. Emilie and her grandfather 12. no-man's-land 13. pull carts full of wounded German soldiers 14. France 15. Yes 16. one penny 17. Emilie' s grandfather 18. Yes 19. unknown 20. An English soldier

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One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. "What's the problem ?" the doctor asked her. "I am very worried about my son, Jake," Mrs Black said, "I can't stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he'll bet on everything. It doesn't matter what it is." The doctor said, "I've saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me." The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor's beard. Suddenly he said, "I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one." "Oh, no, " the doctor said. "Can I pull your beard and find out ?" the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, "Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50." The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed. Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, "I think I've saved your son." He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, "You're wrong. You've made him worse." "How can that be ?" the doctor asked . "Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !" ,. 1. What's the doctor's name? 2. What's his most notable characteristic? 3. What color is it? 4. What's the mother's name? 5. What's the son's name? 6. What's his issue? 7. Why did she send him to the doctor? 8. Did the doctor solve it? 9. How many days passed from the beginning to the end of the story? 10. How much cash had the boy made by the end? 11. What dis he usually make wagers on? 12. Did the doctor volunteer to help with this? 13. Was his beard fake? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Mr Dodd 2. he has a beard 3. unknown 4. Mrs Black 5. Jake 6. gambling 7. he bets on everything 8. no 9. Two 10. $50 11. horse races 12. yes 13. yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XIX DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened. Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood. Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair. Poor Barringford lay like one dead. Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it. One threw a tomahawk at Dave, but the aim was poor and the weapon buried itself in the log which had sheltered our friends. But just at this moment, when all seemed lost, the battleground shifted and instantly thirty or forty English red-coats burst from the woods directly behind the Indians. A volley rang out and four of the redmen pitched forward, shot through the back. Other bullets hit the log behind which our friends lay, but Dave, Henry, and Barringford were not touched. Attacked so unexpectedly from a new quarter, the Indians appeared dazed. They attempted to turn upon the English soldiers, but when two more were laid low, they fled to one side, where there was a dense growth of walnuts. The soldiers at once made after them, and another skirmish took place in the forest. "Are you hurt much, Sam?" asked Henry, when he had recovered sufficiently to speak. "I--I reckon not," was the gasped-out answer, after a long silence. Barringford opened his eyes and gazed ruefully at the gun stock which lay at his feet. "Busted! Well, by gum! Didn't think Old Trusty would do it nohow. Ain't ye ashamed?" And he shook his head dolefully. He had carried the firearm for many years, as our old readers know, and to have it "go back on him" like this hurt him more than had the explosion. 1. What exploded? 2. Who felt something hit him? 3. Where was he hit? 4. Was anyone else hit? 5. Who were they battling? 6. What side were they on? 7. Where did they flee to? 8. Was Sam seriously hurt? 9. What wasOld Trusty? 10. Did bullets hit a log? 11. What chapter is this? 12. What is the title? 13. Where did another skirmish take place? Numbered answers:

1. the musket 2. Dave 3. his left cheek 4. Henry and Barringford 5. Indians 6. the English (the red-coats) 7. the Indians attempted to turn upon the English 8. no 9. a firearm 10. it backfired 11. XIX (19) 12. DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH 13. in the forest.

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Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead. While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, "Nancy, what about inviting John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class. "Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" Mom said nothing. The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John." Mom said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea. On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet ,but still in the same brown pants as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, "Now it's time for the great prize game." It was a math game. None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope. Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. John 2. Betty and I. 3. every year. 4. A few months 5. No. 6. Yes. 7. The same pants. 8. Yes he did. 9. Mom did. 10. A shopping card. 11. He might be emberassed. 12. Math. 13. John did. 14. New pants and shirt. 15. J an old sheet and the same pants. 16. The next week. 17. yes they were. 18. A shopping card. 19. Yes. 20. A costume birthday party. Numbered questions:

1. Who did my mom want me to invite? 2. Who has the same birthday as me? 3. Do we have a party together? 4. How long did we know John? 5. Was he the worst student in math? 6. Was he poor? 7. What did he wear every day? 8. Did he come to the party? 9. Who wanted to help John? 10. By giving him what? 11. How would he feel about that? 12. What was the big prize game about? 13. Who won? 14. What did he get? 15. What did he wear to the party? 16. When did he wear his new clothes? 17. Was everyone happy? 18. What was in the envelope? 19. Was John winning planned? 20. What kind of party was it?

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The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. POSIX defines the application programming interface (API), along with command line shells and utility interfaces, for software compatibility with variants of Unix and other operating systems. Originally, the name "POSIX" referred to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, released in 1988. The family of POSIX standards is formally designated as IEEE 1003 and the international standard name is ISO/IEC 9945. The standards emerged from a project that began circa 1985. Richard Stallman suggested the name "POSIX" to the IEEE instead of former "IEEE-IX". The committee found it more easily pronounceable and memorable, and thus adopted it. Unix was selected as the basis for a standard system interface partly because it was "manufacturer-neutral." However, several major versions of Unix existed—so there was a need to develop a common denominator system. The POSIX specifications for Unix-like operating systems originally consisted of a single document for the core programming interface, but eventually grew to 19 separate documents (POSIX.1, POSIX.2, etc.). The standardized user command line and scripting interface were based on the UNIX System V shell. Many user-level programs, services, and utilities (including awk, echo, ed) were also standardized, along with required program-level services (including basic I/O: file, terminal, and network). POSIX also defines a standard threading library API which is supported by most modern operating systems. In 2008, most parts of POSIX were combined into a single standard "(IEEE Std 1003.1-2008", also known as "POSIX.1-2008)." Answer the following questions: 1. what does POSIX stand for? 2. what does it define? 3. what is POSIX? 4. by who? 5. what is the purpose of the standards? 6. when did the standards emerge? 7. from what? 8. who came up with the name? 9. what had it previously been called? 10. why did they decide to go with a new name? 11. which OS was chosen to be the foundation for the standard interface? 12. why? 13. how many versions existed? 14. in 2008, what were the parts combined to? 15. what was it named? 16. what else was it called? 17. how many documents did the original system contain? 18. what was that increase to? 19. what were the systems named? Numbered answers:

1. Portable Operating System Interface 2. The API, command line shells and utility interfaces, for software compatibility 3. A family of standards 4. The IEEE Computer Society 5. To maintain compatibility between operating systems 6. Circa 1985. 7. A project that began then 8. Richard Stallman 9. IEEE-IX 10. It was pronounceable and memorable 11. Unix 12. It was "manufacturer-neutral." 13. Several major ones 14. A single standard 15. IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 16. POSIX.1-2008 17. One 18. 19 19. POSIX.1, POSIX.2, etc.

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Read the text and answer the questions. Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country. It spans approximately and has a population of 45.7 million (as of 2009). The capital of the province is Kunming, formerly also known as Yunnan. The province borders the Chinese provinces Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the countries Vietnam, Laos, and Burma. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as . Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17,000 or more. Yunnan's reserves of aluminium, lead, zinc and tin are the largest in China, and there are also major reserves of copper and nickel. The Han Empire first recorded diplomatic relations with the province at the end of the 2nd century BC. It became the seat of a Sino-Tibetan-speaking kingdom of Nanzhao in the 8th century AD. Nanzhao was multi-ethnic, but the elite most-likely spoke a northern dialect of Yi. The Mongols conquered the region in the 13th century, with local control exercised by warlords until the 1930s. From the Yuan dynasty onward, the area was part of a central-government sponsored population movement towards the Southwestern frontier, with 2 major waves of migrants arriving from Han-majority areas in northern and southeast China. As with other parts of China's southwest, Japanese occupation in the north during World War II forced another migration of majority Han people into the region. These two waves of migration contributed to Yunnan being one of the most ethnically diverse provinces of China, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 34 percent of its total population. Major ethnic groups include Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai and Miao. 1. Where is this province located? 2. Which country? 3. What is the province's name? 4. What is its population? 5. As of when? Numbered answers:

1. far southwest of the country 2. People's Republic of China 3. Yunnan 4. 45.7 million 5. 2009

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. CHAPTER XLV Law Business in London On the Monday morning at six o'clock, Mr Oriel and Frank started together; but early as it was, Beatrice was up to give them a cup of coffee, Mr Oriel having slept that night in the house. Whether Frank would have received his coffee from his sister's fair hands had not Mr Oriel been there, may be doubted. He, however, loudly asserted that he should not have done so, when she laid claim to great merit for rising in his behalf. Mr Oriel had been specially instigated by Lady Arabella to use the opportunity of their joint journey, for pointing out to Frank the iniquity as well as madness of the course he was pursuing; and he had promised to obey her ladyship's behests. But Mr Oriel was perhaps not an enterprising man, and was certainly not a presumptuous one. He did intend to do as he was bid; but when he began, with the object of leading up to the subject of Frank's engagement, he always softened down into some much easier enthusiasm in the matter of his own engagement with Beatrice. He had not that perspicuous, but not over-sensitive strength of mind which had enabled Harry Baker to express his opinion out at once; and boldly as he did it, yet to do so without offence. Four times before the train arrived in London, he made some little attempt; but four times he failed. As the subject was matrimony, it was his easiest course to begin about himself; but he never could get any further. 1. Is this story going to be about a doctor's office? 2. What city? 3. Was Mr Oriel an enterprising man? 4. What about a presumptuous one? 5. Did he intend to talk about the subject of matrimony? 6. What did he talk about instead each time, instead? 7. Who was he engaged to? 8. Who was able to express their opinion at once, though? 9. Was anyone offended when Harry did it? 10. What are Mr Oriel and Frank riding together? Numbered answers:

1. No 2. London 3. No 4. no 5. yes 6. himself 7. Beatrice 8. Harry Baker 9. no 10. train

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Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers all over the world. He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics of his father _ . It made him a person who studied and explored the secrets in the food business. Walter's learning never stops. He says " The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind." So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work. Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says "Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I'm a happy man." Answer this series of questions: 1. How many restaurants does Walter own? 2. What kind? 3. Where? 4. Where is that? 5. Are they successful? 6. Who eats there? 7. Is he happy? 8. Why is he successful? 9. What did he study? 10. How did that help him? 11. Did he stop studying? 12. Why not? 13. How does he keep studying? 14. How does that help? 15. What does he do with them? 16. Was he unprepared for success? 17. What does he want to be remembered for? 18. Is money the most important thing? 19. What is? 20. How would he feel then? Numbered answers:

1. three 2. Italian 3. Rhode Island 4. America 5. yes 6. crowds of customers all over the world 7. yes 8. result of a lifetime education 9. to be a cook 10. It made him a person who studied and explored the secrets in the food business 11. no 12. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind 13. readin 14. he gets new ideas 15. brings them into his work 16. no 17. person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America 18. no 19. able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy 20. happy

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One month before the Winter Olympics begin in the Russian resort town of Sochi -- and in the shadow of last month's deadly bombings in Volgograd -- a huge security operation has swung into gear. A special exclusion zone went into force Tuesday under which only Sochi-marked vehicles, emergency or specially accredited intelligence service cars will be allowed into the wider Sochi area. Air traffic and sea access will be restricted, and everyone going into the zone will have to go through heavy security and identity checks. Russia is pouring huge resources into ensuring that the Games, seen as a flagship project of President Vladimir Putin, go off without incident. Two bombings in 24 hours last month in Volgograd, one targeting the city's main train station and the second a trolley bus, raised concerns of a potential threat to the Sochi event. No group has to date claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion has fallen on Chechen separatist groups. A bitter battle for an independent Chechnya, lasting almost two decades, spawned an insurgency that has spilled into neighboring republics in the North Caucasus region, including Dagestan. Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, leader of the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group, last summer called on his followers to do what they can to disrupt the Games. He claims they will be held on the graves of Muslim occupants of Sochi, who he says were driven out by Russian imperial forces in the 19th century. Despite the shockwaves of the Volgograd attack, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said he was confident that Russia would keep the Winter Olympics safe. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What event is upcoming? 2. Which organization runs it? 3. Who is in charge of that group? 4. What's his position? 5. Where are the Olympics being held? 6. Which is in what country? 7. Is it an urban location? 8. Who is the leader of Russia? 9. How many bombings were there? 10. How much time passed between them? 11. Where were the explosions? 12. In what city? 13. Has anyone been arrested? 14. Who is thought to have done it? 15. How long has the struggle in Chechnya gone on? 16. What region are they in? 17. Who is a leader in the struggle? 18. What organization is he in? 19. Is he in charge of that? 20. Who used to live in Sochi? Numbered answers:

1. the Winter Olympics 2. International Olympic Committee 3. Thomas Bach 4. Committee President 5. Sochi 6. Russia 7. no 8. Vladimir Putin 9. Two bombings 10. 24 hours 11. one targeting the city's main train station and the second a trolley bus 12. in Volgograd 13. No 14. Chechen separatist groups 15. almost two decades 16. the North Caucasus region 17. Doku Umarov 18. the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group 19. yes 20. Muslim occupants

