input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXIX

A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING

When John returned to the office, he found that his absence had been causing Betty an anxious hour's waiting. She had been informed by Pugsy that he had gone out in the company of Mr. Parker, and she felt uneasy. She turned white at his story of the ride, but he minimized the dangers.

"I don't think he ever meant to shoot. I think he was going to shut me up somewhere out there, and keep me till I promised to be good."

"Do you think my stepfather told him to do it?"

"I doubt it. I fancy Parker is a man who acts a good deal on his own inspirations. But we'll ask him, when he calls to-day."

"Is he going to call?"

"I have an idea he will," said John. "I sent him a note just now, asking if he could manage a visit."

It was unfortunate, in the light of subsequent events, that Mr. Jarvis should have seen fit to bring with him to the office that afternoon two of his collection of cats, and that Long Otto, who, as before, accompanied him, should have been fired by his example to the extent of introducing a large yellow dog For before the afternoon was ended, space in the office was destined to be at premium.

Mr. Jarvis, when he had recovered from the surprise of seeing Betty and learning that she had returned to her old situation, explained:

"T'ought I'd bring de kits along," he said. "Dey starts fuss'n' wit' each odder yesterday, so I brings dem along." 1. Why did Mr. Jarvis bring his pets to the office?
2. What kind of pets were they?
3. How many?
4. Who was stressed out over John being gone?
5. Where was he?
6. Who told her where he went?
7. Did John play down the details when he told Betty about his trip out?
8. What did Betty do as John told her about it?
9. What did John think Mr. Parker wasn't meaning to do?
10. But he did think he wanted to do what?
11. Does Mr. Parker usually act of his own accord?
12. Who thought a family member may have been involved?
13. Which family member did she suspect?
14. When was John going to ask him about that exact thing?
15. In person?
16. Who was with Mr. Jarvis, besides his pets?
17. What other animal was bound to cause problems in the office?
18. Was the office getting very crowded that afternoon?
19. What did Mr. Jarvis find out about Betty?
20. Did it catch him off guard?
numbered_answers: 1. To prevent them " fuss'n' wit' each odder"
2. cats
3. two
4. Betty
5. the office
6. Pugsy
7. yes
8. . turned white
9. to shoot
10. he was going to shut himup somewhere out there, and keep me till I promised to be good."
11. yes
12. Betty
13. her stepfather
14. to-day.
15. yes
16. Long Otto
17. a large yellow dog
18. yes
19. that she had returned to her old situation,
20. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. ,A,B,C,D,. Luisa is from the USA. She lives in New York. She is twenty-one years old. She likes her teaching job. Now she is a teacher in Beijing. From Monday to Friday, she is very busy and gives classes every day. She likes her students a lot and often plays games with them in the afternoon. Her favorite sport is tennis. Sometimes she reads in the reading room in the afternoon. On weekends, she often goes to see Beijing Opera . She thinks it is very interesting and fun. She collects many pictures of Beijing Opera. Sometimes she goes to see her friends. She like singing, dancing and drawing. She has a pen pal in China. The pen pal is a boy, he is from Shanghai. He likes sports and Beijing Opera. They talk about Beijing Opera in the letters. Luisa wants to go to Shanghai to see the pen pal one day. 1. Who is a teacher?
2. Where is she from?
3. Where does she live now?
4. Where does she teach?
5. Does she write to anyone?
6. Of what gender?
7. Where is he from?
8. Specifically?
9. What interest do they have in common?
10. Does she want to meet him someday?
11. Does she teach every day?
12. Does she like her job?
13. What does she do on the weekends?
14. Does she enjoy that?
15. Does she save anything from going to see them?
16. What?
17. Does she have fun with her students?
18. What does she do with them?
19. What else does she like?
20. Is her favorite sport soccer?
numbered_answers: 1. Luisa
2. the USA
3. New York
4. in Beijing
5. yes
6. male
7. China
8. Shanghai
9. Beijing Opera
10. yes
11. Monday to Friday
12. yes
13. goes to see Beijing Opera
14. yes
15. yes
16. pictures
17. yes
18. plays games
19. singing
20. no

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Following a referendum in 1997, in which the Scottish electorate voted for devolution, the current Parliament was convened by the Scotland Act 1998, which sets out its powers as a devolved legislature. The Act delineates the legislative competence of the Parliament the areas in which it can make laws by explicitly specifying powers that are "reserved" to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate in all areas that are not explicitly reserved to Westminster. The British Parliament retains the ability to amend the terms of reference of the Scottish Parliament, and can extend or reduce the areas in which it can make laws. The first meeting of the new Parliament took place on 12 May 1999.

For the next three hundred years, Scotland was directly governed by the Parliament of Great Britain and the subsequent Parliament of the United Kingdom, both seated at Westminster, and the lack of a Parliament of Scotland remained an important element in Scottish national identity. Suggestions for a 'devolved' Parliament were made before 1914, but were shelved due to the outbreak of the First World War. A sharp rise in nationalism in Scotland during the late 1960s fuelled demands for some form of home rule or complete independence, and in 1969 prompted the incumbent Labour government of Harold Wilson to set up the Kilbrandon Commission to consider the British constitution. One of the principal objectives of the commission was to examine ways of enabling more self-government for Scotland, within the unitary state of the United Kingdom. Kilbrandon published his report in 1973 recommending the establishment of a directly elected Scottish Assembly to legislate for the majority of domestic Scottish affairs. 1. Where did a sharp rise in nationalism occur?
2. When was this?
3. Who was the incumbent at that time?
4. Was he a Tory?
5. Did this country govern itself?
6. Who controlled it?
7. Was the fact that it was controlled important to the citizens?
8. What happened that stifled talk of devolving?
9. When was the modern vote for devolving passed?
10. What was the name of the legislation that created the current method of ruling?
numbered_answers:
1. Scotland
2. the late 1960s
3. Harold Wilson
4. unknown
5. no
6. the Kilbrandon Commission
7. yes
8. Kilbrandon's report
9. before 1914
10. Parliament