question: CHAPTER XXX

JACINTA CAPITULATES

The _Carsegarry_ was not a fast vessel. Like most of the ocean tramp species, she had been built to carry the largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal, and speed was a secondary consideration. She had also been in the warmer seas for some time, with the result that every plate beneath her water-line was foul, and as she fell in with strong northwest breezes, she was an unusually long while on the way to Liverpool. Austin was thus not astonished to find a letter from Jefferson, written four or five days after he left Las Palmas, waiting him at Farquhar's brokers, which made it evident that his comrade had got to work again.

He smiled a trifle grimly as he read it, for he fancied that its optimistic tone had cost Jefferson--who alluded to his apprehensions about his arm very briefly--an effort, for the fact that he was asked to cable as soon as he had seen a doctor appeared significant. The rest of the letter concerned financial affairs.

"We have had a rough preliminary survey, and the result is distinctly encouraging," he read. "After making a few temporary repairs I expect to bring her on to Liverpool, and there is every reason to believe we can dispose of her for a good round sum. I could have got 10,000, ex-cargo, as she lies here. Palm oil, it also appears, is scarce and dear, at up to 30 the ton, from which it seems to me that your share should approximate 7,000. I have to mention that Brown is on his way to Liverpool and wants you to communicate with him at the address enclosed."
1. Was the ship quick?
2. What was it built for?
3. What is its name?
4. Where was she headed?
5. Where had she been?
6. Who received correspondence?
7. Where did he get it from?
8. Who sent it?
9. What was the correspondence mainly about?
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answer: 1. No
2. largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal
3. The Carsegarry
4. Liverpool
5. warmer seas
6. Austin
7. Jefferson
8. Jefferson
9. his arm and financial affairs.

question: 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."
1. What pet did someone have?
2. What kind?
3. What was it called?
4. Who owned it?
5. How old was he?
6. Who was his mom?
7. Did the pet change him?
8. How so?
9. What happened to the pet?
10. How did the kid react?
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answer: 1. dog
2. pug
3. Millie
4. Harry
5. four
6. Mrs Hainsworth
7. Yes
8. he was happier and calmer
9. thieves stole the dog
10. He refused to talk

question: Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them. The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her. Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do. One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked "Why did you buy two plates, son" "One is for my grandma," answered the boy. "The other is for you." She cried for long. She's kind to her mother as she did before.
1. How many plates did the boy buy?
2. Who broke a plate?
3. How old is she?
4. Who does she live with?
5. No husband?
6. What was the daughter's name?
7. Why did she ask her mother to move in?
8. Who did the housework?
9. What did she injure?
10. How?
11. What was she doing?
12. How long was she in the hospital?
13. Did she fully recover?
14. Was her daughter understanding?
15. Why couldn't she move out?
16. What happened to her house?
17. What did Sandra ask James to do?
18. Did he?
19. For who?
20. Did Sandra cry?
21. Did she change her mindset?
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answer:
1. two
2. Mrs Black
3. sixty-nine
4. her daughter
5. he died twelve years ago
6. Sandra.
7. she was busy and needed someone to look after her son
8. Mrs Black
9. her leg
10. A car hit her
11. shopping
12. three months
13. no
14. At first
15. she had no money
16. She sold it to move in with Sandra
17. buy a wooden plate
18. He bought two
19. Grandmother and Mother
20. yes
21. yes