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Liang Xiyan still misses her long black hair, which was cut two weeks ago. Liang became a senior high school student in September. In her new school, the rules say that boys' hairstyles must be cropped and girls' hair cannot fall below their shoulders. Liang's school is not alone: many have similar rules on hairstyles. Teachers think a cool hairstyle is a waste of time and money. It may also _ students from their studies. "Your personality is not shown in how you wear your hair but in your ability," say teachers. It's difficult for students to follow these rules. Teenage students like to look nice but they are asked to wear school uniforms. Liang says the only way in which they can be different lies in how they wear their hair. And they want to copy their favorite stars' hairstyles. They wouldn't be happy in a school with strict rules. "I prefer a school with rules on hairstyles," said Li Man, a Senior 1 student. She said her school's rules on hairstyles are OK but there could be some little changes. "For example, boys should be allowed to have their hair a little longer," Li said. "But students must not dye or curl their hair . This way there will not be so many complaints." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who is the story about? 2. Who is Liang? 3. Are they a boy or a girl? 4. Do they like their school? 5. Why not? 6. What kind of rules? 7. What is the rule? 8. What is Liang's hair like? 9. Are they making her cut it? 10. How does she feel about that? 11. Why does the school have that rule? 12. Who says that? 13. Is her institution the only one that has these rules? 14. What does Liang think about it? 15. Can they wear whatever clothes they want? 16. What do they have to wear? 17. Do all the students agree with Liang? 18. Who disagrees? 19. Who is that? 20. What do they think? Numbered answers:

1. Liang Xiyan 2. a senior high school student 3. girl 4. no 5. they have strict rules. 6. hairstyles. 7. boys' hairstyles cropped, girls' hair above their shoulders. 8. long and black 9. yes 10. she misses it 11. it is a waste of time and money 12. Teachers 13. no 14. she wouldn't be happy with strict rules 15. no 16. uniforms 17. no 18. Li Man 19. Senior 1 student. 20. boys should be allowed to have their hair longer," students must not dye or curlit

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(CNN) -- North Korea twice came back from behind to hold Greece 2-2 in a friendly between two sides heading to the World Cup next month, while fellow finalists Paraguay lost 2-1 to the Republic of Ireland. In a match played at a neutral venue in Altach, Austria, Costas Katsouranis gave Greece the lead in the second minute with a close-range finish. The Koreans leveled when Jong Tae-se beat two players and fired a shot past goalkeeper Michalis Sifakis. Angelos Charisteas came off the bench to put the Greeks 2-1 in front shortly after half-time but, three minutes later, Jong raced down the right flank, cut inside and slammed home his second. Greece substitute goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas had to be at his sharpest to keep out a powerful shot from Cha Jong-hyok that could have won the game for the Asian side. In Dublin, first-half goals from Kevin Doyle and Liam Lawrence helped Ireland to victory over the South Americans. Wolves striker Doyle bundled the opener after Paraguay forward Roque Santa Cruz had headed against his own bar. Lawrence smashed home the second in the 39th minute following a chest down from Doyle. Lucas Barrios pulled a goal back on his Paraguay debut but Giovanni Trapattoni's men held on for victory. The Paraguayans are in the same group as defending champions Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia at the World Cup. Elsewhere, there were disappointing results for two of the African qualifiers as Cameroon drew 0-0 with Georgia and Nigeria tied 0-0 with Saudi Arabia. 1. Who did North Korea play? 2. Did North Korea win? 3. Was North Korea ahead in the match? 4. What was the score? 5. Where did they play? 6. Who was the Greek goaltender? 7. Did Jong Tae-se score a goal? 8. How many? 9. Who scored Greece's first goal? 10. How many minutes in? 11. Did he score both their goals? 12. Who got the other one? 13. Who did the Republic of Ireland play? 14. Who won? 15. Was it a blow out? 16. How many goals did Ireland score? 17. When did both goals happen? 18. Where was that match played? 19. What big tournament is next month? 20. Who is in the same group with Paraguay? Numbered answers:

1. Greece 2. They tied 3. No 4. 2-2 5. Altach, Austria 6. Michalis Sifakis 7. yes 8. Two 9. Costas Katsouranis 10. minute 2 11. No 12. Angelos Charisteas 13. Paraguay 14. Ireland 15. No 16. Two 17. first-half 18. Ireland 19. World Cup 20. Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia

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Benny and his Dad wanted to make a pizza. On Sunday afternoon, they went to the supermarket to buy the ingredients. At the supermarket, they picked up some pizza dough, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni slices. The next day, Benny and his Dad started making the pizza. First, Benny rolled out the dough. Then, his Dad poured the sauce over the dough. Afterwards, Benny put the cheese on the pizza Last, Benny's dad put pepperoni slices on top. "Now, we must put it in the oven", Benny's Dad said. They slid the pizza into the oven and waited for it to finish cooking. After some time, Benny's Dad removed the pizza from the oven. The cheese was bubbly. "It looks great!" Benny shouted. After the cheese stopped bubbling, Benny's Dad cut the pizza into eight slices. Benny got four slices and Benny's Dad got four slices. They were both happy with how the pizza came out. They both enjoyed eating the pizza very much. 1. Who was going to cook? 2. What were they making? 3. When were they making it? 4. What did they have to do first? 5. Did they need pineapple from there? 6. What did they get? 7. What was the first step in cooking? 8. Who did that step? 9. Did Benny do all the steps? 10. Did he do the majority of the steps? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Benny and his Dad. 2. Pizza. 3. On Sunday afternoon. 4. Go to the supermarket. 5. No. 6. Pizza dough, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni slices. 7. Rolling out the dough. 8. Benny. 9. No. 10. No.

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXIX THE ARM OF THE LAW Soon Dick and Sam were on the way to where they had left the chauffeur and the big touring car. They fairly ran down the woodland trail, stumbling over the rocks and tree roots in the darkness. Once Sam went down, and scratched his hand, but he got up without complaining. They were almost in sight of the machine when they heard a peculiar sound. Dick's heart gave a bound. "Listen!" he cried. "He's trying to crank up! He must have gotten free of his bonds!" The oldest Rover boy was right, the chauffeur had worked at the straps and ropes until he had liberated himself. Now he was working at the crank of the touring car, hoping to get away in the machine. "He won't get started," muttered Sam, remembering what he and Tom had done to the automobile. They sneaked up behind the man, and before he could resist had thrown him flat on his back. Then, while Dick held him down, Sam ran and got the straps and ropes. "You let me go!" yelled the man. "Let me go, or it will be the worse for you!" And he tried to get away. But then Dick put a pistol to his head and he collapsed and offered no more resistance. As soon as the chauffeur was again secured, the boys bundled him into the enclosed portion of the car and tied him fast to the foot rail and the robe rail. Then the youths lost no time in readjusting the machine so it could be used, and lighting all the front lamps. 1. Did Sam cry when he fell? 2. who was the older of the 2 boys? 3. where were they running to? 4. was it daytime or night? 5. who did they sneak up on? 6. was he happy to see them? 7. what did they do after tying him up again? 8. what made Dicks heart jump? 9. what was the sound? 10. what did they tie the chauffeur up with? Numbered answers:

1. no 2. Dick 3. where they had left the chauffeur 4. darkness. 5. chauffeur 6. no 7. Dick put a pistol to his head 8. they heard a peculiar sound 9. he was working at the crank of the touring car 10. straps and ropes

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(CNN) -- At least one performer fell hard for Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards. Not sure what that means? Well, check out the top five moments from Sunday night's 2013 Billboard Music Awards: 1. Miguel lands on a fan The R & B singer accidentally landed on a woman in the mosh pit during a performance of his hit song "Adorn." He was attempting a jump that went wrong. The fan appeared to be fine and the singer kept singing. Miguel later tweeted: "got caught up in the moment, thank goodness Khyati is okay." 2. Taylor Swift wins eight out of the 11 awards she was up for Swift is no stranger to taking to the stage to accept accolades, and on Sunday night she collected a few, including Billboard Artist of the Year. "My album is kind of on the ends of the intense emotional spectrum," Swift said while accepting that award. "You (fans) are the longest and best relationship I have ever had." She also won Top Country Artist,Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Digital Songs Artist -- the last one a tie with singer Carly Rae Jepsen. Swift's album "Red" won in the Top Billboard 200 and Country Album categories and her single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" collected the trophy for Top Country Song. 3. Justin Bieber gets booed While accepting the first ever Milestone Award, the Biebs was both cheered and jeered. He appeared to reference the rough times he has had of late in his acceptance speech. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Miguel 2. Yes 3. Eight 4. unknown 5. Swift 6. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" 7. Female 8. The rough times he has had of late. 9. "Red" 10. Yes Numbered questions:

1. Who was the one performer who fell hard? 2. was the fan ok? 3. how many awards Taylor Swift won? 4. Why did Justin get booed? 5. Who was Carly Rae Jepsen tied with ? 6. what song got top country song? 7. Was the fan female or male that Miguel fell on? 8. What did bieber talk about in his acceptance speech? 9. what swift's ablum won the top billboard 200? 10. Was "Adorn" a hit song?

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CHAPTER XX FISHING AND HUNTING The remainder of the week went by, and the boys and girls amused themselves as best they could. During that time, Mr. Endicott received a visit from the sheriff of the county, and Dave and his chums were called upon to tell all they could about the missing horses. Then, after some whispered talk between the county official and the ranch owner, the lads were requested to describe the man who had been seen on the trail in company with Link Merwell. "I really think the fellow was Andy Andrews," said the sheriff. "But if so, he had a big nerve to show himself in these parts." "Didn't you ask Link about the man?" asked Dave. "Yes. He says the fellow was a stranger to him, and they were just riding together for company. He says they were together about half an hour before he met you on the trail, and that the fellow left him about a quarter of an hour later and headed in the direction of the railroad station. He said the fellow didn't give any name, but said he was looking up some ranch properties for some Chicago capitalists." This was all the sheriff could tell, and on that the matter, for the time being, rested. Fortunately, Star Ranch possessed a good number of horses, so none of the young folks were deprived of mounts. But Belle mourned the loss of her favorite steed, to which she had become greatly attached. "I don't care so much for the others, but I do hope papa gets back Lady Alice," she said, dolefully. Answer the following questions: 1. who visited Mr. Endicott? 2. what did the boys have to tell him about? 3. where they asked to describe the suspect? 4. did the Sheriff have a suspicion of who they were describing? 5. who did he think it was? 6. who had been riding with the suspect? 7. did he know who the man was? 8. where had the man gone after they parted ways? 9. what was he doing in the area? 10. for whom? 11. from where? 12. who was saddest about the missing horses? 13. why? 14. to what? 15. what was the horse's name? 16. Did the thieves take all of the horses? 17. did they have enough left for all of the kids to ride? 18. what was the name of the ranch? 19. Did Link get the name of the man he had been riding with? Numbered answers:

1. the sheriff 2. the missing horses 3. yes 4. yes 5. Andy Andrews 6. Link 7. no 8. in the direction of the railroad station 9. looking up some ranch properties 10. capitalists. 11. Chicago 12. Belle 13. she was attached. 14. her favorite steed 15. Lady Alice 16. no 17. yes 18. , Star 19. no

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Read the text and answer the questions. CHAPTER XIV. HOW KING BOABDIL EL CHICO MARCHED OVER THE BORDER. The defeat of the Christian cavaliers among the mountains of Malaga, and the successful inroad of Muley Abul Hassan into the lands of Medina Sidonia, had produced a favorable effect on the fortunes of the old monarch. The inconstant populace began to shout forth his name in the streets, and to sneer at the inactivity of his son Boabdil el Chico. The latter, though in the flower of his age and distinguished for vigor and dexterity in jousts and tournaments, had never yet fleshed his weapon in the field of battle; and it was murmured that he preferred the silken repose of the cool halls of the Alhambra to the fatigue and danger of the foray and the hard encampments of the mountains. The popularity of these rival kings depended upon their success against the Christians, and Boabdil el Chico found it necessary to strike some signal blow to counterbalance the late triumph of his father. He was further incited by his father-in-law, Ali Atar, alcayde of Loxa, with whom the coals of wrath against the Christians still burned among the ashes of age, and had lately been blown into a flame by the attack made by Ferdinand on the city under his command. Ali Atar informed Boabdil that the late discomfiture of the Christian knights had stripped Andalusia of the prime of her chivalry and broken the spirit of the country. All the frontier of Cordova and Ecija now lay open to inroad; but he especially pointed out the city of Lucena as an object of attack, being feebly garrisoned and lying in a country rich in pasturage, abounding in cattle and grain, in oil and wine. The fiery old Moor spoke from thorough information, for he had made many an incursion into these parts, and his very name was a terror throughout the country. It had become a by-word in the garrison of Loxa to call Lucena the garden of Ali Atar, for he was accustomed to forage its fertile territories for all his supplies. 1. what did Ali tell Boabdil? 2. what did the popularity of the kings depend on? 3. who lost in the the mountains of Malaga? 4. what did this lead to? 5. who was inactive? 6. had the son ever used his weapon? 7. what did he prefer? 8. what did Boabdil el Chico think was necessary? 9. who is his father in law? 10. who attacked the city? 11. what city has lots of cows and grain? Numbered answers:

1. that the late discomfiture of the Christian knights had stripped Andalusia of the prime of her chivalry and broken the spirit of the country 2. upon their success against the Christians 3. the Christian cavaliers 4. a favorable effect on the fortunes of the old monarch 5. The populace 6. yes 7. he preferred the silken repose of the cool halls of the Alhambra to the fatigue and danger of the foray and the hard encampments of the mountains. 8. to strike some signal blow to counterbalance the late triumph of his father. 9. Ali Atar 10. Ferdinand 11. Lucena

