question: CHAPTER X: BESET

During the winter Hannibal made every preparation to ensure the tranquillity of Spain while he was absent. In order to lessen the number of possible enemies there he raised a body of twelve hundred horse and fourteen thousand infantry from among the most turbulent tribes, and sent them across to Africa to serve as garrisons in Carthage and other points, while an equal number of African troops were brought over to garrison Spain, of which Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother, was to have the government during his absence.

Hanno, an able general, was to command the force which was to be left in southern Gaul to keep open the communications between the Pyrenees and the Alps, while the youngest brother, Mago, a youth of about the same age as Malchus, was to accompany him to Italy. Hannibal's wife and a child which had been born in the preceding spring, were sent by ship to Carthage.

In the early spring the march commenced, the army following the coast line until it reached the mouth of the Ebro. The mountainous and broken country lying between this river and the Pyrenees, and now known as Catalonia, was inhabited by fierce tribes unconquered as yet by Roman or Carthaginian. Its conquest presented enormous difficulties. There was no coherence between its people; but each valley and mountain was a stronghold to be defended desperately until the last. The inhabitants, accustomed to the mountains, were hardy, active, and, vigourous, ready to oppose a desperate resistance so long as resistance was possible, and then to flee across their hills at a speed which defied the fleetest of their pursuers.
1. What did Hannibal prepare for?
2. When?
3. Where were infantry sent?
4. Why?
5. How many were there?
6. Were there any other military?
7. What type?
8. How many?
9. Who was in control of the government?
10. Who was Hanno?
11. Where was he commanding?
12. What was his goal?
13. Between who?
14. Where were Hannibal's family?
15. When did the troops start marching again?
16. Where did they go?
17. To where?
18. Was this a peaceful land?
19. Why not?
20. Were there other inhabitants?
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answer: 1. tranquillity of Spain
2. winter
3. Africa
4. serve as garrisons
5. fourteen thousand infantry
6. yes
7. horse
8. twelve hundred
9. Hasdrubal
10. general
11. southern Gaul
12. keep open the communications
13. the Pyrenees and the Alps
14. sent by ship to Carthage
15. early spring
16. followed the coast line
17. mouth of the Ebro
18. No
19. they were unconquered
20. yes

question: CHAPTER THIRTY.

LOVE--OLD MR. KENNEDY PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT.

One morning, about two weeks after Charley's arrival at Red River, Harry Somerville found himself alone in Mr Kennedy's parlour. The old gentleman himself had just galloped away in the direction of the lower fort, to visit Charley, who was now formally installed there; Kate was busy in the kitchen, giving directions about dinner; and Jacques was away with Redfeather, visiting his numerous friends in the settlement: so that, for the first time since his arrival, Harry found himself at the hour of ten in the morning utterly lone, and with nothing very definite to do. Of course, the two weeks that had elapsed were not without their signs and symptoms, their minor accidents and incidents, in regard to the subject that filled his thoughts. Harry had fifty times been tossed alternately from the height of hope to the depth of despair, from the extreme of felicity to the uttermost verge of sorrow, and he began seriously to reflect, when he remembered his desperate resolution on the first night of his arrival, that if he did not "do" he certainly would "die." This was quite a mistake, however, on Harry's part. Nobody ever did _die_ of unrequited love. Doubtless many people have hanged, drowned, and shot themselves because of it; but, generally speaking, if the patient can be kept from maltreating himself long enough, _time_ will prove to be an infallible remedy. O youthful reader, lay this to heart; but, pshaw! why do I waste ink on so hopeless a task? _Every_ one, we suppose, resolves once in a way to _die_ of love; so--die away, my young friends, only make sure that you don't _kill_ yourselves, and I've no fear of the result.
1. Where was Harry?
2. Was he with anyone?
3. Where was Mr. Kennedy?
4. Where to?
5. Why did he go there?
6. Why was Charley there?
7. Was anyone else in the house?
8. Where was she?
9. What was she doing?
10. Where was Jacques?
11. What was he doing there?
12. Had he gone there alone?
13. Who had gone with him?
14. Was Mr. Kennedy young?
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answer: 1. In Mr Kennedy's parlour.
2. No.
3. He galloped away.
4. The direction of the lower fort.
5. To visit Charley.
6. He lived there.
7. Kate.
8. The kitchen.
9. Giving directions about dinner.
10. At the settlement.
11. Visiting friends.
12. No.
13. Redfeather.
14. No.

question: Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London , texting on her phone. She wasn't watching where she was going , so she fell into a sewer and got trapped. Luckily she didn't hurt badly. She quickly climbed out and walked away. But her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention. Jenny was angry with this, but she learned a deep lesson: Texting while walking is dangerous. This time I just fell into a sewer. Next time I didn't know what would happen. Maybe I would be knocked down by a car or something else. It was horrible. Jenny may be famous for her mistake. After that, she was laughed at by her friends and workmates. She _ what she had done. But it was too late. However, she wasn't the only one who got into trouble while texting on the phone. In 2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons. They were walking and texting or talking on the phone. Suddenly a wall appeared! Or a hole or something like that got in the way. There were cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse result happened on them. So we must be careful when we are walking. Don't send messages or talk with somebody on the phone while walking. Or you may hurt yourself and become another Jenny in the future.
1. Who may be harmed?
2. When?
3. Who is this about?
4. When did she have an accident?
5. Where was she?
6. What was she doing?
7. And what else?
8. Did others have accidents while texting?
9. How many?
10. In what year?
11. What nationality?
12. Did they receive medical care?
13. For what?
14. What did Jenny fall in?
15. What did she fall in?
16. Was it seen by anybody else?
17. How did they hear about it?
18. Did it get many views?
19. How many?
20. Did she learn anything?
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answer:
1. ourselves
2. while sending text messages or talking to someone on the phone while walking
3. Jenny
4. last Saturday night
5. a mall in London
6. walking
7. texting on her phone
8. yes
9. more than 1000
10. In 2008
11. English
12. yes
13. cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse
14. Saturday
15. a sewer
16. yes
17. someone posted it on YouTube
18. yes
19. 2 million times
20. yes