Q: CHAPTER II: The Jacobite Agent.

So twelve years passed. Ronald Leslie grew up a sturdy lad, full of fun and mischief in spite of the sober atmosphere of the bailie's house; and neither flogging at school nor lecturing at home appeared to have the slightest effect in reducing him to that state of sober tranquillity which was in Mrs. Anderson's eyes the thing to be most desired in boys. Andrew was less deeply shocked than his wife at the discovery of Ronald's various delinquencies, but his sense of order and punctuality was constantly outraged. He was, however, really fond of the lad; and even Mrs. Anderson, greatly as the boy's ways constantly disturbed and ruffled her, was at heart as fond of him as was her husband. She considered, and not altogether wrongly, that his wilderness, as she called it, was in no slight degree due to his association with her husband's brother.

Ronald looked forward to the periodical visits of the drover with intense longing. He was sure of a sympathetic listener in Malcolm, who listened with approval to the tales of the various scrapes into which he had got since his last visit; of how, instead of going to school, he had played truant and with another boy his own age had embarked in a fisherman's boat and gone down the river and had not been able to get back until next day; how he had played tricks upon his dominie, and had conquered in single combat the son of Councillor Duff, the butcher, who had spoken scoffing words at the Stuarts. Malcolm was, in fact, delighted to find, that in spite of repression and lectures his young charge was growing up a lad of spirit. He still hoped that some day Leslie might return, and he knew how horrified he would be were he to find that his son was becoming a smug and well conducted citizen. No small portion of his time on each of his visits to Glasgow Malcolm spent in training the boy in the use of arms.

Answer the following questions:
1. Whose visits did Ronald look forward to?
2. how often did he visit?
3. he felt intense what?
4. how long passed?
5. what did Ronald grow up?
6. his surname?
7. he's full of?
8. and
9. despite what?
10. where?
11. was he punnished at school?
12. how?
13. was he physically beaten at home?
14. what happened in place of physical punnishment?
15. did it work?
16. how should boys behave?
17. who thought that?
18. was her husband surprised?
19. did he like the youngster?
20. Who did his wife blame the kid's wild ways?
A: 1. drover
2. periodically
3. in Malcolm
4. twelve years
5. sturdy lad
6. Leslie
7. fun
8. mischief
9. sober atmosphere
10. bailie's house
11. yes
12. flogging
13. no
14. lecturing
15. no
16. sober tranquillity
17. Mrs. Anderson
18. not as much as herself
19. yes
20. her husband's brother
Q: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (; 15 April 14522 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal.

Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the "Universal Genius" or "Renaissance Man", an individual of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent in recorded history, and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, while the man himself mysterious and remote". Marco Rosci notes that while there is much speculation regarding his life and personality, his view of the world was logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unorthodox for his time.

Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, in Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded to him by Francis I of France.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was a polymath?
2. When was he born?
3. Was he a painter?
4. A writer?
5. What is one more thing he was
6. Was did he invent?
7. What is he the father of?
8. What era was he a part of
9. Who is Helen Gardner?
10. What country is Leonardo from?
11. What is his full name?
12. Who is his dad?
13. His mom?
14. Were they married?
15. Who was his teacher?
16. When did Leonardo die?
17. Who did he work for?
18. Who awarded him a home?
19. Where?
20. Where else did he live?
A: 1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. 15 April
3. Yes
4. yes
5. architecture
6. parachute, helicopter and tank
7. palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture
8. Renaissance
9. art historian
10. Italy
11. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
12. Piero da Vinci
13. Caterina
14. No
15. Andrea del Verrocchio
16. May 1519
17. Ludovico il Moro
18. Francis I
19. France
20. Rome, Bologna and Venice
Q: Travelling around the world is a dream for many people, but a young couple from China has made his dream come true. They drove along the ancient Silk Road, from China to the UK. Luo Chang and Ding Jie, a young couple from China's Guizhou Province, spent two months drving from their home in Shanghai all the way to London. The journey covered about 20,000 kilometer, and they crossed 14 countries and regions . Ding Jie said, " People were excited to see two travelers driving a foreign license car, appearing on their streets. We were stopped many times to take photos with them. Sometimes, when we couldn't understand each other's language, they would express their ideas with gestures . During their driving trip, they also spent many nights in local people's homes. Luo Chang said, "This is an amazing experience. We were driving on a highway or a country road to someone's home. Someone you've never met but was already preparing dinner for you. We feelwe have friends all over the world. During the trip, Luo and Ding took nearly 10,000 photos and kept diaries to record the beautiful scenery , the friendly people and the different customs on the way. ,.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is a dream for many people?
2. Where are the young people from?
3. How long did they spend traveling from home?
4. How many countries did they drive through?
5. Where did they sleep during their travels?
6. How many pictures did they get?
7. What was the distance of their trip?
8. What were people excited to see?
9. Who was cooking a meal for them?
10. What did they do when they couldn't understand eachother?
A:
1. Travelling around the world
2. China
3. two months
4. 14
5. local people's homes.
6. 10,000
7. 20,000 km
8. two travelers driving a foreign license car
9. Someone they've never met
10. use gestures