Q: CHAPTER II

HESTER THINKS IT "A GREAT PITY"

"You will understand," Mannering said, as the brougham drove off, "that you and I are speaking together merely as friends. I have nothing official to say to you. It would be presumption on my part to assume that the time is ripe for anything definite while you are still at the head of an unbeaten Government. But one learns to read the signs of the times. I think that you and I both know that you cannot last the session."

"It is a positive luxury at times," Redford answered, "to be able to indulge in absolute candour. We cannot last the session. You pulled us through our last tight corner, but we shall part, I suppose, on the New Tenement Bill, and then we shall come a cropper."

Mannering nodded.

"The Opposition," he said, "are not strong enough to form a Government alone. And I do not think that a one-man Cabinet would be popular. It has been suggested to me that at no time in political history have the conditions been more favourable for a really strong coalition Government, containing men of moderate views on both sides. I am anxious to know whether you would be willing to join such a combination."

"Under whom?" Lord Redford asked.

"Under myself," Mannering answered, gravely. "Don't think me over-presumptuous. The matter has been very carefully thought out. You could not serve under Rushleigh, nor could he serve under you. But you could both be invaluable members of a Cabinet of which I was the nominal head. I do not wish to entrap you into consent, however, without your fully understanding this: a modified, and to a certain extent an experimental, scheme of tariff reform would be part of our programme."

Answer the following questions:
1. Were the two men having a conversation on the record?
2. What was the name of the man who started the discussion?
3. Who was the man responding to him?
4. Was the second man a noble?
5. Did he believe his party would endure the term?
6. Where did he believe his party and the other man's, would differ?
7. Was he grateful for the chance to be honest?
8. Did the first man say it was time for certain action?
9. Did he thing the opposing party was strong?
10. What did he suggest wouldn't be popular?
11. What did he believe circumstances favored?
12. With what kind of membership?
13. Was he relaxed?
14. What did he want to know?
15. Who did he suggest would lead it?
16. Was the plan hastily decided?
17. Who did he suggest Redford would be unable to work for?
18. Did he believe the reverse was true as well?
19. How did he characterize the value of their service to him?
20. What vehicle left as the conversation began?
A: 1. No.
2. Mannering
3. Redford
4. Yes.
5. No.
6. on the New Tenement Bill
7. Yes.
8. No.
9. No.
10. a one-man Cabinet
11. a really strong coalition Government
12. men of moderate views
13. No.
14. whether Redford would be willing to join such a combination
15. Himself.
16. No.
17. Rushleigh
18. Yes.
19. invaluable
20. the brougham
Q: McDonald's is an American hamburger and fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California. In 1948, they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand, using production line principles. The first McDonald's franchise using the arches logo opened in Phoenix, Arizona in 1953. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955 and subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers. Based in Oak Brook, Illinois, McDonald's confirmed plans to move its global headquarters to Chicago by early 2018.

Today, McDonald's is one of the world's largest restaurant chains, serving approximately 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across approximately 36,900 outlets as of 2016. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and after facing criticism for the unhealthy nature of their food, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. According to a BBC report published in 2012, McDonald's is the world's second largest private employer (behind Walmart with 1.9 million employees), 1.5 million of whom work for franchises.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is McDonald's?
2. what do they serve?
3. Is it the smallest chain?
4. How many customers do they serve every day?
5. Are they only in the United States?
6. How many countries?
7. How many stores?
8. What year was it founded?
9. By whom?
10. Where?
11. What did they do in 1948?
12. Using what principles?
13. What is their logo?
14. What was the first location to use that?
15. What year?
16. Who bought the business from them?
17. Where are they moving their home base to in 2018?
18. Name three items from their main menu?
19. What items are on their expanded healthier menu?
A: 1. restaurant chain
2. fast food
3. No
4. 69 million
5. No
6. over 100 countries
7. approximately 36,900
8. 1940
9. Richard and Maurice McDonald
10. San Bernardino
11. reorganized their business
12. production line
13. the arches
14. Phoenix
15. 1953
16. Ray Kroc
17. Chicago
18. hamburgers, cheeseburgers and chicken products
19. salads
Q: Dave and John were playing catch in the living room. Rose told them that was dumb, but she did not stop them. She kept writing in her notebook. If they wanted to get in trouble, then they could. It was not her responsibility.

Dave told John to go long. Dave did not have good aim and missed John's hands when he threw the ball. Instead he hit the lamp and knocked it over. He was glad he did not hit the dishes. Nor did he hit the cat. John was not glad that he hit the lamp, but was glad that the lamp was not broken.

When John's dad came home, he was very happy that John came clean about the lamp even when it was not broken. After telling them off for playing inside, John's dad made them all a cake. The cake had lemon frosting, which was Dave's favorite. Rose cannot eat lemon, so she let Dave have her slice. He chose to take Rose's cake home to his Bro. Dave thanked her a lot.

Answer the following questions:
1. what were Dave and John playing?
2. where were they playing?
3. did rose think it was smart?
4. did she stop them?
5. was it her responsibility?
6. what did Dave miss when he threw the ball?
7. what did he hit instead?
8. did it fall?
9. did it break?
10. was John's dad happy that he came clean about it?
11. what did he make them?
12. did it have frosting?
13. what flavor?
14. could rose eat it?
15. who did she give it to instead
16. where did he take it?
17. to who?
18. was dave thankful?
A:
1. In the living room
2. The living room
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. John's hands
7. The lamp
8. Yes
9. No
10. Yes
11. Cake
12. Yes
13. Lemon
14. No
15. Dave
16. Home
17. His Bro
18. Yes