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. On Tuesday evening, Rick wanted to play with his friends at a playground near his house. Rick's mother, Trish, drove him to the playground. Rick met up with Andrew and Chris. Rick ran to the monkey bars. Andrew ran to the slide. Chris ran to the swings. Trish sat on a bench near the monkey bars and read a book. She wanted to finish the book for a long time and wanted to try to finish right now. Around 6 PM, it started to rain. Trish quickly put her book inside of her jacket to keep it dry. Afterwards, she called Rick and his friends over and told them it was time to go. Rick and Andrew ran to Trish to follow her to the car. Chris tried to run to Trish but tripped and fell. He scabbed his knee. He was in a lot of pain. Trish told Rick and Andrew to get inside of the car. She ran to Chris to check on him. Trish had a bandage in her pocket and put it over Chris' scab. She then helped Chris get to the car. The next day, Rick asked Chris if he was okay from the fall at the playground. Chris said he was okay and wanted to go play at the playground again soon. 1. What day did Rick and his friend's play? 2. And where did they play at? 3. Who took them there? 4. and who is she to Rick? 5. And what were the friend's names? 6. What did Rick play on first? 7. And Chris 8. what about Andrew? 9. Where did the mom sit? 10. doing what? 11. what happened at 6? 12. so what did Trish do? 13. Who followed Trish to her car? 14. Who didn't make it to the car? 15. why? 16. Was he hurt? 17. How so? 18. What did the mom have to put over it? Numbered answers:

1. Tuesday 2. at a playground near his house 3. Trish 4. his mom 5. Andrew and Chris 6. the monkey bars 7. the swings 8. the slide 9. on a bench 10. reading 11. it started to rain 12. put her book inside of her jacket 13. Rick and Andrew 14. Chris 15. he tripped and fell 16. yes 17. He scabbed his knee 18. a bandage

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(CNN) -- Two former presidents reflected on their greatest regrets in office Monday, each looking back to issues that continue to plague the nation years later. Former presidents and political rivals Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush now share philanthropic efforts. Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton appeared together at a question-and-answer forum before the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans, Louisiana. Asked his biggest regret after leaving office, Bush said he now wonders whether he should have tried to get Saddam Hussein to leave office at the end of the first Gulf War in 1991. He told the gathering, "I've thought a lot about it, but at the end of Desert Storm, the question was should we have kind of kept going on that road to death and all this slaughter until Saddam Hussein showed up and laid his sword on the table, surrendered. And the common wisdom was he wouldn't do that." But he said a conversation with an FBI agent who interrogated Saddam after he was captured has made him reconsider. Bush recalled their talk, "I said, 'What if we just say he has to come to surrender, would he have done it?' And this guy said, 'I'm absolutely convinced he would have.' My experts tell me he wouldn't have." Bush said, "We ended it the way we said we would" as a military success, but noted a cleaner ending "would have been perfect." He added, "If we had tried to get Saddam Hussein to come and literally surrender and put his sword on the table, I think it might have been avoided some of the problems that we did have in the future from him." Answer this series of questions: 1. How many presidents are working together? 2. Who? 3. Where did they appear? 4. For what organization? 5. When? 6. When was the first Gulf War? 7. What does Bush regret? 8. Has he thought about it much? 9. What was the war's nickname? 10. Who said Saddam would surrender? Numbered answers:

1. Two 2. Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush 3. New Orleans, Louisiana 4. National Automobile Dealers Association 5. Monday 6. 1991 7. he should have tried to get Saddam Hussein to leave office 8. Yes 9. Desert Storm 10. this guy

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Is there anything the latest cell phone can't do? It can record movies, surf the net, and download the newest MP3 songs, but don't let those fancy features fool you. After all, chances are that phones have a Global Positioning System (GPS) chip. GPS lets phone companies determine the location of your phone at all times. If you are hurt and call 911, rescuers can find you by using your phone's GPS. But emergency officials aren't the only people interested in knowing where you are. Several new companies are using cell phones with GPS to monitor teen drivers for _ parents. The programs vary, but most of them allow parents to use the Internet to monitor their kids' locations, driving habits and speed. Some programs even let parents set speed and location limits so that they are alerted if their kids drive too fast or go beyond a predetermined boundary. Supporters of monitoring say that the programs also help if a teen is kidnapped or lost. Andrea Gutierrez uses a driving program to help her daughter get home. "I give her directions by looking at an online map, which shows me where she is". Jean Nichols, 17, says that parents are forgetting one very important thing: trust. "I don't like the idea of someone using a device that keeps tabs on me." Others say the information could be misused. "If everyone can find out exactly where your 17-year-old girl is at all times, it will present a potentially dangerous problem," Hohn Lawford told the Ottawa Citizen. Alana Watenpuhl, 19, says that teens can easily outsmart the programs. "Teens can always leave their cell phones somewhere and then go out with their friends. It's not likely that the chips are attached to their bodies," she told reporters. "But who knows?" she added. "That might be what's coming next." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What do programs use to see where people are? 2. What does that stand for? 3. Where can you find this? 4. Are parents using this now? 5. For what? 6. Is Andrea Gutierrez a mother? 7. What does she help her daughter do? 8. How does she locate her? 9. What does Alana Watenpuhl think of the programs? 10. By who? 11. would this be hard for them? 12. What's one simple thing they can do? 13. When? 14. What does she wonder might be next? 15. Is Jean Nichols fond of the programs? 16. What does he think is being violated? 17. How old is he? 18. What kind of restrictions can be set on kids by their parents? 19. What kind of speed would cause an alert to be sent? 20. What kind of boundaries can be broken? Numbered answers:

1. GPS 2. Global Positioning System 3. cell phones 4. yes 5. tmonitor kid's location and driving habits 6. yrs 7. get home 8. an online map 9. they can be outsmarted 10. teens 11. no 12. leave their phones somewhere 13. when they go out 14. Imicrochips on their bodies 15. no 16. trust 17. 17 18. speed and location 19. high speed 20. location

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Jill ran upstairs as soon as she got home from school. Today she was a sad and angry girl. Her teacher had given her a lot of homework. Jill always thought homework wasn't fair. But she thought it was extra unfair today because she wanted to play with a new toy. The new toy was called Wiggle Giggle and Jill's friends said it was very fun. When Jill ran into her room, she jumped up on her bed. Frowning, she tried to think of a way to get her homework done very quickly. While she was thinking, she unwrapped a brownie and began to eat it. Brownies were her favorite snack and it made her feel a little better. Suddenly, Jill came up with a plan. She jumped down from the bed and stuffed the rest of the snack in her mouth. As she chewed, she opened her toy chest. Jill had to dig way down to the bottom, but she soon found what she was looking for: parts from a few broken toys. Things were looking up! Jill's plan was to build a robot to do her homework. Nothing would get in the way of her plan. It took her hours to finish it, but she was proud of her work. When it was done, she named the robot Mister Sparks. She told it, "Mister Sparks, do my homework!" Then Jill had to go eat dinner. After dinner, Jill spent the rest of the night playing Wiggle Giggle. It was so much fun! But Jill got some bad news before going to bed. Mister Sparks had not done any of the homework! Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What did Jill do as soon as she got home from school? 2. How was she feeling? 3. Why did she feel that way? 4. Did she think getting homework was fair? 5. Why was getting home work even worse today? 6. Who said the new toy she got was very fun? 7. Did she try to come up with a way to finish her homework quickly? 8. What did she eat while she was thinking about it? 9. Are brownies her favorite snack? 10. Did it help her feel any better? 11. Did she come up with a plan to get her homework done? 12. What was it? 13. How long did it take for her to finish it? 14. What did she name the robot? 15. Then what did she tell her to do? 16. What did she have to do after she told it that? 17. Did she spend the rest of the night playing after she ate? 18. Did Mister Sparkes do her homework? Numbered answers:

1. ran upstairs 2. sad and angry 3. Her teacher had given her a lot of homework 4. No 5. she wanted to play with a new toy. 6. Jill's friends 7. Yes 8. A brownie 9. Yes 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. to build a robot to do her homework 13. Hours 14. Mister Sparks. 15. to do her homework 16. to go eat dinner 17. Yes 18. No

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On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole "map" of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named "genes" in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language. In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one "word" means, we can help save more people from several illnesses. Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn't limited in use. 1. How many scientists were there? 2. What were there names? 3. Who did tey tell they could read the whole map of the human body? 4. When? 5. What is something that everybody has? 6. What did it tell our body? 7. Is it the reason we look like our mother and father? 8. Why? 9. Who discovered this? Numbered answers:

1. two 2. Francis Collins and Craig Venter 3. the world 4. June 26, 2000 5. DNA 6. what to do 7. yes 8. we get some of their DNA 9. Francis Collins and Craig Venter

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CHAPTER XXV THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment. "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly. "Do you suppose they can be related?" "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil. "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with." "Mr. Endicott said he didn't use to be so bad," answered Dave. "It is only lately--since he went to work for Mr. Merwell--that he has grown dissolute." "Maybe he is sorry that he left the Endicott place," said the senator's son. "I'll wager he has no such nice times at the Triple X Ranch as he had at the Star." "Not if all the cowboys are like those who came to our entertainment," said Phil. "But, Dave, if you think he's related to Charley Gamp, why not speak to him about it?" "You may get into trouble if you do," interposed Roger, hastily. "Some of these Western characters don't like to have their past raked up." "But Charley Gamp wants to find his relatives," went on the shipowner's son. "I'll bring it around--when I get the chance," said Dave. "But I can't do it now," he added. "He's gone." And Dave was right. Hank Snogger had leaped on his horse, and was off, on a trail that led up the river instead of across it. "What are you boys confabbing about?" cried Belle, coming up, with a box of candy in her hand. 1. What was the name of this chapter? 2. Who made an announcement at the beginning? 3. Who rebuttled to his statement? 4. Did he say it quickly? 5. How does he wonder of a Western character? 6. What will that cause? 7. Who is sorry they moved from Endicott? 8. Does he have anyone in his family in the story? 9. What is his name? 10. Has the troubled child always acted this way? 11. When did this begin? 12. Where do they believe that he picked up the habit? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT 2. Dave 3. Roger 4. No 5. Western characters don't like to have their past raked up 6. Trouble 7. Snogger 8. Yes 9. Charley Gamp 10. No 11. only lately 12. since he went to work for Mr. Merwell

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Korean is considered one of the hardest languages in the world to master, but an elephant in a South Korean zoo is making a good start. Koshik, a 22-year-old Asian elephant has stunned experts and his keepers at Everland Zoo near Seoul by imitating human speech. Koshik can say the Korean words for "hello," "sit down," "no," "lie down" and "good." His trainer, Kim Jong Gap, first started to realize Koshik was mimicking him several years ago. ""In 2004 and 2005, Kim didn't even know that the human voice he heard at the zoo was actually from Koshik," zoo spokesman In Kim In Cherl said. "But in 2006, he started to realize that Koshik had been imitating his voice and mentioned it to his boss." Why do elephants have hair on their heads? His boss initially called him "crazy." Koshik's remarkable antics grabbed the interest of an elephant vocalization expert thousands of kilometers away at the University of Vienna in Austria. ""There was a YouTube video about Koshik vocalizing, and I was not sure if it was a fake, or if it was real," Dr. Angela Stoeger-Horwath said. She traveled with fellow expert Dr. Daniel Mietchen to South Korea in 2010 to test the elephant's ability. They recorded Koshik repeating certain words his keeper said and then played them for native Korean speakers to see, if they were recognizable. "It is, for some of the sounds he makes, quite astonishing for how similar they are," said Mietchen of the University of Jena in Germany. "For instance the word 'choa' (meaning good) -- if you hear it right after what the keeper says -- it's quite similar." 1. What is one of the hardest languages to master? 2. Who is learning it? 3. Where? 4. Which one? 5. Which is where? 6. What is the elephant's name? 7. How old is he? 8. When did he start? 9. Who saw a video about him? 10. What is she? 11. where does she work? 12. What did she do? 13. Did she go alone? 14. Who went with her? 15. When? 16. What did they do when they got there? 17. Was he actually speaking? 18. What was he doing? 19. What was his name? 20. How was the video found? Numbered answers:

1. Korean 2. an elephant 3. in a zoo 4. Everland Zoo 5. Seoul 6. Koshik 7. 22 8. unknown 9. Dr. Angela Stoeger-Horwath 10. an elephant vocalization expert 11. at the University of Vienna 12. traveled to South Korea 13. no 14. Dr. Daniel Mietchen 15. 2010 16. recorded Koshik 17. no 18. mimicking the trainer 19. Kim Jong Gap 20. on YouTube

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My cat's name is Buggleton. She is black and white with big green eyes and very long whiskers, like a bug. When I woke up this morning, my cat was not inside the house. She is allowed outside, and we have a cat door in the kitchen so she can come and go as she pleases. She comes home at night, sleeps in her special box, and is here for breakfast before going outside for new adventures. We can lock the cat door so she can't go outside when we go on vacation. If we go on vacation for more than a few days, my mom comes over to check on her and feed her. So it was very weird to wake up and see that she was not home for her morning food! My husband and neighbor and I called for her, but she did not come. Guess where she was? Trapped in the garage overnight! Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Buggleton 2. female 3. green 4. yes 5. in the kitchen 6. her special box 7. when we go on vacation 8. my mom 9. yes 10. my husband and neighbor 11. no 12. in the garage 13. overnight Numbered questions:

1. What is your cat's name? 2. Male or female? 3. What color are her eyes? 4. Do you let her go outside? 5. Where is the cat door? 6. Where does she sleep at night? 7. Do you ever lock the kitty door? 8. Who looks after your cat when you go away? 9. Is is strange for Buggleton to not be home for breakfast? 10. Who helped you look for her? 11. Did she appear when you said her name? 12. Where did you find her? 13. How long had she been stuck there?

