Q: CHAPTER XXI.

FAIR ARGUMENTS.

As Mollett left the house he saw two men walking down the road away from the sweep before the hall door, and as he passed them he recognised one as the young gentleman of the house. He also saw that a horse followed behind them, on the grass by the roadside, not led by the hand, but following with the reins laid loose upon his neck. They took no notice of him or his car, but allowed him to pass as though he had no concern whatever with the destinies of either of them. They were Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald.

The reader will perhaps remember the way in which Owen left Desmond Court on the occasion of his last visit there. It cannot be said that what he had heard had in any way humbled him, nor indeed had it taught him to think that Clara Desmond looked at him altogether with indifference. Greatly as she had injured him, he could not bring himself to look upon her as the chief sinner. It was Lady Desmond who had done it all. It was she who had turned against him because of his poverty, who had sold her daughter to his rich cousin, and robbed him of the love which he had won for himself. Or perhaps not of the love--it might be that this was yet his; and if so, was it not possible that he might beat the countess at her own weapons? Thinking over this, he felt that it was necessary for him to do something, to take some step; and therefore he resolved to go boldly to his cousin, and tell him that he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own.

1. men walking
2. down the road
3. two
4. yes
5. young gentleman
6. no
7. no
8. Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald
9. no
10. Mollett
11. the house
12. no
13. Lady Desmond
14. because of his poverty
15. sold her
16. love
17. yes
18. to his cousin
19. he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own.
20. a horse

Numbered questions:
1. What did the man see as he left?
2. Where?
3. How many were there?
4. Did he recognize any of them?
5. As whom?
6. Did they see him?
7. Did they pay attention to him?
8. What were their names?
9. Did they obstruct his passage?
10. What was the name of the man who passed them?
11. Where had Owen departed from?
12. Did the events of his last visit, teach him humility?
13. Who did he blame for his injury?
14. Why had she turned on him?
15. What had she done with her female child?
16. What did he think he had stolen from him?
17. Did he feel he needed to take action?
18. To whom did he intend to talk?
19. What was he going to say to him?
20. What had followed the men as they left the house?

Q: (CNN) -- History was made on two fronts when Joao Sousa beat Julien Benneteau to win the Malaysian Open.

While Sousa celebrated becoming the first Portuguese man to claim an ATP title, Benneteau wasn't nearly as joyous. He slumped to 0-9 in finals to tie the unwanted men's record in the Open era, which began in 1968.

Is he tennis' unlucky loser?

Benneteau's fellow Frenchman, Cedric Pioline, and American Pat Dupre also lost their first nine finals, although Pioline went on to triumph five times -- he was a two-time grand slam finalist -- and Dupre ended his drought in Hong Kong in 1982.

No man has lost his first 10 finals in the Open era, said the ATP.

Benneteau was so close to overturning his woe in finals, too, holding a match point in the second set Sunday against Sousa.

He did little wrong on the point, approaching the net with a good forehand, but Sousa unleashed a stunning forehand down the line.

Benneteau then wasted a flurry of break points in the final set and fell 2-6 7-5 6-4.

French sports daily L'Equipe used the headline, 'Benneteau, nothing new,' when referring to his defeat on its website, and the player tweeted a picture of what looked like a beer accompanied by the words: 'To forget.'

"I tried everything today," Benneteau, 31, told the ATP's website. "I played very well, particularly I was very aggressive and I didn't let him play for two sets almost. I had match point and I played the point perfectly.

1. Joao Sousa
2. Julien Benneteau
3. the Malaysian Open
4. Portugal
5. none
6. 0-9
7. tennis' unlucky loser

Numbered questions:
1. Who won the game?
2. Who did he beat?
3. In which tournament?
4. Where the winner from?
5. How many from his country won this before?
6. What was the opponent's record?
7. What title he got for that?

Q: The girl was scared. She had been lost in the woods for over an hour. Then she heard something howling in the distance. Finally, it was getting dark. It all made her more scared than she had ever been. The howling grew louder. Then the girl came into a small opening in the woods. And she saw the wolf! She was so scared she cried out, "Please don't eat me Mr. Wolf!" A grey wolf, with grey fur, black eyes, and white teeth looked at her. Then he let out a big, wolf laugh. "Haha, I am not going to eat you! I don't like to eat humans! They taste bad. Plus, I am full! Do you want some spaghetti? It's been cooking for days! I was going to make some salad but I am out. I'll go to the grocery store tomorrow, I haven't been there in months!" The girl was confused. A wolf who ate salad? But she was hungry. So she sat down and ate with the wolf. He was so pleased she ate with him he gave her a map. Then he showed her how to get out of the woods. Her mother would never believe her.

1. She was
2. in the woods
3. over an hour.
4. scared
5. howling
6. no

Numbered questions:
1. Who was lost?
2. where was she lost at?
3. how long had it been?
4. how was she feeling?
5. what noise did she hear?
6. was it close by?

Q: The immune system is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. In many species, the immune system can be classified into subsystems, such as the innate immune system versus the adaptive immune system, or humoral immunity versus cell-mediated immunity. In humans, the bloodbrain barrier, bloodcerebrospinal fluid barrier, and similar fluidbrain barriers separate the peripheral immune system from the neuroimmune system which protects the brain.

Pathogens can rapidly evolve and adapt, and thereby avoid detection and neutralization by the immune system; however, multiple defense mechanisms have also evolved to recognize and neutralize pathogens. Even simple unicellular organisms such as bacteria possess a rudimentary immune system, in the form of enzymes that protect against bacteriophage infections. Other basic immune mechanisms evolved in ancient eukaryotes and remain in their modern descendants, such as plants and invertebrates. These mechanisms include phagocytosis, antimicrobial peptides called defensins, and the complement system. Jawed vertebrates, including humans, have even more sophisticated defense mechanisms, including the ability to adapt over time to recognize specific pathogens more efficiently. Adaptive (or acquired) immunity creates immunological memory after an initial response to a specific pathogen, leading to an enhanced response to subsequent encounters with that same pathogen. This process of acquired immunity is the basis of vaccination.

1. The immune system
2. system of many biological structures
3. detect a wide variety of agents
4. pathogens
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. brain barriers separate the peripheral immune system from the neuroimmune system
9. No
10. blood and fluids

Numbered questions:
1. what is the article about?
2. how is it defined?
3. what must it do to work correctly?
4. are they also called something else?
5. is the worm helpful?
6. do pathogens change?
7. slowly?
8. how are brains protected?
9. are they solid?
10. what are they composed of?