Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XII. THE LAST CARD 

Mr. Brinsmade and the Doctor were the first to leave the little room where Silas Whipple had lived and worked and died, Mr. Brinsmade bent upon one of those errands which claimed him at all times. He took Shadrach with him. Virginia sat on, a vague fear haunting her,--a fear for her father's safety. Where was Clarence? What had he seen? Was the place watched? These questions, at first intruding upon her sorrow, remained to torture her. 

Softly she stirred from the chair where she had sat before the piano, and opened the door of the outer office. A clock in a steeple near by was striking twelve. The Colonel did not raise his head. Only Stephen saw her go; she felt his eyes following her, and as she slipped out lifted hers to meet them for a brief instant through the opening of the door. Then it closed behind her. 

First of all she knew that the light in the outer office was burning dimly, and the discovery gave her a shock. Who had turned it down? Had Clarence? Was he here? Fearfully searching the room for him, her gaze was held by a figure in the recess of the window at the back of the room. A solid, bulky figure it was, and, though uncertainly outlined in the semi-darkness, she knew it. She took a step nearer, and a cry escaped her. 

The man was Eliphalet Hopper. He got down from the sill with a motion at once sheepish and stealthy. Her breath caught, and instinctively she gave back toward the door, as if to open it again. 
1. who did Mr. Brinsmade take with him?
2. what was Virginia worried about?
3. what was wrong with the light?
4. how did this make Virginia feel?
5. who was at the back of the room?
6. what did Virginia do when she saw him?
7. where had virginia been sitting?
8. what time was it?
9. who died?
10. what did he do in that room?

Numbered answers:
1. Shadrach
2. her father's safety
3. burning dimly
4. Fearfull
5. Eliphalet Hopper
6. took a step nearer
7. a chair before the piano
8. twelve
9. Silas Whipple
10. lived and worked and died


Question:
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(CNN) -- Educators and policymakers have long dreamed of providing universal, low cost, first-class higher education. Their wish may come true soon thanks to an unlikely source: Silicon Valley. 

The mecca of the technology universe is in the process of revolutionizing higher education in a way that educators, colleges and universities cannot, or will not. 

One of the men responsible for what may be an Athens-like renaissance is Sebastian Thrun, Google's vice president and pioneer in artificial intelligence and robotics. Known in science circles for his engineering feats -- like Stanley, the self-driving car -- Thrun is using his technological prowess to make quality higher education available to the world. I recently interviewed him on my radio show, "Morning In America." 

Last year, while teaching a graduate level artificial intelligence class at Stanford University, Thrun lamented that his course could only reach 200 students in the suburbs of Palo Alto. So, he decided to offer his own free online class, with the same homework, quizzes and tests that he gives to Stanford students. 

He announced the proposal with a single e-mail. Before he knew it, he had a flood of takers. "Usually I reach about 200 students and now I reach 160,000," said Thrun incredulously. "In my entire life of education I didn't have as much an impact on people as I had in these two months." 

By utilizing online videos and educational resources, Thrun's class was being accessed by students from all corners of the world. In fact, the students themselves translated the class for free from English into 44 languages. 
1. What location did the innovation in the article come from?
2. And what field is the innovation in?
3. Who was interviewed by the writer?
4. What's his job?
5. Is he famous for anything else?
6. Like what?
7. What is Stanley?
8. What show was the interview on?
9. Is that a TV show?
10. What kind then?
11. Where does Thrun teach?
12. What is his course about?
13. Is it for undergraduates?
14. How many students at the university could take the course?
15. Where is the university located?
16. What did Thrun do to change the situation?
17. How many students can take it now?
18. How did the tell people about the idea?
19. How long has he been giving the course online?
20. How many languages could students take the course in?

Numbered answers:
1. Silicon Valley
2. education
3. Sebastian Thurn
4. Google's vice president
5. yes
6. Stanley
7. a self-driving ca
8. Morning In America
9. no
10. a radio show
11. Stanford University
12. artificial intelligence
13. no
14. 200
15. Palo Alto
16. decided to give online class
17. 160,000
18. e-mail
19. unknown
20. 45


Question:
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Different people have different hobbies. For example, some people like reading, some people like swimming and some people like collecting something and so on. I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and traveling. I used to read books in my free time. I like reading because I could learn much by reading. At that time, reading was part of my life. Every day, I spent most of my free time reading books, newspapers and magazines. At night, I could hardly get to sleep without a novel in my hand. But later I found I could only learn from books by reading. I couldn't get knowledge from others. I needed a _ . Traveling is my hobby now. I can visit many different places by traveling. I can learn a lot about people, geography and history. It's very interesting. I have many good friends. They all have their hobbies. Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is reading all kinds of books. Tony loves working with her hands, and his hobby is gardening. He usually plants flowers and trees in his yard. Judy is a quiet girl. She likes knitting . She always knits sweaters for her dolls. We have different hobbies, but we are all good friends. (5)
1. Who is a quiet girl?
2. Does Tony like to read?
3. What does he like?
4. And what does Judy like?
5. What does she knit?
6. Does anyone like to read?
7. Who likes to travel?
8. What other types of things do people enjoy?
9. What does Tony plant?
10. Does he study hard?
11. Who does?
12. What is her hobby?


Numbered answers:
1. Judy
2. No
3. gardening
4. knitting
5. sweaters for her dolls
6. Ann
7. I
8. some people like reading, some people like swimming and some people like collecting something and so on.
9. flowers and trees
10. unknown
11. Ann studies very hard
12. reading