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Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work , a move scientists say can be good for productivity , workplace morale , and the well-being of animals . A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet . Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets . "On the pets' side , they are not left on their own and won't feel lonely and unhappy," she said . A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism . Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington . "My customers love them. They are their favorites ," she said . "They are not troublesome . They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun ." Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years "working" at Punch Gallery in Balmain . Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years . "BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass ," he said . Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation . But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable . Answer the following questions: 1. Who is encouraged to bring companions to work? 2. Why? 3. How can it help the animals? 4. Have any studies been done? 5. Where? 6. Anywhere else? 7. Any notable stats in that one? 8. Any anecdotal evidence? 9. WHat seeems to be a popular animal un businesses according to these stories? 10. DO the patrons like them as much as the business owners? 11. Why? 12. Are the kitties well behaved? 13. But are there any concerns about pets in business places? 14. Who brought up that point? 15. Who is she? 16. IS she in favor of pets at work? Numbered answers:

1. Pet owners 2. its's good for productivity , workplace morale , and the well-being of animals . 3. they won't feel lonely and unhappy 4. yes 5. Australia 6. the US 7. for companies 73% found office pets beneficial , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism . 8. yes 9. cats 10. yes 11. because they enabled a point of conversation 12. yes 13. both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable . 14. Sue Chaseling 15. She works for Petcare Information Service 16. yes

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Read the text and answer the questions. Once there was a fish who had lived his whole life in his bowl. He often got bored and wished to see the rest of the world, but because he was a fish, he couldn't leave the water. So one day he made a special fish suit that would allow him to walk on land and breathe air like humans. He knew this would change his life, and make him rich, but first he would have to test it out. He put the suit on and leaped from the bowl that until now had been his whole world. The suit worked! Now he could go where he wanted. First he went to the kitchen of the house. There he saw a parrot eating a cracker. Second he went outside to the yard. He saw squirrels there running around looking for food. Third he went to the barn in the field. He saw a mommy cow. She was teaching her calf how to run. Finally he went to forest where he saw more trees than he had ever seen in his whole life. But after all this he was tired, and made up his mind to go back to his home in the bowl. It was a lot of work trying to see the world. He took off the special suit and splashed back into the water. His suit had passed the test and he was very happy, but he had made up his mind that his bowl was the place for him. 1. Where did the fish live? 2. For how long? 3. Did he find that exciting? 4. So how'd he feel? 5. And what did he want to do? 6. Could he? 7. Why? 8. Why not? 9. So what'd he do to change that? 10. What'd it do? 11. And what else? 12. Like who? 13. What'd he know? 14. But what'd he have to do first? 15. Did the suit work? 16. Where could he now go? 17. So where'd he go first? 18. What'd he see there? 19. Doing what? 20. Where did he go next? Numbered answers:

1. in his bowl. 2. his whole life 3. No 4. He often got bored 5. see the rest of the world 6. No 7. he couldn't leave the water. 8. because he was a fish 9. he made a special fish suit 10. allow him to walk on land 11. breathe air 12. humans 13. this would change his life, and make him rich 14. test it out 15. Yes 16. where he wanted 17. the kitchen of the house 18. a parrot 19. eating a cracker 20. outside to the yard.

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. After moving to New York, Brian Moore could not stop running into his ex-girlfriend. There were four awkward and unplanned encounters in six months, to be exact. So while most social apps are about connecting with friends, family or good-looking strangers, Moore began to wonder if a mobile tool could use the same readily available location information to help you avoid certain people. That's how he and Chris Baker were inspired to create Cloak, a free iPhone app that pulls in location check-ins from your contacts' Instagram and Foursquare accounts. It maps out the positions of people you know based on their most recent social posts so you can give them the slip. Cloak's tagline is "Incognito mode for real life." You might say it's an anti-social network. Click on a bubble on the map, and you'll see a person's name, his or her location and about how long ago he or she checked in there. If it was a while ago, the image will appear faded, like a ghost. "We feel like we've reached the point of social fatigue -- too many networks with too much information, all the time," Baker says. "It's OK to turn off and pick up a copy of 'Walden' and just be alone." The app lets people set up push alerts for acquaintances they'd prefer to avoid such as exes, frenemies or annoying co-workers. If someone wants to drop off the grid completely, he can set up these notifications for everyone in his social networks -- presumably while sneaking through dark alleys or hiding behind sunglasses and a hat. 1. what is cloak? 2. who created it? 3. where does it pull check-in information from? 4. how many sources is that? 5. where did Brian move to recently? 6. how many unplanned encounters did he have when he got there? 7. over what timeframe? 8. what is the apps tagline? 9. is it pro-social? 10. what is it then? 11. can you use the app on everyone? 12. who thinks that we've reached a point of social fatigue? 13. who was it that Brian kept running into? 14. what happens to old check in locations on the map? 15. similar to what supernatural entity? Numbered answers:

1. iPhone app 2. Brian Moore and Chris Baker 3. your contacts' Instagram and Foursquare accounts. 4. Three 5. New York 6. four 7. six months, to be exact. 8. "Incognito mode for real life." 9. no 10. You might say it's an anti-social network. 11. If they have one of the sources enabled 12. Baker 13. ex-girlfriend. 14. It will appear faded 15. a ghost.

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Seedy the watermelon was a very special type of watermelon. He didn't have any seeds. He was green and he had stripes. All of his cousins had seeds, but he didn't have any. He felt very left out. He couldn't thing of why he was different. His mom told him it was because he was a very special watermelon. She also tells him she loves him the way he is. But Seedy didn't think it was a good thing. He wished he could be like everyone else and have seeds. One day, he rolled out to the lawn and looked at all of his new cousins growing in the garden. He rolled around until he found a little baby watermelon that didn't have any seeds either. He sat next to him and talked to him. He told him that he was very special, and was excited for him to be picked off the vine and be his special best friend. He would name him Seedy, Jr. Answer this series of questions: 1. How was Seedy different? 2. What color was he? 3. What did his parent believe? 4. Did he believe that? 5. What did he think about another melon not having seeds? 6. What did he call this one? 7. Did they become friends then? 8. Were they family members? 9. Did Seedy accept himself? 10. What was his mother's name? Numbered answers:

1. He didn't have any seeds. 2. Green with stripes. 3. He was special. 4. But Seedy didn't think it was a good thing 5. He told him that he was very special. 6. Seedy Jr. 7. No. 8. Yes. 9. No. 10. unknown

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Harry is a boy with a learning disability. On his fourth birthday, he was given a pug called Millie. Two weeks after the dog's arrival, he was happier and calmer and said his first words, "dog" and "mummy". Just two months later, thieves stole the dog, and now the heartbroken little boy is back to where he started. He has refused to talk since losing his best friend. His mother was worried and gave him another dog, but he just "pushed it away". Mrs Hainsworth, his mother, says, "My son is very sad. He'll go over to her cage and just beat on the bars. There is no word coming out, but you just know he's screaming 'Where is Millie' inside. Millie was really his best friend. They would play together happily for hours. None of his toys has ever held his attention that long. Now he has just completely turned quiet again. "Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move. But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had. Mrs Hainsworth says, "My son was so happy when he saw Millie. Being with Millie changed him, and within two weeks he had said his first words and was working on saying 'dad'. Just last week, his teachers and I were saying how much Millie had helped him. And now this!" Mrs Hainsworth is considering buying another pug in the hope that her son will accept it. Maureen Hennis of the charity, Pets as Therapy, says she has seen many cases of dogs helping people with speech problems. "People may talk to a dog when they wouldn't like to talk to another human," she says. "A dog doesn't care if words come out wrong." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Did someone have a pet? 2. What kind? 3. What was it named? 4. Who owned it? 5. How old was he? 6. Who was his mother? 7. Did the pet affect the kid? 8. How so? 9. Did something happen to the pet? 10. What? 11. How long after they got it? 12. Was the kid happy or sad about this? 13. Is there an organization that deals with this sort of relationship? 14. Who? 15. Who is someone that works there? 16. Do they charge money for their services? 17. Did the kid get another pet? 18. Did the kid continue speaking after the pet was gone? 19. How long would the pet and the kid goof off? 20. Was he the same way with toys? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. a pug 3. Millie 4. Harry 5. four 6. Mrs Hainsworth 7. yes 8. within two weeks he had said his first words 9. yes 10. thieves stole the dog 11. two months 12. sad 13. yes 14. Pets as Therapy 15. Maureen Hennis 16. no 17. unknown 18. yes 19. for hours. 20. No.

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CHAPTER I SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Sam, this isn't the path." "I know it, Tom." "We've missed our way," went on Tom Rover, with a serious look on his usually sunny face. "It looks that way to me," answered Sam Rover, his younger brother. "I think we made a wrong turn after we slid down the cliff." "What is keeping Dick?" "I don't know." "Let's call to him," went on Tom, and set up a loud cry, in which his brother joined. The pair listened intently, but no answer came back. "I don't like this," said Sam, an anxious look in his clear eyes. "Maybe Dick is in trouble." "Perhaps so," answered Tom Rover. The two boys were far up on a mountainside, and all around them were tall trees, thick brushwood, and immense ridges of rocks. It had been a clear, sunshiny day, but now the sky was overcast, and it looked like rain. "We've got to go back for Dick," said Tom, after a painful pause. "No use of going on without him." "I hope he hasn't fallen over some cliff and hurt himself," returned his younger brother. "I don't see why he doesn't answer us, if he's all right," was the unsatisfactory reply. "Come on, or the storm will overtake us before we get down from the mountain and we'll be soaked by the time we reach home." Side by side the brothers retraced their steps--a hard task, for it is much easier to climb down a steep mountainside than to climb up. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Are the characters lost? 2. Are the characters related? 3. How? 4. What are their names? 5. And their last name? 6. Did they slide down a cliff? 7. Who are they waiting for? 8. How did they try to get his attention? 9. Did it work? 10. How does Sam feel? 11. Are they in a valley? 12. What's around them? 13. How was the weather? 14. And before? 15. Did they go on without Dick? 16. What did they do? 17. Is that easy or hard? 18. Were they doing up or down? 19. What did Sam think happened to Dick? 20. Did he think he was okay? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. yes 3. they are brothers 4. Sam and Tom 5. Rover 6. yes 7. Dick 8. they called to him 9. no 10. anxious 11. no 12. trees and rocks 13. overcast 14. clear day 15. no 16. retraced their steps 17. hard 18. up 19. fallen off a cliff 20. no

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Paris (CNN) -- Yasser Arafat's widow on Tuesday questioned the findings of French scientists that the Palestinian leader did not die from radioactive polonium poisoning but rather from natural causes. The conclusion, leaked to multiple French media agencies and Reuters, contradicts the findings of Swiss forensic scientists who concluded last month that samples taken from Arafat's exhumed body were consistent with polonium-210 exposure but did not definitely prove that he was poisoned. "I'm convinced there is something wrong, and he did not die from a natural death," Suha Arafat said at a news conference in Paris. She said she is requesting that the Swiss findings be made available to French authorities investigating her husband's death. She said the medical experts in Switzerland and France came from different medical fields. "I don't doubt them. But they are different skills. They are different types of medicines," she said. The French findings will do little to quell the rumors that Arafat was poisoned. Arafat died at age 75 at a Paris military hospital in November 2004 after he had a brain hemorrhage and slipped into a coma. Palestinian officials said in the days before his death that Arafat had a blood disorder -- though they ruled out leukemia -- and that he had digestive problems. Rumors of poisoning circulated at the time, but Palestinian officials denied them. Two weeks after Arafat's death, his nephew said medical records showed no cause of death. Nasser al-Kidwa, who was the Palestinian observer to the United Nations, said toxicology tests showed "no known poison," though he refused to exclude the possibility that poison caused his uncle's death. 1. When did Arafat die? 2. Where? 3. How old was he? 4. Was he alert before he died? 5. Why not? 6. What caused the coma? 7. What did scientists from France say the cause of death was? 8. What did Scientist from Switzerland find in his blood? 9. Did this prove a poisoning? 10. Who was his wife? 11. Did she think his death was suspicious? 12. Did she give a news conference? 13. Where? 14. What cause of death did his nephew say was in the records? 15. Who is his nephew? 16. Was there poison in his toxicology tests? 17. Does Nasser think it's impossible to say he was poisoned? 18. Who does Suha want to have access to the Swiss reports? 19. Did he have leukemia? 20. What kind of problems did he have? Numbered answers:

1. in November 2004 2. at a Paris military hospital 3. 75 4. no 5. he was in a coma 6. a brain hemorrhage 7. blood disorder 8. polonium-210 9. no 10. Suha Arafat 11. yes 12. yes 13. in Paris. 14. no cause of death 15. Nasser al-Kidwa 16. no 17. no 18. because the doctors have different skills 19. no 20. digestive problems

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CHAPTER VII FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam. "What a rascal he is getting to be! Almost as bad as Dan Baxter." "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam. "But I admit, he is bad enough." "I'd give some money to lay my hands on him," put in Tom. "Oh, but wouldn't I punch his head good and hand him over to the police afterwards!" Word was sent to Josiah Cotton and other officers of the law to look for Flapp, but for the time being nothing was seen or heard of that individual. The Rover boys were to start for home the next day and that night a large number of the cadets held a special jollification on the parade ground in front of the Hall. A bonfire was lit, and the lads danced around and sang to their hearts' content. In the midst of the excitement somebody saw Peleg Snuggers, the general-utility man of the school, hurrying across the backyard. "Hullo, there goes Peleg!" was the shout. "Let's give him a rousing farewell, boys," came from Tom Rover. "Hi, there, Peleg, come here." "Can't, I'm in a hurry," responded the man-of-all-work, who had had the cadets plague him before. "Oh, you must come," was the cry, and in a moment more Peleg Snuggers was surrounded. "Let us march him around on our shoulders," went on Tom. "Peleg loves that, I know he does." 1. Who heard the news? 2. From whom? 3. Who did the cops need to find? 4. Is he a good guy? 5. Is he better or worse than Dan Baxter? 6. Did Tom believe in nonviolence? 7. Whose job was it to find Flapp? 8. Who was headed back to their house? 9. Did the cadets have a party? 10. What happened there? 11. Who did they see walking across the yard? 12. Where did he work? 13. As what? 14. Was he excited to see them? 15. Why not? 16. Did the cadets treat him well in the past? 17. What chapter is this? 18. And the title? 19. What was lighted on the yard? 20. Did the boys want to say goodbye to Peleg? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Dick 2. Captain Putnam 3. Lew Flapp 4. No 5. Almost as bad 6. No 7. Josiah Cotton 8. Rover boys 9. Yes 10. dancing and singing 11. Peleg Snuggers 12. the school 13. the general-utility man 14. No 15. He was in a hurry 16. unknown 17. CHAPTER VII 18. FUN ON THE CAMPUS 19. Yes 20. Let's give him a rousing farewell, boys

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXV "I would do it now" Though it was rumoured all over London that the Duke of Omnium was dying, his Grace had been dressed and taken out of his bed-chamber into a sitting-room, when Madame Goesler was brought into his presence by Lady Glencora Palliser. He was reclining in a great arm-chair, with his legs propped up on cushions, and a respectable old lady in a black silk gown and a very smart cap was attending to his wants. The respectable old lady took her departure when the younger ladies entered the room, whispering a word of instruction to Lady Glencora as she went. "His Grace should have his broth at half-past four, my lady, and a glass and a half of champagne. His Grace won't drink his wine out of a tumbler, so perhaps your ladyship won't mind giving it him at twice." "Marie has come," said Lady Glencora. "I knew she would come," said the old man, turning his head round slowly on the back of his chair. "I knew she would be good to me to the last." And he laid his withered hand on the arm of his chair, so that the woman whose presence gratified him might take it within hers and comfort him. "Of course I have come," said Madame Goesler, standing close by him and putting her left arm very lightly on his shoulder. It was all that she could do for him, but it was in order that she might do this that she had been summoned from London to his side. He was wan and worn and pale,--a man evidently dying, the oil of whose lamp was all burned out; but still as he turned his eyes up to the woman's face there was a remnant of that look of graceful fainéant nobility which had always distinguished him. He had never done any good, but he had always carried himself like a duke, and like a duke he carried himself to the end. 1. Who is ill? 2. Who visited him? 3. Who was she introduced by? 4. What is Goesler's first name? 5. Where did she come from? 6. Was she asked to come to the duke? 7. How does the duke look? 8. Was he expecting this visitor? 9. Was the duke a kind man? 10. Has he eaten already? Numbered answers:

1. the Duke of Omnium 2. Madame Goesler 3. Lady Glencora Palliser. 4. Marie 5. from London 6. yes 7. wan and worn and pale 8. yes 9. no 10. no

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The Atlantic–Congo languages are a major division constituting the core of the Niger–Congo language family of Africa, characterised by the noun class systems typical of the family. They comprise all of Niger–Congo except Mande, Dogon, Ijoid and the Katla and Rashad languages (previously classified as Kordofanian). Mukarovsky's West-Nigritic corresponded roughly to modern Atlantic–Congo. In the infobox at the right, the languages which appear to be the most divergent (Senufo, Kru) are placed at the top, whereas those closer to the core (the similar "Benue–Kwa" branches of Kwa, Volta–Niger and Benue–Congo) are near the bottom. The erstwhile Atlantic branch has been broken up into Senegambian, Bak, Mel, Gola and Limba, which are left next to each other merely because there is no published evidence to move them; Volta–Congo (Savannas through Benue–Congo) is intact apart from Kru and Senufo. If Kwa or Savannas prove to be invalid, the tree will be even more crowded. There are a few poorly attested languages, such as Bayot and Bung, which may prove to be additional branches. "Glottolog" (2013) does not accept that the Kordofanian branches (Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban) or the difficult-to-classify Laal language have been demonstrated to be Atlantic–Congo languages. It otherwise accepts the family, but not its inclusion within a broader Niger–Congo. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban 2. Glottolog 3. in 2013 4. the Niger–Congo language family 5. the noun class systems typical of the family 6. Mande 7. Dogon 8. Rashad 9. the Katla and Rashad languages 10. Senufo and Kru 11. Senegambian, Bak, Mel, Gola and Limba 12. no Numbered questions:

1. What are the Kordofanian branches? 2. Who does not agree that they are Atlantic-Congo in origin? 3. When did they state this opinion? 4. What are the Atlantic-Congo languages a part of? 5. What are they defined by? 6. Name a language not comprised by the Atlantic-Congo family. 7. And another? 8. And one more? 9. What was categorized as Kordofanian? 10. Which languages are the most divergent? 11. What has the Atlantic branch been broken into? 12. Have Gola and Limba been well-studied?

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USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, it operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters on Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia. It is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. Its dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional and national newspapers worldwide, through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and its inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With a weekly circulation of 1,021,638 and an approximate daily reach of seven million readers , "USA Today" shares the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States with "The Wall Street Journal" and "The New York Times". "USA Today" is distributed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with an international edition distributed in Canada, Asia and the Pacific Islands, and Europe. The development of "USA Today" commenced on February 29, 1980, when company staff employed for a task force known as "Project NN" met with Gannett Company chairman Al Neuharth in Cocoa Beach, Florida to develop a national newspaper. Early, regional prototypes included "East Bay Today", an Oakland, California-based publication first published in the late 1970s to serve as the morning edition of the "Oakland Tribune", an afternoon newspaper which Gannett owned at the time. On June 11, 1981, Gannett printed the first prototypes of the proposed publication; the copies, which displayed two proposed design layouts, were mailed to various newsmakers and prominent leaders in journalism for review and input. The Gannett Company's Board of Directors approved the launch of the national newspaper, which would be titled "USA Today", on December 5, 1981; with the launch, Neuharth was appointed president and publisher of the newspaper, adding those responsibilities to his existing position as Gannett's chief executive officer. Answer the following questions: 1. How many copies of USA Today go out per week? 2. How many people read it each day? 3. Are any U.S. newspapers as widely read as it? 4. Can you find the paper in Puerto Rico? 5. What about Alaska? 6. What company owns the paper? 7. True or False: It is their most important publication. 8. Where is the paper headquartered? 9. On what street? 10. Is it only printed there? 11. In how many places is it printed? 12. True or False: The paper has had an influential design. 13. What is one component of the paper's design? 14. And another? 15. And one more? 16. Who chairs the Gannett Company? 17. People from what work group met him in Florida? 18. What was the goal of their meeting? 19. Where in Florida did they meet? 20. When was the paper launched? Numbered answers:

1. 1,021,638 2. 7 million readers 3. No 4. Yes 5. yes 6. The Gannett Company 7. True 8. In McLean, Virginia 9. Jones Branch Drive 10. No 11. 42 places total 12. True 13. informational graphics 14. colorized images 15. popular culture stories 16. Al Neuharth 17. Project NN 18. They wanted to develop a national newspaper 19. Cocoa Beach 20. December 5, 1981

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Read the text and answer the questions. Timmy liked to play games and play sports but more than anything he liked to collect things. He collected bottle caps. He collected sea shells. He collected baseball cards. He has collected baseball cards the longest. He likes to collect the thing that he has collected the longest the most. He once thought about collecting stamps but never did. His most expensive collection was not his favorite collection. Timmy spent the most money on his bottle cap collection. 1. Did Timmy like to play games? 2. What else did he like to play? 3. Did he like doing anything more than that? 4. What is it he like to do more? 5. What did he like to collect 6. What did he like to collect the most? 7. Why did he like collecting them the most? 8. Did he collect stamps? 9. Did he ever think about starting collecting them? 10. Was his baseball card collection the most expensive? 11. What was his most expensive collection? Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. sports 3. yes 4. collect things 5. bottle caps, sea shells, and baseball cards 6. Baseball cards 7. He liked to collect the thing that he has collected the longest the most 8. No 9. Yes 10. No 11. His bottle cap collection

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. The cruelty and inhumanity of the war is just as cruel an inhumane through the eyes of a horse. Or at least in the eyes of Joey, the star of War Horse (<< >> ). The film has come out in cinemas on February 28, 2012 on the Chinese mainland. The story starts on a farm in Devon, southwest England. The Narracott family--Dad, Mum, and their teenage son Albert - rent the farm. When Dad buys a beautiful horse, Albert falls in love with him. He trains him and names him Joey. They become as close as it is possible for a human and an animal to be. But World War I breaks out. Dad has to sell the horse to an English Army officer to pay the rent. Joey and Albert can no longer be together. Albert promises Joey that they'll find each other again one day. Then Albert goes on a journey to search for his friend. But the four years of war are about Joey's journey. He starts as the mount of the English officer. Then he becomes a German workhorse. He is given to a French teenager and her grandpa. He has to face the tanks on the front line. The story ends in a sunset scene on the battlefield. Albert has become a soldier. The two are reunited. Battle scenes are part of the story , but the movie's Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg said that War Horse is not a war movie. "I consider it to be a love between a horse and a young man... It's about the connectivity that an animal can bring to human characters," Spielberg said. Roger Moore of the Chicago Tribune said Spielberg manages in the film to "measure a man by how he acts toward animals". In one scene, a British soldier and a German soldier join hands to _ Joey. " Men on opposing sides of war find their shared humanity in their love of animals in War Horse, I appreciated this work." Moore concluded. 1. What movie is about Joey? 2. When did it come out in China? 3. Who is the director? 4. Who reviewed the movie? 5. For which paper? 6. Where does the movie begin? 7. Who lives there? 8. Do they own the farm? 9. Who is Joey? 10. Why did Dad sell him? 11. Who buys him? 12. Does Albert want to sell him? 13. Why not? 14. Was he ever given to a German? 15. How many French people owned him? 16. Are they related? 17. Was he ever in battle? 18. What does Albert turn into? 19. Does Spielberg consider this a war movie? 20. What award did he win? Numbered answers:

1. War Horse 2. February 28, 2012 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Roger Moore 5. the Chicago Tribune 6. a farm in Devon, southwest England 7. Narracott family 8. No 9. a beautiful horse 10. to pay the rent 11. an English Army officer 12. No 13. They become as close as it is possible for a human and an animal to be 14. Yes 15. Two 16. Yes 17. Yes 18. a soldier 19. No 20. Oscar

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed. Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo after storming his residence on Monday. Gbagbo defied calls to step down after an electoral commission declared he lost a presidential election in November to Alassane Ouattara. Ouattara has been recognized internationally as the legitimate winner. A violent power struggle followed the standoff, with supporters loyal to both sides taking to the streets in protests since December. Hundreds have been killed, according to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Andris Piebalgs, EU commissioner for development, announced the recovery package on Tuesday. "We will stand by Ivory Coast and its people by immediately starting to work with the government of President Ouattara to support him in getting the country on the right track towards reconciliation, democracy, economic recovery and sustainable development," he said. The funding will provide support to ensure basic needs for citizens such as health, water, sanitation and to support the agricultural sector, Piebalgs said in a statement. It also will clear the Ivory Coast's debt accumulated through the European Investment Bank. Top military brass pledged their support to Ouattara in a ceremony Tuesday at a hotel in Abdijan. Gen. Phillipe Mangou, Gbagbo's former army chief of staff, said on state television that the generals were received by Ouattara and given orders to take measures to restore order in the country. Answer this series of questions: 1. Which country is this article about? 2. Who was arrested on Monday? 3. What office had he had? 4. But did he lose the last election? 5. Were people telling him to step down? 6. Did he do it ? 7. So what happened to him? 8. Who really won the election? 9. Has there been fighting about the election results? 10. Was anybody killed? 11. How many people? 12. Who is Andris Piebalgs? 13. What does EU stand for? 14. What did he announce? 15. Name one of the needs this package will meet? 16. Anything else? 17. Anything involving the European Investment Bank? 18. Were the military in support of Quattara? 19. When did they say so? 20. Where? Numbered answers:

1. Ivory Coast 2. Laurent Gbagbo 3. President 4. yes 5. yes 6. no 7. he was arrested 8. Alassane Ouattara 9. yes 10. yes 11. Hundreds 12. EU commissioner for development 13. European Union 14. a recovery package 15. economic recovery 16. health, water, sanitation 17. Ivory Coast's debt 18. yes 19. Tuesday 20. a hotel

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In chemistry, pH () (potential of hydrogen) is a numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. It is approximately the negative of the base 10 logarithm of the molar concentration, measured in units of moles per liter, of hydrogen ions. More precisely it is the negative of the logarithm to base 10 of the activity of the hydrogen ion. Solutions with a pH less than 7 are acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic. Pure water is neutral, at pH 7 (25°C), being neither an acid nor a base. Contrary to popular belief, the pH value can be less than 0 or greater than 14 for very strong acids and bases respectively. pH measurements are important in agronomy, medicine, biology, chemistry, agriculture, forestry, food science, environmental science, oceanography, civil engineering, chemical engineering, nutrition, water treatment and water purification, as well as many other applications. The pH scale is traceable to a set of standard solutions whose pH is established by international agreement. Primary pH standard values are determined using a concentration cell with transference, by measuring the potential difference between a hydrogen electrode and a standard electrode such as the silver chloride electrode. The pH of aqueous solutions can be measured with a glass electrode and a pH meter, or an indicator. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what does pH mean? 2. what kind of scale? 3. what does it specify? 4. what is it the negative of? 5. measured in what? 6. what are pH less than 7? 7. and more than 7? 8. what is water? 9. what degree? 10. Is it a water or a base? 11. Can pH be less than 10? 12. less than 0? 13. greater than 14? 14. What is used to measure the pH of aqueous solutions? 15. and what else? Numbered answers:

1. potential of hydrogen 2. numeric 3. the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution 4. the base 10 logarithm 5. moles per liter 6. acidic 7. basic 8. neutral, at pH 7 9. 25°C 10. neither 11. Yes 12. Yes 13. Yes 14. pH meter 15. a glass electrode

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Miami (CNN) -- Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said. In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges. FBI agents arrested Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South Florida, the department said. They are expected to make their initial court appearance in federal court on Monday. Another of Hafiz Khan's sons, Irfan Khan, was arrested in Los Angeles and will appear in court there. Also charged are three Pakistani residents: Ali Rehman, Alam Zeb, and Amina Khan. Amina Khan is Hafiz Khan's daughter, and Zeb is his grandson. The four-count indictment alleges that all six defendants conspired to provide material support to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad, and that they provided support to the Pakistani Taliban. Hafiz Khan is the imam at Flagler Mosque in Miami. Izhar Khan, is an imam at the Jamaat Al-Mu'mineen Mosque in Margate, Florida. "Despite being an imam, or spiritual leader, Hafiz Khan was by no means a man of peace. Instead, as today's charges show, he acted with others to support terrorists to further acts of murder, kidnapping and maiming," U.S. Attorney Wilfredo A. Ferrer said. "But for law enforcement intervention, these defendants would have continued to transfer funds to Pakistan to finance the Pakistani Taliban, including its purchase of guns." The indictment describes a number of occasions where Hafiz Khan transferred money to Pakistan, and where money was withdrawn once there. Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. Who was an imam? 2. Where? 3. Who was imam in Florida? 4. Which temple was Izhar an imam for? 5. Who was transferring money to Pakistan? 6. For what purpose? 7. What did they need the money for? 8. When were the two imams arrested? 9. Who was arrested with them? 10. Where will Irfan Khan go to court? 11. How many Pakistani residents were also charged? 12. How many are related to Hafiz? 13. How many counts does their indictment carry? 14. How many total defendents are being charged? 15. In which court will Hafiz appear? 16. Will this be the first appearance? 17. When will it occur? 18. How many times was money withdrawn in Pakistan? Numbered answers:

1. Hafiz Khan 2. at Flagler Mosque in Miam 3. Hafiz Khan and Izhar Khan were both imams in Florida 4. the Jamaat Al-Mu'mineen Mosque 5. Hafiz and Izhar Khan 6. to finance the Pakistani Taliban 7. purchasing guns, among other things 8. Saturday 9. Irfan Khan 10. Los Angeles 11. Three 12. two 13. four 14. six 15. federal court 16. yes 17. Monday 18. once

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CHAPTER XXVIII HOME AGAIN--CONCLUSION When the collision came, Dick, to save himself from injury, gave a leap up into the air, and Sergeant Brown did the same. The shock sent the _Searchlight_ backward, and when the youth came down he found himself sprawling on the _Flyaway's_ deck, close beside Dan Baxter. "Dick Rover!" gasped the former bully of Putnam Hall. "So it is your boat that has run into us?" "Baxter, where is Dora Stanhope?" panted Dick, as soon as he could speak. He was afraid that one or both yachts were going down and that Dora might be drowned. Even in this extreme moment of peril his one thought was for his girl friend. "Find out for yourself," burst out Baxter, and aimed a blow at Dick's head with his fist. But the blow never reached its mark, for Mumps hauled the bully backward. "We've had enough of this--at least, I've had enough," said Fenwick, astonishing himself at his own boldness. "Dick, Dora is in the cabin--no, she's coming up." "Save me!" came in a scream from the girl. "Oh, Dick, is it really you!" and she ran right into Dick's arms. By this time it was discovered that the two yachts were locked together, the bowsprit of the _Flyaway_ having become entangled in the rigging of the _Searchlight_. Both yachts were badly damaged, but neither sufficiently so as to be in danger of sinking. "Back with you!" came from Arnold Baxter, and fired his shotgun at the police officer. But the rocking of the boats spoiled his aim. Then Sergeant Brown fired, and the elder Baxter went down, shot through the left leg. 1. was there a boat collision 2. were the boats damaged 3. who was shot in the leg 4. who screames SAVE ME 5. where did she run 6. who swung at Dick 7. where did former bully come from 8. was Baxter able to make contact with his hit to Dick 9. who said back with you 10. why did the girl scream save me Numbered answers:

1. yes 2. yes 3. Baxter 4. the girl 5. into Dick's arms. 6. Baxter 7. on the _Flyaway's_ deck, 8. no 9. Arnold Baxter 10. the collision

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CHAPTER XLVI - ROGER CARBURY AND HIS TWO FRIENDS Roger Carbury, having found Ruby Ruggles, and having ascertained that she was at any rate living in a respectable house with her aunt, returned to Carbury. He had given the girl his advice, and had done so in a manner that was not altogether ineffectual. He had frightened her, and had also frightened Mrs Pipkin. He had taught Mrs Pipkin to believe that the new dispensation was not yet so completely established as to clear her from all responsibility as to her niece's conduct. Having done so much, and feeling that there was no more to be done, he returned home. It was out of the question that he should take Ruby with him. In the first place she would not have gone. And then,--had she gone,--he would not have known where to bestow her. For it was now understood throughout Bungay,--and the news had spread to Beccles,--that old Farmer Ruggles had sworn that his granddaughter should never again be received at Sheep's Acre Farm. The squire on his return home heard all the news from his own housekeeper. John Crumb had been at the farm and there had been a fierce quarrel between him and the old man. The old man had called Ruby by every name that is most distasteful to a woman, and John had stormed and had sworn that he would have punched the old man's head but for his age. He wouldn't believe any harm of Ruby,--or if he did he was ready to forgive that harm. But as for the Baro-nite;--the Baro-nite had better look to himself! Old Ruggles had declared that Ruby should never have a shilling of his money;-hereupon Crumb had anathematised old Ruggles and his money too, telling him that he was an old hunx, and that he had driven the girl away by his cruelty. Roger at once sent over to Bungay for the dealer in meal, who was with him early on the following morning. 1. Who did Roger find? 2. What kind of hosue was she living in 3. With who? 4. Where did Roger return? 5. What did he give the girl? 6. Did he do it ineffectually? 7. Did he frighten her? 8. Who else did he frighten? 9. Did he teach her? 10. How much did he do? 11. Where did he return? 12. Did he want to take Ruby? 13. Who had sworn? 14. Where did he not want her to be received? 15. Who did the squire hear the news from 16. Who had been at the farm? 17. Was there a fight? 18. Who did the old man call? 19. Did Old Ruggles want Ruby to have his money? 20. Did Roger send over to Bungay? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Ruby Ruggles 2. a respectable one 3. her aunt 4. to Carbury 5. his advice 6. No 7. Yes 8. Mrs Pipkin 9. Yes 10. so much 11. home 12. No 13. old Farmer Ruggles 14. at Sheep's Acre Farm 15. from his own housekeeper 16. John Crumb 17. Yes 18. Ruby 19. No 20. Yes

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER V. He was a man Versed in the world as pilot in his compass. The needle pointed ever to that interest Which was his loadstar, and he spread his sails With vantage to the gale of others' passion. --THE DECEIVER, A TRAGEDY. Antony Foster was still engaged in debate with his fair guest, who treated with scorn every entreaty and request that she would retire to her own apartment, when a whistle was heard at the entrance-door of the mansion. "We are fairly sped now," said Foster; "yonder is thy lord's signal, and what to say about the disorder which has happened in this household, by my conscience, I know not. Some evil fortune dogs the heels of that unhanged rogue Lambourne, and he has 'scaped the gallows against every chance, to come back and be the ruin of me!" "Peace, sir," said the lady, "and undo the gate to your master.--My lord! my dear lord!" she then exclaimed, hastening to the entrance of the apartment; then added, with a voice expressive of disappointment, "Pooh! it is but Richard Varney." "Ay, madam," said Varney, entering and saluting the lady with a respectful obeisance, which she returned with a careless mixture of negligence and of displeasure, "it is but Richard Varney; but even the first grey cloud should be acceptable, when it lightens in the east, because it announces the approach of the blessed sun." "How! comes my lord hither to-night?" said the lady, in joyful yet startled agitation; and Anthony Foster caught up the word, and echoed the question. Varney replied to the lady, that his lord purposed to attend her; and would have proceeded with some compliment, when, running to the door of the parlour, she called aloud, "Janet--Janet! come to my tiring-room instantly." Then returning to Varney, she asked if her lord sent any further commendations to her. 1. What literary work is quoted at the start of this chapter? 2. What sound was heard in the house? 3. What kind of house was it? 4. Who is Lambourne? 5. What has he eluded again and again? 6. Is Lambourne at the gate? 7. Would his return be bad news for Foster? 8. Who is at the gate? 9. Do they let him in? 10. True or False: Varney treats the woman with courtesy. 11. Does she return his politeness? 12. What does the lady say a gray cloud precedes? 13. Who does she call for? 14. Where does she want her to go? 15. When? Numbered answers:

1. -THE DECEIVER, A TRAGEDY 2. a whistle 3. a mansion. 4. rogue 5. unknown 6. no 7. yes 8. Richard Varney 9. unknown 10. true 11. no 12. the approach of the blessed sun 13. Janet 14. her tiring-room 15. instantly

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Chapter 9 Chivalry or Villainy From her cabin port upon the Kincaid, Jane Clayton had seen her husband rowed to the verdure-clad shore of Jungle Island, and then the ship once more proceeded upon its way. For several days she saw no one other than Sven Anderssen, the Kincaid's taciturn and repellent cook. She asked him the name of the shore upon which her husband had been set. "Ay tank it blow purty soon purty hard," replied the Swede, and that was all that she could get out of him. She had come to the conclusion that he spoke no other English, and so she ceased to importune him for information; but never did she forget to greet him pleasantly or to thank him for the hideous, nauseating meals he brought her. Three days from the spot where Tarzan had been marooned the Kincaid came to anchor in the mouth of a great river, and presently Rokoff came to Jane Clayton's cabin. "We have arrived, my dear," he said, with a sickening leer. "I have come to offer you safety, liberty, and ease. My heart has been softened toward you in your suffering, and I would make amends as best I may. "Your husband was a brute--you know that best who found him naked in his native jungle, roaming wild with the savage beasts that were his fellows. Now I am a gentleman, not only born of noble blood, but raised gently as befits a man of quality. "To you, dear Jane, I offer the love of a cultured man and association with one of culture and refinement, which you must have sorely missed in your relations with the poor ape that through your girlish infatuation you married so thoughtlessly. I love you, Jane. You have but to say the word and no further sorrows shall afflict you--even your baby shall be returned to you unharmed." Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. Jane's baby. 2. Sven Anderssen 3. No. 4. Swedish. 5. No. 6. Her husband. 7. Tarzan. 8. Kincaid 9. Three days from the Jungle Island 10. Rokoff 11. Yes. 12. No. 13. No. 14. Yes. 15. The mouth of a great river 16. Tarzan. 17. Savage beasts. 18. The love of a cultured man 19. An ape. Numbered questions:

1. What will be returned without harm? 2. Who was the cook? 3. Did he talk much? 4. What was his nationality? 5. Did he speak English fluently? 6. Who was rowed ashore? 7. And his name? 8. What was the name of the boat? 9. Where was Tarzan abandoned? 10. Who visited Jane's room? 11. Did he want her? 12. Was he a commoner? 13. Did Jane like the food? 14. Was she courteous to him? 15. Where was the boat anchored? 16. Who was nude? 17. Who did he hang out with? 18. What was she offered? 19. what animal did he call Tarzan?

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(CNN) -- Politicians make gaffes almost daily. Some they can overcome. Some are fodder for late-night comedians. Some are deadly to their campaigns. Republican congressman Todd Akin's recent gaffe was so toxic, he may not only have killed his campaign, he may be the political equivalent of a zombie who also infects the Romney/Ryan ticket with his deadly virus. The American public is smarter than most political campaigns give us credit for. We may not be geniuses -- me included -- but we intuitively grasp when a politician has merely slipped up or when he or she has revealed something much more significant. The first type of political gaffes are just that: mistakes. For example, when then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had campaigned in "57 states." Or when Rep. Michele Bachmann suggested that the American Revolution had started in New Hampshire. These kinds of comments are generally overcome. The only time they're potentially fatal is if they occur with such frequency that they begin to define the politician. Note to Joe Biden: You are really getting close to achieving that feat. Then there are the gaffes that are not gaffes at all. These reveal the candidate's views on an issue or a character flaw that we had not previously seen. Rep. Todd Akin's notorious remark Sunday clearly falls into the second category. Akin assessing candidacy with conservatives in Florida His statement that a woman being raped could magically shut off her reproductive system and avoid becoming pregnant was so outrageous that even Mitt Romney quickly denounced him. (Surprising, because Romney failed to condemn Rush Limbaugh's despicable comments regarding Sandra Fluke, the law student whom Limbaugh called a "slut" on his radio show after she appeared before Congress to discuss contraception.) Akin's statement also brought national attention to his radical position that a woman who becomes pregnant from rape should be required to carry the baby to term. Answer the following questions: 1. Who said something outrageous? 2. What did he say? 3. To what end? 4. Who distanced themselves from the comment? 5. Why was this unexpected? 6. What was that about? 7. On what media? 8. What did Akin's mistake bring to light? 9. Is he the fist person to make a public mistake? 10. Who else? 11. What did he say? 12. How many kinds of mistakes are there? Numbered answers:

1. Todd Akin 2. A woman being raped could magically shut off her reproductive system 3. To avoid becoming pregnant 4. Mitt Romney 5. He failed to condemn Rush Limbaugh's despicable comments 6. He called her a "slut" 7. Radio 8. His position that a woman who becomes pregnant from rape should be required to carry the baby to term. 9. No 10. Barrack Obama 11. He had campaigned in "57 states." 12. Two

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Read the text and answer the questions. The "Dragon Ball" manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe, the same as Toriyama's previous series "Dr. Slump", and follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls that are used to summon a wish-granting dragon. During the course of the story, he encounters allies such as Bulma, Kuririn, and Trunks, rivals such as Tenshinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta, and enemies such as Freeza, Cell, and Majin Boo. The manga's anime and film adaptations feature some original characters not created by Toriyama but by the animation staff. While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strength and/or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals and extraterrestrial lifeforms. The series also includes depictions of the afterlife, where several characters are gods that govern the universe, and parallel universes as well. Akira Toriyama initially based most of the characters on those of the Chinese novel "Journey to the West", Goku being Sun Wukong, Bulma as Xuanzang, Oolong as Zhu Bajie and Yamcha being Sha Wujing, and redeveloped one of his earlier one-shot manga series, "Dragon Boy". To be creative with the character, Toriyama stated in 1995 that he designed Goku not as a monkey like the "Journey to the West" character, but as a human-looking boy with a monkey's tail to give him a distinguishing feature. However, in 2003 he elaborated saying he added the tail because his editor told him without it Goku had no distinguishing features, even though this was probably a joke, he went ahead and did it. Toriyama later stated that the tail was a pain to draw, hence why he had it get cut off early on, and that he never thought of making Goku an alien until Vegeta appeared. 1. Does the series have aliens? 2. How about human-like animals? 3. What is it called? 4. Who made it? 5. Is it non-fiction? 6. Does it connect to another of the author's creations? 7. Which one? 8. Who is the main protagonist? 9. What other famous protagonist is he made after? 10. What book is he from? 11. What animal do they both relate to? Numbered answers:

1. Yes. 2. Yes 3. Dragon Ball 4. Akira Toriyama. 5. No 6. Yes 7. Dr. Slump 8. Son Goku 9. Sun Wukong 10. Journey to the West 11. Monkey

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Paris, France (CNN) -- She's been called "beautiful," "hot" and "sexy" but when it comes to tennis, the most apt description for Maria Sharapova has to be "tough." The Russian rallied from a set down three straight times to reach this year's French Open final and then prevailed in Saturday's thrilling three-hour finale against rising star Simona Halep, 6-4 6-7 6-4. "This is the toughest grand slam final I've ever played," Sharapova, who was contesting a ninth such match, summed up as she collected her trophy. Even after losing the second set and hitting a flurry of double faults, Sharapova still had the edge. She's almost a sure thing in third sets on clay, having triumphed 20 times in a row. It's been six years since the 27-year-old was defeated after capturing the first set in a clay-court match, too. But if Halep maintains this form, it won't be long before she opens her grand slam account. Smaller and with less power than Sharapova, the Romanian nonetheless almost did the unthinkable -- toughing out the now five-time grand slam champion. Her manager, Virginia Ruzici, remains the last Romanian to win a grand slam, in Paris in 1978. Sharapova famously uttered in 2007 that she felt like a "cow on ice" playing on clay but the French Open has now become her most productive grand slam -- it's the only one she's won more than once and it's the only one she's won after two serious shoulder injuries in 2008 and 2013. 1. What does Maria Sharapova do? 2. What tennis match has she competed in? 3. Who did she compete against? 4. Was she victorious? 5. How long was the match? 6. What was the score at the end of the first round? 7. The second? 8. The third? 9. How many times has she won in a row in third sets on clay? 10. Has she lost after winning the first round on clay? 11. How many years ago? 12. How old is she? 13. Has she won any competitions more than once? 14. Which? Numbered answers:

1. tennis player 2. French Open 3. Simona Halep 4. Yes 5. three hours 6. 6-4 7. 6-7 8. 6-4 9. 20 10. Yes 11. six years 12. 27 13. Yes 14. French Open

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Normandy (; , pronounced , Norman: "Normaundie", from Old French "Normanz", plural of "Normant", originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly corresponding to the historical Duchy of Normandy. Administratively, Normandy is divided into five "departments": Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 km² (11,926 sq mi), forming roughly 5% of the territory of France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. Normans is the name given to the inhabitants of Normandy, and the region is the homeland of the Norman language. The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the "départements," or departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (referred to as "Îles Anglo-Normandes" in French) are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown dependencies over which Queen Elizabeth II reigns as Duke of Normandy. Normandy's name is derived from the settlement of the territory by mainly Danish and Norwegian Vikings ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and Earl Rollo of Møre, Norway. For a century and a half following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers. Answer this series of questions: 1. How many regions were there? 2. How many km does it cover? 3. what percent of france does it make up? 4. how many miles does it cover? 5. How many people live there? 6. What percent of the population is that? 7. What are the people there called? 8. What language is founded there? 9. where is the name comprised from? 10. How is Normandy and England linked? Numbered answers:

1. 18 2. 30,627 3. Five 4. 11,926 5. 3.37 million 6. Five 7. Normans 8. Norman 9. northman 10. two bailiwicks are British Crown dependencies

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Jamey really wanted a pet dog, so he went to ask his parents. "Mom, Dad, can I we get a dog?" Jamey's mom and dad thought about this, and then answered him. "Having a pet can be a lot of work, Jamey. When you own a dog, you have to feed him, and take him for walks, and clean up after him. You even have to do those things when you would rather be playing or watching TV. If you promise to help take care of him, we'll get a dog." Jamey was very happy to hear this! The next weekend, his mom and dad took him to a big building where puppies and kittens without homes were kept. It was very noisy inside! Jamey looked at a big yellow dog first. "This dog is pretty big, Jamey," his father said. "He might need a bigger yard to run around in than we have." Jamey thought that Dad was right about that. The next dog Jamey looked at was a very small white dog. It barked over and over again as Jamey and his mother looked at it. "This dog is very noisy Jamey. He might need a lot of attention from you. Do you think you want to give this puppy that much attention?" Jamey wasn't sure he could give the little white dog all the time it needed to be happy. Finally Jamey looked at a third dog, a brown dog that was bigger than the white dog, but smaller than the yellow one. The dog came over to Jamey right away and seemed to love to be petted and fussed over. "Do you like the brown dog?" asked Jamey's dad. "Yes!" said Jamey. "Can we get him?" "Will you feed him and walk him every afternoon when you get home from school?" asked Jamey's mom. "I promise," said Jamey. "In that case, I guess we have a dog!" This made Jamey very happy. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who wanted a dog? 2. Are they a boy or a girl? 3. Who took him to get a dog? 4. When did they go to get the dog? 5. Was it a quiet place? 6. What dog did he pick out first? 7. And second? 8. Why did he decide against the second dog? 9. What dog did he pick? 10. Was he smaller than the second dog? Numbered answers:

1. Jamey 2. boy 3. his mom and dad 4. next weekend 5. no 6. big yellow dog 7. small white dog 8. He might need a lot of attention 9. brown dog 10. yes

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CHAPTER IV. STEPPING-STONES When Nat went into school on Monday morning, he quaked inwardly, for now he thought he should have to display his ignorance before them all. But Mr. Bhaer gave him a seat in the deep window, where he could turn his back on the others, and Franz heard him say his lessons there, so no one could hear his blunders or see how he blotted his copybook. He was truly grateful for this, and toiled away so diligently that Mr. Bhaer said, smiling, when he saw his hot face and inky fingers: "Don't work so hard, my boy; you will tire yourself out, and there is time enough." "But I must work hard, or I can't catch up with the others. They know heaps, and I don't know anything," said Nat, who had been reduced to a state of despair by hearing the boys recite their grammar, history, and geography with what he thought amazing ease and accuracy. "You know a good many things which they don't," said Mr. Bhaer, sitting down beside him, while Franz led a class of small students through the intricacies of the multiplication table. "Do I?" and Nat looked utterly incredulous. "Yes; for one thing, you can keep your temper, and Jack, who is quick at numbers, cannot; that is an excellent lesson, and I think you have learned it well. Then, you can play the violin, and not one of the lads can, though they want to do it very much. But, best of all, Nat, you really care to learn something, and that is half the battle. It seems hard at first, and you will feel discouraged, but plod away, and things will get easier and easier as you go on." Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions: 1. What does the teacher tell Nat to when he sits beside him? 2. What's something he gives as an example? 3. Which student can't? 4. But what is he good at? 5. And what's something else he said Nat could do? 6. Can any of the other kids? 7. Do they want to? 8. What else does he do? 9. Does he think learning will become more simple for him? 10. What day was this? 11. What time of day? 12. Where was Nat? 13. Did he feel anxious? 14. What was he afraid of? 15. Where did he go to sit down? 16. What made him thankful for sitting there? 17. What else? 18. And lastly? 19. Who gave him that seat? 20. What did he tell Nat not to do? Numbered answers:

1. You know a good many things which they don't, 2. You can keep your temper. 3. Jack. 4. Numbers. 5. Play the violin. 6. No. 7. Very much. 8. Really care to learn something. 9. Yes, 10. Monday. 11. Morning. 12. School. 13. Yes. 14. He should have to display his ignorance. 15. In the deep window. 16. He could turn his back on the others. 17. No one could hear his blunders. 18. No one could see he blotted his copybook. 19. Mr. Bhaer. 20. Work so hard.

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(CNN) -- The Syrian government has told the parents of a missing American journalist that it doesn't know where their son is, the man's father said Monday at a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon. Austin Tice last contacted his family on August 13 while in Syria reporting on the uprising there against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. He was reportedly preparing to leave Syria for Lebanon when he went missing, according to his family. Read more: Family working for journalist's release plans visit to Lebanon In October, a shaky video surfaced on YouTube showing a man believed to be Tice surrounded by armed men walking him up a hill. Tice's father, Marc Tice, said that family members have been in touch, "directly and indirectly," with Syrian government officials, but they have learned nothing about his son's location despite traveling to Beirut to seek his release. "We're reaching out to everyone that we can get in touch with," he said. Tice's parents say they are willing to go to Syria if that what it will take to get their son back. "We have no idea what will be required, and we would like to know from whoever is holding him what it is that we need to do," Marc Tice said. Austin is the oldest of the couple's seven children. "We are a big, close family. We have all felt the void [of] his absence," said his mother, Debra Tice. With the holiday season approaching, they are "dismayed by the empty chair at our family table," she said. "We miss Austin. Knowing his smile, big laugh, great storytelling." 1. Who is missing? 2. Who is looking for him? 3. When did he last communicate with his family? 4. Where was he? 5. What was he doing there? 6. Where was he going to be heading after he left Syria? 7. Does he have any siblings? 8. Is he the youngest of them? 9. Will the family go to Syria to look for him? 10. Has there been video evidence that he is still alive? 11. What did it show? 12. When was this? 13. Where could the video be found? Numbered answers:

1. Austin Tice 2. The Syrian government 3. August 13 4. in Syria 5. Reporting 6. Lebanon 7. Yes 8. No 9. Yes 10. Yes 11. Tice surrounded by armed men walking him up a hill 12. October 13. YouTube

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(CNN) -- Lucky fans were treated to the first ever footage from upcoming teen dystopic film "Divergent" at Comic-Con yesterday. The primary cast of the film, as well as director Neil Burger ("Limitless") and book author Veronica Roth, spoke about the film's potential as the so-called next "Hunger Games" and offered hints about what's to come from the franchise. The futuristic film stars Shailene Woodley as a teenager named Tris who is forced to decide between the societal faction her family belongs to and the one she feels is right for her. It will be released in theaters on March 21, 2014. Woodley, who finished filming only two days prior to Comic-Con, is already preparing for the wash of fame that will follow should the movie be a success. Harrison Ford talks 'Ender's Game' "I did audition for 'The Hunger Games' back in the day," Woodley told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, July 18. "Jennifer Lawrence actually helped me with 'Divergent' because I asked her to tell me how her life has changed from going from small indie movies to something as big as 'Hunger Games.' And she gave me really beautiful advice saying how much she appreciated it and how much it's changed her life in positive ways. She really helped me on this journey." The actress cited filming the book's integral scene on Chicago's famous Navy Pier -- Ferris wheel as her favorite moment in the film -- as well as one of her favorite moments in her life. The big-budget, action-based picture is a far cry from some of Woodley's previous roles, which include "The Descendents" and next month's "The Spectacular Now." For the actress and her co-stars, many of whom are largely unknown actors, "Divergent" was a chance to experience new methods of filmmaking. 1. What was the name of the movie? 2. Where was the sneak preview? 3. Who talked about the show? 4. Was there anyone else? 5. Who was the writer of this? 6. When will the show me released? 7. Who is the lead performer in the show? 8. Who does she portray? 9. What other popular show did she try to play in? 10. Who aided her with this show? 11. What was her favorite part in the show? 12. Where was that done? 13. What show did the famous Star Wars actor talk about? Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. "Divergent" 2. Comic-Con 3. The primary cast 4. Neil Burger 5. Veronica Roth 6. March 21, 2014. 7. Shailene Woodley 8. Tris 9. 'The Hunger Games' 10. Jennifer Lawrence 11. Ferris wheel 12. The actress cited filming the book's integral scene on Chicago's famous Navy Pier 13. Ender's Game

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Make use of the article to answer the questions. Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are identical with material interactions. Materialism is closely related to physicalism, the view that all that exists is ultimately physical. Philosophical physicalism has evolved from materialism with the discoveries of the physical sciences to incorporate more sophisticated notions of physicality than mere ordinary matter, such as: spacetime, physical energies and forces, dark matter, and so on. Thus the term "physicalism" is preferred over "materialism" by some, while others use the terms as if they are synonymous. Materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. For singular explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism would be in contrast to idealism, neutral monism, and spiritualism. Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many, all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories, which are defined in contrast to each other: Idealism, and materialism.[a] The basic proposition of these two categories pertains to the nature of reality, and the primary distinction between them is the way they answer two fundamental questions: "what does reality consist of?" and "how does it originate?" To idealists, spirit or mind or the objects of mind (ideas) are primary, and matter secondary. To materialists, matter is primary, and mind or spirit or ideas are secondary, the product of matter acting upon matter. 1. what is materialism closely related to? 2. do some people prefer that term? 3. what is matter to materialists in terms of priority? Numbered answers:

1. physicalism 2. Yes 3. secondary

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Henry woke up one morning and looked out his window. To his surprise the ground was covered in white. He quickly ran downstairs and asked his mommy what the white stuff was. She told him with a smile that it was snow. Henry was not sure what snow was, but got excited when she told him that it meant that he did not have to go to school that day. Henry asked his mom if he could play in snow and she told him yes. She got him dressed in warm clothes and took him outside and taught him how to build a snowman. She also taught him how to sled down the small hill in their yard. Henry had so much fun that day he fell asleep early and had dreams about the fun white snow that fell that day hoping he could have fun the next day as well. Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions. 1. snow 2. no 3. his mommy 4. yes 5. he didn't have to go to school 6. yes 7. a snowman 8. how to sled down the hill 9. no 10. snow Numbered questions:

1. What did Henry see when he looked out the window? 2. Did he know what it was? 3. Who told him what it was? 4. Was he happy about it? 5. Why? 6. Did Henry's mother let him go outside? 7. What did she teach him how to make? 8. What else did she show him how to do? 9. Did Henry stay up late that night? 10. What did he dream about?

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Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor of the apartment building. For years, he had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man who protected the two young women in the studio apartment above him. Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away like a leaf on the old ivy vine climbing hopelessly up the outside block wall. Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. "Are there people in the world with the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine? Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?" "She is very sick and weak," said Sue, "and the disease has left her mind full of strange ideas." "This is not any place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick," yelled Behrman. "Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away." Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. The next morning, Sue awoke after an hour's sleep. She found Johnsy with wide-open eyes staring at the covered window. "Pull up the shade; I want to see," she ordered, quietly. Sue obeyed. After the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night, there yet stood against the wall one ivy leaf. It was the last one on the vine. It was still dark green at the center. But its edges were color1ed with the yellow. It hung bravely from the branch about seven meters above the ground. "It is the last one," said Johnsy. "I thought it would surely fail during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today and I shall die at the same time." "Dear, dear!" said Sue, leaning her worn face down toward the bed. "Think of me, if you won't think of yourself. What would I do?" But Johnsy did not answer. The next morning, when it was light, Johnsy demanded that the window shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time, looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was preparing chicken soup. "I've been a bad girl," said Johnsy. "Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how bad I was. It is wrong to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now." An hour later she said: "someday I hope to paint the Bay of Naples." Later in the day, the doctor came, and Sue talked to him in the hallway. "Even chances. With good care, you'll win," said the doctor. "And now I must see another case I have in your building. Behrman, whose name is some kind of an artist, I believe, has Pneumonia , too. He is an old, weak man and his case is severe. There is no hope for him, but he goes to the hospital today to ease his pain." The next day, the doctor said to Sue:" She's out of danger. You won. Nutrition and care now - that's all." Later that day, Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay, and put one arm around her. "I have something to tell you, white mouse," she said, "Mister Behrman died of pneumonia today in the hospital. He was sick only two days. They found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were completely wet and icy cold. They could not imagine where he had been on such a terrible night. "And then they found a lantern, still lighted, and a ladder that had been moved from its place. And art supplies and a painting board with green and yellow color1s mixed on it. "Look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Didn't you wonder why it never moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it is Behrman's masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell." Answer the following questions: 1. Where did Old Behrman live? 2. What was he working to start but hadn't yet? 3. Who was protective of him? 4. What did she find in his room? 5. What did they find that had been there for 25 years? Numbered answers:

1. the ground floor of the apartment building. 2. to paint a work of art 3. Sue 4. they found a lantern 5. a blank canvas

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Read the text and answer the questions. (CNN) -- When Tessa Thompson was a little girl, she carefully cut out clothes to dress her paper dolls, but her real dream was to own an American Girl doll. Those characters with custom wardrobes and historical pedigrees are still coveted by kids all over. Thompson never got her longed-for toy, but she got a better gift: These days the 29-year-old actress gets to go to work each day and dress like a living doll on the set of the TV period drama "Copper." Corsets, shawls, veils, a sweeping evening gown, vintage 1865, are her reality. She plays Sara Freeman, wife of Dr. Matthew Freeman (Ato Essandoh), who partners up with Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) in using early forensic techniques to solve crimes in New York City. On the set, where the slums of Five Points and the developing African-American community of Carmansville meet the brownstones of tony Fifth Avenue, Civil War-era New York comes alive. The BBC America show returns for its second season on Sunday. Bringing 19th century New York to life on "Copper" The historical costumes allow the actors to embody their characters, from how they work, move and breathe in the garments to the choices in design and color their fictional counterparts might make. "It really isn't until you put on the corset and lace up your boots that you can look in the mirror and see staring back at you what you hope to project," Thompson said. Head costumer Delphine White, who has been designing for 41 years, and her talented team collaborate with the actors to create hundreds of outfits and accessories suitable for the diverse cast. 1. What show is Thompson current on? 2. What's her characters name? 3. Is she a single lady on the program? 4. What's her spouse's name? 5. Last name? 6. What's his profession? 7. Set in modern times? 8. When? 9. Where? 10. What do they try and resolve? 11. Using what? 12. What day of the week is it on? 13. Is it the third season? 14. Which one is it? 15. Who has been doing their job for 41 years? 16. What does she do? 17. Did Thompson have everything she wanted as a kid? 18. What did she want? 19. What did she get instead? 20. How old is she? Numbered answers:

1. "Copper" 2. Sara Freeman 3. no 4. Matthew 5. Freeman 6. doctor 7. no 8. the 19th century 9. New York 10. crimes 11. forensic techniques 12. Sunday 13. no 14. second 15. Delphine White 16. costumer 17. no 18. an American Girl doll 19. paper dolls 20. 29

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Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Tom and his best friend Rob were out of school for the summer. They had been swimming, gone to the movies, played video games, and even built a castle out of some old cardboard boxes. But today they were so bored. "At least we would have something to do." Tom thought for a while and suggested, "Let's make some popcorn and lemonade and sell it outside." The boys went to the kitchen and asked Tom's mom if she would help them make some lemonade while they popped the popcorn. Tom's mom got the lemons from the refrigerator and also a small amount of sugar. She mixed up the lemonade while the boys started popping the popcorn. Tom and Rob got a small table from the garage and set it up near the sidewalk. They made a red sign telling everyone that popcorn and lemonade was for sale. The boys sat for about ten minutes before they got their first sale. Mrs. Jenkins, one of their neighbors, was walking her dog. "It's so hot today." "I sure can use a drink," she said. Soon the boys were busy handing out popcorn to Mr. Baker. He was walking down the street sending the mail. "I need a break," he said. "Walking all over the neighborhood gave me an appetite." The boys had only three popcorn bags left and enough lemonade for three more cups. "Wow, I didn't think the popcorn and lemonade would sell that fast. We made six dollars," said Tom. "If we get bored again before school starts, we can try selling more lemonade with cookies next time," laughed Rob. 1. Were they still in class? 2. Why not? 3. What were their names? 4. Were they enemies? 5. What are some things they had done so far? 6. What else? 7. What is something else? 8. Out of what? 9. Did they run out of ideas? 10. Who came up with something? 11. What was it? 12. And do what? 13. Did anybody help them? 14. Who? 15. With which part? 16. And what did they do? 17. What color was their sign? 18. How long did it take for someone to get there? 19. Who arrived first? 20. Who was next? Numbered answers:

1. No 2. the summer 3. Tom and Rob 4. No 5. gone to the movies, played video games, 6. They had been swimming 7. built a castle 8. some old cardboard boxes 9. Yes 10. Tom 11. make some popcorn and lemonade 12. sell it outside 13. Yes 14. Tom's mom 15. She mixed up the lemonade 16. started popping the popcorn 17. red 18. ten minutes 19. Mrs. Jenkins 20. Mr. Baker

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Chapter XXXV The Hidden Dread IT was a busy time for Adam--the time between the beginning of November and the beginning of February, and he could see little of Hetty, except on Sundays. But a happy time, nevertheless, for it was taking him nearer and nearer to March, when they were to be married, and all the little preparations for their new housekeeping marked the progress towards the longed-for day. Two new rooms had been "run up" to the old house, for his mother and Seth were to live with them after all. Lisbeth had cried so piteously at the thought of leaving Adam that he had gone to Hetty and asked her if, for the love of him, she would put up with his mother's ways and consent to live with her. To his great delight, Hetty said, "Yes; I'd as soon she lived with us as not." Hetty's mind was oppressed at that moment with a worse difficulty than poor Lisbeth's ways; she could not care about them. So Adam was consoled for the disappointment he had felt when Seth had come back from his visit to Snowfield and said "it was no use--Dinah's heart wasna turned towards marrying." For when he told his mother that Hetty was willing they should all live together and there was no more need of them to think of parting, she said, in a more contented tone than he had heard her speak in since it had been settled that he was to be married, "Eh, my lad, I'll be as still as th' ould tabby, an' ne'er want to do aught but th' offal work, as she wonna like t' do. An' then we needna part the platters an' things, as ha' stood on the shelf together sin' afore thee wast born." Answer this series of questions: 1. What time of year was it? 2. What had been added to the house? 3. Why? 4. Who was let down about something? 5. What about? 6. Who was upset over the new roomates? 7. What did she do? 8. Did Adam have an open schedule? 9. Why not? 10. Was a special event coming up? 11. What was that? 12. To Whom? 13. When is the wedding? 14. Were they together all of the time? 15. Why not? 16. When did they see one another? 17. Where had Seth returned from? 18. Did he see anyone special while he was away? 19. Who did he see? 20. Was his wedding happy news for his mother? Numbered answers:

1. The time between November and February 2. Two new rooms 3. His mother and Seth were to live there 4. Adam? 5. Dinah did not want to marry 6. Lisbeth 7. She had cried 8. No 9. IT was a busy time 10. Yes. 11. He was to be married 12. Hetty 13. March 14. No 15. IT was a busy time 16. On Sundays 17. Snowfield 18. Yes 19. Dinah 20. She was content.

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CHAPTER VI--SOAMES BREAKS THE NEWS In leaving the Court Soames did not go straight home. He felt disinclined for the City, and drawn by need for sympathy in his triumph, he, too, made his way, but slowly and on foot, to Timothy's in the Bayswater Road. His father had just left; Mrs. Small and Aunt Hester, in possession of the whole story, greeted him warmly. They were sure he was hungry after all that evidence. Smither should toast him some more muffins, his dear father had eaten them all. He must put his legs up on the sofa; and he must have a glass of prune brandy too. It was so strengthening. Swithin was still present, having lingered later than his wont, for he felt in want of exercise. On hearing this suggestion, he 'pished.' A pretty pass young men were coming to! His own liver was out of order, and he could not bear the thought of anyone else drinking prune brandy. He went away almost immediately, saying to Soames: "And how's your wife? You tell her from me that if she's dull, and likes to come and dine with me quietly, I'll give her such a bottle of champagne as she doesn't get every day." Staring down from his height on Soames he contracted his thick, puffy, yellow hand as though squeezing within it all this small fry, and throwing out his chest he waddled slowly away. Mrs. Small and Aunt Hester were left horrified. Swithin was so droll! What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is the main character in this passage? 2. Where did he go after leaving the courthouse? 3. What road? 4. Who was responsible when his father left? 5. What brandy were they talking about? 6. Who was hungry? 7. Were they suggesting giving him muffins? 8. Who were left horrified? 9. Who asked, how's your wife? 10. Was Soames weak? Numbered answers:

1. Soames 2. to Timothy's 3. the Bayswater Road. 4. Mrs. Small and Aunt Hester 5. prune brandy 6. Soames 7. yes 8. Mrs. Small and Aunt Hester 9. Swithin 10. no

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